Common use of Collateral Agent Clause in Contracts

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (ATD Corp), Incremental Amendment (American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc.), Incremental Amendment (ATD Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its agent the Trustee’s and the Holders’ Collateral Agent under this Agreementthe Security Documents, and the Trustee and each of the Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement or as requested by the Majority Holders (subject to this Section 11.05), nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Company or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor, either before or after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementFor the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents and may use its sole discretion with respect shall not be required to exercising make or refraining from exercising give any discretionary rights determination, consent, approval, request or taking direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or refraining from taking any actions which the Trustee, as applicable. The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to cause the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party and the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Security Documents, including entering into amendments and other modifications permitted by the Collateral Documents and terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any GuarantorSecurity Documents. Each Holder, including the commencement by its acceptance of any legal or equitable proceedingsa Security, is deemed to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant have consented and agreed to the terms of this each Security Document and the Intercreditor Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced or (ii) payments modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in excess of fact such a Default is received by the amount required to be paid to Collateral Agent at the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIaddress specified in Section 13.01, and such notice references the Administrative Securities and this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall promptly turn the same over take such action with respect to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default or Event of Default as may be required to negotiate requested by the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, Trustee in accordance with Article 9 of 6 or the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionMajority Holders (subject to this Section 11.05). Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation and makes no representation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders as to assure the existence, genuineness, value or protection of the Collateral or the sufficiency of any Security Documents, or that the Collateral exists or is owned by any of the Borrower or any Guarantor Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, to record any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or be responsible for perfection or maintaining the Administrative Agent perfection of the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts Each of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent and the Trustee, each in its capacity as such, shall not be liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Collateral Grantor to maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any loss due to the Administrative insufficiency of such insurance or by reason of the failure of any insurer to pay the full amount of any loss against which it may have insured to the Company or any Collateral Grantor, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person. The provisions of Article 7, mutatis mutandis, shall apply to the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of such preceding sentence, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for required to commence any indirectsuch action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, special or consequential damages (included but not limited release on or from, the Collateral or such property, unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to lost profits) whatsoeverthe Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, even protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described above if it has been informed of no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the likelihood thereof and regardless of Company or the form of actionHolders to be sufficient.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Mbia Inc), Subordinated Indenture (Mbia Inc), Indenture (Mbia Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreements, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and Agreements, including the Intercreditor Agreements Agreements, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements and the Intercreditor other Collateral Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None The Collateral Agent may resign and its successor appointed in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii1) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii2) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement, (iv3) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Intercreditor Agreement, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the other Collateral Agreements and (4) cause the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform its obligations under the Collateral Documents Agreements. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (Holders and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingsAgent, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by paymententer into the other Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, foreclosure(ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in such Collateral Agreements and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Collateral Agreements, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received including entering into amendments permitted by the Administrative Agent from terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Agent pursuant Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of this the Intercreditor Agreement and each other Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture. Each of the Trustee and the Holders by acquiring the Notes is hereby deemed to (iiA) payments from agree that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Agent in excess Trust Agreement and (B) acknowledge that it has received copies of the amount required to Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Trust Agreement and that the exercise of certain of the Trustee’s rights and remedies hereunder may be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIsubject to, and restricted by, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn provisions of the same over to Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral AgentTrust Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS INDENTURE, in kindIN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INDENTURE AND THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT OR THE COLLATERAL TRUST AGREEMENT, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentTHE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT OR THE COLLATERAL TRUST AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, SHALL CONTROL. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gd) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor of the Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any Guarantorapplicable Collateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents Agreements has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (he) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the Administrative Agent security interests purported to be created by the Collateral Agreements and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed solely that of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionCompany.

Appears in 4 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Comstock Oil & Gas, LP), Indenture (Comstock Oil & Gas, LP), Indenture (Comstock Oil & Gas, LP)

Collateral Agent. The Trustee acknowledges that during the initial Interest Period of the Initial LIBOR Term Indexed Mode and any Interest Period thereafter while the initial Bondholder Agreement remains in effect, the Bondholder Representative (aif any) has, pursuant to Section 7.05, the power to take all actions and exercise all of the rights that the Trustee would otherwise have with respect to any guarantee of obligations (“Guarantee”) relating to the Bonds and any collateral (“Collateral”) securing obligations relating to the Bonds (in each case in accordance with the terms set forth in any agreement governing any Guarantee or Collateral), including, without limitation, the power to direct the exercise of remedies by any collateral agent appointed with respect to such Collateral. The Administrative Agent and Trustee shall have no right, responsibility or obligation to take any action with respect to any such Guarantee or Collateral or in connection with the exercise of remedies in connection therewith. To the extent required, each of the Lenders hereby designates Trustee and appoints the Issuer authorizes the appointment of any collateral agent in connection with the Collateral Agent as its and authorizes such collateral agent under this Agreement, to enter into any agreements it deems appropriate in connection with the Collateral Documents and any intercreditor arrangements or any remedial rights in connection therewith, including without limitation, any security agreement or intercreditor agreement (each a “Security Document”). In connection with the Intercreditor Agreements foregoing, and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit avoidance of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agentdoubt, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent such collateral agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall obligations except those expressly set forth in the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any GuarantorSecurity Documents, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities its duties thereunder shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agentadministrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentenceforegoing, any such collateral agent and its affiliates and the use partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference such collateral agent and of its affiliates: (i) shall not be subject to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Security Documents and then only as directed in accordance with the terms thereof; provided that such collateral agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the collateral agent to liability or that is contrary to any Security Document or applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including for the exercise avoidance of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIdoubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended, and any action so taken similar Federal, state or not taken shall be deemed consented to by foreign law for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.relief of debtors; (biii) None of shall not, except as expressly set forth in any Security Document, have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof that is communicated to or obtained by such collateral agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates.capacity; (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it takes under or omits in connection with any Security Document or the transactions contemplated thereby (A) with the consent or at the request of the secured party entitled to take direct the collateral agent under the applicable Security Document, (B) in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized the absence of its own gross negligence or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith willful misconduct as determined by a Responsible Officercourt of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment or (C) in reliance on a certificate of an authorized officer of the Borrower or any applicable guarantor of the obligations secured under such Security Document stating that such action is permitted by the terms of such Security Document, the collateral agent being deemed not to have knowledge of any default or Event of Default unless it and until notice describing such default or Event Default is proved that given in writing to the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent collateral agent by the in ascertaining accordance with the pertinent facts, terms of such Security Document; and (iiv) shall not be liable responsible for interest on or have any money received duty or obligation to any holder of obligations secured under any Security Document or any other person to ascertain or inquire into (A) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Security Document, (B) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (C) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any default or Event of Default, (D) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Security Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any lien purported to be created by it except as any Security Document, (E) the Collateral Agent may agree value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (F) the satisfaction of any condition or representation or warranty set forth in writing with any Security Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such collateral agent. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Bond Indenture, the Borrower (and money held in trust by Loan Agreement, the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Credit Facilities, the Liquidity Facilities or related documents relating to the extent required by law), (iii) conduct or affecting the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel liability of its selection and the advice or opinion of affording protection to any such counsel as to matters of law collateral agent shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers subject to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actprovision of this Article. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Bond Indenture (SemGroup Corp), Bond Indenture (SemGroup Corp), Bond Indenture (SemGroup Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by any of them under it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or in connection with within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the transactions contemplated hereby (except for Collateral Agent, including its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Collateral Agent in connection with each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. The Collateral Agent may request that any Collateral Document Obligor Party or the Intercreditor Agreements Administrative Agent deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative other Loan Documents, which certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign such a certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded. The permissive right of the Collateral Agent to take or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant refrain from taking action hereunder or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of under any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received Loan Documents shall not be construed as a duty. Money held by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Collateral Agent shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Borrower. The Collateral Agent may refrain from taking any action in any jurisdiction if, in its opinion, the taking of such action in that jurisdiction would be contrary to any law of that jurisdiction or of the State of New York, it would otherwise render it liable to any Person in that jurisdiction or the State of New York, the taking of such action would require it to obtain any license or otherwise qualify to do business or subject it to taxation in such jurisdiction, it would not have the power or authority to take such action in such jurisdiction by virtue of any law in that jurisdiction or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsState of New York, or it is determined by any court or other competent authority in that jurisdiction or in the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability State of New York that it does not have such power or sufficiency of authority. Anything in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for in any failure of the BorrowerLoan Documents notwithstanding, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of in no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for special, indirect, consequential or punitive loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to profit), even if the Administrative Collateral Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire has been advised as to the observance likelihood of such loss or performance of any damage and regardless of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records form of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agentaction. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except liable for any such proceeds error of judgment made in good faith by an officer or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms officers of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, unless it shall be conclusively determined in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose a final non-appealable judgment by a court of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify competent jurisdiction that the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon was grossly negligent or acting with willful misconduct in ascertaining the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) pertinent facts. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at hereunder. (b) Beyond the request or direction exercise of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent reasonable care in the case custody thereof and as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty as to any of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment in its possession or control or in the possession or control of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes agent or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized bailee or within its rights any income thereon or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters preservation of law shall be full rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actresponsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith. (jc) Neither The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, on the part of the Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of any Obligor Party to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. (d) Any Person into which the Collateral Agent nor may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust business of the Collateral Agent shall be the successor of the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. (e) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document (including any facsimile or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons (without any duty (express or implied) of the Collateral Agent to verify the genuineness or correctness of any fact stated therein or propriety of the signatory or deliverer or otherwise the validity or enforceability thereof), and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by it. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases (including when any action by the Collateral Agent alone is authorized hereunder, if the Collateral Agent elects in its sole discretion to obtain instructions from the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders) be fully protected in acting or in refraining from acting hereunder or under any Security Document pursuant to the written instructions of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures and the Secured Parties. Whenever in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts the administration of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither this Agreement the Collateral Agent nor shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Collateral Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon instructions from the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders. (f) The Collateral Agent may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any power or right unless it receives indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. (g) Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, whenever reference is made in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any discretionary action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be liable for fully justified in failing or refusing to take any indirect, special such action under this Agreement or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even such other Loan Document if it has been informed shall not have received written directions of the likelihood thereof Administrative Agent, Required Lenders or the Secured Parties in respect of such matter. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be permitted to request that all instructions and regardless directions of the form Administrative Agent, Required Lenders or the Secured Parties provided to the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Security Documents be in writing (and, in such a case, the Collateral Agent shall be excused from following any such instructions or directions that are not in writing). This provision is intended solely for the benefit of actionthe Collateral Agent and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. (h) The agreements in this Section 8.08 shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement and the Security Documents and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent and the exercise of Write-Down and Conversion Powers by a Resolution Authority.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (REV Renewables, Inc.), Credit Agreement (REV Renewables, Inc.), Credit Agreement (REV Renewables, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Loan Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for , and in connection therewith hereby authorizes the benefit of Administrative Agent to execute and deliver the Notes Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement and Joinder to Collateral Agent and none of Agency Agreement whereby the Administrative Agent, any on behalf of itself and the Lenders, agrees to be bound by the Borrower nor any terms of the Guarantors shall have Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agency Agreement and the other Collateral Documents in their capacities as a “Secured Party” under and as defined in the Security Agreement. In this connection, the Collateral Agent, as “Collateral Agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights as a third party beneficiary of any and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Secured Parties (under and as defined in the Security Agreement) required pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions contained of this Article IX and Article X (as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03with respect thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsDocuments, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder or thereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender the Lenders or any GuarantorLoan Party, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or any other Loan Document with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable lawLaw. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementAgreement or the other Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Loan Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (Polymer Group Inc), Credit Agreement (Polymer Group Inc), Senior Secured Bridge Credit Agreement (Polymer Group Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the Trustee’s and the Holders’ Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and in its agent under this Agreement, capacity as mortgagee and security trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents Rig Mortgage, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Company, any Collateral Grantor or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, including the exercise of remedies pursuant as applicable, to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Collateral Documents such Security Documents, including entering into amendments, supplements and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so other modifications permitted by the Required Lendersterms of this Indenture or the Security Documents. Each Holder, take or cause by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant have consented and agreed to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Indenture. Each of the Holders by acquiring the Securities is hereby deemed to have directed the Trustee to appoint the Collateral Agent in excess as its mortgagee and security trustee to receive, hold, administer and enforce the Collateral Rig Mortgage covering the Collateral Rig, as contemplated under this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the amount required to be paid to occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Collateral Agent shall promptly turn have received written notice from the same over to Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Collateral Agent, Agent at the address specified in kindSection 14.01, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such endorsements Default or Event of Default as may be required to negotiate requested by the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, Trustee in accordance with Article 9 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionSecurities (subject to this Section 12.05). Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation and makes no representation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders as to assure the existence, genuineness, value or protection of the Collateral or the sufficiency of any Security Documents, or that the Collateral exists or is owned by any of the Borrower or any Guarantor Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, to record any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or be responsible for perfection or maintaining the Administrative Agent perfection of the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts Each of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Agent Trustee, each in its capacity as such, shall not be liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Collateral Grantor to maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any indirect, special loss due to the insufficiency of such insurance or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed by reason of the likelihood thereof and regardless failure of any insurer to pay the form full amount of actionany loss against which it may have insured to the Company or any Collateral Grantor, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person. The provisions of Article 7, mutatis mutandis, shall apply to the Collateral Agent.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Transocean Ltd.), Indenture (Transocean Ltd.), Indenture (Transocean Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 11.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Scientific Games Corp), Indenture (Scientific Games Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Trustee hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action act on its behalf under this Indenture and each Collateral Document, and the provisions of Collateral Agent agrees to act as such; provided that, it is understood and agreed that all communications between the Collateral Agent and the Holders and all instructions or directions by Holders to the Collateral Agent shall be made or given through the Trustee. (b) The Trustee hereby appoints ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association to act on its behalf as the Collateral Agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Security Agreement and under each of the other Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents Documents, and the Intercreditor Agreements▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, together with such powers National Association agrees to act as are reasonably incidental theretosuch. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.03 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Holders shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Collateral Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters Subject to the provisions of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent Documents, each Holder, by acceptance of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge thatNotes, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge agrees that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of execute and deliver the Collateral Agent Documents to advance fundswhich it is a party and all agreements, power of attorney, documents and instruments incidental thereto, and act in accordance with the terms thereof. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall not be deemed to (i) enter into have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral DocumentsAgent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Collateral Agent at the address specified in Section 13.01, (ii) enter into and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture. Subject to the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Intercreditor Agreements and Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementssubject to this Section 11.03). (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementCollateral, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIII6, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentAgent such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower Company’s or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any other Collateral Document or the Intercreditor AgreementsDocuments, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (hg) No provision The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this AgreementIndenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document Company shall require appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability as stated in the performance notice of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or resignation), the Collateral Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Trustee, subject to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case consent of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Company (i) The Collateral Agent (i) which shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to take by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error the notice of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that resignation) the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the pertinent factsacceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, (ii) such successor collateral agent shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the term “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree shall be terminated. Promptly following the acceptance of the appointment of any successor Collateral Agent, the Company shall cause assignments of filings existing on the date of such assignment related to the Collateral to be filed or recorded sufficient to reflect the successor Collateral Agent, as mortgagee or secured party of record in writing accordance with applicable law related to each portion of the Borrower Collateral. After the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.03 (and money held in trust Article 6) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselunder this Indenture. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Guarantors to impose duties maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any loss due to act. (j) Neither the insufficiency of such insurance or by reason of the failure of any insurer to pay the full amount of any loss against which it may have insured to the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or any other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionPerson.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.), Indenture (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Secured Party hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Secured Party agrees as set forth in Article VIII of the Credit Agreement with respect to the matters specified therein relating to the Collateral Agent and its duties under this Section 12.11 are solely Agreement (as if the same were set forth in this Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing (including as set forth in Article VIII of the Credit Agreement), the Secured Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) it is assigning all of its rights hereunder and under the Loan Proceeds Note under the Term Loan Collateral Agreement to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties (as defined in the Term Loan Collateral Agreement) under the Term Loan Collateral Agreement, (ii) the Collateral Agent and none shall act hereunder for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, any of Secured Parties (as defined in the Lenders, Term Loan Collateral Agreement) under the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Term Loan Collateral Agreement, (iii) the Collateral Documents Agent shall not be subject to any duties or obligations, including fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and the Intercreditor Agreementsis continuing, (iv) the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties duty to take any discretionary action or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have exercise any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into discretionary powers contemplated by this Agreement, (v) the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference shall not have any duty to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market customdisclose, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits the failure to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersdisclose, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), Secured Party any information relating to the LPN Borrower and (iiivi) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and is undertaking the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with obligations hereunder solely for the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed benefit of the likelihood thereof and regardless of Secured Parties (as defined in the form of actionTerm Loan Collateral Agreement) under the Term Loan Collateral Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Loan Proceeds Note (Level 3 Communications Inc), Loan Proceeds Note (Level 3 Communications Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Agreement and the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 1410. The provisions of this Section 12.11 1410 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, Holders nor the Borrower nor Issuers or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.031403. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Issuers or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIFive, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Clearwire Corp /DE), Indenture (Clearwire Corp /DE)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Each Lender party hereto, and each by receiving the benefits of the Lenders Specified Security Transactions each other Lender, hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent to act on its behalf as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, notwithstanding anything in the Term Loan Agreement to the contrary, each Lender party hereto, and by receiving the benefits of the Specified Security Transactions each other Lender, hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to enter into, or amend, (a) any Security Documents as the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate or as the Collateral Agent may be authorized or instructed to take pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, in order to include additional indebtedness as a secured obligation thereunder) and (b) any intercreditor agreement (or similar agreements with the same or similar purpose) as agent for it and on its behalf as the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary or appropriate or as the Collateral Agent may be authorized or instructed to take pursuant to the Revolving Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, with respect to any intercreditor arrangements with the trustee, agent, holders or lenders in respect of additional indebtedness that will be pari passu or junior to the Secured Obligations) and agrees that the Collateral Agent, may take such actions on its behalf as are contemplated by the terms of any Security Document. Any such Security Document entered into by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall be binding upon each Lender. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Lenders of the effectiveness of any Security Document when executed and shall provide a copy of the executed agreement to the Lenders; provided that a failure to do so shall not affect the effectiveness thereof. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors and no Grantor shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersprovisions. (b) None The provisions of the Security Documents and the Revolving Credit Agreement relating to the Collateral Agent including, without limitation, the provisions relating to resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or and the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None powers and duties and immunities of the Collateral Agent or are incorporated herein by this reference and shall survive any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any termination of the agreements contained in, Revolving Credit Agreement or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Notes Purchase Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Term Loan Agreement, Term Loan Agreement (Natural Resource Partners Lp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 11.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03 hereof. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents or any the Intercreditor Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with this Indenture (including Article 6) or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.09). (f) Wilmington Trust, National Association and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent Wilmington Trust, National Association or its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent Wilmington Trust, National Association to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever may resign at any time by notice to the Administrative Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent or any resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest resignation of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, Agent (as stated in the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty notice of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing after consulting with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.Trustee,

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Delta Tucker Holdings, Inc.), Indenture (Worldwide Recruiting & Staffing Services LLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 12.9. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.9 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.4. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuers referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 12.9). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuers, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuers shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuers pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any petition a court of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.competent jurisdiction to

