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EXHIBIT 10.14
EXECUTION VERSION
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO NOTE AGREEMENT
As of December 11, 2008
To the Persons Named on
Annex 1 Hereto
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Cash America International, Inc., a Texas corporation (hereinafter, the “Company”), together with its successors and assigns, agrees with you as follows:
1. PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS.
     1.1. Note Issuance, etc.
     The Company issued and sold $42,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 7.20% Senior Notes due August 12, 2009 (as they may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Notes”) pursuant to that certain Note Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2002 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Note Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 2 to Note Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2006, and that certain Amendment No. 3 to Note Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2007, and as in effect immediately prior to giving effect to the Amendments (as defined below) provided for hereby, the “Existing Note Agreement”, and as amended as contemplated hereby, the “Note Agreement”). The register for the registration and transfer of the Notes indicates that the parties named in Annex 1 (the “Current Holders”) to this Amendment No. 4 to Note Agreement (this “Amendment Agreement”) are currently the holders of the entire outstanding principal amount of the Notes. The amendments to the Existing Note Agreement as provided for by this Amendment Agreement are referred to herein, collectively, as the “Amendments”.
2. DEFINED TERMS.
     Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Note Agreement.
3. AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING NOTE AGREEMENT.
     Subject to Section 5, the Existing Note Agreement is amended as provided for by this Amendment Agreement as follows:
          1. Section 2.01 of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended by adding the definitions of “Cash America of Mexico,” “Consolidated Net Worth,” “New Mexican

 


 

Subsidiary,” “Non-Domestic Subsidiary” and “Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary” in proper alphabetical order and which new definitions shall read in full as follows:
          ““Cash America of Mexico” means Cash America of Mexico, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.”
          “Consolidated Net Worth” means, as of any date, the total shareholders’ equity which would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Consolidated Subsidiaries prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.
          ““New Mexican Subsidiary” means Creazione Estilo, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., a Mexican sociedad anónima de capital variable, sociedad financiera de objeto múltiple, entidad no regulada, so long as Cash America of Mexico owns not less than 80% of its Voting Stock and 80% of the outstanding shares of all other classes of its Stock.”
          ““Non-Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary which is incorporated in, or conducts a significant portion of its business activities in, any one or more jurisdictions outside the United States.”
          ““Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (other than a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary).”
          2. Section 2.01 of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Investment” to read in full as follows:
          ““Investment” means, as applied to any Person, (i) any direct or indirect purchase or other acquisition by such Person of stocks, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities of any other Person, (ii) any direct or indirect loan, advance, extension of credit or capital contribution by such Person to any other Person (other than a contribution of capital stock of the Company to any Person in connection with the acquisition of the New Mexican Subsidiary by Cash America of Mexico), (iii) any Assurance by such Person of any indebtedness of any other Person, (iv) the subordination by such Person of any claim against any other Person to other indebtedness of such other Person and (v) any other item which would be classified as an “investment” on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP, including any direct or indirect contribution by such Person of Property to a joint venture, partnership or other business entity in which such Person retains an interest.”
          3. Section 9.11(e) of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
     “(e) In the case of the Company, Investments in Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries (including Subsidiaries acquired after December 1, 2008 in accordance with Section 9.20(a)(1)) resulting from its acquisition or ownership of Stock of, or capital contributions to, such Subsidiaries but, in each case, only to the extent not prohibited by Section 9.20, provided that after giving effect to each such Investment the aggregate book value of all Investments of the Company and all Subsidiaries in Non-Domestic Subsidiaries and Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries at such time does not exceed 30% of Consolidated Net Worth;”

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          4. Section 9.11(g) of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended and restated in full as follows:
     “(g) In the case of any Subsidiary, Investments in Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (including Subsidiaries acquired after December 1, 2008 in accordance with Section 9.20(a)(1)), resulting from the acquisition or ownership of Stock of, or capital contributions to, such Subsidiaries but, in each case, only to the extent not prohibited by Section 9.20, provided that after giving effect to each such Investment the aggregate book value of all Investments of the Company and all Subsidiaries in Non-Domestic Subsidiaries and Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries at such time does not exceed 30% of Consolidated Net Worth;”
          5. Section 9.20(a)(1)(A) of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:
     “(A) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, such Person shall constitute a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or a Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary subject to the limits set forth in Section 9.11(e) and Section 9.11(g);”
          6. Section 9.20 of the Existing Note Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new subsection (e) which shall read in full as follows:
“(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing in no event shall any Non-Domestic Subsidiary be required to be or become a Guarantor so long as such Non-Domestic Subsidiary is not obligated as a guarantor or obligor for any Indebtedness for Money Borrowed of the Company or any Subsidiary.”
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
     To induce you to enter into this Amendment Agreement and to consent to the Amendments, the Company represents and warrants to you as follows:
     4.1. Full Disclosure.
     Neither the financial statements and other certificates previously provided to each of the Current Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Existing Note Agreement nor the statements made in this Amendment Agreement nor any other written statements furnished to each of the Current Holders by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the proposal and negotiation of the transactions contemplated hereby, taken as a whole, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein and herein not misleading, in each case as of the time such financial statements or certificates were provided or such statements were made or furnished. There is no fact known to the Company relating to any event or circumstance that has occurred or arisen since the Closing Date that the Company has not disclosed to each of the Current Holders in writing that has had or, so far as the Company can now reasonably foresee, could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

