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These excerpts taken from the MI 8-K filed Nov 7, 2007.

GUARANTEE

Section 2.1. Guarantee.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of (i) a Debt Security outstanding on the date hereof and (ii) any Debt Security of any series authorized and issued by the Company after the date hereof, but only if and to the extent that the terms of such Debt Security specifically make the Debt Securities Guarantee (as defined below) applicable thereto and the Guarantor consents to such application (any and all such Debt Securities described in clause (i) and (ii) being referred to herein as “Guaranteed Securities”), and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns: (a) the full payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, (b) in case of any extension of time in payment or renewal of any Guaranteed Securities or pursuant to any cure period provisions of the Guaranteed Securities or the Indenture, the full payment when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal or cure period, (c) the full and punctual payment of all other monetary obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (d) the full and punctual performance within any applicable grace period of all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture with respect to the Trustee or the Guaranteed Securities (the “Debt Securities Guarantee”). The Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to the Debt Securities Guarantee shall be unconditional, irrespective of any circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable defense of a guarantor. In the event of a default in the payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, the Trustee or any Holder of a Guaranteed Security may seek to enforce the Debt Securities Guarantee against the Guarantor without first proceeding against the Company. The Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives (a) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other Person or the failure of the Trustee, the Holders or the Company (each a “Benefited Party”) to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in

 

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administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other Person, (b) notice of the existence, creation or incurrence of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation, (c) any defense based upon an election of remedies by a Benefited Party, including, but not limited to, an election law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal, (d) any defense arising because of a Benefited Party’s election, in any proceeding instituted under Federal bankruptcy law, of the application of 11 U.S.C. Section 1111(b)(2) or (e) any defense based on any borrowing or grant of a security interest under 11 U.S.C. Section 364. The Guarantor hereby covenants that the Debt Securities Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete payment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities and all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantor under the Indenture, or other discharge of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantor thereunder in accordance with the provisions contained in the Guaranteed Securities, the Debt Securities Guarantee, the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto.

If any Holder of Guaranteed Securities or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to either the Company or the Guarantor, or any custodian acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantor, any amount paid by the Company or the Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guaranteed Securities, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. The Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders or the Trustee in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.

The Debt Securities Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns until full and final payment of all of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities and all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantor under the Indenture, or release of the Debt Securities Guarantee pursuant to the terms hereof and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any such Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the arrangements contemplated by this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.2. Releases.

In the event that (i) the indebtedness on any series of outstanding Guaranteed Securities shall have been deemed satisfied pursuant to the Indenture (including Article IV thereof), or (ii) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Guaranteed Securities of any series shall consent to the release of the Guarantor of its Debt Securities Guarantee with respect to such series, the Guarantor shall thereby become released from and relieved of its Debt Securities Guarantee and all its other obligations hereunder with respect to such series, the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such series, and upon request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Debt Securities Guarantee have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to such series.

 

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In the event that (i) there is effected a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (as a result of a sale or other disposition of assets or securities, a merger or consolidation or otherwise) to any Person that is not immediately after giving effect to such transaction an Affiliate of the Guarantor or (ii) at any time the Guarantor ceases to Beneficially Own Voting Stock carrying at least a majority of the Voting Power of all then outstanding Voting Stock of the Company (as a result of a sale or other disposition of membership interests, a merger or consolidation or otherwise), then the Guarantor shall thereupon become released and relieved of its Debt Securities Guarantee and all its other obligations hereunder with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities, and all provisions referencing or relating to the Guarantor, the Debt Securities Guarantee or such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect, and upon the request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Debt Securities Guarantee have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities. For purposes of this Section only, (i) “Beneficially Own” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (ii) “Voting Stock” shall mean, as to any Person, membership interests or other equity interests of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person, (iii) “Voting Power” shall mean, as to any Voting Stock of a Person at any time, the number of votes the holder of such Voting Stock is entitled to cast for directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person at any meeting of the holders of Voting Stock held at such time for such purpose, and (iv) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Debt Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) the merger or consolidation of the Company with and into the Guarantor or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company by the Company to the Guarantor, and the Guarantor shall thereupon become released from and relieved of all its other obligations hereunder with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities, the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect, and upon request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Debt Securities Guarantee have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Debt Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities.

Section 2.3 Successors and Assigns.

Except as provided in Section 2.2, this Article II shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any Holder of Guaranteed Securities or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Supplemental Indenture and in the Guaranteed Securities shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.4 No Waiver, etc.

Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders of Guaranteed Securities in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article II shall operate as a waiver

 

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thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article II at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

GUARANTEE

Section 2.1. Guarantee.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of (i) a Security outstanding on the date hereof and (ii) any Security of any series authorized and issued by the Company after the date hereof, but only if and to the extent that the terms of such Security specifically make the Securities Guarantee (as defined below) applicable thereto and the Guarantor consents to such application (any and all such Securities described in clause (i) and (ii) being referred to herein as “Guaranteed Securities”), and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns: (a) the full payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, (b) in case of any extension of time in payment or renewal of any Guaranteed Securities or pursuant to any cure period provisions of the Guaranteed Securities or the Indenture, the full payment when due in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal or cure period, (c) the full and punctual payment of all other monetary obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (d) the full and punctual performance within any applicable grace period of all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture with respect to the Trustee or the Guaranteed Securities (the “Securities Guarantee”). The Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 

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The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations with regard to the Securities Guarantee shall be unconditional, irrespective of any circumstances which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable defense of a guarantor. In the event of a default in the payment of principal (and premium, if any) and/or interest, the Trustee or any Holder of a Guaranteed Security may seek to enforce the Securities Guarantee against the Guarantor without first proceeding against the Company. The Guarantor further, to the extent permitted by law, hereby waives (a) any defense that may arise by reason of the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of any other Person or the failure of the Trustee, the Holders of Guaranteed Securities or the Company (each a “Benefited Party”) to file or enforce a claim against the estate (in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of any other Person, (b) notice of the existence, creation or incurrence of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation, (c) any defense based upon an election of remedies by a Benefited Party, including, but not limited to, an election law which provides that the obligation of a surety must be neither larger in amount nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal, (d) any defense arising because of a Benefited Party’s election, in any proceeding instituted under Federal bankruptcy law, of the application of 11 U.S.C. Section 1111(b)(2) or (e) any defense based on any borrowing or grant of a security interest under 11 U.S.C. Section 364. The Guarantor hereby covenants that the Securities Guarantee shall not be discharged except by complete payment of principal (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities and all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantor under the Indenture, or other discharge of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantor thereunder in accordance with the provisions contained in the Guaranteed Securities, the Securities Guarantee, the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto.

If any Holder of Guaranteed Securities or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to either the Company or the Guarantor, or any custodian acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantor, any amount paid by the Company or the Guarantor to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guaranteed Securities, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. The Guarantor agrees that it shall not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders of Guaranteed Securities or the Trustee in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.

The Securities Guarantee is a continuing guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns until full and final payment of all of principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Guaranteed Securities and all other obligations of the Company and the Guarantor under the Indenture, or release of the Securities Guarantee pursuant to the terms hereof and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any such Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges herein conferred upon that party shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the arrangements contemplated by this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.2. Releases.

In the event that (i) the indebtedness on any series of outstanding Guaranteed Securities shall have been deemed satisfied pursuant to the Indenture (including Section 401 thereof and including all obligations of the Company and the Guarantor under the Indenture with respect to such series), or (ii) the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Guaranteed Securities of any series shall consent to the release of the Guarantor of its Securities Guarantee with respect to such series, the Guarantor shall thereby become released from and relieved of its Securities Guarantee and all its other

 

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obligations hereunder with respect to such series, the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such series, and upon request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Securities Guarantee have been complied with, and evidence of the consent of the Holders of Guaranteed Securities, if applicable, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to such series and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to such series.

In the event that (i) there is effected, in accordance with the applicable terms of the Indenture, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (as a result of a sale or other disposition of assets or securities, a merger or consolidation or otherwise) to any Person that is not immediately after giving effect to such transaction an Affiliate of the Guarantor or (ii) at any time the Guarantor ceases to Beneficially Own Voting Stock carrying at least a majority of the Voting Power of all then outstanding Voting Stock of the Company (as a result of a sale or other disposition of membership interests, a merger or consolidation or otherwise), then the Guarantor shall thereupon become released and relieved of its Securities Guarantee and all its other obligations hereunder with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities, and all provisions referencing or relating to the Guarantor, the Securities Guarantee or such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect, and upon the request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Securities Guarantee have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities. For purposes of this Section only, (i) “Beneficially Own” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (ii) “Voting Stock” shall mean, as to any Person, membership interests or other equity interests of any class or kind ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person, (iii) “Voting Power” shall mean, as to any Voting Stock of a Person at any time, the number of votes the holder of such Voting Stock is entitled to cast for directors, managers or other voting members of the governing body of such Person at any meeting of the holders of Voting Stock held at such time for such purpose, and (iv) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Securities Guarantee shall terminate upon (i) the merger or consolidation of the Company with and into the Guarantor in accordance with the applicable terms of the Indenture or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company by the Company to the Guarantor in accordance with the applicable terms of the Indenture, and the Guarantor shall thereupon become released from and relieved of all its other obligations hereunder with respect to all the Guaranteed Securities, the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations shall be of no further force or effect, and upon request of the Guarantor, accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the release of the Securities Guarantee have been complied with, the Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor a satisfaction and discharge with respect to the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations and the Trustee shall execute any other documents reasonably required to evidence the release of the Guarantor from the Securities Guarantee and such other obligations with respect to the Guaranteed Securities.

 

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Section 2.3 Successors and Assigns.

Except as provided in Section 2.2, this Article II shall be binding upon the Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities and, in the event of any transfer or assignment of rights by any such Holder or the Trustee, the rights and privileges conferred upon that party in this Supplemental Indenture and in the Guaranteed Securities shall automatically extend to and be vested in such transferee or assignee, all subject to the terms and conditions of this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 2.4 No Waiver, etc.

Neither a failure nor a delay on the part of either the Trustee or the Holders of Guaranteed Securities in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Article II shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any right, power or privilege. The rights, remedies and benefits of the Trustee and the Holders of Guaranteed Securities herein expressly specified are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights, remedies or benefits which either may have under this Article II at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise.

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8-K (2 sections)
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