UNITED STATES
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Effective April 29, 2024, Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) issued to an accredited investor a term note (the “Note”) with a principal face amount of $1,705,000.
The Note bears interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum and the Note was issued with an original issuance discount. The maturity date of the Note is May 17, 2024. The Note contains a standard and customary event of default for failure to make payments when due under the Note. The purchase price for the Note was $1,550,000.
Repayment of the Note was secured by a guaranty (the “Guaranty”) provided by Ault Lending, LLC, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, as well as by Milton C. Ault, the Executive Chairman of the Company.
The foregoing descriptions of the Note and Guaranty do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to their respective forms which are annexed hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and such descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to such exhibits.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference to this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Term Note. | |
| 10.1 | Form of Guaranty. | |
| 101 | Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AULT ALLIANCE, INC. | ||
| Dated: April 30, 2024 |
/s/ Henry Nisser |
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| Henry Nisser President and General Counsel |
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Exhibit 4.1
Term NoTE
| Principal Amount: $1,705,000.00 (the “Principal Amount”) | April 29, 2024 (the “Issuance Date”) |
| Purchase Price: $1,550,000.00 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned Ault Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Maker”) promises to pay, on the dates set forth herein, to Orchid Finance LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Lender”), at an address that has been designated by the Lender, the sum of One Million Seven Hundred Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($1,705,000.00) on May 17, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”). Amounts due under this Promissory Note (the “Note”) may be prepaid at any time without penalty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Maker and Lender intend to enter into a securities purchase agreement prior to repayment of this Note, and the Lender shall be entitled to apply the principal amount of the Note outstanding against the purchase price in connection with this transaction.
This Note shall accrue interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per annum. Interest shall be payable in arrears on the Maturity Date. The Note was issued with an original issuance discount of ten percent (10%), or One Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($155,000.00).
Repayment of this Note has been guaranteed by Ault Lending, LLC (“Ault Lending”) and Milton C. Ault, III pursuant to that certain Guaranty entered into by and among Ault Lending, Mr. Ault and the Lender on the date hereof (the “Guaranty”).
If any repayment to be made hereunder shall not be paid within five (5) Business Days after the same shall be due, then without limiting the Lender’s rights by reason of such default (an “Event of Default”), this Note shall accrue interest at the rate of twenty-two and ninety-nine hundredths percent (22.99%) per annum (the “Default Interest”) from the date that the Event of Default occurs through the date that the Note, including such Default Interest, is paid in full. All grace periods provided in this Note shall run concurrently.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Maker waives presentment, demand, notice, protest, and all other demands or notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, endorsement, performance, default or enforcement of this Note, generally waives all suretyship defenses and defenses in the nature thereof, and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions contained in this Note executed in connection herewith.
No delay or omission of the holder in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall constitute a waiver of any such right or remedy. Acceptance by the Lender of any payment after acceleration shall not be deemed a waiver of such acceleration. A waiver on one occasion shall not operate as a bar to or waiver of any such right or remedy on any future occasion.
The Lender need not enter payments of principal or interest upon this Note but may maintain a record thereof on a separate ledger maintained by the Lender.
Time is of the essence of this Note.
The word “holder” as used in this Note, shall mean the payee or endorsee of the Note who is in possession of it or the bearer if this Note is at the time payable to bearer.
If any provision of this Note is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary to be enforceable, or if such modification is not practicable, such provision shall be deemed deleted from this Note, and the other provisions of this Note shall remain in full force and effect, and shall be construed in favor of holder. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, it is the express intention of Maker and holder to conform strictly to any applicable usury laws. Accordingly, all agreements between Maker and holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising, and whether written or oral, are hereby expressly limited so that in no contingency or event whatsoever, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of this Note or otherwise, shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid to Lender or the holder of this Note for the use, forbearance or detention of the money loaned pursuant hereto or otherwise, or for the payment or performance of any covenant or obligation contained herein or in any other document executed in connection herewith, exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance or contingency whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision hereof or of any other document executed in connection herewith, at the time performance of such provision shall be due, shall involve transcending the limit of validity prescribed by law, then, ipso facto, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity, and if from any such circumstance or contingency holder shall ever receive as interest or otherwise an amount which would exceed the maximum rate of interest permitted by applicable law, the amount of such excess shall be applied to a reduction of the indebtedness evidenced by this Note, and not to the payment of interest, and if such excessive interest exceeds such indebtedness, the amount of such excessive interest shall be refunded to Maker. If at any time this Note prescribes a rate of interest in excess of the maximum rate permitted by law, all sums paid or agreed to be paid to holder for the use, forbearance or detention of the money loaned pursuant to this Note shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of such indebtedness until payment in full, so that the actual rate of interest on account of such indebtedness is uniform throughout the term hereof. The transaction contemplated by this Note shall be deemed to have occurred in and been entered into in the State of New York, the loan made as reflected in the Note shall be deemed to have been extended in New York, repayment shall be required to be made in New York and any payment, when made, shall be deemed to have occurred in New York.
