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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 10.59 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GUARANTY </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>STAR TOBACCO, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STAR SCIENTIFIC,
INC.,</B> a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (the &#147;Company&#148;) and the corporate parent of <B>STAR TOBACCO, INC.</B>, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
(&#147;Guarantor&#148;), has issued to <B>MANCHESTER SECURITIES CORP.</B>, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York (the &#147;Payee&#148;), an 8% Senior Convertible Debenture due March 25, 2006 in the principal amount of
$9,000,000 (the &#147;Debenture&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 25, 2004 (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 1. <B><U>Guaranty</U></B>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) In consideration of Payee purchasing the Debenture and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, Guarantor hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Payee the full payment and performance when due of any and all obligations and undertakings of the Company under the Debenture, the Purchase Agreement and the
Security Agreement (the &#147;Security Agreement&#148;) being entered into pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (such obligations and undertakings shall hereinafter be referred to as the &#147;Obligations&#148;), together with all reasonable
attorneys&#146; fees, disbursements and all other costs and expenses of collections reasonably incurred by Payee in enforcing any of such Obligations pursuant to the Security Agreement and/or this Guaranty. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1(a), Guarantor&#146;s
obligations hereunder shall not exceed the maximum amount that would not be subject to avoidance under fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer, and other similar laws. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 2. <B><U>Certain Guarantor Waivers</U></B>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Waivers of Notice, Etc</U>. Guarantor waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of the creation or
performance of any of the Obligations, and waives presentment, demand of payment, protest or notice of protest, notice of dishonor or nonperformance of any of the Obligations, suit or taking other action or non-action by Payee, the Company or any
other guarantor against, and any other notice to, any party liable thereon (including, without limitation, Guarantor). Guarantor also hereby waives any notice of default by the Company and any other notice to which Guarantor might otherwise be
entitled, the right to interpose any counterclaim or consolidate any other action with an action on this Guaranty, and the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting its liabilities hereunder or the enforcement hereof. No act or omission of any
kind in connection with any of the foregoing shall in any way impair or otherwise affect the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any term or provision of this Guaranty or any of the obligations of Guarantor hereunder. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Guaranty Not Affected</U>. Guarantor hereby covenants, agrees and
consents that Payee may, at any time and from time to time (whether or not after revocation or termination of this Guaranty), without incurring responsibility to Guarantor, and without impairing or releasing </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">any of the obligations of Guarantor hereunder and, upon or without any terms or conditions, and in whole or in part: (i)
agree with the Company to change the manner, place or terms of performance, including (without limitation) any change to or extend the time of performance of, renew or alter, any of the Obligations, any security therefor, or any other liability
incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, or to make any other change in the Obligations, and the guaranty herein made shall apply to the Obligations as so changed, extended, renewed or altered; (ii) take additional security, for or sell,
exchange, release, surrender, substitute, realize upon or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any property by whomsoever at any time pledged or mortgaged to secure, or howsoever securing, any of the Obligations or any other
liabilities (including any of those hereunder) incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or any offset there against; (iii) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against the Company or others (including, without
limitation, until such time as this Guaranty has been terminated, Guarantor) or otherwise act or refrain from acting; (iv) settle or compromise any Obligation, any security therefor, or any liability (including any of those hereunder) incurred
directly or indirectly in respect thereof or hereof, and/or subordinate the performance of all or any part thereof to the performance of any of the Obligations (whether due or not) to creditors of the Company other than Payee and Guarantor; (v)
apply any sums by whomsoever paid or howsoever realized to any Obligation regardless of what Obligations remain unperformed; (vi) cancel, compromise, modify, or waive the provisions of any document relating to any of the Obligations; (vii) release
any other guarantor or surety of the Obligations; and (viii) grant the Company any indulgence as Payee may, in its sole discretion, determine. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>Failure to Perfect Lien, Etc</U>. No failure by Payee to file, record or otherwise perfect any lien or security interest, nor any improper filing
or recording, nor any failure by Payee to insure or protect any security nor any other dealing (or failure to deal) with any security by Payee with respect to any of the Obligations, shall impair or release any of the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder. No invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of all or any part of the Obligations or of any security therefor shall affect, impair or be a defense to this Guaranty, and this Guaranty is a primary obligation of Guarantor. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Waiver of Subrogation</U>. No payment by Guarantor except the
performance in full of the Obligations shall entitle Guarantor to be subrogated to any of the rights of Payee. Guarantor shall have no right of reimbursement or indemnity whatsoever and no right of recourse to or with respect to any assets or
property of the Company or to any security for the Obligations, unless and until all of the Obligations have been performed in full, other than as such reimbursement or indemnity rights are waived in the next paragraph below. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(e) <U>Payment Guaranty; Waiver of Defenses, Counterclaims, Etc</U>.