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Burger King Worldwide, Inc.), Indenture (New Red Canada Partnership)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Lender Parties hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent hereunder and under this Agreement, the Collateral other Loan Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsLoan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Person serving as Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of this Section 12.11 are solely for business with the benefit Loan Parties or any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the Notes foregoing, (a) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and none of is continuing; (b) the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Agent shall not have any rights as a third party beneficiary of duty to take any of the provisions contained herein other than discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere set forth in this Agreement, ; and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsLoan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent have or be deemed failure to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agentdisclose, any Lender information relating to any Loan Party or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference Subsidiaries that is communicated to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to obtained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of Person serving as the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document; (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document; (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document; (iv) the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) set forth or in connection with any Loan Document; (v) the legality, validity, enforceability, effectiveness, adequacy or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document; (vi) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral; or (vii) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any representation, notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing or communication reasonably believed by it to be genuine, correct and to have been authorized, signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts reasonably selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Collateral Agent in its reasonable discretion. The Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower Representative. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower Representative (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) in the absence of continuing Event of Default, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower Representative and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Lender Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a commercial bank or an Affiliate of any such commercial bank, in either case acceptable to the Borrower Representative in the absence of a continuing Event of Default (such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges, obligations and duties of the retiring (or retired) Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrowers and successor Collateral Agent. After any Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article, Sections 2.18(c) and 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though while it was not the acting as Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent Each Lender Party hereby agrees that (a) it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically has requested to do so a copy of each Report prepared by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case on behalf of the Collateral Agent; (b) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The the Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the completeness or accuracy of any action it takes Report or omits any of the information contained therein or any inaccuracy or omission contained in or relating to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, Report and (ii) shall not be liable for interest any information contained in any Report; (c) the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, and that any Person performing any field examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Loan Parties and will rely significantly upon the Loan Parties’ books and records, as well as on any money received by it except as representations of the Loan Parties’ personnel and that the Collateral Agent may agree in writing undertakes no obligation to update, correct or supplement the Reports; and (d) it will not share the Report with the Borrower (any Loan Party or any other Person, and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and will otherwise keep all Reports confidential in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers Section 9.12, except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actthis Agreement. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (Pilgrims Pride Corp), Credit Agreement (Pilgrims Pride Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby designate and appoint the Trustee to serve as Collateral Agent and as their agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each Holders by acceptance of the Lenders Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Trustee acknowledges that the Collateral Documents and Agent agrees to act as such on the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoexpress conditions contained in this Section 11.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein or therein, shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document Security Document, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Persons thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to monitor, ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under the Notes Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence from the party or parties entitled to give instructions to the Collateral Agent under the terms of the Collateral Agreement. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.09 and the terms of the Collateral Agreement and the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement). (f) U.S. Bank National Association and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association to advance funds. (dg) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time subject to the terms of the Collateral Agreement and the procedures set forth therein. (h) The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent such act is found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (i) By their acceptance of the Notes hereunder, the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Holders to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Alabama Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) enter into the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iv) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (ivv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ej) The Administrative Agent Trustee agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required LendersHolders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement Indenture or the other Notes Documents or against the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementIndenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIII6, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent, such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (fk) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each LenderHolder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the LendersHolders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the BorrowerIssuer, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, thereof and promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gl) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any of the Holders, or any of the Lenders Noteholder Secured Parties to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Document Security Document, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or if there are Other First Lien Obligations then outstanding, the Applicable Authorized Representative or, if there are Designated Priority Obligations then outstanding, the Designated Priority Representative or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any Holder, or any Lender Noteholder Secured Party as to any of the foregoing. (hm) No provision If the Issuer incurs any obligations in respect of this AgreementJunior Lien Indebtedness, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent shall (or the Administrative Agentand is hereby authorized and directed to) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability enter into an intercreditor agreement in the performance form attached as Exhibit E with a designated agent or representative for the holders of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action the Obligations so incurred (at the request or direction sole expense and cost of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. To the extent that the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect with respect to existing Junior Lien Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) if it shall have reasonable grounds enter into a joinder agreement to such Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with a designated agent or representative for believing that repayment the holders of such funds is not assured to itthe Obligations so incurred (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent). (in) The Collateral Agent [intentionally omitted]. (io) shall not be liable for any action it takes Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or omits to take the Security Documents, in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the event the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust is instructed by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Trustee on behalf of the Holders to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the extent required by law)Collateral, (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed required to impose duties commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to act. (j) Neither inspect or conduct any studies of any property under any mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent nor has determined that it may incur personal liability as a result of the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays presence at, or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent nor has received security or indemnity from the Administrative Holders (and the holders of other First Lien Obligations (if any) whose representative has similarly instructed the Collateral Agent) in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited entitled to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.cease takin

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Sources: Indenture (Reliant Software, Inc.), Indenture (Community Choice Financial Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative U.S. Bank National Association shall initially act as Collateral Agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions neither the Collateral Agent nor any of this Section 12.11 are solely its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for the benefit failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, or for any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor delay in doing so or shall be under any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Notes Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03Notes Collateral or any part thereof. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Indenture, in the Intercreditor Agreements and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents or shall otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” or “Agent” in this Agreement Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreementa result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent shall have and may use nor any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising officers, directors, employees or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken agents shall be deemed consented responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersa final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction). (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (c) If the Issuer or any Guarantors Incur any obligations in respect of any First Priority Lien Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement with respect thereto is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing intercreditor agreement is concurrently retired, the Issuer shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Priority Lien Obligations so Incurred, and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall (and are hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe their obligations thereunder. (d) The Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Security Documents and the Notes Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the requisite Holders or the Trustee, as applicable. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee, unless specifically requested a Holder or the Issuer referring to do so by the Required Lendersthis Indenture, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateraldefault”. If at any time or times the Administrative The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Article 11. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements Indenture or any Collateral Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative AgentTrustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders Holders (or the Administrative Agent Trustee in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the Notes Collateral, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action, exercise any remedy, inspect or conduct any studies of any property or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Notes Collateral or such property of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this Section 11.09(f) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuer or the Holders to be sufficient. (ig) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable responsible in any manner to any of the Trustee or any Holder for any action it takes the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized sufficiency of this Indenture, the Security Documents or within its rights or powers, the Intercreditor Agreements or for any error failure of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officerthe Issuer, unless it is proved any Guarantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to the Trustee or any Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Issuer or the Guarantors. (h) The parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not assume, be liable responsible for interest on or otherwise be obligated for any money received by it except liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that, in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the Borrower (and money held in trust by security interest of the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to in the extent required Notes Collateral and that any such actions taken by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Notes Collateral. (i) Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Issuer signed by two Officers pursuant to impose duties this Section 11.09(i) (a “Security Document Order”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to actexecute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Security Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 11.09(i) and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Security Document. Any such execution of a Security Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Issuer, upon delivery to the Collateral Agent of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of such Security Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Securities, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Security Documents. (j) Neither The Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal shall be governed by provisions equivalent to Section 7.07(a), Section 7.07(b), Section 7.07(c), Section 7.07(d) and Section 7.07(f). (k) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of the protections, immunities, indemnities, rights and privileges of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture, and all such protections, immunities, indemnities, rights and privileges shall apply to the Collateral Agent nor in its roles under any Security Document or the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays Intercreditor Agreements, whether or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionexpressly stated therein.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Egalet Corp), Indenture (Egalet Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Agreement, if any, and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes and the Trustee hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, if any, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, and consents and agrees to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, and each Collateral Documents and Document, as the Intercreditor Agreementssame may be in effect or may be amended, together restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretotheir respective terms. The Collateral Agent accepts such appointment and agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.07. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Indenture, the benefit of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the Notes Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, if any, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, if any, or otherwise exist exist, against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the The Collateral Agent or may perform any of its Affiliates duties under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, by or through receivers, agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel of its selection concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by such counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care. (c) The Collateral Agent shall not (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document Document, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, if any, or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any other Guarantor or Affiliate of any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingOfficer thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or any the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, if any, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, if any, or for any failure of the BorrowerIssuer, any Guarantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, if any, to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the The Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall not be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, if any, or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the BorrowerIssuer, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s of their Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any Guarantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the First Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) bind if any, unless it shall first receive such written direction or consent of the Lenders on Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the terms as set forth Notes and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, if any, in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement describing such Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to such Event of Default as may be requested in accordance with, and subject to the Obligations arising underprovisions of, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received Article 6 by the Administrative Agent from Trustee or the Collateral Agent pursuant Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.07 and the terms of this the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time upon 30 days’ advance written notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given at the Collateral Agent’s own interest direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, a successor collateral agent, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.07 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.07 hereof) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor under this Indenture, the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionJunior Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (Akumin Inc.), Indenture (Akumin Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 12.9. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.9 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.4. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuers referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 12.9). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuers, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuers shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuers pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.9 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.7) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership), Indenture (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreements, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this the Collateral Agreements, including the Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementAmended Indenture, the Collateral Documents Trust and Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor other Collateral Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None The Collateral Agent may resign and its successor appointed in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Trust and Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to (i1) enter into the Collateral DocumentsTrust and Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii2) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents Trust and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement, (iv3) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Collateral Documents Trust and Intercreditor Agreement, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of this Amended Indenture, the Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreements. Agreement or the other Collateral Agreements and (e4) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct cause the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so enter into and perform its obligations under the Collateral Agreements. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Required Lenders, take or cause Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against have authorized the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingsCollateral Agent, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by paymententer into the other Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, foreclosure(ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in such Collateral Agreements and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Collateral Agreements, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received including entering into amendments permitted by the Administrative Agent from terms of this Amended Indenture or the Collateral Agent pursuant Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of this the Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement and each other Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Amended Indenture. Each of the Trustee and the Holders by acquiring the Notes is hereby deemed to (iiA) payments from agree that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Collateral Agent in excess Trust and Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Agreement and (B) acknowledge that it has received copies of the amount required to Collateral Trust and Intercreditor Agreement and that the exercise of certain of the Trustee’s rights and remedies hereunder may be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIsubject to, and restricted by, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to provisions of the Collateral AgentTrust and Intercreditor Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS AMENDED INDENTURE, in kindIN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AMENDED INDENTURE AND THE COLLATERAL TRUST AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentTHE COLLATERAL TRUST AND INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, SHALL CONTROL. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gd) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor of the Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any Guarantorapplicable Collateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents Agreements has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (he) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the Administrative Agent security interests purported to be created by the Collateral Agreements and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed solely that of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionCompany.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Supplemental Indenture, Indenture

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section. Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors, and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Grantors and Collateral Agent signed by the Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite 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 its agent Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder, 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 (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 hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliateshereunder. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (J Crew Group Inc), Pledge and Security Agreement (J Crew Group Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Security Documents and in its capacity as mortgagee and security trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents Rig Mortgage, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, including the exercise of remedies pursuant as applicable, to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantorsuch Security Documents, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingsentering into amendments, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) supplements and other modifications permitted by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all Indenture or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.Security

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Transocean Ltd.), Indenture (Transocean Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Each Investor hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as an Investor as any other investor and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of this Section 12.11 are solely for business with the benefit Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the Notes foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and none of is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as and powers expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in contemplated by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements(iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent have or be deemed failure to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agentdisclose, any Lender information relating to the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference Subsidiaries that is communicated to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to obtained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Person serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by the Company or an Investor (and, promptly after its receipt of any such notice, it shall give each Investor and the Company notice thereof), and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Secured Transaction Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth therein, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness thereof or any other agreement, instrument or other document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Grantors), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Collateral Agent, provided that no such delegation shall serve as a release of the Collateral Agent or waiver by the Company of any rights hereunder. The Collateral Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective affiliates. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub agent and to the affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities acting for the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Investors and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes shall have the right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Investor and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any while it was acting as Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct)Agent. Each Investor acknowledges that it has, or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any of other Investors and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its Affiliates shall be under any obligation own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained inSecured Transaction Documents. Each Investor also acknowledges that it will, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder independently and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, reliance upon the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive any other Investors and based on such documents and information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested from time to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty taking or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent not taking action under or based upon any Secured Transaction Document, any related agreement or any Lender as to any of the foregoingdocument furnished thereunder. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Guarantee and Security Agreement (NeuMedia, Inc.), Guarantee and Security Agreement (NeuMedia, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Security, hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements Issuer directs and the Administrative Agent authorizes and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, each Security Document and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. The Collateral Documents and Agent agrees to act as such on the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoexpress conditions contained in this Section 10.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and/or the applicable Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) Neither the Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the any other Acceptable Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the No Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates their respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or the any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled (in the absence of bad faith) to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. No Collateral Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the Collateral Documentsfacts or matters stated in any resolution, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreementscertificate, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Security Document, the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected from claims by any Holders in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and (iv) perform such request and observe its obligations under any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders. (e) The Administrative No Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 10.08). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10.08 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.06) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (CLARIVATE PLC), Indenture (Clarivate Analytics PLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 12.9. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.9 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.4. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, judgment, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct deemed to have knowledge or notice of the Collateral Agent tooccurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement a Trust Officer of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to received written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (Trustee or the Administrative Agent) Issuers referring to expend this Indenture, describing such Default or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance Event of any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itdefault. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust requested by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the advice or opinion Holders of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures a majority in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed aggregate principal amount of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionNotes (subject to this Section 12.9).

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Restaurant Brands International Inc.), Indenture (Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership)

Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions shall govern the Collateral Agent's rights, powers, obligations and duties under this Security Agreement: (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders and the Trustee hereby designates and appoints the U.S. Bank National Association to act as Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements other Note Documents to which it is a party, and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Agreement and such other Note Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03Note Documents. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Security Agreement or any other Note Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Security Agreement or be deemed to have such other Note Documents or any fiduciary relationship with any parties to the Administrative Agent, any Lender First-Lien Documents or any GuarantorSecond-Lien Note Documents, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations functions or liabilities responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of In no event shall the Collateral Agent have any obligation to inquire or investigate as to the correctness, veracity, or content of any instruction received from any other Note Documents. In no event shall the Collateral Agent have any liability in respect of any such instruction received by it and relied on with respect to any action or omission taken pursuant thereto. (c) With respect to the Collateral Agent's duties under this Security Agreement or any of the Note Documents, the Collateral Agent may act through its Affiliates attorneys, accountants, experts and such other professionals as the Collateral Agent deems necessary, advisable or appropriate and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney, accountant, expert or other such professional appointed with due care. (d) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its experts, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) be liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Security Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby Note Documents (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties (other than its own recitals, statements, representations or warranties) made in this Security Agreement or any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, other Note Documents or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, Security Agreement or any of the Collateral Note Documents or for the Intercreditor Agreementsvalue, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, Security Agreement or any of the Collateral Note Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantors or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Person to perform its their obligations hereunder or and thereunder. None of the The Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall not be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender Person to ascertain or to inquire as to (i) the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, Security Agreement or any of the Collateral Note Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsGrantors, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreementswhether or not any representation or warranty made by any Person in connection with this Security Agreement or any Note Documents is true, (iii) bind the Lenders on performance by any Person of its obligations under this Security Agreement or any of the terms as set forth in the Collateral Note Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and or (iv) perform and observe the breach of or default by any Person of its obligations under this Security Agreement or any of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsNote Documents. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)bound to (i) account to any Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received for its own account; (ii) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Person if such disclosure would, and shall not instruct or might, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take suit of any Person; (iii) be under any fiduciary duties or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under obligations other than those for which express provision is made in this Security Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, in any of the Collateral. If other Second Priority Debt Documents to which it is a party; or (iv) be required to take any action that it reasonably believes, based on advice of counsel, is in conflict with any applicable law, this Security Agreement or any of the other Second Priority Debt Documents, or any order of any court or administrative agency; (f) The Collateral Agent shall be authorized to but shall not be responsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or monitoring or maintaining the Administrative perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. It is expressly agreed, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, that the Collateral Agent shall receive have no responsibility for (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, taking any proceeds of Collateral or necessary steps to preserve rights against any payments Person with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from taking any action to protect against any diminution in value of the Collateral, but, in each case (A) subject to the requirement that the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required may not act or omit to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, take any action if such act or omission would constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (fB) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon may do so and all expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith shall be part of the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionsSecured Obligations. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the Administrative extent of the Collateral Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. (h) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, nor incur any liability with respect to, (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the security interest in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under this Security Agreement or any of the Lenders other Note Documents, except to assure that the Collateral exists extent such action or is owned by omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that part of the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly , (ii) the validity or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, (iii) the validity of the title of the Grantors to the Collateral, (iv) insuring the Collateral or (v) the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Security Agreement or any of the Note Documents to the contrary, (i) in no event shall the Collateral Agent or any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of the Collateral Agent be liable under or in connection with this Security Agreement or any of the Note Documents for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits or loss of opportunity, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Collateral Agent has been properly advised of the possibility thereof and completely listed or delivered, as regardless of the case may be, or form of action in which such damages are sought; and (ii) the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at Collateral Agent shall be afforded all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authoritiespowers, immunities and powers granted or available indemnities set forth in this Security Agreement in all of the other Note Documents to which it is a signatory as if such rights, powers, immunities and indemnities were specifically set out in each such Note Documents. In no event shall the Collateral Agent pursuant be obligated to this Agreementinvest any amounts received by it hereunder. (j) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled conclusively to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, request, direction, certificate, notice, consent, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, email, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and/or upon advice and/or statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Collateral Document Agent and need not investigate any fact or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood matter stated in any such document. Any such statement of legal counsel shall be full and agreed that complete authorization and protection in respect of the Collateral, any action taken or suffered by it hereunder in accordance therewith. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Security Agreement or any actof the other Note Documents (i) if such action would, omission, or event related thereto, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent (which may act be based on the opinion of legal counsel), be contrary to applicable law or any of the Note Documents, (ii) if such action is not provided for in this Security Agreement or any manner it may deem appropriateof the other Note Documents, (iii) if, in connection with the taking of any such action hereunder or under any of the Note Documents that would constitute an exercise of remedies hereunder or under any of the Note Documents it shall not first be indemnified to its sole discretion given satisfaction by the Holders against any and all risk of nonpayment, liability and expense that may be incurred by it, its agents or its counsel by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, or (iv) if, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Security Agreement, in connection with the taking of any such action that would constitute a payment due under any agreement or document, it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Security Agreement or any of the other Note Documents in accordance with a request of the requisite percentage of Holders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the other Holders and the Trustee. (k) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless and until the Collateral Agent’s own interest in Agent has received a written notice or a certificate from the Collateral and Grantors stating that the a Default has occurred. The Collateral Agent shall have no other duty obligation whatsoever either prior to or liability whatsoever after receiving such notice or certificate to the Administrative Agent inquire whether a Default has in fact occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice or any Lender as certificate so furnished to any of the foregoing. (h) it. No provision of this Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any Collateral Document of the Note Documents shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take under this Security Agreement, any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at of the request or direction of Lenders (other Note Documents or the Administrative Agent in the case exercise of the Collateral Agent) any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability including an advance of moneys necessary to perform work or to take the action requested is not reasonably assured to it, the Collateral Agent may decline to act unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion, including an advance of moneys necessary to take the action requested. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action under this Security Agreement or any of the other Note Documents or otherwise if taking such action (i) would subject the Collateral Agent to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax or (ii) would require the Collateral Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified. (il) Any corporation into which the Collateral Agent may be merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, shall become a Collateral Agent under this Security Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto except for written notice to the other parties hereto. (m) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the may resign as Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining at any time upon written notice to the pertinent factsHolders, (ii) shall not Trustee and the Grantors and may be liable for interest on removed at any money received time with or without cause by it except as the Requisite Secured Parties, with any such resignation or removal to become effective only upon the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselunder this Section. The grant of permissive rights or powers to If the Collateral Agent shall not provide notice of its resignation or be construed to impose duties to act. removed as Collateral Agent, then the Requisite Secured Parties shall (j) Neither and if no such successor shall have been appointed within 45 days of the Second Priority Collateral Agent's resignation or removal, the Collateral Agent nor may) appoint a successor Collateral Agent which successor agent shall, in the Administrative case of any appointment by the Collateral Agent, be reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Secured Parties, and the former Collateral Agent's rights, powers and duties as Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays terminated, without any other or failures further act or deed on the part of such former Collateral Agent (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlpossession to the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver to the successor Collateral Agent such instruments of assignment and transfer and other similar documents as such successor Collateral Agent shall deem necessary or advisable (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors)). Such acts After any retiring Collateral Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Security Agreement shall include but inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Second Collateral Agent. In the event that a successor Collateral Agent is not be limited to acts appointed within the time period specified in this Section following the provision of Goda notice of resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor or any other Second Priority Secured Party may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the Administrative appointment of a successor Collateral Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed at the joint and several expense of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionGrantors).