All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals, and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, shall be (i) personally served, (ii) deposited in the mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, (iii) delivered by reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or (iv) transmitted by hand delivery, telegram, or facsimile, addressed as set forth below or to such other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written notice. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be deemed effective (a) upon hand delivery or delivery by facsimile, with accurate confirmation generated by the transmitting facsimile machine, at the address or number designated below (if delivered on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received), or the first business day following such delivery (if delivered other than on a business day during normal business hours where such notice is to be received) or (b) on the second business day following the date of mailing by express courier service, fully prepaid, addressed to such address, or upon actual receipt of such mailing, whichever shall first occur.
This Note as well as the Guaranty shall be governed by and construed solely and exclusively in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. The parties hereto hereby expressly and irrevocably agree that any suit or proceeding arising directly and/or indirectly pursuant to or under this Note shall be brought solely in a federal or state court located in the City, County and State of New York. By its execution hereof, in the case of Maker, or acceptance, in the case of Lender, the parties hereby covenant and irrevocably submit to the in personam jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located in the City, County and State of New York and agree that any process in any such action may be served upon any of them personally, or by certified mail or registered mail upon them or their agent, return receipt requested, with the same full force and effect as if personally served upon them in New York City. The parties hereto expressly and irrevocably waive any claim that any such jurisdiction is not a convenient forum for any such suit or proceeding and any defense or lack of in personam jurisdiction with respect thereto. In the event of any such action or proceeding, the party prevailing therein shall be entitled to payment from the other party hereto of all of its reasonable counsel fees and disbursements. This Note shall be deemed an unconditional obligation of Maker for the payment of money and, without limitation to any other remedies of Holder, may be enforced against Maker by summary proceeding pursuant to New York Civil Procedure Law and Rules Section 3213 or any similar rule or statute in the jurisdiction where enforcement is sought. For purposes of such rule or statute, any other document or agreement to which Holder and Maker are parties or which Maker delivered to Holder, which may be convenient or necessary to determine Holder’s rights hereunder or Maker’s obligations to Holder are deemed a part of this Note, whether or not such other document or agreement was delivered together herewith or was executed apart from this Note.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has duly executed this Term Note as a sealed instrument as of the date and year first above written.
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Exhibit 10.1
GUARANTY
GUARANTY, dated as of April 29, 2024 (this “Guaranty”), made by each of the signatories hereto (the “Guarantors”), in favor of Orchid Finance LLC (the “Purchaser”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Ault Alliance, Inc. (the “Company”) has agreed to sell and issue to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser has agreed to purchase from the Company, an original issuance discount term note (the “Note”) in the principal face amount of $1,705,000.00 in exchange for $1,550,000.00 (the “Loan”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein; and
WHEREAS, each Guarantor will directly or indirectly benefit from the extension of credit to the Company represented by the issuance of the Note;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and to induce the Purchaser to provide the Loan and to carry out the transactions contemplated thereby, each Guarantor hereby agrees with the Purchaser as follows:
1. Definitions. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Note and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note. The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereto” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Guaranty shall refer to this Guaranty as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty, and Section and Schedule references are to this Guaranty unless otherwise specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Guaranty” means this Guaranty, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Obligations” means, in addition to all other costs and expenses of collection incurred by Purchaser in enforcing any of such Obligations and/or this Guaranty, all of the liabilities and obligations (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) due or to become due, or that are now or may be hereafter contracted or acquired, or owing to, of the Company or any Guarantor to the Purchaser, pursuant to the Note, in each case, whether now or hereafter existing, voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, whether or not jointly owed with others, and whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and all or any portion of such obligations or liabilities that are paid, to the extent all or any part of such payment is avoided or recovered directly or indirectly from the Purchaser as a preference, fraudulent transfer or otherwise as such obligations may be amended, supplemented, converted, extended or modified from time to time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Obligations” shall include, without limitation: (i) principal of, and interest, if any, on the Note and the Loan extended pursuant thereto; (ii) any and all other fees, indemnities, costs, obligations and liabilities of the Company or any Guarantor from time to time under or in connection with this Guaranty and the Note; and (iii) all amounts (including but not limited to post-petition interest) in respect of the foregoing that would be payable but for the fact that the obligations to pay such amounts are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company or any Guarantor.
2. Guaranty.
(a) Guaranty.
(i) The Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally and irrevocably, guarantee to the Purchaser and its successors, endorsees, transferees and assigns, the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations.
(ii) Anything herein or in the Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the maximum liability of each Guarantor hereunder and under the Note shall in no event exceed the amount which can be guaranteed by such Guarantor under applicable federal and state laws, including laws relating to the insolvency of debtors, fraudulent conveyance or transfer or laws affecting the rights of creditors generally (after giving effect to the right of contribution established in Section 2(b)).
