GUARANTY

EX-10.5 6 c82801exv10w5.htm EXHIBIT 10.5 Exhibit 10.5
Exhibit 10.5
GUARANTY
This GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) is executed as of the 9th day of March, 2009 (the “Effective Date”) by D. Stephen Sorensen (“Guarantor”) for the benefit of Temporary Placement Service, Inc., a Georgia corporation (“Lender”).
WHEREAS, on the Effective Date, Eastern Staffing, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “Company”), delivered to Lender (a) a promissory note in the original principal amount of $250,000 (the “$250,000 Note”) and (b) a promissory note in the original principal amount of $700,000 (the “$700,000 Note” and together with the $250,000 Note, the “Notes”) to evidence amounts due to Lender by the Company in connection with and pursuant to the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2009 by and between Lender, the Company and Global Employment Holdings, Inc., as Delaware corporation (the “Purchase Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Guarantor is a Manager of the Company; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Lender to accept the Notes as a payment of the portion of the purchase price under the Purchase Agreement, Guarantor has agreed to personally guaranty the full and punctual payment of: (a) all amounts due under the Notes, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise; and (b) all other obligations of the Company to Lender under the Notes, together with the full and prompt payment of any and all costs and expenses of and incidental to the collection of the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined below) or the enforcement of this Guaranty, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and the allocated cost of in-house legal services.
NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to Lender to accept the Notes as a payment of the portion of the purchase price under the Purchase Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY
1.1 Guaranty of Obligation. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees the payment and performance of the Notes as and when the same shall be due and payable (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that he is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.

 

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1.2 Nature of Guaranty. This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor and after Guarantor’s death (in which event this Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantor’s estate and Guarantor’s legal representatives and heirs). The fact that at any time or from time to time the Guaranteed Obligations may be increased or reduced shall not release or discharge the obligation of Guarantor to Lender with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any successor in interest to Lender and shall not be discharged by the assignment of Lender’s interest, rights, obligations and liabilities under the Notes.
1.3 Payment By Guarantor. If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually performed or paid when due, whether at demand, maturity, acceleration or otherwise, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice whatsoever, pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lender’ address as set forth in the Notes. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations, and may be made from time to time with respect to the same or different items of Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.
1.4 Waivers. Guarantor hereby waives (a) all notice of acceptance hereof, protest, demand and dishonor, presentment, and demands of any kind now or hereafter provided for by any statute or rule of law, (b) any right to require Lender to proceed against the Company or to pursue any rights or remedies with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations including any other remedy whatsoever in Lender’s power, (c) any defense arising by reason of any bankruptcy, reorganization, discharge by the filing of bankruptcy, or discharge in bankruptcy of the Company or of the Guaranteed Obligations, (d) any defense arising by insolvency, lack of authority or power, or dissolution of the Company (even though rendering the Guaranteed Obligations void, unenforceable, or otherwise uncollectible), it being understood that Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder, regardless of whether the Company or any such other party be found not liable thereon for any of the foregoing reasons or otherwise.
1.5 Payment of Expenses. In the event that Guarantor should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, pay Lender all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lender’s rights hereunder.

 

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1.6 Effect of Bankruptcy. In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, Lender must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of Lender, the Company and Guarantor that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.
1.7 Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution. Until such time as the Guaranteed Obligations are satisfied in full, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating the Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other party liable for payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or otherwise.
1.8 Events and Circumstances Not Reducing or Discharging Guarantor’s Obligations. Guarantor hereby agrees that (a) the sums due under the Guaranteed Obligations may be modified, amended, extended, or terminated, (b) any party that may become personally liable under the Notes may hereafter be released from such party’s liability thereunder, or (c) Lender may take or delay in taking or refuse to take any and all action with reference to the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty (regardless of whether any such action might vary the risk or alter the rights, remedies, or recourses of the Guarantor), including, without limitation, settling or compromising any amount allegedly due hereunder or thereunder, all without notice to, consideration to, or the consent of Guarantor, and no such acts shall in any way release, diminish, or affect the absolute nature of the Guarantor’s obligations and liabilities hereunder.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as of the Effective date as follows:
2.1 Authority and Validity. Guarantor has the requisite power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver, to perform his obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Guaranty. This Guaranty is the valid and binding obligations of Guarantor, enforceable against Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except insofar as enforceability may be affected by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies.
2.2 Noncontravention. The execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty will not (a) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or any filing with or notice to, any person, entity or agency, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, filings and notices as have been obtained, made or given or (b) violate any law to which Guarantor is subject.

 

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2.3 Litigation. There are no actions pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened, against Guarantor that have resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on Guarantor or its assets, or that question the validity of this Guaranty or of any action taken or to be taken pursuant to or in connection with the provisions of this Guaranty.
2.4 Net Worth. Guarantor has and, at the time payment is due, will have sufficient funds available to timely fund his obligations under this Guaranty.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 Waiver. No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.
3.2 Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or by facsimile (receipt confirmed electronically) or shall be sent by a reputable express delivery service or by certified mail, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
if to Guarantor, to:
D. Stephen Sorensen
3820 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Attention: D. Stephen Sorensen
Facsimile: (805)  ###-###-####

 

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with a copy to:
Stephen Biersmith
3820 State Street_
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Facsimile: (877)  ###-###-####
if to the Lender, to:
Global Employment Holdings, Inc.
10375 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 375
Lone Tree, CO 80124
Attention: Howard Brill
Facsimile: (303)  ###-###-####
with a copy to:
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
410 17th Street, Suite 2200
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Adam J. Agron
Facsimile: (303)  ###-###-####
Either party hereto may change the above specified recipient or mailing address by notice to the other party given in the manner herein prescribed. All notices shall be deemed given on the day when actually delivered as provided above (if delivered personally or by facsimile, provided that any such facsimile is received during regular business hours at the recipient’s location) or on the day shown on the return receipt (if delivered by mail or delivery service).
3.3 Governing Law. This Guaranty shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
3.4 Invalid Provisions. If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

 

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3.5 Amendments. This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the party or an authorized representative of the party against whom such amendment is sought to be enforced.
3.6 Binding Agreement; Assignments. This Guaranty, and the terms, covenants and conditions hereof, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, successors and assigns, except that without the written consent of Lender, Guarantor shall not be permitted to assign this Guaranty or any interest herein, or otherwise transfer, pledge, encumber or grant any option with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof.
3.7 Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Guaranty and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Guaranty.
3.8 Recitals. The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.
3.9 Rights and Remedies. If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by the Company, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.
3.10 Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed in separate counterparts each of which will be an original and all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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3.11 Facsimile. This Guaranty may be executed using facsimiles of signatures, and a facsimile of a signature shall be deemed to be the same, and equally enforceable, as an original of such signature.
3.12 Entirety. This Guaranty embodies the final, entire agreement of Guarantor and Lender with respect to Guarantor’s guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations and supersedes any and all prior commitments, agreements, representations, and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Guaranty is intended by Guarantor and Lender as a final and complete expression of the terms of the guaranty, and no course of dealing between Guarantor and Lender, no course of performance, no trade practices, and no evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements or discussions or other extrinsic evidence of any nature shall be used to contradict, vary, supplement or modify any term of this Guaranty. There are no oral agreements between Guarantor and Lender.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantor and Lender have caused this Guaranty to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.
         
  GUARANTOR:
 
 
  /s/ D. Stephen Sorensen    
  D. Stephen Sorensen   
 
LENDER:

TEMPORARY PLACEMENT SERVICE, INC.,
a Georgia corporation
 
 
  /s/ Dan Hollenbach    
  Dan Hollenbach   
  Executive Vice President   

 

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