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Paperweight Development Corp), Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Paperweight Development Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuer, the Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) and the Administrative Agent Issuer, the Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable), and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) and each Note Security Document, as the Intercreditor Agreementssame may be in effect or may be amended, together restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretotheir respective terms. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such designation and appointment and agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.10. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Indenture, the benefit of Intercreditor Agreement and the Notes Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) and the Note Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement (if applicable), the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture or the other Note Documents with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon, any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care, but such receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person shall be liable to the Issuer for any losses caused by their gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction). (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction)) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document Note Security Document, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct (as determined by a final non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction)), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Agreementthe Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable), or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement (if applicable), or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement (if applicable), or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if applicable) or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the Collateral Documentsfacts or matters stated in any resolution, (ii) enter into certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Notwithstanding anything to the Intercreditor Agreementscontrary contained herein, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Agent shall act solely pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Notes Security Documents and the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations under expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Except as otherwise provided in the Note Security Documents, the Collateral Documents and Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Note Security Documents, the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement or the Third Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if applicable) in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice of such Default or Event of Default from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the CollateralDefault. If at any time or times the Administrative The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received Event of Default as may be requested by the Administrative Agent from Trustee in accordance with Section 6.1 or the Collateral Agent pursuant Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.10), subject to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentNote Security Documents. (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with (as stated in the notice of resignation, which date shall not be earlier than 20 Business Days following the date on which such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent or any Issuer), the Trustee, at the direction of the Lenders to assure that Holders of a majority of the Collateral exists or is owned by aggregate principal amount of the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared forNotes then outstanding, protectedmay appoint a successor collateral agent, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest consent of the Collateral Documents has been properly Issuer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and completely listed which shall not be required during a continuing payment or delivered, as bankruptcy Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available Issuer pursuant to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or preceding sentence within 30 days after the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect intended effective date of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower (retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of Section 7.7 and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except this Section 11.10 shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Ultra Petroleum Corp), Exchange Agreement (Ultra Petroleum Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent has been appointed to act as Agent hereunder by Lenders pursuant to the terms and each provisions of Section 9.8 of the Lenders hereby designates Credit Agreement and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. Agent shall be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section. Agent may resign at any time by giving prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors. Upon any such notice of resignation, Agent immediately shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon notice to Agent, to appoint a successor Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as its agent Agent hereunder by a successor Agent, that successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements retiring Agent under this Agreement shall promptly at the Grantors’ expense (i) transfer to such successor Agent all sums and other items of Collateral held hereunder, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the Administrative Agent and each performance of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes duties of the Collateral successor Agent under this Agreement, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Agent or otherwise authorize the filing of such amendments to financing statements, and take such action on its behalf under other actions, as may be necessary in connection with the assignment to such successor Agent of the security interests created hereunder. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative while it was Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agenthereunder. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Senior Secured Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Euramax International, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Euramax International, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by any of them under it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or in connection with within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the transactions contemplated hereby (except for Collateral Agent, including its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or right to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Collateral Agent in connection with each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder. The Collateral Agent may request that any Collateral Document Loan Party or the Intercreditor Agreements Administrative Agent deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative other Loan Documents, which certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign such a certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded. The permissive right of the Collateral Agent to take or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant refrain from taking action hereunder or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of under any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received Loan Documents shall not be construed as a duty. Money held by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Collateral Agent shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed in writing with the Borrower. The Collateral Agent may refrain from taking any action in any jurisdiction if, in its opinion, the taking of such action in that jurisdiction would be contrary to any law of that jurisdiction or of the State of New York, it would otherwise render it liable to any Person in that jurisdiction or the State of New York, the taking of such action would require it to obtain any license or otherwise qualify to do business or subject it to taxation in such jurisdiction, it would not have the power or authority to take such action in such jurisdiction by virtue of any law in that jurisdiction or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsState of New York, or it is determined by any court or other competent authority in that jurisdiction or in the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability State of New York that it does not have such power or sufficiency of authority. Anything in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for in any failure of the BorrowerLoan Documents notwithstanding, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of in no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for special, indirect, consequential or punitive loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to loss of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to profit), even if the Administrative Collateral Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire has been advised as to the observance likelihood of such loss or performance of any damage and regardless of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records form of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agentaction. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except liable for any such proceeds error of judgment made in good faith by an officer or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms officers of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, unless it shall be conclusively determined in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose a final non-appealable judgment by a court of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify competent jurisdiction that the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon was grossly negligent or acting with willful misconduct in ascertaining the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) pertinent facts. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at hereunder. (b) Beyond the request or direction exercise of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent reasonable care in the case custody thereof and as otherwise specifically set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty as to any of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment in its possession or control or in the possession or control of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes agent or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized bailee or within its rights any income thereon or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters preservation of law shall be full rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actresponsible for filing any financing or continuation statements or recording any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or maintaining the perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith. (jc) Neither The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, on the part of the Collateral Agent, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of any Loan Party to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. (d) Any Person into which the Collateral Agent nor may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate agency or corporate trust business of the Collateral Agent shall be the successor of the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. (e) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document (including any facsimile or electronic mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons (without any duty (express or implied) of the Collateral Agent to verify the genuineness or correctness of any fact stated therein or propriety of the signatory or deliverer or otherwise the validity or enforceability thereof), and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by it. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases (including when any action by the Collateral Agent alone is authorized hereunder, if the Collateral Agent elects in its sole discretion to obtain instructions from the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders) be fully protected in acting or in refraining from acting hereunder or under any Security Document pursuant to the written instructions of the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures and the Secured Parties. Whenever in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts the administration of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither this Agreement the Collateral Agent nor shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Collateral Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, conclusively rely upon instructions from the Administrative Agent, the Secured Parties or the Required Lenders. (f) The Collateral Agent may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any power or right unless it receives indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. (g) Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, whenever reference is made in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to any discretionary action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be liable for fully justified in failing or refusing to take any indirect, special such action under this Agreement or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even such other Loan Document if it has been informed shall not have received written directions of the likelihood thereof Administrative Agent, Required Lenders or the Secured Parties in respect of such matter. Further, the Collateral Agent shall be permitted to request that all instructions and regardless directions of the form Administrative Agent, Required Lenders or the Secured Parties provided to the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Security Documents be in writing (and, in such a case, the Collateral Agent shall be excused from following any such instructions or directions that are not in writing). This provision is intended solely for the benefit of actionthe Collateral Agent and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. (h) The agreements in this Section 8.08 shall survive the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination of this Agreement and the Security Documents and the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent and the exercise of Write-Down and Conversion Powers by a Resolution Authority.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (REV Renewables, Inc.), Credit Agreement (REV Renewables, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents Documents, and consents and agrees to the Intercreditor Agreementsterms of each Collateral Document, together as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretotheir respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.07. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Indenture and the benefit of Collateral Documents, and the Notes exercise by the Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Collateral Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents, to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any Guarantorgrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the The Collateral Agent or may perform any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken duties under this Indenture or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunderopinion given by legal counsel. None of the The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance misconduct of any of the agreements contained receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in, -fact or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s AffiliatesRelated Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care. (c) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and its Affiliates may make loans toshall be fully protected in relying, issue letters of credit for the account ofupon any writing, accept deposits fromresolution, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of bankingnotice, trustconsent, financial advisorycertificate, underwritingaffidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other business with communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the Borrowerproper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any Guarantor other grantor), independent accountants and their Affiliates as though it was not other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under bound to make any obligation to provide such information to investigation into the Administrative Agent facts or the Lendersmatters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to advance fundstake any action under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall not be deemed to (i) enter into have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral DocumentsAgent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuers referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents subject to this Section 12.07 and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement). (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it may resign at any time by 30 days’ written notice to the Trustee and the Issuers, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Issuers shall not appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (and as stated in the notice of resignation), the Trustee, at the direction of the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, may appoint a successor collateral agent, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which consent shall not be obliged to), unreasonably withheld and which shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested be required during a continuing Event of Default). If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent Issuers pursuant to the terms preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of this Agreement, or resignation (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.07 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.07 and 7.11 hereof) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Organon & Co.), Indenture (Organon & Co.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Each Investor hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as an Investor as any other investor and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of this Section 12.11 are solely for business with the benefit Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the Notes foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and none of is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as and powers expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in contemplated by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements(iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent have or be deemed failure to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agentdisclose, any Lender information relating to the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference Subsidiaries that is communicated to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to obtained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Person serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by the Company or an Investor (and, promptly after its receipt of any such notice, it shall give each Investor and the Company notice thereof), and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Secured Transaction Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth therein, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness thereof or any other agreement, instrument or other document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Grantors), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Collateral Agent, provided that no such delegation shall serve as a release of the Collateral Agent or waiver by the Company of any rights hereunder. The Collateral Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective affiliates. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub agent and to the affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities acting for the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Investors and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Investors shall have the right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Investors and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Investors, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any while it was acting as Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct)Agent. Each Investor acknowledges that it has, or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any of other Investor and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its Affiliates shall be under any obligation own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained inSecured Transaction Documents. Each Investor also acknowledges that it will, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder independently and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, reliance upon the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive any other Investor and based on such documents and information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested from time to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty taking or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent not taking action under or based upon any Secured Transaction Document, any related agreement or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.document furnished thereunder

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Guaranty and Security Agreement (Vyyo Inc), Guaranty and Security Agreement (Vyyo Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each may be delegated any one or more of the Lenders duties or rights of the Trustee hereunder or under the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall be a Person who would be eligible to act as Trustee under this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall have the rights and duties as may be specified in an agreement between the Trustee and the Collateral Agent. By its acceptance of Securities, each Holder hereby designates and appoints U.S. Bank National Association as the initial Collateral Agent. Neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementofficers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral Documents or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent’s interest in the Collateral and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent to take exercise any such action on its behalf under powers. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the provisions exercise of this Agreementsuch powers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to neither the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreementits officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsdirectors, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties employees or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities agents shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements responsible for any act or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference failure to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert act under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) , as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable order or under decision. Neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent makes any representation as to the value, sufficiency or in connection with condition of the Collateral or any part thereof, as to the title of the Company or Guarantor to the Collateral, as to the security afforded by this Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct)or, or (ii) be responsible in any manner as to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectivenessexecution, genuinenessenforceability, enforceability legality or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture or any Collateral Document (whether now existing of hereafter entered into), and the Collateral Documents Agent and Trustee shall incur no liability or responsibility in respect of any such matters. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for insuring the Intercreditor AgreementsCollateral, for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or for any failure liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the BorrowerCollateral, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, except as provided in the immediately following sentence when the Collateral Documents Agent has possession of the Collateral. The Collateral Agent and Trustee shall have no duty to the Company or to the Intercreditor Agreements Holders as to perform any Collateral in its obligations hereunder possession or thereunder. None in the possession of someone under its control or in the possession or control of any agent or nominee of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent income thereon or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance preservation of rights against prior parties or performance of any other rights pertaining thereto, except the duty to accord such of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, Collateral as may be in its possession substantially the Collateral Documents or same care as it accords its own assets and the Intercreditor Agreements or duty to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) account for monies received by it. The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit Trustee shall not be responsible for any loss suffered with respect to any investment permitted to be made under this Indenture and shall not be responsible for the account ofconsequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge except that the Collateral Agent shall not may be under any obligation liable for losses due to provide such information to its willful misconduct or gross negligence. (b) By its acceptance of Securities, each Holder authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of Trustee and the Collateral Agent (1) to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into and perform the Collateral DocumentsDocuments and the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii2) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) to bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements therein and (iv3) to perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees Agreement and agree that it shall not (in such performance the Trustee and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any all of the Lenders protections, benefits and immunities afforded to assure that them in this Indenture. (c) A resignation or removal of the Collateral exists or is owned by Agent and appointment of a successor Collateral Agent will become effective only upon the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the successor Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest acceptance of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, appointment as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or provided in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itSection 17.08(c). (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not may resign in writing at any time and be liable for any action it takes or omits to take discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error aggregate principal amount of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the then outstanding Securities may remove the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as writing. The Company may remove the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower if: (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iiii) the Collateral Agent may consult fails to be eligible to act as such pursuant to Section 17.08(a) hereof; (ii) the Collateral Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actunder the Bankruptcy Code; (iii) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Collateral Agent or its property; or (v) the Collateral Agent becomes incapable of acting as a collateral agent. (jii) Neither If the Collateral Agent nor resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the Administrative office of Collateral Agent for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Within one year after the successor Collateral Agent takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may appoint a successor Collateral to replace the successor Collateral Agent appointed by the Company. (iii) If a successor Collateral Agent does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, (i) the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation shall nonetheless become effective and the retiring Collateral Agent shall have no further duties or obligations under this Indenture or the Collateral Documents other than to maintain the Collateral then in its possession until a successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed and (ii) the Company, or the holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent. (iv) If the Collateral Agent, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to be liable eligible to act as a Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 17.08(a) hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts the removal of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative appointment of a successor Collateral Agent. (v) A successor Collateral Agent shall be liable for any indirectdeliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Collateral Agent and to the Company. Thereupon, special the resignation or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed removal of the likelihood thereof retiring Collateral Agent will become effective, and regardless the successor Collateral Agent will have all the rights, powers and duties of the form Collateral Agent under this Indenture. The successor Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of actionits succession to Holders. The retiring Collateral Agent will promptly transfer all property held by it as Collateral Agent to the successor Trustee and execute and deliver any Supplemental Indentures, modifications of the Intercreditor Agreement, Collateral Documents and other documents as are necessary to evidence such succession.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp), Indenture (Guardian II Acquisition CORP)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreements, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and Agreements, including the Intercreditor Agreements Agreements, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements and the Intercreditor other Collateral Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the The Collateral Agent or any may resign and its successor appointed in accordance with the terms of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii1) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii2) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreements, (iv3) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Intercreditor Agreements, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the other Collateral Agreements and (4) cause the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform its obligations under the Collateral Documents Agreements. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (Holders and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingsAgent, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by paymententer into the other Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, foreclosure(ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in such Collateral Agreements and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Collateral Agreements, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received including entering into amendments permitted by the Administrative Agent from terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Agent pursuant Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of this the Intercreditor Agreements and each other Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or (ii) payments modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the Collateral Agent in excess terms of this Indenture. Each of the amount required Trustee and the Holders by acquiring the Notes is hereby deemed to (A) agree that it will be paid bound by and will take no actions contrary to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIprovisions of the Intercreditor Agreements and (B) acknowledge that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreements and that the exercise of certain of the Trustee’s rights and remedies hereunder may be subject to, and restricted by, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn provisions of the same over to the Collateral AgentIntercreditor Agreements. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS INDENTURE, in kindIN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INDENTURE AND EITHER OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENTS, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentTHE APPLICABLE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gd) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor of the Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any Guarantorapplicable Collateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents Agreements has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (he) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the Administrative Agent security interests purported to be created by the Collateral Agreements and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed solely that of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionCompany.

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Indenture (Comstock Oil & Gas, LP), Indenture (Comstock Oil & Gas, LP)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent shall have all the rights (including indemnification rights), powers, benefits, privileges, protections, indemnities and each immunities provided in the Note Security Documents and, additionally, shall have all the rights (including indemnification rights), benefits, privileges, protections, indemnities and immunities in its dealings under the Note Security Documents as are provided to the Trustee under this Indenture and under applicable law, all of which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis. (b) Except as required or permitted by the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Note Security Documents, the Holders, by accepting a Note, acknowledge that the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreementwill not be obligated: (i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any Person, except in accordance with the Note Security Documents; (ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Lien granted pursuant to the Note Security Documents; or (iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Note Security Documents (including any Lien granted thereunder) or Collateral. (c) The Collateral Documents Agent will act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated Trustee with respect to the Collateral Agent by Collateral. For the terms avoidance of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsdoubt, the Collateral Agent shall will have no discretion under this Indenture or the Note Security Documents and will not have be required to make or give any duties determination, consent, approval, request or responsibilities hereunder nor shall direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee, as applicable. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may (but will not be obligated to) direct the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship in connection with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken required or not taken shall be deemed consented to permitted by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersthis Indenture. (bd) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) will be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction). (e) or under or Other than in connection with a release of Collateral permitted under Section 17.04 or as may be required by Section 9.02, in each case that the Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder to take any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby action (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductan “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Collateral Agent will not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. If the Collateral Agent requests direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent will be entitled to refrain from such Action until the Collateral Agent will have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent will not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. (iif) Neither the Trustee in any of its capacities hereunder nor the Collateral Agent will be responsible in any manner to any of for the Administrative Agent existence, genuineness or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate value of any of the foregoing, contained in this Collateral or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectivenessperfection, genuinenesspriority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, enforceability whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, for the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the Intercreditor Agreementsvalidity of the title of any grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for any failure the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunderCollateral. None of the Collateral Agent or The Trustee in any of its Affiliates shall be under capacities hereunder and Collateral Agent hereby disclaim any obligation representation or warranty to the Administrative Agent present and future Holders of Notes concerning the perfection of the liens granted hereunder or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to in the observance or performance value of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s AffiliatesCollateral. (cg) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for In the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not event that the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or consent take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the Administrative benefit of another, which in the Collateral Agent. The Administrative ’s sole discretion may cause the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Collateral Agent and to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state, provincial or local law or expose the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant Collateral Agent to such activitiesreputational harm, the Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding to arrange for the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor transfer of the Borrowertitle or control of the asset, at the expense of the Company, to a court appointed receiver, or to take any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge other actions that would prevent the Collateral Agent shall from attracting liability or exposing it to reputational harm. The Collateral Agent will not be liable to any Person for any environmental claims or any environmental liabilities or contribution actions under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent federal, state, provincial or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose local law, rule or imply regulation, including any obligation on the part Environmental Laws, by reason of the Collateral Agent Agent’s actions, omissions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to advance fundsany kind of discharge, release, leak, spill, migration, emission or deposit, or threatened discharge, release, leak, spill, migration, emission or deposit, of any hazardous materials into the environment. (dh) The Collateral Agent is authorized entitled to compensation, reimbursement and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms indemnity as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itSection 7.06. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall will not be liable for deemed to have knowledge of any action it takes fact or omits matter (including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default) unless such fact or matter is actually known to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that Officer of the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actAgent. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Electra Battery Materials Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 10.11. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0310.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIVI, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made without negligence or willful misconduct. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or Agent, any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with the Security Agreement, any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any GuarantorGrantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingRelated Person thereof, contained in this or any AgreementIndenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this or any other Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this or any other Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this or any other Indenture, the Security Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, or telephone message, statement, or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request or consent of the Trustee and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or a Grantor referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI (subject to Section 10.11); provided, however, that unless and until the Collateral Agent has received any such request, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable. (f) U.S. Bank National Association and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association or its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Broan-NuTone LLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent shall initially act as collateral agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates Security Documents and appoints the Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreements, neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreementdemand, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, collect or realize upon any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents gross negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (db) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsAgreement and any other Security Documents as of the Issue Date, and thereafter, any amendments, supplements, joinders or modifications thereto in accordance with the terms hereof, (iiii)(x) as of the Issue Date, enter into the Senior Secured Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement and a joinder to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (y) after the Issue Date, enter into any amendments, supplements, joinders or other modifications to each applicable Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with the terms of such Junior Priority Intercreditor Agreement and the terms hereof, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Senior Secured Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Senior Secured Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Indenture (Hexion Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby designate and appoint ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association to serve as Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its their collateral agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, and agree not to assert any claim (including as a result of any conflict of interest) against the Collateral Agent arising from its role as Collateral Agent under the Note Documents, so long as it is acting in accordance with the terms of such Note Documents. Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Trustee hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association hereby agrees to serve as Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and acknowledges that the Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 13.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 13.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0313.04. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Note Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, any Grantor or any Guarantorother Person, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable lawApplicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its officers, directors, Affiliates, employees, agents, advisors, and attorneys in fact (collectively, “Related Persons”) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company, the Issuers or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Persons thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Note Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by by, the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to monitor, ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines, or if there are any Secured Obligations then outstanding, the applicable “Authorized Representative” under the Intercreditor Agreement (if other than the Collateral Agent) and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders (or holders of Secured Obligations (if applicable)) against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, in accordance with a written request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, or if there are any Secured Obligations then outstanding, the applicable “Authorized Representative” under the Intercreditor Agreement (if other than the Collateral Agent) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders and holders of Secured Obligations (if applicable). (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuers referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 13.09 and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement). (f) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement, the Issuers shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the term “Collateral Agent” or “Collateral Agent” (as applicable) in the Note Documents shall mean such successor Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Collateral Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 13.09 (and Section 7.07) shall continue to inure to its benefit and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be deemed to be released from liability as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent under this Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreement. (g) The Collateral Agent shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable to any Grantor or any Noteholder Secured Party for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent such act is found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (h) By their acceptance of the Notes hereunder, the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Holders to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement, (iv) make the representations of the Holders set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, (v) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement and (vi) release any Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof. (ei) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementIndenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIII7, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent, such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement. (fj) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each LenderHolder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the LendersHolders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the BorrowerIssuer, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, thereof and promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gk) The Collateral Agent (and the Trustee) shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any of the Holders, or any of the Lenders Noteholder Secured Parties to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or if there are Secured Obligations then outstanding, the applicable “Authorized Representative” under the Intercreditor Agreement (if other than the Collateral Agent), or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any Holder, or any Lender Noteholder Secured Party as to any of the foregoing. (hl) No provision of this Agreement, If the Intercreditor Agreements Issuers or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. Guarantor (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for incurs any action it takes obligations in respect of Secured Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or omits at any time when Indebtedness constituting Pari Passu Indebtedness entitled to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersthe benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, and (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers delivers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.an Officer’s Certificate