(iii) Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the amount of the liability of such Guarantor hereunder without impairing the guaranty contained in this Section 2 or affecting the rights and remedies of the Purchaser.
(iv) The guaranty contained in this Section 2 shall remain in full force and effect until all the Obligations and the obligations of each Guarantor under the guaranty contained in this Section 2 shall have been satisfied by indefeasible payment in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time). Notwithstanding the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, upon payment in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time), this Guaranty shall automatically terminate, and the Purchaser shall at the Guarantors’ sole cost and expense, execute and deliver to the Guarantors such documents as the Guarantors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination, all without any representation, warranty or recourse whatsoever.
(v) No payment made by the Company, any of the Guarantors, any other guarantor or any other Person or received or collected by the Purchaser 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 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 Obligations or any payment received or collected from such Guarantor in respect of the Obligations), remain liable for the Obligations up to the maximum liability of such Guarantor hereunder until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full.
(b) Right of Contribution. Subject to Section 2(c), as among the Guarantor, each Guarantor hereby agrees that to the extent that a Guarantor shall have paid more than its proportionate share of any payment made hereunder, such Guarantor shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Guarantor hereunder which has not paid its proportionate share of such payment. Each Guarantor’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 2(c). The provisions of this Section 2(b) shall in no respect limit the joint and several obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor to the Purchaser, and each Guarantor shall remain liable to the Purchaser for the full amount of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder.
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(c) No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment made by any Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of any Guarantor by the Purchaser, no Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Purchaser against the Company or any other Guarantor or any collateral security or guaranty or right of offset held by the Purchaser for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Purchaser by the Company on account of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time). If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Guarantor in trust for the Purchaser, segregated from other funds of such Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Guarantor, be turned over to the Purchaser, in the exact form received by such Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Guarantor to the Purchaser, if required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in such order as the Purchaser may determine. If (a) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Purchaser of all or any part of the Obligations, and (b) the Obligations shall have been paid in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time), the Purchaser will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, promptly 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 Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor.
(d) Amendments, Etc. with Respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any reservation of rights against any Guarantor and without notice to or further assent by any Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made by the Purchaser may be rescinded by the Purchaser and any of the Obligations continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other Person upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guaranty therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Purchaser, and the Note may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Purchaser may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guaranty or right of offset at any time held by the Purchaser for the payment of the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released.
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(e) Guaranty Absolute and Unconditional. Each Guarantor waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Purchaser upon the guaranty contained in this Section 2 or acceptance of the guaranty contained in this Section 2; the Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed, extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon the guaranty contained in this Section 2; and all dealings between the Company and any of the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon the guaranty contained in this Section 2. Each Guarantor waives, to the extent permitted by law, diligence, presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to or upon the Company or any of the Guarantors with respect to the Obligations. Each Guarantor understands and agrees that the guaranty contained in this Section 2 shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to (i) the validity or enforceability of the Note, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security therefor or guaranty or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or from time to time held by the Purchaser, (ii) any defense, set-off or counterclaim (other than a defense of payment or performance or fraud by Purchaser) which may at any time be available to or be asserted by the Company or any other Person against the Purchaser, or (iii) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of the Company or such Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company for the Obligations, or of such Guarantor under the guaranty contained in this Section 2, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When making any demand hereunder or otherwise pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Purchaser may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar demand on or otherwise pursue such rights and remedies as they may have against the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or against any collateral security or guaranty for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Purchaser to make any such demand, to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or to realize upon any such collateral security or guaranty or to exercise any such right of offset, or any release of the Company, any other Guarantor or any other Person or any such collateral security, guaranty or right of offset, shall not relieve any Guarantor of any obligation or liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the Purchaser against any Guarantor. For the purposes hereof, “demand” shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.
(f) Reinstatement. The guaranty contained in this Section 2 shall continue to be effective, or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Purchaser upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Company or any Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Company or any Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.
(g) Payments. Each Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder will be paid to the Purchaser without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. dollars at the address provided by the Purchaser.
3. Representations and Warranties. Each Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Purchaser as of the date hereof, as applicable:
(a) Organization and Qualification. Each Guarantor is (A) an individual with full capacity, who has knowledge and a complete understanding of the terms set forth in this Guaranty; or (B)(1) 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, (2) 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 to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (3) 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.
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(b) Authorization; Enforcement. The Guarantor has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty, and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Guaranty by any Guarantor that is an entity and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Guarantor. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by the Guarantor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application.