Guarantor hereby agrees that this Guaranty constitutes guaranty of payment, performance and compliance (and not a guaranty of collection only), and waives any right to require that any resort be had by Payee to the Company or any other guarantor or
to any security pledged with respect to the performance of any of the Obligations. Further, this guaranty of payment is absolute and unconditional, and shall remain valid, binding and fully enforceable irrespective of any circumstance (other than
payment in full of the obligations) of any nature that might otherwise constitute a defense, offset, claim, abatement or counterclaim that Guarantor or the Company may assert against Payee with respect to any of the Obligations or otherwise,
including, but not limited to, failure of consideration, fraudulent inducement, breach of warranty, payment, statute of frauds, statute of </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">limitations, accord and satisfaction, and usury, and irrespective of the validity, legality, binding effect or
enforceability of the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to any of the Obligations. Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably waives any and all rights to assert any such defenses, offsets, claims, abatements and
counterclaims. In the event Payee is not permitted or otherwise unable (solely because of the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding) to accelerate the Obligations but would otherwise be permitted to do so
at such time pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Payee may demand performance in full under this Guaranty as if all of the Obligations had been duly accelerated, and Guarantor will not raise, and hereby expressly waives, any claim or defense with
respect to such acceleration. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 3.
<B><U>Remedies</U></B>. In the case of any proceedings to collect any obligations of Guarantor, Guarantor shall pay all reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses for collection and enforcement of this Guaranty, including reasonable
attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any failure of any of the Obligations to be performed when due, taking into account any opportunity for performance in accordance with the applicable
agreement, Payee may elect to nonjudicially or judicially foreclose against any real or personal property security it holds for the Obligations, or accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure or compromise or adjust any part of
the Obligations, or make any other accommodation with the Company or any other guarantor, pledgor or surety, or exercise any other remedy against the Company or any other guarantor, pledgor or surety, or any security, in accordance with and subject
to the provisions of the documents creating such security interests. No such action by Payee will release, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of Guarantor to Payee, even if the effect of that action is to deprive Guarantor of the right to
collect any reimbursement from the Company or any other person for any sums paid to Payee. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 4. <B><U>Reinstatement, Indemnification, Etc</U></B>. Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder 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 by the Collateral Agent or the Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or is otherwise set aside as a fraudulent conveyance, transfer or void or
violable as a preferential transfer or otherwise set aside by a court order or decision. Guarantor hereby indemnifies Payee, and agrees to reimburse and hold Payee harmless on demand, from and against all actions, claims, losses, judgments, damages,
amounts paid in settlement and expenses (including reasonable attorneys&#146; fees and court costs) brought against or incurred by Payee and arising out of, relating to or in connection with any of the Obligations. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 5. <B><U>Waiver of Rights, Etc</U></B>. No delay on the part of
Payees in exercising any of their options, powers or rights, or partial or single exercise thereof, shall constitute a waiver thereof. No waiver of any of their rights hereunder, and no modification or amendment of this Guaranty, shall be deemed to
be made by Payee unless the same shall be in writing, duly signed by an officer of Payee on behalf of Payee, and each such waiver, if any, shall apply only with respect to the specific instance involved, and shall in no way impair the rights of
Payee or the obligations of Guarantor to Payee in any other respect at any other time. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 6. <B><U>Enforcement, Etc</U></B>. Payees, in their sole discretion, may proceed to exercise or enforce any right, power, privilege, remedy or interest that Payee may have under this </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Guaranty, the Obligations or any applicable law: at law, in equity, in rem or in any other forum available under
applicable law; without notice except as otherwise expressly required by law provided herein; without pursuing, exhausting or otherwise exercising or enforcing any other right, power, privilege, remedy or interest that Payee may have against or in
respect of Guarantor, the Obligations, the Company, any other guarantor, surety, pledgor, collateral or any other person or thing; and without regard to any act or omission of Payee or any other person. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 7. <B><U>Reliance</U></B>. Guarantor expressly acknowledges that
Guarantor has not received or relied upon any oral or written agreements, understandings, representations or warranties from Payee or any other party with respect to this Guaranty (or any of Guarantor&#146;s obligations hereunder), and that this
Guaranty contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces any and all prior oral or written agreements and understandings with respect thereto. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 8. <B><U>Representations, Warranties and Agreements of