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Notes Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Notes Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Notes Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII6, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction) or under or in connection with any Collateral Notes Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any GuarantorGrantor or Affiliate of any Grantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingthereof, contained in this or any AgreementIndenture, any Notes Security Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Notes Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its respective Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Notes Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the BorrowerCompany, any Subsidiary Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its respective Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrowerof, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Notes Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Notes Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Documents. (e) The Administrative Agent Trustee agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged obligated to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by a majority of the Required LendersHolders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement Indenture or against the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementIndenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIII6, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each LenderHolder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the LendersHolders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the BorrowerCompany, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. If required for the purpose of meeting the legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any of the Collateral may at the time be located, subject to the terms of the Notes Security Documents, the Company, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have the power to appoint, and shall take all reasonable action to appoint, one or more Persons approved by the Company to act as co-collateral agent with respect to any such Collateral, with such rights and powers limited to those deemed necessary for the Company, the Trustee or the Collateral Agent to comply with any such legal requirements with respect to such Collateral, and which rights and powers shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Notes Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes Security Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements Indenture or any Collateral Notes Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative AgentTrustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders Holders (or the Administrative Agent Trustee in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower Company (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), ) and (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent Trustee shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent Trustee shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (LSC Communications, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative In addition to the rights, protections and indemnities set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall have all the rights and each protections provided in the Security Documents. (b) Each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. (c) Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby directs the Trustee to so designate and appoint the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Trustee hereby so designates and appoints the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 11.03. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.03 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the LendersHolders, the Borrower Issuer, nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided hereunder. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in Section 12.03accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead. (d) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such term is used merely as a matter of market customduties, and is intended shall be entitled to create act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting partiesopinion given by legal counsel. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the The Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising not be responsible for the gross negligence or refraining from exercising willful misconduct of any discretionary rights receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersrelated Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (be) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture, the Securities or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor or Affiliate of the Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingrelated Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any AgreementSecurity Documents or Intercreditor Agreements, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, Issuer or any Guarantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the BorrowerIssuer, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent Issuer’s or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Guarantors’ or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentAffiliates. (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateralconclusively relying, upon request from any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, opinion, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the Borrowerproper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereofIssuer or any Guarantor), and, promptly upon independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) . The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever not be bound to make any investigation into the Administrative Agent facts or matters stated in any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared forresolution, protectedcertificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or insured other paper or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the document. The Collateral Agent pursuant shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Document the Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, unless it being understood and agreed that in respect shall first be directed by the Trustee acting upon the direction of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act Holders of a majority in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any aggregate principal amount of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Securities in accordance with the advice terms hereof and under the Securities and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or opinion of continuing to take any such counselaction. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not in all cases be construed fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this or any other indenture, the Securities, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Securities and such request and any action taken or failure to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent act pursuant thereto shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed binding upon all of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionHolders.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (PQ Group Holdings Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative U.S. Bank National Association shall act as Collateral Agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreementdemand, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, collect or realize upon any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activitiesas Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Borrower (and shall not be obliged to)i) incurs Indebtedness constituting Senior Debt at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First-Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and shall not instruct (ii) delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and designating such Senior Debt as First-Lien Obligations and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Indebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement and other documents referenced in the Intercreditor Agreement in connection therewith, unless specifically requested to do so by bind the Required LendersLenders on the terms set forth therein, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce and perform and observe its rights under this Agreement or against obligations thereunder. (d) If (i) the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time incurs any Indebtedness constituting Other Second-Lien Obligations, (ii) the indenture or times agreement governing such Indebtedness provides that, notwithstanding the Administrative date, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent shall receive under the Security Documents (ithe “Liens Securing Loan Note Obligations”) by payment, foreclosure, setor granted to the holders of Other Second-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral Lien Obligations or any payments agent or representative for the holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations (the “Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations”), the Liens Securing Loan Note Obligations and the Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations shall be of equal dignity, priority and rank, (iii) the Borrower delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting that the Collateral Agent serve as collateral agent and enter into security documents with respect thereto and (iv) the Borrower delivers to the Obligations arising underCollateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel stating that, or relating toin the opinion of such counsel, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Collateral Agent from is empowered and obligated (on substantially the terms applicable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Credit Documents) to hold the Liens Securing Loan Note Obligations and all Liens Securing Other-Second Lien Obligations and all proceeds of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from all such Liens for the Collateral Agent in excess equal and ratable benefit of the amount required to be paid holders of all Obligations secured thereby, giving effect to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIassignment or transfer requested in such Officer’s Certificate, then (A) the Administrative Agent Liens Securing Loan Note Obligations shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agentbe of equal dignity, in kind, priority and rank with all such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations and (fB) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender enter into such security documents as to any of the foregoingrequested in such Officer’s Certificate. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Senior Subordinated Loan Agreement (J Crew Group Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreementshall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the Collateral Documents release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Credit Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements; provided, the Collateral Agent shall not shall, after (x) payment in full of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been made) and (y) all Letters of Credit have been cancelled or have expired or have been Cash Collateralized or otherwise secured to the satisfaction of the Issuing Bank thereof, exercise, or refrain from exercising, any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship remedies provided for herein in accordance with the Administrative Agentinstructions of the holders of a majority of the aggregate notional amount (or, with 103522660_5 respect to any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementPermitted Hedge Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the Collateral Documents amount then due and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agentpayable (exclusive of expenses and similar payments but including any early termination payments then due) under such Permitted Hedge Agreement) under all Permitted Hedge Agreements, all Permitted Letters of Credit and all Permitted Cash Management Agreements. Without limiting the generality In furtherance of the foregoing sentenceprovisions of this Section, the use each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Insteadbenefits hereof, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested have no right individually to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, realize upon any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementshereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent all rights and remedies hereunder may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust exercised solely by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to for the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel benefit of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Secured Parties in accordance with the advice or opinion terms of such counselthis Section. The grant Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of permissive rights or powers its resignation to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures Secured Parties and Company in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed accordance with Section 9.5 of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionCredit Agreement.

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Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Covanta Holding Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as except those expressly otherwise provided assumed by it in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent Indenture and the Security Documents and shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect not be required to exercising take any action which is contrary to applicable law or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights provision of this Agreement, the Indenture or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Security Documents. Where the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled permitted but not required to take or assert under this Agreementany action pursuant to any Security Document, the Collateral Documents Agent may take any such action but shall have no obligation to take any such action without the direction of the Directing Creditors and the Intercreditor AgreementsCollateral Agent shall not be liable to any party for not taking such action if the Directing Creditors have not directed the Collateral Agent to take such action. The Collateral Agent makes no representation as to the existence, including validity, value, genuineness, perfection, priority or the exercise collectability of remedies pursuant any security or other document or other instrument held by or delivered to Article VIII, and the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be called upon to advise any party as to the wisdom in taking or refraining to take any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented with respect to by the Administrative Agent and the LendersCollateral. (b) None The Collateral Agent has accepted and is bound by the Security Documents delivered to it as of the date of this Agreement and, subject to this Article VI, shall accept and be bound by all Security Documents delivered to it at any time after the date of this Agreement; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not otherwise be bound by, or obligated to take cognizance of the provisions of, any agreement to which it is not a party, including any Pari Passu Lien Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any Secured Document to which its not a party. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for compliance with the terms of any Security Document by any Grantor or party related thereto and shall have no duty to monitor any such compliance. (c) The Collateral Agent may at any time solicit confirmatory instructions, including from the Directing Creditors or an order of a court of competent jurisdiction, as to any action which it may be requested or required to take, or which it may propose to take, in the performance of any of its Affiliates obligations under any Security Document. (d) The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be responsible or liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or under any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (Security Document, except for its own gross negligence negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent toshall be entitled to require that all agreements, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenderscertificates, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantoropinions, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If instruments and other documents at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by paymentsubmitted to it, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, including those expressly provided for in this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant be delivered to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent it in excess of the amount required a form and upon substantive provisions reasonably satisfactory to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentit. (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets whichmay rely conclusively upon any certificate, in accordance with Article 9 notice or other document (including any electronic transmission) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only proper Person or Persons and need not investigate any fact or matter stated in any such document. The Collateral Agent may seek and rely upon any judicial order or judgment, upon any advice, opinion or statement of legal counsel, independent consultants and other experts selected by possession. Should it in good faith and upon any certification, instruction, notice or other writing delivered to it by any Grantor in compliance with the Administrative provisions of this Agreement or the other Security Documents or delivered to it by the Trustee or Pari Passu Lien Agent obtain possession as to Secured Parties whose action or consent is required for an instruction of Directing Creditors, without being required to determine the authenticity thereof or the correctness of any such Collateral, upon request from fact stated therein or the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the propriety or validity of service thereof. The Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly may act in reliance upon any instrument comporting with the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral provisions of this Agreement or any signature reasonably believed by it to be genuine and may assume that any Person purporting to give notice or receipt or advice or make any statement or execute any document in connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so. To the extent an officers’ certificate or an opinion of counsel is required or permitted under this Agreement or any Security Document to be delivered to the Collateral Agent in respect of any matter, the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on such officers’ certificate or otherwise deal opinion of counsel as to such matter. The Collateral Agent may request an opinion of counsel, a certificate of an officer of a Grantor, or both, at any time when it is required or requested to take any action hereunder or under any Security Document stating that such action is permitted or authorized pursuant to the terms hereof and of the Secured Documents and that all conditions precedent to the taking of such action have been complied with and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on such officer’s certificate or opinion of counsel with respect thereto. Whenever the Collateral Agent shall be required, in connection with the exercise of its rights or the performance of its obligations hereunder, to determine the existence or amount of any Secured Obligations, or the existence of any Lien securing any such obligations, or the Collateral subject to any such Lien, it may request that such information be furnished to it in writing by the Trustee or the Pari Passu Lien Agent, as applicable and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on the information so furnished; provided, however, that if Trustee or the Pari Passu Lien Agent, as applicable, shall fail or refuse reasonably promptly to provide the requested information, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled, but not obligated, to make any such determination by such method as it may, in the exercise of its good faith judgment, determine, including by reliance upon a certificate of the Issuer. The Collateral Agent may rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any determination made by it in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionsprovisions of the preceding sentence (or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction) and shall have no liability to the Grantor, any Secured Party, or any other person as a result of such determination. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever not be required to inquire as to the Administrative Agent occurrence or absence of any Event of Default under the Indenture, the Pari Passu Lien Agreement or any other Secured Document and shall not be affected by or required to act upon any notice or knowledge as to the occurrence of any Event of Default unless and until it receives a notice from the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all Trustee or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended Pari Passu Lien Agent to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoingsuch effect. (h) No provision of As to any matter not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent shall act or refrain from acting as directed by the Directing Creditors and shall be fully protected in doing so. (i) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to advance or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own any funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any its duties or the exercise of its duties powers or rights hereunder unless it has been provided with security or thereunder indemnity which it, in its discretion, deems sufficient against any and all liability or expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take such action. The Directing Creditors hereby jointly and severally agree to provide such security or omit indemnity to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itAgent promptly upon request by the Collateral Agent therefor. (i) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than 45 days’ notice of resignation to the Trustee, the Pari Passu Lien Agent and the Issuer, and (ii) the Collateral Agent may be removed at any time, with or without cause, pursuant to the instructions of the Directing Creditors. If the Collateral Agent on the date of this Agreement resigns at any time, the Trustee shall automatically succeed to all the rights and obligations of the then existing Collateral Agent and the Security Documents and shall become a successor Collateral Agent for all intents and purposes hereunder and under the Security Documents without any further action by any party. (k) Upon the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, a successor Collateral Agent may be appointed by the Trustee and the Pari Passu Lien Agent, acting jointly, or by the instructions of the Directing Creditors, in each case with the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) of the Issuer; provided that such consent shall not be required if the successor Collateral Agent is the Trustee or any Pari Passu Lien Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 45 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gave notice of resignation or was removed, the retiring Collateral Agent may appoint a successor Collateral Agent, or petition at the expense of the Secured Parties a court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a successor Collateral Agent, which shall be a bank or trust company (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits authorized to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or exercise corporate trust powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) acceptable to the Trustee and the Pari Passu Lien Agent, (iii) having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and (iv) maintaining an office in New York, New York. (l) When the Person so appointed as successor Collateral Agent accepts such appointment: (i) such Person shall not succeed to and become vested with either all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the predecessor Collateral Agent or such other rights, powers, privileges and duties as may be liable for interest on any money received agreed in writing at the time of appointment, and upon appointment of such Person as Collateral Agent the predecessor Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder, and (ii) the predecessor Collateral Agent, upon payment of all amounts owed to it, shall promptly transfer all Collateral within its possession or control to the possession or control of the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver such notices, instructions and assignments as may be necessary or desirable or reasonably requested by the successor Collateral Agent to transfer to the successor Collateral Agent all Liens, interests, rights, powers and remedies of the predecessor Collateral Agent in respect of the Collateral or under the Security Documents. Thereafter the predecessor Collateral Agent shall remain entitled to enforce the immunities granted to it in this Article VI. (m) The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to possess all of the rights and protections provided to the Trustee under the Indenture, including without limitation all of the rights provided to the Trustee in Sections 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04 and 7.07 of the Indenture. Without limiting the generality of this Section 6.21, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent may agree shall have no duties or obligations to any Secured Parties, the Trustee, the Pari Passu Lien Agent, or the holders of any Notes, Pari Passu Lien Indebtedness or any other Secured Obligation (including, without limitation, any fiduciary obligations). Each of the Trustee, the Pari Passu Lien Agent, any Secured Parties, and the holders of any Senior Secured Notes and any Pari Passu Lien Indebtedness acknowledges and agrees that (i) entering into this Agreement is an arm’s-length transaction among the parties hereto, and the parties hereto are capable of evaluating and understanding and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in writing connection with each transaction contemplated hereby and the Borrower (and money held in trust by process leading to such transaction, the Collateral Agent need is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not be segregated from the agent or fiduciary of any of the parties hereto, the holders of any Notes or Pari Passu Lien Indebtedness or their respective affiliates, stockholders, creditors or employees or any other funds except to the extent required by law), party; (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection has not assumed and the advice will not assume an advisory or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability fiduciary responsibility in respect favor of any action taken, omitted party with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion process leading thereto (irrespective of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to whether the Collateral Agent shall not be construed or its affiliates has advised or is currently advising any other party on other matters) or any other obligation to impose duties to act. any party other than the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement; (jiv) Neither the Collateral Agent nor and its affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither parties hereto and the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for has no obligation to disclose any indirect, special of such interests by virtue of any fiduciary or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.advisory relationship; and

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (APX Group Holdings, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent Trustee shall initially act as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the authorized to appoint co-Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” Agents as necessary in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting partiesits sole discretion. Except as expressly otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under herein or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, neither the Collateral Documents Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Intercreditor Agreements, Collateral or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents gross negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Issuers (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any i) Incur First-Priority Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setat any time when Indebtedness constituting First-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral delivers to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien an Officers’ Certificate so stating and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to requesting the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that Agreement in respect effect on the Combinations Date) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoFirst-Priority Lien Obligations so Incurred, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to Holders on the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of terms set forth therein and perform and observe its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actobligations thereunder. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreements, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Collateral Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Collateral Agent may resign and its successor appointed in accordance with the benefit terms of the Notes Collateral Agent Intercreditor Agreement. The Trustee is authorized and none of directed by the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor Agreements, Holders by acquiring the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be Notes are deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with authorized the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender or any Guarantoras applicable, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken enter into the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) bind the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Intercreditor Agreement, including entering into amendments permitted by any the terms of them under or in connection with this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby Collateral Agreements and (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductiv) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Collateral Agreements. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsAgreements to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the such Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Collateral Agreements, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Documents Agreements. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, is deemed to have consented and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant agreed to the terms of this the Intercreditor Agreement and each Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture. Each of the Trustee and the Holders by acquiring the Notes is hereby deemed to (i) agree that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) payments from acknowledge that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement and that the exercise of certain of the Trustee’s rights and remedies hereunder may be subject to, and restricted by, the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement. Each of the Holders by acquiring the Notes is hereby deemed to direct the Trustee to appoint the Collateral Agent in excess of as its mortgagee trustee to receive, hold, administer and enforce the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to Mortgages covering the Collateral AgentVessels, in kindas contemplated under the Intercreditor Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION CONTAINED IN THIS INDENTURE, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets whichIN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INDENTURE AND THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionTHE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL CONTROL. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor of the Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents Agreements has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the Administrative Agent security interests purported to be created by the Collateral Agreements and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited Notwithstanding anything else to acts of Godthe contrary herein, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except as required by the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionIntercreditor Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Pacific Drilling S.A.)