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     4.2. Power and Authority.
     The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Amendment Agreement.
     4.3. Due Authorization.
     This Amendment Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, has been executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium, or other similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors’ rights generally and subject to the availability of equitable remedies.
     4.4. No Defaults.
     No event has occurred and no condition exists that, upon the execution and delivery of this Amendment Agreement, would constitute a Default or an Event of Default.
     4.5. Prenda Facil
     The Company has delivered to special counsel to the Current Holders true and correct copies of the primary documents pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has invested in and acquired the business operated by the New Mexican Subsidiary.
5. EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENTS.
     The Amendments shall become effective as of the first date written above (the “Effective Date”) upon the satisfaction of all of the following conditions precedent:
     5.1. Execution and Delivery of this Amendment Agreement.
     The Company and the Required Holders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment Agreement.
     5.2. Guarantors.
     Each Guarantor which delivered the Guaranty (or an agreement and adoption of the Guaranty) shall have executed and delivered to you the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto as Exhibit A.
     5.3. Cash America of Mexico, Inc.
     The Company shall have formed Cash America of Mexico, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (herein referred to as “Cash America of Mexico”). Cash America of Mexico shall have caused to be executed and delivered to you:

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     (a) an instrument in writing pursuant to which it agrees to become a Guarantor, and to be bound as a Guarantor by the terms of the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement; such instrument shall be in the form of Exhibit B hereto; and
     (b) an Officer’s Certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto and as contemplated by Section 9.20(a)(2)(D) of the Existing Note Agreement.
     5.4. Prenda Facil Acquisition.
     On the Effective Date, (a) Cash America of Mexico shall have acquired at least 80% of the shares of Voting Stock of Creazione Estilo, S.A. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R., a Mexican sociedad anónima de capital variable, sociedad financiera de objeto múltiple, entidad no regulada (“Creazione”) and (b) the Company shall have advanced funds to enable the New Mexican Subsidiary to repay all of its existing material Indebtedness for Money Borrowed.
     5.5. Bank Consent.
     The Company shall have obtained any and all necessary consents, waivers and amendments with respect to the New Bank Loan Agreement, as amended from time to time, to permit the formation of the Cash America of Mexico and the acquisition of the Voting Stock of Creazione as contemplated by Sections 5.3 and 5.4 of this Amendment Agreement.
     5.6. Amendment Fee.
     Each of the Current Holders shall have received a fee in an amount equal to 0.15% of the outstanding principal amount of Notes owned by such Current Holder.
     5.7. Fees and Expenses.
     Whether or not the Amendments become effective, the Company will promptly (and in any event within thirty Business Days of receiving any statement or invoice therefor) pay all reasonable fees, expenses and costs relating to this Amendment Agreement, including, but not limited to, the reasonable fees of your special counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and delivery of this Amendment Agreement and any other documents related hereto. Nothing in this Section shall limit the Company’s obligations pursuant to Section 11.02 of the Note Agreement.
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
     6.1. Part of Existing Note Agreement; Future References, etc.
     This Amendment Agreement shall be construed in connection with and as a part of the Existing Note Agreement and, except as expressly amended by this Amendment Agreement, all terms, conditions and covenants contained in the Existing Note Agreement are hereby ratified and shall be and remain in full force and effect. Any and all notices, requests, certificates and other instruments executed and delivered after the execution and delivery of this Amendment

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Agreement may refer to the Existing Note Agreement without making specific reference to this Amendment Agreement, but nevertheless all such references shall include this Amendment Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.
     6.2. Counterparts.
     This Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto.
     6.3. Governing Law.
     THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCLUDING CHOICE-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF SUCH STATE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN NEW YORK.
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     If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing the acceptance below on the accompanying counterpart of this agreement and returning it to the Company, whereupon it will become a binding agreement among you and the Company.
         
  CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ David J. Clay    
    Name:   David J. Clay   
    Title:   Senior Vice President-Finance   
 
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to 2002 Note Agreement]

 


 

     The foregoing Amendment Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. By its execution below, each of the undersigned represents that it is either the registered owner of one or more of the Notes or is the beneficial owner of one or more of the Notes and is authorized to enter into this Amendment Agreement in respect thereof.
         
TEACHERS INSURANCE AND ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
 
 
By:   /s/ Brian K. Roelke    
  Name:   Brian K. Roelke   
  Title:   Director   
 
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to 2002 Note Agreement]

 


 

         
MINNESOTA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN
FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN
FARM BUREAU GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MICHIGAN
AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY
GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Advantus Capital Management, Inc.

 
 
By:   /s/ Thomas B. Houghton    
  Name:   Thomas B. Houghton   
  Title:   Vice President   
 
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to 2002 Note Agreement]

 


 

         
METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT
 
 
By:      
  Name:      
  Title:      
 
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to 2002 Note Agreement]

 


 

         
MTL INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  Prudential Private Placement Investors, L.P.
        (as Investment Advisor)
By:  Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
        (as its General Partner)
 
 
By:   /s/ Tim Laczkowski    
  Name:   Tim Laczkowski   
  Title:   Vice President   
 
[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to 2002 Note Agreement]

 


 

Annex 1
CURRENT HOLDERS
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America
Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of Michigan
MTL Insurance Company
American Fidelity Assurance Company
Great Western Insurance Company
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Michigan
Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan
MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut

 


 

Exhibit A
CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
     Each of the undersigned (the “Guarantors”) hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Amendment No. 4 to Note Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”); (ii) consents to the Company’s execution and delivery thereof; (iii) agrees to be bound thereby; (iv) affirms that nothing contained therein shall modify in any respect whatsoever its guaranty of the obligations of the Company to the holders of the Notes pursuant to the terms of that certain Joint and Several Guaranty, entered into by the Guarantors pursuant to the terms of the Note Agreement (the “Guaranty”); and (v) reaffirms that the Guaranty is and shall continue to remain in full force and effect. Although each of the Guarantors has been informed of the matters set forth herein and in the Fourth Amendment and has acknowledged and agreed to the same, such Guarantors understand that the holders of the Notes have no obligation to inform any of the Guarantors of such matters in the future or to seek any of the Guarantors’ acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments or waivers, and nothing herein shall create such a duty. Capitalized terms used in this Consent and Reaffirmation and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Fourth Amendment.

 


 

     In witness whereof, each of the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of such Fourth Amendment.
         
  GUARANTORS

BRONCO PAWN & GUN, INC.
CASH AMERICA ADVANCE, INC.
CASH AMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
CASH AMERICA FRANCHISING, INC.
CASH AMERICA HOLDING, INC.
CASH AMERICA, INC.
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF ALABAMA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF ALASKA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF COLORADO
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF ILLINOIS
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF INDIANA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF KENTUCKY
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF LOUISIANA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF NEVADA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF OKLAHOMA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF SOUTH CAROLINA
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF TENNESSEE
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF UTAH
CASH AMERICA, INC. OF VIRGINIA
CASH AMERICA MANAGEMENT L.P.,
by its general partner, CASH AMERICA
HOLDING, INC.
CASH AMERICA OF MISSOURI, INC.
CASH AMERICA PAWN L.P.,
by its general partner, CASH AMERICA
HOLDING, INC.
CASH AMERICA PAWN, INC. OF OHIO
CASHLAND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
DOC HOLLIDAY’S PAWNBROKERS & JEWELLERS, INC.
EXPRESS CASH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
FLORIDA CASH AMERICA, INC.
GEORGIA CASH AMERICA, INC.
GAMECOCK PAWN & GUN, INC.
HORNET PAWN & GUN, INC.
LONGHORN PAWN AND GUN, INC.
MR. PAYROLL CORPORATION
RATI HOLDING, INC.
TIGER PAWN & GUN, INC.
UPTOWN CITY PAWNERS, INC.
VINCENT’S JEWELERS AND LOAN, INC.
CASH AMERICA GLOBAL FINANCING, INC.
OHIO NEIGHBROHOOD FINANCE, INC.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President and Treasurer   
 

 


 

         
  CASH AMERICA NET HOLDINGS, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET CANADA, INC.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 

 


 

