Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Company, and each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Company and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and signed by Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days' notice to Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent with Company's consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or such successor is a Lender, in each of which cases Company's consent need not be obtained. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, that successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's or Collateral Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent hereunder.
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Sources: Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Berry Plastics Corp), Credit and Guaranty Agreement (BPC Holding Corp), Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Berry Plastics Corp)
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Each of (a) The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may shall have the right to resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to the Lenders and Companythe Borrowers. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a financial institution to act as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Borrowers and the Required ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and so long as such successor Administrative Agent shall be either one of the Lenders or a commercial banking institution organized under the laws of the United States (or any State thereof) or a United States branch or agency of a commercial banking institution, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, and each the Administrative Agent’s resignation shall become effective on the earlier of (a) the acceptance of such successor Administrative Agent by the Borrowers and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with the Required Lenders or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Company and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and signed by Requisite Lenders(b) the thirtieth day after such notice of resignation. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removalresignation, Requisite if a successor Administrative Agent has not already been appointed by the retiring Administrative Agent, Required Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days' ’ notice to Companythe Borrowers, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If neither Required Lenders nor the Administrative Agent have appointed a successor Administrative Agent, then the Required ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be deemed to have succeeded to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring the Administrative Agent; provided, that until a successor Administrative Agent is so appointed by Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent, by notice to the Borrowers and Required Lenders, may retain its role as the Collateral Agent with Company's consent (not under any Security Document. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, any resignation of Bank of America, N.A. or its successor as the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute the resignation of Bank of America, N.A. or its successor as the Collateral Agent. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 9.07 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be unreasonably withheld) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or such successor is a Lender, in each of which cases Company's consent need not be obtainedtaken by it while it was the Administrative Agent hereunder. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, that successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall promptly (ia) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Security Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under the Credit Loan Documents, and (iib) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Security Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. If the Administrative Agent is retaining its role as Collateral Agent, the actions enumerated in the preceding sentence will be modified to account for such retained role. Any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall, upon its acceptance of such appointment, become the successor Collateral Agent for all purposes hereunder. If Bank of America, N.A. or its successor as the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.07 has resigned as the Administrative Agent but retained its role as the Collateral Agent and no successor the Collateral Agent has become the Collateral Agent pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Bank of America, N.A. or its successor may resign as the Collateral Agent upon notice to the Borrowers and Required Lenders at any time.
(b) In addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Loan Parties. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to appoint a financial institution as the Collateral Agent hereunder, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Borrowers and the Required Lenders and the Collateral Agent’s resignation shall become effective on the earlier of (i) the acceptance of such successor Collateral Agent by the Borrowers and the Required Lenders or (ii) the thirtieth day after such notice of resignation. Upon any such notice of resignation, Required Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, the successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents, and the retiring Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder or under the Security Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement and the Security Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Collateral Agent or otherwise authorize the filing of such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Security Documents, whereupon such retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's or Collateral Agent's ’s resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 Agreement and the Security Documents shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it under this Agreement or the Security Documents while it was the Collateral Agent hereunder.
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Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Each shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders or to any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Loan Party or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent herein or pursuant hereto have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent in this Section 11.10 or in any of the Collateral Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may resign at act in any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral as Lenders and Company, and each of that Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may be removed shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if at any time an Initial Collateral Release Period shall have occurred and be continuing, then all Collateral (other than Collateral consisting of Capital Stock) shall be released automatically and the provisions in the Collateral Documents with respect to such Collateral shall be terminated without any further action. In connection with the foregoing, Collateral Agent shall, at Borrowers’ sole expense and at Borrowers’ Agent’s request, promptly (A) execute and file in the appropriate location and deliver to Borrowers’ Agent such termination and release statements or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Company and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agentconfirmation thereof, as applicable, and signed by Requisite Lenders. Upon (B) do such other things as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such notice of resignation release.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any such removal, Requisite Lenders other Loan Document (including after a Collateral Reinstatement Event shall have the rightpreviously occurred), upon five Business Days' notice to Company, to appoint if at any time a successor Administrative Agent or Subsequent Collateral Agent with Company's consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless an Event of Default has Release Period shall have occurred and is continuing or such successor is a Lenderbe continuing, in each of which cases Company's consent need not be obtained. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or then all Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, that successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent Documents shall promptly (i) transfer be released automatically and the provisions in the Collateral Documents with respect to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in shall be terminated without any further action. In connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent or foregoing, Collateral Agent under shall, at Borrowers’ Agent’s sole expense and at Borrowers’ Agent’s request, promptly (A) return to Borrowers’ Agent all certificates and instruments evidencing Collateral consisting of Capital Stock, (B) execute and file in the Credit Documentsappropriate location and deliver to Borrowers’ Agent such termination and full or partial release statements or confirmation thereof, as applicable, and (C) do such other things as are reasonably necessary to release the Liens to be released pursuant hereto promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release.
(iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii) execute above, if a Collateral Reinstatement Event shall have occurred, all Collateral consisting of Capital Stock and deliver Collateral Documents to the extent related thereto shall, at Borrowers’ Agent’s sole cost and expense, be reinstated and all actions reasonably necessary, or reasonably requested by Collateral Agent to provide to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the applicable Secured Parties valid, perfected, first priority security interests (subject to Liens permitted under Section 8.2) in such Collateral (including without limitation the delivery of applicable documentation and taking of applicable actions described in Section 7.9 to the extent applicable to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent Collateral) shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring taken within sixty (60) days (or removed Administrative Agent's or such longer period as agreed to by Collateral Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent or ) after such Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent hereunderReinstatement Event.
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Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. Each Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent or successor Collateral Agent, as applicable, as provided in this paragraph, each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and Company, and each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to Company and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, and signed by Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five Business Days' notice to Company, to appoint a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent with Company's consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or such successor is a Lender, in each of which cases Company's consent need not be obtained. In each case, if no successor shall have been so appointed by Requisite Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent or retiring Collateral Agent, as applicable, gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent or successor Collateral Agent, as applicable. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, that successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the -139- retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Administrative Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held under the Collateral Documents, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent under the Credit Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of the security interests created under the Collateral Documents, whereupon such retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring or removed Administrative Agent's or Collateral Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent hereunder.
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