Collateral Agent. Each Holder hereby appoints Gilford Securities Incorporated as its collateral agent hereunder (a) The Administrative Agent and each in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), who shall act as a representative of the Lenders hereby designates Holders to carry out instructions and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each directives of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions Majority In Interest for purposes of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Agreement and to exercise such powers have the other responsibility and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms authority set forth in this Security Agreement. The Holders’ approval of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit Security Agreement shall include confirmation of the Notes Collateral Agent and none authority of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting Grantor may rely upon the generality acts of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable lawfor all purposes permitted hereunder. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the The Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect full power of attorney to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which act in the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreementname, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIplace, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None stead of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or Holders in all matters in connection with this Agreement or Security Agreement, upon the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any approval of the Administrative Agent Majority In Interest or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) specifically provided herein. The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver authority to act on behalf of the Holders includes the power to execute all such Collateral to documents, waivers, amendments, and instruments as are approved by the Collateral Agent Majority In Interest or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) by this Security Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent duties or any obligations except as specifically set forth in this Security Agreement. In acting on behalf of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoMajority In Interest, the Collateral Agent may act rely upon, and shall be protected in any manner it may deem appropriateacting or refraining from acting upon, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agentan opinion or advice of counsel, certificate of auditors or other certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, arbitrator’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no award, appraisal, bonds, or other duty paper or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it document reasonably believes believed by them to be authorized genuine and to have been executed or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust presented by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice proper party or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselparties. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed personally liable to impose duties the Majority In Interest for any action taken, suffered, or omitted by him, except for willful misconduct or gross neglect. The Collateral Agent and each Holder hereby agree that the Majority In Interest shall have the full and complete right and authority to act. (j) Neither give instructions to, and otherwise direct, the Collateral Agent nor in respect of the Administrative Collateral or any action with respect to any Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays not have by reason of this Security Agreement or failures any other document a fiduciary relationship in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts respect of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionHolder.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (Mimedx Group, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent Trustee shall initially act as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the authorized to appoint co-Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” Agents as necessary in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting partiesits sole discretion. Except as expressly otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under herein or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, neither the Collateral Documents Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Intercreditor Agreements, Collateral or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents gross negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Company (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any i) Incurs First Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, at any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect time when Indebtedness constituting First Lien Obligations entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral delivers to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien an Officers' Certificate so stating and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to requesting the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect holders of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoIndebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral shall (and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (his hereby authorized and directed to) No provision of this enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require Holders on the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk terms set forth therein, and perform and observe its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itobligations thereunder. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Indenture (Columbus McKinnon Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0310.03 hereof. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Security Documents or any the Intercreditor Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 hereof or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 10.09). (f) Wilmington Trust, National Association and its respective Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent Wilmington Trust, National Association or its respective Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent Wilmington Trust, National Association to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever may resign at any time by notice to the Administrative Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent or any resigns under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest resignation of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, Agent (as stated in the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty notice of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever Trustee, subject to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any consent of the foregoing. Issuer (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) which shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith unreasonably withheld and which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by lawduring a continuing Event of Default), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsela successor collateral agent. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.If no successor collateral

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (American Media Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Trustee is hereby appointed and shall act as Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral Documents or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent's interest in the Collateral and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent to take exercise any such action on its behalf under powers. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the provisions exercise of this Agreementsuch powers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to neither the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreementits officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsdirectors, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties employees or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities agents shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable responsible for any action taken act or omitted failure to be taken by any of them act hereunder or under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (Security Documents, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates as Trustee, as the case may make loans tobe, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements therein and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Company or the Guarantors (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take i) incur Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If other First Priority Claims at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off at any time when Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect other First Priority Claims entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with an Officers' Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent’s instructionsAgent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement or an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of the Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Indebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein, and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (gd) The Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if (i) the Company or the Guarantors at any time incur any Indebtedness constituting Other Second-Lien Obligations, (ii) the indenture or agreement governing such Indebtedness provides that, notwithstanding the date, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever under the Security Documents (the "Liens Securing Note Obligations") or granted to the Administrative Agent holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations or any agent or representative for the holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations (the Lenders "Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations"), the Liens Securing Note Obligations and the Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations shall be of equal dignity, priority and rank, (iii) the Company and the Guarantors deliver to assure the Collateral Agent an Officer's Certificate so stating and requesting that the Collateral exists Agent assign or is owned by transfer the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that Liens Securing Note Obligations to a Common Collateral Agent identified therein and (iv) the Company and the Guarantors deliver to the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully createdAgent an Opinion of Counsel stating that, perfectedin the opinion of such counsel, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to Common Collateral Agent is empowered and obligated (on substantially the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available terms applicable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, any Collateral Document or including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood Agreement) to hold the Liens Securing Note Obligations and agreed that in respect all Liens Securing Other-Second Lien Obligations and all proceeds of all such Liens for the equal and ratable benefit of the Collateralholders of all Obligations secured thereby and further confirming as to all such Liens each of the matters referred to in Section 12.04, giving effect to the assignment or any acttransfer requested in such Officer's Certificate, omissionthen (A) the Liens Securing Note Obligations shall be of equal dignity, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral priority and that rank with all such Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations and (B) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty assign or liability whatsoever transfer the Liens Securing Note Obligations to the Administrative Common Collateral Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoingrequested in such Officer's Certificate. (he) No provision of this Agreement, The Company shall provide written notice to the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require Trustee and the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur of any financial liability change in the performance Credit Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement and of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent change in the case notice address of the Collateral Credit Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment , in each case within two Business Days of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect Company becoming aware of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actchange. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Tenneco Automotive Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by each Secured Party either pursuant to the Loan Documents or pursuant to its acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates benefits hereof. The Collateral Agent shall only be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Pledged Equity Interests), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. Without the written consent of the Secured Parties that would be affected thereby, no amendment, modification, termination, or consent shall be effective if the effect thereof would release any of the Pledged Equity Interests except as expressly provided herein. In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Pledged Equity Interests hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, for the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and benefit of each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by Secured Party in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the LendersSection. (b) None Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent or may resign at any time by notifying Grantor, Lenders, the Administrative Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the applicable Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Administrative Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by such Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its Affiliates resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a commercial bank or an Affiliate of any such commercial bank. (c) Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent under the terms of this Section by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereby also be deemed the successor Collateral Agent and such 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 retiring Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all the Pledged Equity Interests, 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 (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Collateral Agent, and take such other actions, as may be liable for necessary or appropriate in connection with the assignment to such successor Collateral Agent of the Pledge, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any action retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance fundshereunder. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into Upon the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into occurrence of any of the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as events set forth in this Section 6, and specifically for the purposes set forth in Section 6(c), Grantor agrees to reasonably cooperate and assist the retiring Collateral Documents Agent and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the succeeding Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or for the genuinenesspurposes of giving effect to, validityand executing any documents required for, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any the due transfer of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that Pledge in respect favor of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the succeeding Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Pledge Agreement (Progress Rail Services, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby designate and appoint the Trustee to serve as Collateral Agent and as their agent under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Trustee and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each Holders by acceptance of the Lenders Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Trustee acknowledges that the Collateral Documents and Agent agrees to act as such on the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoexpress conditions contained in this Section 11.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein or therein, shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document Security Document, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Persons thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to monitor, ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under the Notes Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence from the party or parties entitled to give instructions to the Collateral Agent under the terms of the Collateral Agreement. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 11.09 and the terms of the Collateral Agreement and the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement). (f) U.S. Bank National Association and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor Grantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association to advance funds. (dg) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time subject to the terms of the Collateral Agreement and the procedures set forth therein. (h) The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, representatives or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except to the extent such act is found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (i) By their acceptance of the Notes hereunder, the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Holders to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) acknowledge the Trustee’s and the Issuer’s execution and delivery of the Additional Authorized Representative Joinder Agreement No. 1, (iv) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (ivv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. By their acceptance of the Notes hereunder, the Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders to (i) enter into the Amendment to the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) enter into Additional Authorized Representative Joinder Agreement No. 1, and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (ej) The Administrative Agent Trustee agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required LendersHolders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement Indenture or the other Notes Documents or against the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementIndenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIII6, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent, such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement and the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (fk) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each LenderHolder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the LendersHolders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent Trustee obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the BorrowerIssuer, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, thereof and promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gl) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any of the Holders, or any of the Lenders Noteholder Secured Parties to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Document Security Document, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or if there are Other First Lien Obligations then outstanding, the Applicable Authorized Representative or, if there are Designated Priority Obligations then outstanding, the Designated Priority Representative or as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement or the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee, any Holder, or any Lender Noteholder Secured Party as to any of the foregoing. (hm) No provision If the Issuer incurs any obligations in respect of this AgreementJunior Lien Indebtedness, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent shall (or the Administrative Agentand is hereby authorized and directed to) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability enter into an intercreditor agreement in the performance form attached as Exhibit E with a designated agent or representative for the holders of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action the Obligations so incurred (at the request or direction sole expense and cost of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent), bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. To the extent that the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect with respect to existing Junior Lien Indebtedness, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) if it shall have reasonable grounds enter into a joinder agreement to such Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement with a designated agent or representative for believing that repayment the holders of such funds is not assured to itthe Obligations so incurred (at the sole expense and cost of the Issuer, including legal fees and expenses of the Collateral Agent). (in) The Collateral Agent [intentionally omitted]. (io) shall not be liable for any action it takes Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Alabama Intercreditor Agreement, the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement or omits to take the Security Documents, in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the event the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust is instructed by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Trustee on behalf of the Holders to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of the extent required by law)Collateral, (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed required to impose duties commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to act. (j) Neither inspect or conduct any studies of any property under any mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent nor has determined that it may incur personal liability as a result of the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays presence at, or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.ha

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Sources: Indenture (Reliant Software, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each beneficial owner of the Lenders an interest in a Note, hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements Collateral Documents to which it is a party and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the Collateral Documents, and the Intercreditor Agreementsexercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth therein, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoshall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall not have any rights as duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Collateral Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided party, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in Section 12.03nature. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture or the Collateral Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreements, administrative in nature and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture and the other Notes Documents with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the LendersApplicable Law. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates[Reserved.] (c) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates appointment as though it was not Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent hereunder and without resigns under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of such Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), such Collateral Agent may appoint (at the Issuer’s expense), upon notice to or the Trustee and subject to the consent of the Administrative AgentIssuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. The Administrative Agent If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Lenders acknowledge that, Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation) such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to determine whether all or appoint a successor (at the Borrower or any GuarantorIssuer’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to expense). Upon the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any acceptance of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except appointment as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.successor collateral agent

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Sources: Indenture (Core Scientific, Inc./Tx)

Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the following provisions shall govern the Collateral Agent’s rights, powers, obligations and duties under this Security Agreement: (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders and the Trustee hereby designates and appoints the W▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association to act as Collateral Agent as its agent under this Security Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Security Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Security Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Security Agreement or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender Holders or any GuarantorSecured Parties or holders of First Lien Obligations or agents of holders of First Lien Obligation, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations functions or liabilities responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral Agent have any obligation to inquire or investigate as to the correctness, veracity, or content of any instruction received from any other Security Documents. In no event shall the Collateral Agent have any liability in respect of any such instruction received by it and relied on with respect to any action or omission taken pursuant thereto. (c) With respect to the Collateral Agent’s duties under this Security Agreement or any of the Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may act through its Affiliates attorneys, accountants, experts and such other professionals as the Collateral Agent deems necessary, advisable or appropriate and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney, accountant, expert or other such professional appointed with due care. (d) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its experts, officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be (i) be liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Security Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recitalrecitals, statementstatements, representationrepresentations or warranties (other than its own recitals, warrantystatements, covenant representations or agreement warranties) made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, Security Agreement or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementSecurity Agreement or for the value, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, Security Agreement or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantors or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Person to perform its their obligations hereunder or and thereunder. None of the The Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall not be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender Person to ascertain or to inquire as to (i) the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsGrantors, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreementswhether or not any representation or warranty made by any Person in connection with this Security Agreement is true, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and performance by any Person of its obligations under this Security Agreement or (iv) perform and observe the breach of or default by any Person of its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsthis Security Agreement. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)bound to (i) account to any Person for any sum or the profit element of any sum received for its own account; (ii) disclose to any other Person any information relating to the Person if such disclosure would, and or might, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any Person; (iii) be under any fiduciary duties or obligations other than those for which express provision is made in this Security Agreement; or (iv) be required to take any action that it believes, based on advice of counsel, is in conflict with any applicable law, this Security Agreement, or any order of any court or administrative agency; (f) The Collateral Agent shall be authorized to but shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take be responsible for filing any financing or cause to be taken continuation statements or recording any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement documents or against the Borrower or instruments in any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If public office at any time or times or otherwise perfecting or monitoring or maintaining the Administrative perfection of any security interest in the Collateral. It is expressly agreed, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, that the Collateral Agent shall receive have no responsibility for (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, taking any proceeds of Collateral or necessary steps to preserve rights against any payments Person with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from taking any action to protect against any diminution in value of the Collateral, but, in each case (A) subject to the requirement that the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required may not act or omit to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, take any action if such act or omission would constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (fB) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon may do so and all expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith shall be part of the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionsObligations. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the Administrative extent of the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. (h) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for, nor incur any liability with respect to, (i) the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the security interest in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part under this Security Agreement or any of the Lenders other Security Documents, except to assure that the Collateral exists extent such action or is owned by omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that part of the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly , (ii) the validity or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest sufficiency of the Collateral Documents or any agreement or assignment contained therein, (iii) the validity of the title of the Grantors to the Collateral, (iv) insuring the Collateral or (v) the payment of taxes, charges or assessments upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. (i) Notwithstanding anything in this Security Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or any officer, director, employee, representative or agent of the Collateral Agent be liable under or in connection with this Security Agreement for indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential losses or damages of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to lost profits or loss of opportunity, whether or not foreseeable, even if the Collateral Agent has been properly advised of the possibility thereof and completely listed regardless of the form of action in which such damages are sought. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be obligated to invest any amounts received by it hereunder. (j) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled conclusively to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any note, writing, resolution, request, direction, certificate, opinion, notice, consent, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, telecopy, email, telex or deliveredteletype message, as statement, order or other document or conversation believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the case may beproper Person or Persons and/or upon advice and/or statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent and need not investigate any fact or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or matter stated in any particular manner such document. Any such statement of legal counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered by it hereunder in accordance therewith. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Security Agreement or any of the other Security Documents (i) if such action would, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent (which may be based on the opinion of legal counsel), be contrary to applicable law or any of the Security Documents, (ii) if such action is not provided for in this Security Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, (iii) if, in connection with the taking of any such action hereunder that would constitute an exercise of remedies hereunder or under any duty of carethe Indenture it shall not first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all risk of nonpayment, disclosureliability and expense that may be incurred by it, its agents or its counsel by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, or fidelity(iv) if, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Security Agreement, in connection with the taking of any such action that would constitute a payment due under any agreement or document, it shall not first have received from the Holders or the Grantors funds equal to the amount payable. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or to continue exercisingin refraining from acting, under this Security Agreement or any of the rights, authoritiesother Security Documents in accordance with a request of the requisite percentage of Holders, and powers granted such request and any action taken or available failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the other Holders and the Trustee. (k) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have actual, constructive, direct or indirect knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default unless and until the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document has received a written notice or a certificate from the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed Grantors stating that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the a Default has occurred. The Collateral Agent shall have no other duty obligation whatsoever either prior to or liability whatsoever after receiving such notice or certificate to the Administrative Agent inquire whether a Default has in fact occurred and shall be entitled to rely conclusively, and shall be fully protected in so relying, on any notice or any Lender as certificate so furnished to any of the foregoing. (h) it. No provision of this Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any Collateral Document the Indenture shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (under this Security Agreement or the Administrative Agent in Indenture or the case exercise of the Collateral Agent) any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability including an advance of moneys necessary to perform work or to take the action requested is not reasonably assured to it, the Collateral Agent may decline to act unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it in its sole discretion, including an advance of moneys necessary to take the action requested. The Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation or duty to take any action under this Security Agreement or any other Security Documents or the Indenture or otherwise if taking such action (i) would subject the Collateral Agent to a tax in any jurisdiction where it is not then subject to a tax or (ii) would require the Collateral Agent to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified. (il) Any corporation into which the Collateral Agent may be merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, shall become a Collateral Agent under this Security Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto except for written notice to the other parties hereto. (m) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the may resign as Collateral Agent was grossly negligent at any time upon written notice to the Holders, Trustee and the Grantors and may be removed at any time with or without cause by holders of a majority in ascertaining principal amount of Notes, with any such resignation or removal to become effective only upon the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselunder this Section. The grant of permissive rights or powers to If the Collateral Agent shall not provide notice of its resignation or be construed to impose duties to act. removed as Collateral Agent, then a majority in principal amount of Notes shall (j) Neither and if no such successor shall have been appointed within 45 days of the Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal, the Collateral Agent nor may) appoint a successor Collateral Agent which successor agent shall, in the Administrative case of any appointment by the Collateral Agent, be reasonably acceptable to the majority in principal amount of Notes, and the former Collateral Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays terminated, without any other or failures further act or deed on the part of such former Collateral Agent (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlpossession to the successor Collateral Agent and shall execute and deliver to the successor Collateral Agent such instruments of assignment and transfer and other similar documents as such successor Collateral Agent shall deem necessary or advisable (at the joint and several expense of the Grantors). Such acts After any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as Collateral Agent, the provisions of this Security Agreement shall include but inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent. In the event that a successor Collateral Agent is not be limited to acts appointed within the time period specified in this Section following the provision of Goda notice of resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor or any other Secured Party may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for the Administrative appointment of a successor Collateral Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed at the joint and several expense of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionGrantors).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement (Cenveo, Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Note, hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent other Collateral Documents and the Issuer directs and authorizes and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements and the other Collateral Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements and each Collateral Document, together as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 1508. The provisions of this Section 12.11 1508 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and/or the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Collateral Documents, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender Trustee or any GuarantorHolder or any Grantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Collateral Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, Without limiting the generality of the foregoing the Collateral Agent shall have hereby undertakes, and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which each of the Holders by acceptance of the Notes and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Note authorize the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take to: (i) hold and administer, or assert under this Agreementas the case may be authorize and appoint, on behalf of and for the Collateral Documents benefit of the Holders and beneficial owners of an interest in the Notes, any other person in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreements, any non-accessory Collateral (nicht-akzessorische Sicherheit) governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the benefit of the Holders and beneficial owners of an interest in the Notes; (ii) hold and administer any accessory Collateral (akzessorische Sicherheit) governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) in the name and on behalf of the Holders and beneficial owners of an interest in the Notes; (iii) accept, enter into and execute, as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any pledge or other creation of any accessory security right (akzessorische Sicherheit) granted in favor of any Holder under German law in connection with the Notes and to agree to and execute in its name and on its behalf as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any amendments, confirmations and/or alterations to any Collateral Document governed by German law which creates a pledge or any other accessory security right (akzessorische Sicherheit) including the exercise release or confirmation of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersrelease of such Collateral. (b) None The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the other Collateral Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) Neither the Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the other transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Collateral Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreements or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Collateral Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this Agreement, Indenture or the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of Neither the Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or the other Collateral Documents or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled (in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct) to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Collateral DocumentsDocument, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under or the other Collateral Documents unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected from claims by any Holders in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements or the other Collateral Documents in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Holders or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article Six or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 1508). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent notice of resignation), the Issuer shall have appoint a successor collateral agent. If no obligation whatsoever successor collateral agent is appointed by the Issuer pursuant to the Administrative Agent or any preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, resignation (as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 1508 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 607) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlunder this Indenture. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither If the Collateral Agent nor consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the Administrative Agent shall successor corporation without any further act will be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionsuccessor Collateral Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Weatherford International PLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuers and the Guarantors hereby appoint Regions Bank to act as Collateral Agent, and each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and the Lenders hereby designates Notes Guarantees thereof, irrevocably consents and appoints the agrees to such appointment. The Collateral Agent shall have the privileges, powers and immunities as its agent under set forth in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03Security Documents. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture or the other Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuers or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture or the Collateral other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable lawApplicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except The Issuers and the Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral on behalf of and for the benefit of all of the Holders, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents, and the Collateral Agent and the Trustee are hereby directed and authorized by the Holders to execute and deliver the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Security Documents, as expressly applicable. The Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any action taken, or errors in judgment made, in good faith by it or any of its officers, employees or agents, unless it shall have acted with willful misconduct or been grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. (b) In each case that the Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder or under any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise provided in this to act hereunder or under any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. The Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion not be liable with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action Action taken or omitted to be taken by any it in accordance with the direction from the Holders of them under a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes other than its willful misconduct or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by carrying out such direction. If the Collateral Agent under or shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in connection with, this Agreementaggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party Agent shall be entitled to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of refrain from such Action unless and until the Collateral Agent or any shall have received direction from the Holders of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any a majority in aggregate principal amount of the agreements contained inthen outstanding Notes, or conditions of, this Agreement, and the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or Agent shall not incur liability to inspect the properties, books, or records any Person by reason of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesso refraining. (c) The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any Action unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and its Affiliates all liability and expense which may make loans tobe incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such Action. Except as otherwise provided in the Security Documents, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the other Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and Trustee or the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations Holders of a majority in favor aggregate principal amount of the Borrower, then outstanding Notes and such request and any such Guarantor action taken or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent failure to act pursuant thereto shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part binding upon all of the Collateral Agent to advance fundsHolders. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (i) enter into the Collateral Documentssubject to this Section 11.01), (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on subject to the terms as set forth in of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If may resign at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect notice to the Obligations arising underTrustee and the Company, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent may be removed by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementCompany at any time, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over upon thirty days written notice to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists resigns or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or removed under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoIndenture, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent Company shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by appoint a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselsuccessor collateral agent. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.If no

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Summit Midstream Partners, LP)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent U.S. Bank National Association shall initially act as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the authorized to appoint co-Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” Agents as necessary in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting partiesits sole discretion. Except as expressly otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under herein or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, neither the Collateral Documents Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Intercreditor Agreements, Notes Collateral or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Notes Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Notes Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct or gross negligence (as determined by a final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction). The Collateral Agent is not a fiduciary for the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Trustee or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s AffiliatesHolders. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (db) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (c) If the Issuer or Guarantors Incur any obligations in respect of any First Priority Lien Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement with respect thereto is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing intercreditor agreement is concurrently retired, the Issuer shall deliver to the Collateral Agent an Officers’ Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the First Priority Lien Obligations so Incurred, and the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall (and are hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein and perform and observe their obligations thereunder. (d) The Collateral Agent shall act pursuant to the instructions of the Holders and the Trustee with respect to the Security Documents and the Notes Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Security Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the requisite Holders or the Trustee, as applicable. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee, unless specifically requested a Holder or the Issuer referring to do so by the Required Lendersthis Indenture, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateraldefault”. If at any time or times the Administrative The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Article 11. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements Indenture or any Collateral Security Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative AgentTrustee) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders Holders (or the Administrative Agent Trustee in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (ig) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full entitled to all of the protections, immunities, indemnities, rights and complete authorization privileges of the Trustee set forth in this Indenture, and protection from liability in respect of any action takenall such protections, omitted or suffered by it in good faith immunities, indemnities, rights and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers privileges shall apply to the Collateral Agent shall in its roles under any Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, whether or not be construed to impose duties to actexpressly stated therein. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc)