         
  CASH AMERICA NET OF ALABAMA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF ALASKA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF ARIZONA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF CALIFORNIA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF COLORADO, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF DELAWARE, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF FLORIDA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF HAWAII, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF IDAHO, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF ILLINOIS, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF INDIANA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF IOWA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF KANSAS, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF KENTUCKY, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF LOUISIANA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MAINE, LLC
CASHNET CSO OF MARYLAND, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MICHIGAN, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MINNESOTA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MISSISSIPPI, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MISSOURI, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF MONTANA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF NEBRASKA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF NEVADA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF NEW MEXICO, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF NORTH DAKOTA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF OHIO, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF OKLAHOMA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF OREGON, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF RHODE ISLAND, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF SOUTH DAKOTA, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF TEXAS, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF UTAH, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF VIRGINIA, LLC,
CASH AMERICA NET OF WASHINGTON, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF WISCONSIN, LLC
CASH AMERICA NET OF WYOMING, LLC
CASHNET OF AUSTRALIA, LLC
CASHNETUSA OF FLORIDA, LLC
CASHEURONET UK, LLC
OHIO CONSUMER FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC

by their Sole Member, CASH AMERICA NET
HOLDINGS, LLC

 
 
  By:   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 

 


 

         
  CASHNETUSA CO, LLC
CASHNETUSA OR, LLC
THE CHECK GIANT NM, LLC

by their Sole Member, CASH AMERICA NET OF NEW MEXICO, LLC

by its Sole Member, CASH AMERICA NET
HOLDINGS, LLC

 
 
  By   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
  PRIMARY CREDIT SOLUTIONS, LLC (f/k/a Primary Cash Holdings, LLC)

by its sole member, CASH AMERICA
INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 
 
  By   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 
  PRIMARY CREDIT SERVICES, LLC (f/k/a Primary Cash Finance, LLC)
PRIMARY CREDIT PROCESSING, LLC (f/k/a Primary Cash Card Processing, LLC)
PRIMARY PAYMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC (f/k/a Primary Cash Card Services, LLC)

by their sole member, PRIMARY CREDIT
SOLUTIONS, LLC (f/k/a Primary Cash Holdings, LLC)

 
 
  By   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer   
 

 


 

Exhibit B
AGREEMENT AND ADOPTION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL GUARANTY
AND SUBROGATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
     THIS AGREEMENT AND ADOPTION OF JOINT AND SEVERAL GUARANTY AND SUBROGATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is executed by Cash America of Mexico, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Company (defined below) (the “New Guarantor”), as of the 11th day of December 2008 in favor of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company of Michigan, MTL Insurance Company, American Fidelity Assurance Company, Great Western Insurance Company, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Michigan, Farm Bureau General Insurance Company of Michigan and MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut (the “Current Holders”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Note Agreement (defined below).
     WHEREAS, Cash America International, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Company”) entered into that certain Note Agreement dated as of August 12, 2002 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Note Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2004, that certain Amendment No. 2 to Note Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2006, and that certain Amendment No. 3 to Note Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2007, and as in effect prior to giving effect to the Amendment Agreement (defined below), the “Existing Note Agreement”) with the Purchasers listed on Schedule I attached thereto; and
     WHEREAS, the Company and the Current Holders are entering into that certain Amendment No. 4 to Note Agreement, of even date herewith, which amends the Existing Note Agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”; the Existing Note Agreement as amended by the Amendment Agreement, the “Note Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, each of the existing Subsidiaries of the Company has executed a certain Joint and Several Guaranty, or an agreement and adoption of such Joint and Several Guaranty, in favor of the Current Holders under such Existing Note Agreement (collectively, the “Guaranty”); and
     WHEREAS, each of the existing Subsidiaries of the Company has executed a certain Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, or an agreement and adoption of such Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, under such Existing Note Agreement (collectively, the “Subrogation and Contribution Agreement”); and
     WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Amendments contemplated by the Amendment Agreement that the New Guarantor execute and deliver to the Current Holders an instrument in writing in the form hereof pursuant to which it agrees to

 


 

become a Guarantor, and to be bound as a Guarantor by the terms of the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement; and
     WHEREAS, the New Guarantor desires to comply with said requirements of the Amendment Agreement.
     NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 5.3(a) of the Amendment Agreement and as an inducement to the Current Holders to enter into the Amendment Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantor hereby adopts the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, and agrees to become, and does hereby become (i) a Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement, and (ii) bound jointly and severally as a Guarantor by the terms of the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement. This Agreement, the Guaranty and the Subrogation and Contribution Agreement embody the entire agreement among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and enforced in accordance with, and governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York.
     EXECUTED as of the date and year first above written.
         
  CASH AMERICA OF MEXICO, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Austin D. Nettle    
    Name:   Austin D. Nettle   
    Title:   Vice President & Treasurer