Guarantor</U></B>. Guarantor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Payee as of the date hereof: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(a) <U>Organization and Qualification</U>. Guarantor is a corporation, duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Virginia, with the requisite corporate power and authority to own and use its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Guarantor has no subsidiaries. Guarantor is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the case may
be, could not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any of this Guaranty in any material respect, (y) have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, assets, prospects, or
financial condition of Guarantor or (z) adversely impair in any material respect Guarantor&#146;s ability to perform fully on a timely basis its obligations under this Guaranty (a &#147;<B>Material Adverse Effect</B>&#148;). </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(b) <U>Authorization; Enforcement</U>. Guarantor has the requisite corporate
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 Guarantor and the consummation by it of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of Guarantor. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by Guarantor and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of 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&#146; rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general application. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) <U>No Conflicts</U>. The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by Guarantor and the consummation by Guarantor of the transactions
contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws 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, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which 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 Guarantor is subject (including Federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any
material property or asset of 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 Guarantor 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) <U>Consents and
Approvals</U>. 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 or other governmental authority or other person in connection with
the execution, delivery and performance by Guarantor of this Guaranty except where failure to obtain such consent, waiver, authorization or to make such filing or registration would not result in Material Adverse Effect. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 9. <B><U>Successors and Assigns</U></B>. This Guaranty is binding
upon Guarantor and its successors or assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Payee and its respective successors and permitted assigns. This Guaranty may not be assigned by Payee except to permitted transferees of the Debentures. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 10. <B><U>Modification, Etc</U></B>. This Guaranty cannot be
terminated or changed orally and no provision hereof may be modified or waived except in writing by the holders of 75% of the outstanding principal amount of the Debentures. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 11. <B><U>Section and Other Headings</U></B>. The Sections and other headings contained in this Guaranty are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Guaranty. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 12. <B><U>Governing Law</U></B>. THIS GUARANTY AND THE RIGHTS OF PAYEE AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTOR HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT
GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OR CHOICE OF LAW. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Section 13. <B><U>Severability</U></B>. In the event that any term or provision of this Guaranty shall be finally determined to be superseded, invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable pursuant to applicable law by a governmental
authority having jurisdiction and venue, that determination shall not impair or otherwise affect the validity, legality or enforceability (a) by or before that authority of the remaining terms and provisions of this Guaranty, which shall be enforced
as if the unenforceable term or provision were deleted, or (b) by or before any other authority of any of the terms and provisions of the Guaranty. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 14. <B><U>Consent to Jurisdiction</U></B>. Guarantor hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any New York state and
federal court located in New York </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">County, New York, over any action or proceeding arising out of any dispute between Guarantor and Payee, and Guarantor
further irrevocably consents to the service of any process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of a copy of such process to Guarantor at the address set forth below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 15. <B><U>Waiver of Jury Trial, Inconvenient Forum</U>.</B> GUARANTOR AND, BY ACCEPTING THIS GUARANTY, PAYEE, HEREBY
KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GUARANTY, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, AND ANY RIGHT TO OBJECT TO
INCONVENIENT FORUM OR IMPROPER VENUE IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK. GUARANTOR HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF PAYEE NOR PAYEE&#146;S COUNSEL HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT PAYEES WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL. GUARANTOR ALSO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT PAYEES HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE FOREGOING WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 16. <B><U>Release</U></B>. At such time as the Debentures shall have
been paid in full, this Agreement and all Obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Guarantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party. At the
request and sole expense of the Guarantor following any such termination, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to the Guarantor such documents as such Guarantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated the <U></U>25 day of March, 2004 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">STAR TOBACCO, INC. </FONT></P> <P
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