Collateral Agent. 12.1 Each Purchaser hereby appoints Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. as collateral agent for such Purchaser under this Agreement and all Related Agreements (ain such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) The Administrative Agent and each solely for purposes of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints administering the Collateral Agent as its agent and enforcing the terms of (and exercising remedies) under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor all Related Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders for no other purpose whatsoever. Each Purchaser hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Related Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties hereunder and thereunder as are expressly specifically delegated to or required of the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents hereof and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with thereof and such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as no duties or responsibilities except those expressly provided set forth in Section 12.03this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Agent any obligations except as expressly set forth herein. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder have, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or it be deemed to have have, any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any GuarantorPurchaser, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Related Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to . 12.2 Each Purchaser holds harmless the Collateral Agent is not intended for any costs, expenses, liability, damage, claim or losses in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Related Agreements except to connote any fiduciary the extent such cost, expense, liability, damage, claim or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, loss arises from the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising Agent’s gross negligence or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the willful misconduct. 12.3 The Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert may execute any of its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Note or any other Related Agreement by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to by the Administrative Agent advice of counsel and the Lenders. (b) None of the other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Securities Purchase Agreement (Bio Key International Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Trustee shall act as Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral Documents or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Collateral Agent's interest in the Collateral and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes shall not impose any duty upon the Collateral Agent to take exercise any such action on its behalf under powers. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the provisions exercise of this Agreementsuch powers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to neither the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreementits officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsdirectors, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties employees or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities agents shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable responsible for any action taken act or omitted failure to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement) (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements therein and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and (including, without limitation, the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement). (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Issuers (and shall not be obliged to)i) incur Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and shall not instruct (ii) deliver to the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested an Officers' Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent to do so by enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any holders of the Collateral. Indebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein, and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (d) If (i) the Issuers at any time incur any Indebtedness constituting Other Second-Lien Obligations, (ii) the indenture or times agreement governing such Indebtedness provides that, notwithstanding the Administrative date, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent shall receive under the Security Documents (ithe "Liens Securing Note Obligations") by payment, foreclosure, setor granted to the holders of Other Second-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral Lien Obligations or any payments with respect agent or representative for the holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations (the "Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations"), the Liens Securing Note Obligations and the Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations shall be of equal dignity, priority and rank, (iii) the Issuers deliver to the Collateral Agent an Officer's Certificate so stating and requesting that the Collateral Agent assign or transfer the Liens Securing Note Obligations arising underto a Common Collateral Agent identified therein and (iv) the Issuers deliver to the Collateral Agent and the Common Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel stating that, or relating toin the opinion of such counsel, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Common Collateral Agent from is empowered and obligated (on substantially the terms applicable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Indenture Documents, including, without limitation, the Intercreditor Agreement) to hold the Liens Securing Note Obligations and all Liens Securing Other-Second Lien Obligations and all proceeds of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from all such Liens for the Collateral Agent in excess equal and ratable benefit of the amount required holders of all Obligations secured thereby and further confirming as to be paid all such Liens each of the matters referred to in Section 10.02(b)(1), giving effect to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIassignment or transfer requested in such Officer's Certificate, then (A) the Administrative Agent Liens Securing Note Obligations shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agentbe of equal dignity, in kind, priority and rank with all such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations and (fB) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty assign or liability whatsoever transfer the Liens Securing Note Obligations to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Common Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability as requested in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itOfficer's Certificate. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Foamex Capital Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders AMH hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent Agent, and each other Indemnified AMH Party by accepting the benefits of this Agreement is hereby deemed to have appointed the Collateral Agent, in each case to act as its collateral agent for the purpose of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on the Collateral granted hereunder to secure any of the Obligations and exercising any and all rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each in respect of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsCollateral, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 12.11 7.12 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of Secured Parties and neither the Lenders, the Borrower Pledgor nor any of the Guarantors other Person shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary to any of such provisions. The Collateral Agent shall make demands, give notices, exercise or refrain from exercising any rights and take or refrain from taking any action (including the exercise of any rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral) under this Agreement. Only the Collateral Agent may take any and all actions with respect to the Collateral and exercise any and all rights and remedies under this Agreement and none of the provisions contained herein other than Secured Parties individually shall take any such action. The Collateral Agent may resign at any time upon 30 days’ prior written notice and AMH shall have the right at such time to nominate a successor collateral agent to serve as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in “Collateral Agent” under this Agreement, the . The Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to any Secured Party as a result of any release of Collateral by it as permitted by this Section 7.12. (a) The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent have shall not: (i) be subject to any fiduciary or be deemed to other implied duties, except as provided in Section 7.12(d) below, regardless of whether a Remedies Event has occurred and is continuing; (ii) have any fiduciary relationship duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or that the Collateral Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by AMH; and (iii) except as expressly set forth herein, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to Pledgor or any of its affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the person serving as the Collateral Agent or any of its affiliates in any capacity. (b) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable to the Secured Parties for any action taken or not taken by it (x) with the Administrative Agentconsent or at the request of AMH on behalf of all the Secured Parties or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (c) The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible to the Secured Parties for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, any Lender warranty or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations representation made in or liabilities shall be read into in connection with this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and Transaction Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreements, (ii) the Intercreditor Agreements contents of any certificate, report or otherwise exist against other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Remedies Event, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentenceforegoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection legal counsel, independent accountants and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability other experts selected by it in respect of matters relating to this Agreement, and shall be fully protected and justified in any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and inaction which is taken in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant Persons; provided that this sentence shall not apply if the selection of permissive rights such Persons by the Collateral Agent was based on gross negligence, willful misconduct or powers fraud. (d) In the case of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relating to the Pledgor, the Collateral and this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall not be construed entitled and empowered by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise to impose duties file and prove a claim and to actundertake any other action it shall deem reasonable to undertake or it shall be instructed to undertake by AMH. (je) Neither Each of the Indemnified AMH Parties by accepting the rights and benefits of this Agreement and the Collateral shall indemnify the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Collateral Agent’s affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees and advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates (the “Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays Indemnitees”) against, and hold each Collateral Agent Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) incurred by any Collateral Agent Indemnitee or failures asserted against such Collateral Agent Indemnitee by any third party or by the Pledgor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither by the Collateral Agent nor hereto of its respective obligations hereunder or the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed consummation of the likelihood thereof transactions contemplated hereby and regardless the administration of this Agreement and the Collateral and any other action undertaken by the Collateral Agent under this Agreement on behalf of the form Secured Parties or (ii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of actionthe foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party, the Pledgor or any other Person and whether any Collateral Agent Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided, however that such indemnity shall not, as to any Collateral Agent Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Collateral Agent Indemnitee.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Transaction Agreement (Apollo Global Management LLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each will act on behalf of the Lenders hereby designates Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral, the Security Documents and appoints the other documents associated therewith. The Collateral Agent will have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents in this Article VII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Collateral Agent as its agent under fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” and “Disbursement Agent,” as used in this AgreementArticle VII, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes included the Collateral Agent with respect to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents acts or omissions and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties (ii) as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise additionally provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion Financing Agreement with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (fb) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent Each Lender hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent, on behalf of and for the purpose benefit of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets whichSecured Parties, to be its agent and representative with respect to the Collateral and the Security Documents, including the allocation and disposition of Collateral in accordance with Article 9 Section 2.6. Without further consent or authorization from any Lender (unless required pursuant to Section 8.5), the Collateral Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary or advisable, in connection with a sale or disposition of assets permitted by this Financing Agreement, to release any Lien encumbering any of the Uniform Commercial Code can Collateral that is the subject of such sale or other disposition of assets or to which the Majority Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be perfected only by possession. Should required to give consent under Section 8.5) have otherwise consented. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the Administrative Agent obtain possession contrary contained in any of any such Collateralthe Financing Documents, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereofAgent, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral , the LC Fronting Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender will have the right individually to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or realize upon any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor AgreementsCollateral, it being understood and agreed that in respect all powers, rights and remedies under this Financing Agreement and the other Financing Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of the CollateralLenders in accordance with the terms of this Financing Agreement and such other Financing Documents, and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or any act, omission, or event related theretoprivate sale, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may act in be the purchaser of any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given or all such Collateral at any such sale and the Collateral Agent’s own interest , as an agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Majority Lenders have otherwise agreed in writing) will be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such sale, to use and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to apply any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Obligations as a credit on account of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust purchase price payable by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of at such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actsale. (jd) Neither For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to the disposition and application of Collateral Agent nor to satisfy the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures Obligations under the Financing Documents, each Lender hereby agrees to the allocation of Collateral set forth in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionSection 2.6.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Financing Agreement (Imperium Renewables Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder and, by their acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement; provided, the Collateral Agent shall, after payment in full of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority of the aggregate notional amount (or, with respect to any Hedge Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the amount then due and payable (exclusive of expenses and similar payments but including any early termination payments then due) under such Hedge Agreement) under all Hedge Agreements. In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Section. Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors, and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Grantors and Collateral Agent signed by the Requisite Lenders. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to appoint a successor Collateral Agent with the consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be (x) unreasonably withheld or delayed or (y) required at any time an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as its agent Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, power, privileges and duties of that the retiring or removed Collateral Agent possesses under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder, 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 (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 hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliateshereunder. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Prommis Solutions Holding Corp.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as its agent under this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.10. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.10 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, Holders nor the Borrower nor Issuer or any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in this Section 12.10 and in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral AgentAgent other than as a “representative” as such term is used in Section 9-102(a)(72)(E) of the Uniform Commercial Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIVI, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture or the Security Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without negligence or willful misconduct. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any AgreementIndenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, Issuer or any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Issuer or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall be entitled to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)rely, and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent tobe fully protected in relying, unless specifically requested upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to do so be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the Required Lendersproper Person or Persons, take or cause and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor), including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent be fully justified in failing or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit refusing to take any action hereunder under this or thereunder any other Indenture or the Security Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) action. The Collateral Agent (i) shall not in all cases be liable for any action it takes or omits to take fully protected in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersacting, or for in refraining from acting, under this or any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that other Indenture or the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Security Documents in accordance with a request or consent of the advice Trustee and such request and any action taken or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers failure to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent act pursuant thereto shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed binding upon all of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionHolders.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Merge Healthcare Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Each Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents, and the Administrative Agent Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. In addition, by acceptance of the Notes, each Holder will be deemed to have, (1) irrevocably appointed JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent to act as its collateral agent under the DIP Security Documents and Exit Security Documents, as applicable, and any other relevant documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, and (2) irrevocably authorized the Collateral Agent to (i) perform the duties and exercise the rights, powers, and discretions that are specifically given to it under the DIP Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsExit Security Documents, as applicable, or other documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, together with such powers as are reasonably any other incidental theretorights, power and discretions and (ii) execute each document expressed to be executed by Collateral Agent on its behalf. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.7. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Indenture and the benefit of Security Documents, and the Notes exercise by the Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the The Collateral Agent or may perform any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them duties under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby Security Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (except a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for its own gross the negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate misconduct of any of the foregoingreceiver, contained agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesgood faith and with due care. (c) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and its Affiliates may make loans toshall be fully protected in relying, issue letters of credit for the account ofupon any writing, accept deposits fromresolution, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of bankingnotice, trustconsent, financial advisorycertificate, underwritingaffidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other business with communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the Borrowerproper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any Guarantor other Grantor), independent accountants and their Affiliates as though it was not other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent this Indenture or the Lenders. Nothing herein Security Documents, unless it shall impose first receive such advice or imply any obligation on the part concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture or the Security Documents, in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to advance fundsact pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements[Reserved]. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct deemed to have knowledge or notice of the Collateral Agent tooccurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement a Trust Officer of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to received written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (Trustee or the Administrative Agent) Issuer referring to expend this Indenture, describing such Default or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance Event of any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itdefault. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust requested by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the advice or opinion Holders of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures a majority in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed aggregate principal amount of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionNotes (subject to this Section 12.7).

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Frontier Communications Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Each Investor hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of same rights and powers in its capacity as an Investor as any other Investor and may exercise the Notes same as though it were not the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent and none its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the Administrative Agentforegoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as and powers expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in contemplated by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements(iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent have or be deemed failure to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agentdisclose, any Lender information relating to the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference Subsidiaries that is communicated to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to obtained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by the Company or an Investor (and, promptly after its receipt of any such notice, it shall give each Investor and the Company notice thereof), and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Secured Transaction Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth therein, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness thereof or any other agreement, instrument or other document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Grantor), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Collateral Agent, provided that no such delegation shall serve as a release of the Collateral Agent or waiver by the Company of any rights hereunder. The Collateral Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective affiliates. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub agent and to the affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities acting for the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Investors and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Secured Notes shall have the right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Investor and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Secured Notes, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a bank with an office in Los Angeles, California, or an affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any while it was acting as Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct)Agent. Each Investor acknowledges that it has, or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any of other Investors and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its Affiliates shall be under any obligation own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained inSecured Transaction Documents. Each Investor also acknowledges that it will, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder independently and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, reliance upon the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive any other Investors and based on such documents and information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested from time to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty taking or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent not taking action under or based upon any Secured Transaction Document, any related agreement or any Lender as to any of the foregoingdocument furnished thereunder. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (Loton, Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes, and each beneficial owner of an interest in a Note, hereby designates and appoints the U.S. Bank National Association as Collateral Agent and, in such capacity, as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements Issuer directs and the Administrative Agent authorizes and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, and consents and agrees to the Collateral Documents and terms of the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together each Security Document and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms or the terms of this Indenture. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement and/or the applicable Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement and any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) Neither the Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Collateral Agent or willful misconductsuch Related Persons, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Collateral Agent or willful misconductsuch Related Persons, as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or Security Documents, the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or Security Documents, the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the No Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates their respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, e-mail, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and/or other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. No Collateral Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. Unless otherwise expressly required hereunder or pursuant to any Security Document, the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, the Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such written advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, (iii) bind if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders on Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected from claims by any Holders in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or any other Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and (iv) perform such request and observe its obligations under any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders. (e) The Administrative No Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 10.08). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction (as the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any expense of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative AgentIssuer) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in appoint a successor. Upon the performance of any acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10.08 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.06) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each of agrees that it will hold the Lenders hereby designates and appoints security interests in the Collateral Agent as its agent created under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of which it is a party as contemplated by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely and any and all proceeds thereof, for the benefit of the Notes Secured Parties without limiting the Collateral Agent’s rights, including under this Section 12.02, to act in preservation of the security interest in the Collateral. The Collateral Agent is authorized and none empowered to appoint one or more co-collateral agents as it deems necessary or appropriate; provided, however, that no collateral agent hereunder shall be personally liable by reason of any act or omission of any other collateral agent hereunder. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of the Administrative Collateral in the possession or control of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent will not have any duty as to any other Collateral or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the LendersCollateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and the Borrower nor Collateral Agent will not be liable or responsible for any of loss or diminution in the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary value of any of the provisions contained herein Collateral by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersgood faith. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any AgreementExcept as otherwise expressly set forth herein, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for the validityexistence, genuineness, value or protection of any Collateral, for the legality, enforceability, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral or the Collateral Documents has have been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency or protection of any Lien, for insuring or maintaining insurance on the genuinenessCollateral including without limitation not being responsible for payment of any insurance premiums, validityTaxes, marketability charges or sufficiency thereof assessments upon the Collateral or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available otherwise as to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect maintenance of the Collateral, or for any act, omissiondefect or deficiency as to any such matters, or event related theretofor any failure to demand, collect, foreclose or realize upon or otherwise enforce any of the Liens or Collateral Documents or any delay in doing so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Collateral Document, neither the Trustee nor the Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be responsible or liable for making any filings or recordings to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien in the Collateral, including without limitation, the filing of any UCC financing statements, continuation statements, Mortgages or any filings with respect to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or U.S. Copyright Office. (c) The Collateral Agent will be subject to such directions as may be given to it by the Trustee or the Required Holders from time to time (as required or permitted by this Indenture). Except as directed by the Trustee or the Required Holders as required or permitted by this Indenture or as required or permitted by the Collateral Documents and any other representatives, the Collateral Agent will not be obligated: (A) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any Person; (B) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Lien created under the Collateral Documents; or (C) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Liens, Collateral Documents or Collateral. (d) The Collateral Agent will be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the enforcement of the Liens or Collateral Documents. The Collateral Agent shall apply the net proceeds of any action taken by it pursuant to and in accordance with Section 6.10 of this Indenture. (e) In acting as Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon and enforce each and all of the rights, privileges, powers, immunities, indemnities and benefits of the Trustee under Article VII; provided that any references in such Article VII to “Trustee” shall be references to “Collateral Agent.” Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, any Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the security interest of the Collateral Agent’s own interest Agent in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith actions taken by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral (f) At all times when the Trustee is not itself the Collateral Agent, the Parent Issuer will deliver to impose duties the Trustee copies of all Collateral Documents delivered to actthe Collateral Agent and copies of all documents delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents. (jg) Neither In all respects subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any other limitations set forth herein and the other Note Documents, the Issuers and each Guarantor will, and each Guarantor will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all such acts and things as may be reasonably necessary or proper, or as may be required by the provisions of the Collateral Documents, to assure and confirm that the Collateral Agent nor holds, for the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts benefit of Godthe Trustee and the Holders, strikesduly created, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither enforceable and perfected second priority Liens as contemplated hereby and by the Collateral Agent nor Documents, so as to render the Administrative Agent shall be liable same available for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed the security and benefit of the likelihood thereof Secured Obligations secured thereby, according to the intent and regardless purposes herein expressed. In all respects subject to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and any other limitations set forth herein and the other Note Documents, the Issuers and each Guarantor will take, and each Guarantor will cause its Subsidiaries to take, any and all actions reasonably required to cause the Collateral Documents to create and maintain, as security for the Secured Obligations of the form Issuers hereunder, a valid and enforceable perfected second priority Lien in and on all the Collateral ranking in right and priority of actionpayment as set forth in this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement and subject to no other Liens other than as permitted by the terms of this Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Option Care Health, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party other than the Collateral Agent, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, for the benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Grantors, and the Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Grantors and Collateral Agent signed by the Requisite Lenders. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, the Requisite Lenders shall have the right (subject to the consent of the Administrative Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld) so long as its agent no Event of Default has occurred and be continuing or would have been continuing but for a forbearance agreement or waiver that is not permanent being in effect), upon five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder, 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 (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 hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliateshereunder. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Second Lien Pledge and Security Agreement (Vonage Holdings Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent Trustee shall initially act as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the authorized to appoint co-Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” Agents as necessary in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting partiesits sole discretion. Except as expressly otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under herein or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, neither the Collateral Documents Agent nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Intercreditor Agreements, Collateral or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents gross negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Issuers (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any i) Incur First-Priority Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If Obligations at any time when no intercreditor agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setat any time when Indebtedness constituting First-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect Priority Lien Obligations entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral delivers to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien an Officers’ Certificate so stating and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to requesting the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or enter into an intercreditor agreement (on substantially the same terms as the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that Agreement in respect effect on the Acquisition Date) in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoFirst-Priority Lien Obligations so Incurred, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such intercreditor agreement, bind the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to Holders on the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of terms set forth therein and perform and observe its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actobligations thereunder. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Borden Chemical Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Security Documents and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly required, permitted or delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 11.07. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.07 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, Holders nor the Borrower nor Company or any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Notwithstanding Not- withstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is shall not intended be construed to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the The Collateral Agent may and, upon direction from the Trustee or the requisite Holders as provided hereunder or under a Security Document, shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising exercise or refraining refrain from exercising any such discretionary rights rights, or taking take or refraining refrain from taking any such actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIISix, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the bad faith, negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection was made with due care. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this Indenture or any Agreementindenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture or any other indenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or any other indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, Company or any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or any other indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Company or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent (i) enter into shall have received written notice from the Collateral DocumentsTrustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default” or (ii) enter into a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge of the Intercreditor Agreements, occurrence of such Default or Event of Default. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article Six (iiisubject to this Section 11.07) bind or the Lenders on the terms Holders as set forth provided in the Collateral Documents Security Documents; provided, however, that unless and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under until the Collateral Documents and Agent has received any such request, the Intercreditor AgreementsCollateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct A resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by and appointment of a successor Collateral Agent shall become effective only upon the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under successor Collateral Agent’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the CollateralSection 11.07(e). If The Collateral Agent may resign in writing at any time by so notifying the Company, the Trustee and each trustee, agent or times representative of holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations at least 30 days prior to the Administrative proposed date of resignation. The Company may remove the Collateral Agent shall receive if: (i) by paymentthe Collateral Agent is removed as Trustee under this Indenture; (ii) the Collateral Agent (x) fails to meet the requirements for being a Trustee under Section 7.10 (prior to the discharge or defeasance of this Indenture) and (y) following the discharge or defeasance of this Indenture, foreclosurefails to meet the requirements for being the trustee, set-off agent or otherwise, representative of holders of any proceeds of extant Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations; (iii) the Collateral Agent is adjudged a bankrupt or any payments an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Obligations arising under, Collateral Agent under any Bankruptcy Law; (iv) a custodian or relating to, this Agreement, except public officer takes charge of the Collateral Agent or its property; or (v) the Collateral Agent becomes incapable of acting. If the Collateral Agent resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Collateral Agent for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Collateral Agent which complies with the eligibility requirements contained in this Indenture and each indenture, credit agreement or other agreements which any Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (other than Additional Notes) are incurred. If a successor Collateral Agent does not take office within 10 days after the retiring Collateral Agent resigns or is removed, the retiring Collateral Agent, the Company or the holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding principal amount of (x) the Notes (other than any Additional Notes except to the extent constituting Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations) and (y) Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations (to the extent the trustee, agent or representative of holders of such proceeds Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations executed a joinder to the Security Agreement) may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent. A successor Collateral Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Collateral Agent and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or payments received removal of the retiring Collateral Agent shall become effective, and the successor Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, powers and the duties of the Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents. The successor Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of its succession to the Trustee and each trustee, agent or representative of holders of Permitted Additional Pari Passu Obligations. The retiring Collateral Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Collateral Agent to the Administrative successor Collateral Agent, provided that all sums owing to the Collateral Agent from hereunder have been paid. Notwithstanding replacement of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.07(e), the terms Company’s obligations under this Section 11.07 and Section 11.12 shall continue for the benefit of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the retiring Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent in excess resigns or is removed, such resignation or removal will not constitute a resignation or removal of the amount required to be paid to Trustee hereunder (unless the Administrative Agent Trustee resigns or is otherwise removed pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentSection 7.08). (f) The Administrative Trustee shall initially act as Collateral Agent is each Lender’s agent for and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets whichSecurity Documents, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify neither the Collateral Agent thereofnor any of its officers, anddirectors, promptly employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest exercise of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authoritiessuch powers, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable responsible for any indirectact or failure to act hereunder, special except for its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionbad faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Exide Technologies)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 10.06. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.06 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Issuers or Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0310.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, any Issuer or any GuarantorSubsidiary of the Company, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIISix, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent Trustee and the LendersHolders. (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or Agent, nor any of its Affiliates respective related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower any Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingrelated Person thereof, contained in this or any AgreementIndenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreementor any other Indenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreementor any other Indenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrowerany Issuer, any Guarantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreementor any other Indenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Issuer or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (cd) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, or telephone message, statement, or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Issuer or Guarantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this or any other Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with a request or consent of the Trustee and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or an Issuer or Guarantor referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article Six (subject to this Section 10.06); provided, however, that unless and until the Collateral Agent has received any such request, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable. (f) U.S. Bank National Association and its respective Affiliates (and any successor Collateral Agent and its affiliates) may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Issuer or Guarantor and their its Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the U.S. Bank National Association or its respective Affiliates (and any successor Collateral Agent or and its Affiliates affiliates) may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Issuer or Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Issuer, Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the U.S. Bank National Association (or any successor Collateral Agent Agent) to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Norcraft Holdings, L.P.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 11.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel of its selection concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Security Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement unless it shall first have received indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Whenever reference is made in this Agreement, the Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (iiior not to be) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in suffered or omitted by the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (ivor not to be made) perform and observe its obligations under by the Collateral Documents Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any such action under this Agreement if it shall not have received such advice or concurrence of the Trustee, acting at the direction of the required Holders of the Notes (acting in accordance with the Indenture and other transaction documents, with such direction to be binding upon all of the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders), as it deems appropriate. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to and will not entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaim, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 11.08). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor, at the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any expense of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, Issuer. Upon the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 11.08 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.7) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

