definiens: means any agreement, underta king or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is con tingently liable upon ( by direct or indirect agreem ent, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payme nt, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss ) the In debtedness of any other Person ( other than by endor sements of instruments in the course of collection ), or - 4 - guarantees the payment of dividends or other distri butions upon the Capital Securities of any other Pe rson . The amount of any Person ’s obligation under any Conting ent Liability shall ( subject to any limitation set forth therein ) be deemed to be the stated or determined a mount of the outstanding debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby, or if not stated or determinabl e, the maximum reasonably anticipated amount of suc h debt, obligation or other liability as determined by such Person in good faith ; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount fo r which such Person may be liable under the applica ble agreement, undertaking or arrangement