(c) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by the Guarantor and the consummation by the Guarantor of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) in the case of a Guarantor that is an entity, conflict with or violate any provision of its certificate or articles of incorporation, operating agreement, bylaws or other organizational documents, or (ii) conflict with, constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Guarantor is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Guarantor is subject (including federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any material property or asset of the Guarantor is bound or affected, except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations, cancellations and violations as could not, individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a material adverse effect. The business of any Guarantor that is an entity is not being conducted in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any governmental authority, except for violations which, individually or in the aggregate, do not have a material adverse effect.
(d) Consents and Approvals. The Guarantor is not required to obtain any consent, waiver, authorization or order of, or make any filing or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Guaranty.
(e) [Reserved]
(f) Foreign Law. Each Guarantor has consulted with appropriate foreign legal counsel with respect to any of the above representations for which non-U.S. law is applicable. As applicable, such foreign counsel has advised each applicable Guarantor that such counsel knows of no reason why any of the above representations would not be true and accurate. Such foreign counsel was provided with copies of this Guaranty and the Note prior to rendering its advice, as applicable.
4. Covenants.
(a) Each Guarantor covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from and after the date of this Guaranty until the Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time), such Guarantor shall take, and/or shall refrain from taking, as the case may be, each commercially reasonable action that is necessary to be taken or not taken, as the case may be, so that no Event of Default (as defined in the Note) is caused by the failure to take such action or to refrain from taking such action by such Guarantor.
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(b) [Reserved]
5. Miscellaneous.
(a) Amendments in Writing. None of the terms or provisions of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in writing by the Guarantors and the Purchaser.
(b) Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Purchaser or any Guarantor hereunder shall be addressed to such party at its notice address set forth on Schedule 5(b).
(c) No Waiver by Course of Conduct; Cumulative Remedies. The Purchaser shall not by any act (except by a written instrument pursuant to Section 5(a)), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any default under the Note. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Purchaser of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy which the Purchaser would otherwise have on any future occasion. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law.
(d) Enforcement Expenses; Indemnification.
(i) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, or reimburse the Purchaser for, all its documented, reasonable costs and expenses incurred in collecting against such Guarantor under the guaranty contained in Section 2 or otherwise enforcing or preserving any rights under this Guaranty, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Purchaser.
(ii) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchaser harmless from, any and all liabilities with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, any and all stamp, excise, sales or other taxes which may be payable or determined to be payable in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty.
(iii) Each Guarantor agrees to pay, and to save the Purchaser harmless from, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Guaranty to the extent the Company would be required to do so pursuant to the Note, except to the extent resulting from the Purchaser’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction no longer subject to appeal.
(iv) The agreements in this Section 5(d) shall survive repayment of the Obligations.
(e) Successor and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of each Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and its successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign, transfer or delegate any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
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(f) Set-Off. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Purchaser at any time and from time to time while an Event of Default (as defined in the Note) shall have occurred and be continuing, without notice to such Guarantor or any other Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by each Guarantor, to set off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits, credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by the Purchaser to or for the credit or the account of such Guarantor, or any part thereof in such amounts as the Purchaser may elect, against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Guarantor to the Purchaser hereunder and claims of every nature and description of the Purchaser against such Guarantor, in any currency, whether arising hereunder, under the Note, as the Purchaser may elect, whether or not the Purchaser have made any demand for payment and although such obligations, liabilities and claims may be contingent or unmatured. The Purchaser shall notify such Guarantor promptly of any such set-off and the application made by the Purchaser of the proceeds thereof, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. The rights of the Purchaser under this Section 5(f) are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of set-off) which the Purchaser may have.
(g) Counterparts. This Guaranty may be executed by two or more of the parties to this Guaranty on any number of separate counterparts (including by telecopy), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
(h) Severability. Any provision of this Guaranty which 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 provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
(i) Section Headings. The section headings used in this Guaranty are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.
(j) Integration. This Guaranty represent the agreement of the Guarantors and the Purchaser with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Purchaser relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the Note.
(k) Governing Laws. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Guaranty shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. The Purchaser and the Guarantors agree that all proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Guaranty (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. The Purchaser and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such proceeding is improper. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Guaranty 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. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(l) Acknowledgements. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that:
(i) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Guaranty;
(ii) the Purchaser has no fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Guarantor arising out of or in connection with this Guaranty or the Note, and the relationship between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor; and
(iii) no joint venture is created hereby or by the Note or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Guarantors and the Purchaser.
(m) [Reserved]
(n) Release of Guarantors. Each Guarantor will be released from all liability hereunder concurrently with the indefeasible repayment in full of the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations or indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written has been made at such time).
(o) [Reserved]
(p) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE BENEFITS HEREOF, THE PURCHASER, HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.
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(Signature Pages Follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.
| GUARANTORS | |||
| AULT LENDING, LLC | |||
| By: | |||
| Name: | |||
| Title: | |||
| Milton C. Ault, III | |||
| PURCHASER | ||
| ORCHID FINANCE LLC | ||
| By: | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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