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Sources: Indenture (Scientific Games Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the Trustee’s and the Holders’ Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and in its agent under this Agreement, capacity as mortgagee and security trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents Rig Mortgages, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Company, any Collateral Grantor or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, including the exercise of remedies pursuant as applicable, to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Collateral Documents such Security Documents, including entering into amendments, supplements and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so other modifications permitted by the Required Lendersterms of this Indenture or the Security Documents. Each Holder, take or cause by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant have consented and agreed to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Indenture. Each of the Holders by acquiring the Securities is hereby deemed to have directed the Trustee to appoint the Collateral Agent in excess as its mortgagee and security trustee and, for purposes of Swiss law, as agent, to receive, hold, administer and enforce the Collateral Rig Mortgages covering the Collateral Rigs, as contemplated under this Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the amount required foregoing, in relation to Swiss law-governed Security Documents (the “Swiss Security Documents”), each present and future Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to have consented and agreed that: (a) the Collateral Agent holds: (A) any security created or evidenced or expressed to be paid to the Administrative Agent created or evidenced under or pursuant to Article VIIIa Swiss Security Document by way of a security assignment (Sicherungsabtretung) or transfer for security purposes (Sicherungsübereignung) or any other non-accessory (nicht akzessorische) security and (B) any proceeds and other benefits of such security, as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the Administrative account of all relevant Holders which have the benefit ​ ​ of such security in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and each present and future Holder hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent shall promptly turn enters into any such Swiss Security Document as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the same over account of all relevant Holders; and (b) it authorizes the Collateral Agent: (A) to (a) accept and execute as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any Swiss law pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to a Swiss Security Document for the benefit of such Holder and (b) hold, administer and, if necessary, enforce any such security as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) on behalf of each relevant Holder which has the benefit of such security; (B) to agree as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) to amendments and alterations to any Swiss Security Document which creates or evidences or expressed to create or evidence a pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security; (C) to effect as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any release of a security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under a Swiss Security Document in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and (D) to exercise as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) such other rights granted to the Collateral AgentAgent under this Indenture and under the relevant Swiss Security Document. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in kindfact such a Default is received by the Collateral Agent at the address specified in Section 14.01, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such endorsements Default or Event of Default as may be required to negotiate requested by the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, Trustee in accordance with Article 9 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionSecurities (subject to this Section 12.05). Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation and makes no representation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders as to assure the existence, genuineness, value or protection of the Collateral or the sufficiency of any Security Documents, or that the Collateral exists or is owned by any of the Borrower or any Guarantor Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, to record any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or be responsible for perfection or maintaining the Administrative Agent perfection of the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts Each of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Agent Trustee, each in its capacity as such, shall not be liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Collateral Grantor to maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any indirect, special loss due to the insufficiency of such insurance or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed by reason of the likelihood thereof and regardless failure of any insurer to pay the form full amount of actionany loss against which it may have insured to the Company or any Collateral Grantor, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person. The provisions of Article 7, mutatis mutandis, shall apply to the Collateral Agent.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Transocean Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement; provided, the Collateral Agent shall, after payment in full of all Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, exercise, or refrain from exercising, any remedies provided for herein in accordance with the instructions of the holders of a majority of the aggregate notional amount (or, with respect to any Hedge Agreement that has been terminated in accordance with its terms, the amount then due and payable (exclusive of expenses and similar payments but including any early termination payments then due) under such Hedge Agreement) under all Hedge Agreements (Requisite Lenders or, if applicable, such holders being referred to herein as “Requisite Obligees”). In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its agent acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section. The Collateral Agent shall at all times be the same Person that is Administrative Agent under the Credit Agreement. Written notice of resignation by Administrative Agent pursuant to terms of the Credit Agreement shall also constitute notice of resignation as the Collateral Agent under this Agreement; removal of Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement shall also constitute removal as the Collateral Agent under this Agreement; and appointment of a successor Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement shall also constitute appointment of a successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent under the terms of the Credit Agreement by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereby also be deemed the successor Collateral Agent and such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder, 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 (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 hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliateshereunder. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Vca Antech Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of Each Secured Party hereby appoints ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP (the Lenders hereby designates and appoints “Collateral Agent”) as the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent hereunder and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and perform such duties the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents under such agreements and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Without limiting the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of this Section 12.11 are solely the documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party relating to security for the benefit obligations under the Notes, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under such Transaction Documents and, in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of Transaction Documents, to act as agent for the Administrative Agent, Secured Parties under such Transaction Documents. (b) As to any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as matters not expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in for by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother document relating thereto (including enforcement or collection), the Collateral Agent shall not have be required to exercise any duties discretion or responsibilities hereunder nor take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Secured Parties, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Secured Parties; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent have shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Collateral Agent in good faith believes exposes it to personal liability unless the Collateral Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Secured Parties with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Collateral Agent agrees to give to each Secured Party prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. If the Collateral Agent receives conflicting instructions from the Secured Parties it will not be required to act until it receives instructions from the Secured Parties holding a majority of the Notes (calculated in dollar amounts rather than noteholders). (c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the Transaction Documents and the other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, the Collateral Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Secured Parties and its duties are entirely administrative in nature. The Collateral Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any fiduciary relationship with obligation other than as expressly set forth herein, in the Administrative Agent, Transaction Documents and any Lender other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith related hereto or any Guarantorother relationship as the agent, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations fiduciary or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements trustee of or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality for any Secured Party or holder of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in any other obligation under this Agreement with reference to or the Notes. The Collateral Agent is not intended to connote may perform any fiduciary of its duties under any Transaction Document by or other implied (through its agents or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersemployees. (bd) None of the Collateral Agent Agent, any of its affiliates or any of its Affiliates their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of it, him, her or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other Transaction Documents, except for its its, his, her or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (e) Each Secured Party acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or under or any other Secured Party conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any issuance of the Administrative Securities. Each Secured Party also acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any Lender for any recitalother Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, statementcontinue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents. For avoidance of doubt, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by each Secured Party represents that it has had no contact with the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Collateral Agent; that the Collateral Agent has had no role in the negotiation or preparation of the Transaction Documents and was contacted after such negotiations and documents were finalized for the purpose of serving solely in the administrative role of Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, . (f) Each Secured Party agrees to indemnify the Collateral Documents Agent and each of its affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), from any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including fees, expenses and disbursements of financial and legal advisors) of any kind or the Intercreditor Agreementsnature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or the validityasserted against, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors in any obligation way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Administrative Agent other Transaction Documents or any Lender to ascertain action taken or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not omitted by the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantordocument related thereto; provided, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingshowever, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent that no Secured Party shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except be liable for any portion of such proceeds liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or payments received by the Administrative Agent disbursements resulting from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver or such Collateral to the Collateral Agent Affiliate’s gross negligence or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionswillful misconduct. (g) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Secured Parties and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Secured Parties shall have no obligation whatsoever the right to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the appoint a successor Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the . If no successor Collateral Agent shall have no been so appointed by the Secured Parties, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent, selected from among the Secured Parties. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any other duty documents required to be executed or liability whatsoever delivered in connection therewith. Prior to any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the Administrative successor Collateral Agent or any Lender its rights as Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents. After such resignation, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to have the benefit of this Agreement as to any of actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the foregoingTransaction Documents and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or Each Secured Party agrees that any Collateral Document shall require action taken by the Collateral Agent (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or of the other document relating thereto, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Secured Parties of the Collateral Agent) if it powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment be authorized and binding upon all of such funds is not assured to itthe Secured Parties. (i) The Each of the Secured Parties hereby directs, in accordance with the terms hereof, the Collateral Agent to release (or in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against any of the following: (i) all of the Collateral upon payment and satisfaction in full of all obligations under the Notes and all other obligations under the Transaction Documents that the Collateral Agent has been notified in writing are then due and payable; (ii) any assets that are subject to a Lien permitted by Section 3.2); and (iii) any part of the Collateral sold or disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary if such sale or disposition is permitted by this Agreement and the Notes (or permitted pursuant to a waiver or consent of a transaction otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and the Notes). Each of the Secured Parties hereby directs the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver or file such termination and partial release statements and do such other things as are necessary to release Liens to be released pursuant to this Section 7.14 promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release. (j) The contact information for the Collateral Agent is: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇. The fax number (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. The telephone number is (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. (k) The Collateral Agent: (i) shall not be responsible in any manner for the validity, correctness or sufficiency of any document or instrument received by or made available to it, in its capacity as Collateral Agent hereunder. (ii) shall be entitled to act upon any written certificate, statement, notice, demand, request, consent, agreement or other instrument whatever, not only in reliance upon its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the accuracy and completeness of any information therein contained, which the Collateral Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by any authorized person. (iii) shall be entitled to request and receive from any party hereto such documents in addition to those provided for herein as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary to resolve any questions of fact involved in the administration of its duties hereunder. (iv) may, at the expense of the remaining parties, consult independent counsel of its choice in respect to any question relating to its duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any action it takes taken or omits to take omitted in good faith which it reasonably believes on advice of such counsel. (v) shall be under no obligation to be authorized advance any monetary sum in connection with the maintenance or within its rights administration of this Agreement, to institute or powersdefend any action, suit or legal proceeding in connection herewith, or for to take any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that other action likely to involve the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining expense, unless first indemnified by the pertinent facts, remaining parties to the Collateral Agent’s satisfaction. (iivi) shall not be liable for interest on bound by any money received amendment to this Agreement or by any other such amendment or agreement unless the same shall have been executed by the Collateral Agent. (vii) shall have only such duties and responsibilities as are expressly set forth in this Agreement in the performance of its obligations hereunder. (viii) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the remaining parties against any and all liabilities incurred by it hereunder (including all costs, expenses and fees incurred in defending any legal action or administrative proceeding or in resisting any claim), except for those resulting from its own willful misconduct or gross negligence. (ix) may, if it becomes uncertain concerning its rights and responsibilities with respect to its duties or if it receives instructions with respect to the Collateral that it believes to be in conflict with this Agreement or is advised that a dispute has arisen with respect to its duties under this Agreement, without liability, refrain from taking any action until it is directed otherwise in a writing signed by all of the Secured Parties or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent is not obligated to institute or defend any legal proceedings, although it may, in its sole discretion and at the remaining parties’ expense, institute or defend such proceedings (including proceedings seeking a declaratory judgment) and join interested parties. (x) The Collateral Agent will be paid a fee of $3,000 for its agreement to serve as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with Agent. This fee is payable upon the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel execution of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actthis Agreement. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (Datalogic International Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Subordination Agreement and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.3. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Note Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer a Collateral Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingCollateral Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Note Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Collateral Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunderthereunder or for the value or sufficiency of any Collateral. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Collateral Grantor or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Indenture (Frontier Communications Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent shall have all the rights (including indemnification rights), powers, benefits, privileges, protections, indemnities and each immunities provided in the Note Security Documents and, additionally, shall have all the rights (including indemnification rights), benefits, privileges, protections, indemnities and immunities in its dealings under the Note Security Documents as are provided to the Trustee under this Indenture, including, but not limited to, Article 7, and under applicable law, all of which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis. (a) Except as required or permitted by the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Note Security Documents, the Holders, by accepting a Note, acknowledge that the Collateral Agent will not be obligated: (i) to act upon directions purported to be delivered to it by any Person, except in accordance with the Note Security Documents; (ii) to foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any Lien granted pursuant to the Note Security Documents; or (iii) to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any or all of the Note Security Documents (including any Lien granted thereunder) or Collateral. (b) Each Holder, by accepting a Note, consents and agrees to the terms of the Note Security Documents (including the provisions providing for the possession, use, release and foreclosure of Collateral) and any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement as its agent under the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and this Indenture and any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements authorizes and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes directs the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under enter into the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Note Security Documents and the any Permitted Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to perform its obligations and exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to its rights thereunder in accordance therewith. For the Collateral Agent by the terms avoidance of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsdoubt, the Collateral Agent shall will have no discretion under this Indenture or the Note Security Documents and will not have be required to make or give any duties determination, consent, approval, request or responsibilities hereunder nor shall direction without the written direction of the Majority Holders, or the Trustee, as applicable. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may (but will not be obligated to) direct the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship in connection with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken required or not taken shall be deemed consented to permitted by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersthis Indenture. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall will (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or under or in connection with any Collateral Note Security Document or the any Permitted Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor or Affiliate of any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingOfficer thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Note Security Documents or any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Note Security Documents or the any Permitted Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Note Security Documents or the any Permitted Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Note Security Documents or the any Permitted Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None . (d) Other than in connection with a release of Collateral permitted under Section 17.04, in each case that the Collateral Agent may or is required hereunder to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Majority Holders. The Collateral Agent will not be liable with respect to any Action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with the direction from the Majority Holders. If the Collateral Agent requests direction from the Majority Holders, with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent will be entitled to refrain from such Action until the Collateral Agent will have received direction from the Majority Holders, and the Collateral Agent will not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. (e) Neither the Trustee in any of its Affiliates shall capacities hereunder nor the Collateral Agent will be under any obligation to responsible for the Administrative Agent existence, genuineness or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance value of any of the agreements contained inCollateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or conditions ofenforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, this Agreementwhether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral Documents or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records validity of the Borrowertitle of any grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Trustee in any Guarantor of its capacities hereunder and Collateral Agent hereby disclaim any representation or warranty to the present and future Holders of Notes concerning the perfection of the liens granted hereunder or in the value of any Guarantor’s Affiliatesof the Collateral. (cf) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for In the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not event that the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or consent take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the Administrative benefit of another, which in the Collateral Agent. The Administrative ’s sole discretion may cause the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to be considered an “owner or operator” under any environmental laws or otherwise cause the Collateral Agent and to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state, provincial or local law or expose the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant Collateral Agent to such activitiesreputational harm, the Collateral Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding to arrange for the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor transfer of the Borrowertitle or control of the asset, at the expense of the Company, to a court appointed receiver, or to take any such Guarantor other actions that would prevent the Collateral Agent from attracting liability or such Affiliate) exposing it to reputational harm. The parties hereto and acknowledge the Holders hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall not assume, be responsible for or otherwise be obligated for any liabilities, claims, causes of action, suits, losses, allegations, requests, demands, penalties, fines, settlements, damages (including foreseeable and unforeseeable), judgments, expenses and costs (including but not limited to, any remediation, corrective action, response, removal or remedial action, or investigation, operations and maintenance or monitoring costs, for personal injury or property damages, real or personal) of any kind whatsoever, pursuant to any environmental law as a result of this Indenture, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, the Note Security Documents or any actions taken pursuant hereto or thereto and will not be liable to any Person for any environmental claims or any environmental liabilities or contribution actions under any obligation federal, state, provincial or local law, rule or regulation, including any Environmental Laws, by reason of the Collateral Agent’s actions, omissions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to provide such information any kind of discharge, release, leak, spill, migration, emission or deposit, or threatened discharge, release, leak, spill, migration, emission or deposit, of any hazardous materials into the environment. Further, the parties hereto and the Holders hereby agree and acknowledge that in the exercise of its rights under this Indenture, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement and the Note Security Documents, the Collateral Agent may hold or obtain indicia of ownership primarily to protect the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part security interest of the Collateral Agent to advance fundsin the Collateral and that any such actions taken by the Collateral Agent shall not be construed as or otherwise constitute any participation in the management of such Collateral. (dg) The Collateral Agent is authorized entitled to compensation, reimbursement and directed indemnity as set forth in Section 7.06. (h) The Collateral Agent will not be deemed to have knowledge of any fact or matter (including, without limitation, a Default or Event of Default) unless written notice of such fact or matter is provided to a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 hereof or the Majority Holders (subject to this Section 17.02). (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture, the Note Security Documents or any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture, the Note Security Documents or any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement (including without limitation the obligation to give, execute, deliver, file, record, authorize or obtain any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments as shall be necessary to (i) enter into create, preserve, perfect or validate the security interest granted to the Collateral Documents, Agent pursuant to this Indenture and the Note Security Documents or (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct enable the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to exercise and enforce its rights under this Agreement Indenture and the Note Security Documents with respect to such pledge and security interest), nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible for, and the Collateral Agent makes no representation regarding, the validity, effectiveness or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement priority of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the CollateralNote Security Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby. If at any time or times In addition, the Administrative Collateral Agent shall receive have no responsibility or liability (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off in connection with the acts or otherwise, any proceeds omissions of Collateral the Issuer in respect of the foregoing or any payments (ii) for or with respect to the Obligations arising underlegality, validity and enforceability of any security interest created in the Collateral or relating to, this Agreement, except for any the perfection and priority of such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from security interest. (j) Before the Collateral Agent pursuant acts or refrains from acting in each case at the request or direction of the Issuer or the Guarantors, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, which shall conform to the terms provisions of this AgreementSection 18.05 hereof. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such certificate or opinion. (k) After the occurrence of an Event of Default, or (ii) payments from the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount connection with any action required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIor permitted by this Indenture, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentNote Security Documents or any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gl) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower Company or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Note Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Note Security Document or any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement other than pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreementsinstructions of the Trustee or the Majority Holders or as otherwise provided in the Note Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (hm) No provision Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, any Permitted Intercreditor Agreement or the Note Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to commence an action to foreclose or otherwise exercise its remedies to acquire control or possession of this Agreementthe Collateral, the Intercreditor Agreements Collateral Agent shall not be required to commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to inspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described above if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuer or the Holders to be sufficient. (n) Upon the receipt by the Collateral Agent of a written request of the Issuer signed by an Officer (a “Security Document Order”), the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and enter into, and shall execute and enter into, without the further consent of any Holder or the Trustee, any Note Security Document to be executed after the Issue Date. Such Security Document Order shall (i) state that it is being delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to, and is a Security Document Order referred to in, this Section 17.02(o), and (ii) instruct the Collateral Agent to execute and enter into such Note Security Document and the Collateral Agent shall (without any obligation to review or negotiate the terms of such Note Security Document) sign any such Note Security Document. Any such execution of a Note Security Document shall be at the direction and expense of the Issuer, upon delivery to the Collateral Agent of an Officer’s Certificate and Opinion of Counsel stating that all conditions precedent to the execution and delivery of the Note Security Document have been satisfied. The Holders, by their acceptance of the Notes, hereby authorize and direct the Collateral Agent to execute such Note Security Documents without risk of liability. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Collateral Agent be required to execute and enter into any such Note Security Document if the Collateral Agent determines in its reasonable discretion that such Note Collateral Document shall is reasonably likely to adversely affect any of the Collateral Agent’s rights, benefits, immunities, privileges or indemnities hereunder, require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that cause the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent factsto incur any loss, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice liability or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actexpense. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Third Supplemental Indenture (Rockley Photonics Holdings LTD)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and appoints the authorizes Bank of America as Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise with such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated specifically granted to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreementthereof, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, and expressly authorizes the Collateral Agent as its agent to execute, deliver and perform the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement and to act as Collateral Agent under the Collateral Documents (subject to and in accordance with the Intercreditor Agreement), together and the Intercreditor Agreement and Bank of America, in its individual capacity, accepts such appointment as Collateral Agent thereunder by executing the Borrowers Pledge Agreement, which appointment is coupled with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoan interest. The Each Lender hereby agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as Intercreditor Agreement applicable to a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. "Lender" therein. (b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, Agreement or the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsDocuments, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Section 11, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any GuarantorLender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term "agent" in this Agreement the Collateral Documents with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (c) Collateral Agent shall have and may use execute any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement by or through agents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, employees or attorneys-in-fact and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to by advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects with reasonable care. (bd) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Agent-Related Persons (defined below) shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Lenders for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant representation or agreement warranty made by the Borrower Borrowers or any GuarantorSubsidiary or Affiliate of Borrowers, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingthereof, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Borrowers or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements any Loan Document to perform its their obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the No Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.124

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Sources: Credit Agreement (Apartment Investment & Management Co)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each No individual Secured Party hereunder shall have the right to take any legal action or bring any suit in respect of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints any provision of this Security Agreement. Additionally, no action arising from or in connection with an event of default shall be made, unless Secured Parties, acting through the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each representing at least a 65% of the Lenders outstanding principal balance of the Notes (the "MAJORITY SECURED PARTY"), as calculated at the time of the action or amendment, have elected in writing to take such action. Any writing signed by the Majority Secured Party shall have the legal effect of a writing signed by all Secured Parties. (b) Each Secured Party hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Roser Ventures Limited Liability Company (the "COLLATERAL AGENT") to ▇▇▇▇ such actions as the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties under this Security Agreement as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Collateral Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Security Agreement. THE DUTIES OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT SHALL BE MECHANICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE; THE COLLATERAL AGENT SHALL NOT HAVE BY REASON OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT A FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF ANY SECURED PARTY; AND NOTHING IN THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT OR THE NOTES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS INTENDED TO OR SHALL BE SO CONSTRUED AS TO IMPOSE UPON THE COLLATERAL AGENT ANY OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN. In any instance where the Collateral Agent is required or permitted to consent to or approve any action of Debtor under this Section 12.11 are solely Security Agreement, such consent or approval shall be deemed to be administrative in nature and may be given or withheld in the Collateral Agent's sole discretion unless this Security Agreement or the Notes state otherwise. As to any matters not expressly provided for the benefit by this Security Agreement, including enforcement or collection of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsNotes, the Collateral Agent shall not have be required to exercise any duties discretion or responsibilities hereunder nor take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining) upon the written instructions of the Majority Secured Party, and such instructions shall be binding on the Secured Parties, PROVIDED that the Collateral Agent have shall not be required to take any action which exposes the Collateral Agent to personal liability or be deemed which is contrary to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Security Agreement, the Collateral Documents Notes or applicable law. Each Secured Party shall execute and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against deliver such additional instruments, including powers of attorney in favor of the Collateral Agent, as may be necessary or desirable to enable the Collateral Agent to exercise its powers hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentenceforegoing, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine authorized on behalf of the Secured Parties, without the necessity of any applicable lawnotice to or further consent from the Secured Parties, from time to time to take any action with respect to any Collateral which may be necessary to maintain perfected security interest in and liens upon the Collateral. InsteadUnless the Collateral Agent shall receive written instructions from the Majority Secured Party, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreementhowever, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled no independent duty to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenderssuch actions. (bc) None of the The Collateral Agent or and, if applicable, any of its Affiliates managers, members, officers, agents or employees, shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (Security Agreement, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent: (1) may treat each Secured Party which is a party thereto as the party entitled to receive payments hereunder until the Collateral Agent receives written notice of the assignment of such Secured Party's interest herein signed by such Secured Party and made in accordance with the terms hereof and a written agreement of the assignee that it is bound hereby to the same extent as it would have been had it been an original party hereto, in each case in form satisfactory to the Collateral Agent; (2) to the extent the Collateral Agent deems reasonably necessary, the Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent, the reasonable cost of which consultation shall be borne by Debtor, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or under omitted to be taken in good faith in accordance with the advice of such experts; (3) makes no warranty or representation of any kind whatsoever to any Secured Party and shall not be responsible to any Secured Party for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any AgreementLoan Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement instrument or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for furnished pursuant thereto; (4) shall not have any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained interms, covenants, or conditions of, this Agreement, of the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, booksLoan Documents, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor instrument or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, document furnished pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation thereto on the part of Debtor or as to the Collateral Agent use of the proceeds of any Note; (5) shall not be responsible to advance fundsany Secured Party for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, effectiveness, or value of the Loan Documents, or of any instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (6) shall incur no liability under or in respect of the Loan Documents by acting upon any written notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing, which may be by cable, telex or facsimile, believed by it to be genuine and signed, sent or made by the proper party or parties or by acting upon any representation or warranty of Debtor made or deemed to be made in this Security Agreement or any other Note. (d) The With respect to obligations owed to the Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into by Debtor, the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into Agent shall have the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind same rights and powers under this Security Agreement and the Lenders on Notes as any other Secured Party and may exercise the terms same as set forth in though it were not the Collateral Documents Agent, and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under term "SECURED PARTY" as used herein shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgent in its individual capacity. (e) The Administrative Agent Each Secured Party agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct to indemnify the Collateral Agent toon a pro rata basis, unless specifically requested according to do so the amount of principal under the Notes held by each such Security Party bears to the aggregate principal amount of all Notes held by the Required LendersSecured Parties (the "PRO RATA AMOUNT"), take from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower disbursements or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal kind or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from asserted against the Collateral Agent in excess any way relating to or arising out of the amount required to be paid to Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Collateral Agent pursuant to Article VIIIunder the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to except any such as result from the Collateral Agent's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required each Secured Party agrees to negotiate the same to reimburse the Collateral AgentAgent promptly on demand in proportion to its Pro Rata Amount for any out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees, incurred by the Collateral Agent in connection with the administration or enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Loan Documents. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 Each of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such CollateralSecured Parties, upon request from the Borrowerother than The Roser Partnership III, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereofSBIC LP and its affiliates, andhereby (1) appoint▇ ▇▇▇y M. Jacobs as his, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent her or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or its agent under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Security Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements(▇) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇es Gary M. Jacobs to take all actions under this Security Agreement on h▇▇, it being understood ▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ behalf and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of exercise all powers under this Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent3) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing agrees that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) Gary M. Jacobs shall not be liable to them for any action it takes taken or omits om▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇ken by him under or in connection with this Security Agreement as his, her or its agent, except for his own gross negligence or willful misconduct, and (4) agrees to take indemnify Gary M. Jacobs from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇es, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements or any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against him in good faith which it reasonably believes any way relating to be authorized or within arising out of the Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by him under the Loan Documents as his, her or its rights or powersagent, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law)that any such liabilities, (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection disbursements result from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted his gross negligence or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actwillful misconduct. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (Ecometry Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the Trustee’s and the Holders’ Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and in its agent under this Agreement, capacity as mortgagee and security trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents Rig Mortgage, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Company, any Collateral Grantor or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, including the exercise of remedies pursuant as applicable, to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Collateral Documents such Security Documents, including entering into amendments, supplements and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so other modifications permitted by the Required Lendersterms of this Indenture or the Security Documents. Each Holder, take or cause by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant have consented and agreed to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Indenture. Each of the ​ ​ Holders by acquiring the Securities is hereby deemed to have directed the Trustee to appoint the Collateral Agent in excess as its mortgagee and security trustee and, for purposes of Swiss law, as agent, to receive, hold, administer and enforce the Collateral Rig Mortgage covering the Collateral Rig, as contemplated under this Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the amount required foregoing, in relation to Swiss law-governed Security Documents (the “Swiss Security Documents”), each present and future Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to have consented and agreed that: (a) the Collateral Agent holds: (A) any security created or evidenced or expressed to be paid to the Administrative Agent created or evidenced under or pursuant to Article VIIIa Swiss Security Document by way of a security assignment (Sicherungsabtretung) or transfer for security purposes (Sicherungsübereignung) or any other non-accessory (nicht akzessorische) security and (B) any proceeds and other benefits of such security, as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the Administrative account of all relevant Holders which have the benefit of such security in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and each present and future Holder hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent shall promptly turn enters into any such Swiss Security Document as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the same over account of all relevant Holders; and (b) it authorizes the Collateral Agent: (A) to (a) accept and execute as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any Swiss law pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to a Swiss Security Document for the benefit of such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (b) hold, administer and, if necessary, enforce any such security as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) on behalf of each relevant Holder which has the benefit of such security; (B) to agree as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) to amendments and alterations to any Swiss Security Document which creates or evidences or expressed to create or evidence a pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security; (C) to effect as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any release of a security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under a Swiss Security Document in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and (D) to exercise as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) such other rights granted to the Collateral AgentAgent under this Indenture and under the relevant Swiss Security Document. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in kindfact such a Default is received by the Collateral Agent at the address specified in Section 14.01, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such endorsements Default or Event of Default as may be required to negotiate requested by the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, Trustee in accordance with Article 9 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionSecurities (subject to this Section 12.05). Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation and makes no representation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders as to assure the existence, genuineness, value or protection of the Collateral or the sufficiency of any Security Documents, or that the Collateral exists or is owned by any of the Borrower or any Guarantor Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, it being ​ ​ understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, to record any documents or instruments in any public office at any time or be responsible for perfection or maintaining the Administrative Agent perfection of the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts Each of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Agent Trustee, each in its capacity as such, shall not be liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Collateral Grantor to maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any indirect, special loss due to the insufficiency of such insurance or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed by reason of the likelihood thereof failure of any insurer to pay the full amount of any loss against which it may have insured to the Company or any Collateral Grantor, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person. The provisions of Article 7, mutatis mutandis, shall apply to the Collateral Agent. The Trustee is authorized and regardless directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to cause the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform its obligations each Deed of Quiet Enjoyment. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the form Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into each Deed of actionQuiet Enjoyment to which it is a party, (ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in each such Deed of Quiet Enjoyment and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under each such Deed of Quiet Enjoyment, including entering into amendments, supplements and other modifications permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the applicable Deed of Quiet Enjoyment. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of each Deed of Quiet Enjoyment, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Transocean Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of Each Secured Party hereby appoints Bush Ross, P.A. (the Lenders hereby designates and appoints "Collateral ▇▇▇▇▇") as the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent hereunder and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and perform such duties the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents under such agreements and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Without limiting the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of this Section 12.11 are solely the documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party relating to security for the benefit obligations under the Notes, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under such Transaction Documents and, in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of Transaction Documents, to act as agent for the Administrative Agent, Secured Parties under such Transaction Documents. (b) As to any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as matters not expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in for by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother document relating thereto (including enforcement or collection), the Collateral Agent shall not have be required to exercise any duties discretion or responsibilities hereunder nor take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Secured Parties, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Secured Parties; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent have shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Collateral Agent in good faith believes exposes it to personal liability unless the Collateral Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Secured Parties with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Collateral Agent agrees to give to each Secured Party prompt notice of each notice given to it by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. If the Collateral Agent receives conflicting instructions from the Secured Parties it will not be required to act until it receives instructions from the Secured Parties holding a majority of the Notes (calculated in dollar amounts rather than noteholders). (c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the Transaction Documents and the other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, the Collateral Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Secured Parties and its duties are entirely administrative in nature. The Collateral Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any fiduciary relationship with obligation other than as expressly set forth herein, in the Administrative Agent, Transaction Documents and any Lender other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith related hereto or any Guarantorother relationship as the agent, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations fiduciary or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements trustee of or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality for any Secured Party or holder of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in any other obligation under this Agreement with reference to or the Notes. The Collateral Agent is not intended to connote may perform any fiduciary of its duties under any Transaction Document by or other implied (through its agents or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersemployees. (bd) None of the Collateral Agent Agent, any of its affiliates or any of its Affiliates their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of it, him, her or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other Transaction Documents, except for its its, his, her or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct. (e) Each Secured Party acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or under or any other Secured Party conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any issuance of the Administrative Securities. Each Secured Party also acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any Lender for any recitalother Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, statementcontinue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents. For avoidance of doubt, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by each Secured Party represents that it has had no contact with the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Collateral Agent; that the Collateral Agent has had no role in the negotiation or preparation of the Transaction Documents and was contacted after such negotiations and documents were finalized for the purpose of serving solely in the administrative role of Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, . (f) Each Secured Party agrees to indemnify the Collateral Documents Agent and each of its affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), from any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including fees, expenses and disbursements of financial and legal advisors) of any kind or the Intercreditor Agreementsnature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or the validityasserted against, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors in any obligation way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Administrative Agent other Transaction Documents or any Lender to ascertain action taken or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not omitted by the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantordocument related thereto; provided, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingshowever, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent that no Secured Party shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except be liable for any portion of such proceeds liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or payments received by the Administrative Agent disbursements resulting from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Agent's or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent Affiliate's gross negligence or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionswillful misconduct. (g) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Secured Parties and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Secured Parties shall have no obligation whatsoever the right to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the appoint a successor Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the . If no successor Collateral Agent shall have no been so appointed by the Secured Parties, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent, selected from among the Secured Parties. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any other duty documents required to be executed or liability whatsoever delivered in connection therewith. Prior to any retiring Collateral Agent's resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the Administrative successor Collateral Agent or any Lender its rights as Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents. After such resignation, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to have the benefit of this Agreement as to any of actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the foregoingTransaction Documents and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or Each Secured Party agrees that any Collateral Document shall require action taken by the Collateral Agent (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or of the other document relating thereto, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Secured Parties of the Collateral Agent) if it powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment be authorized and binding upon all of such funds is not assured to itthe Secured Parties. (i) The Each of the Secured Parties hereby directs, in accordance with the terms hereof, the Collateral Agent to release (or in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against any of the following: (i) all of the Collateral upon payment and satisfaction in full of all obligations under the Notes and all other obligations under the Transaction Documents that the Collateral Agent has been notified in writing are then due and payable; (ii) any assets that are subject to a Lien permitted by Section 3.2); and (iii) any part of the Collateral sold or disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary if such sale or disposition is permitted by this Agreement and the Notes (or permitted pursuant to a waiver or consent of a transaction otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and the Notes). Each of the Secured Parties hereby directs the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver or file such termination and partial release statements and do such other things as are necessary to release Liens to be released pursuant to this Section 7.14 promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release. (j) The contact information for the Collateral Agent is: Bush Ross, P.A., 220 S. Franklin ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Tampa, F▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ion: John Giordano. The fax number fo▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, P.A. is (813) 223-962▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ E-mail ad▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇dano@bushross.com. The tele▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Ross, P.A. is (813) 224-925▇. (k) The Collateral Agent: (i) shall not be responsible in any manner for the validity, correctness or sufficiency of any document or instrument received by or made available to it, in its capacity as Collateral Agent hereunder. (ii) shall be entitled to act upon any written certificate, statement, notice, demand, request, consent, agreement or other instrument whatever, not only in reliance upon its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the accuracy and completeness of any information therein contained, which the Collateral Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by any authorized person. (iii) shall be entitled to request and receive from any party hereto such documents in addition to those provided for herein as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary to resolve any questions of fact involved in the administration of its duties hereunder. (iv) may, at the expense of the remaining parties, consult independent counsel of its choice in respect to any question relating to its duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any action it takes taken or omits to take omitted in good faith which it reasonably believes on advice of such counsel. (v) shall be under no obligation to be authorized advance any monetary sum in connection with the maintenance or within its rights administration of this Agreement, to institute or powersdefend any action, suit or legal proceeding in connection herewith, or for to take any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that other action likely to involve the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining expense, unless first indemnified by the pertinent facts, remaining parties to the Collateral Agent's satisfaction. (iivi) shall not be liable for interest on bound by any money received amendment to this Agreement or by any other such amendment or agreement unless the same shall have been executed by the Collateral Agent. (vii) shall have only such duties and responsibilities as are expressly set forth in this Agreement in the performance of its obligations hereunder. (viii) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the remaining parties against any and all liabilities incurred by it hereunder (including all costs, expenses and fees incurred in defending any legal action or administrative proceeding or in resisting any claim), except for those resulting from its own willful misconduct or gross negligence. (ix) may, if it becomes uncertain concerning its rights and responsibilities with respect to its duties or if it receives instructions with respect to the Collateral that it believes to be in conflict with this Agreement or is advised that a dispute has arisen with respect to its duties under this Agreement, without liability, refrain from taking any action until it is directed otherwise in a writing signed by all of the Secured Parties or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent is not obligated to institute or defend any legal proceedings, although it may, in its sole discretion and at the remaining parties' expense, institute or defend such proceedings (including proceedings seeking a declaratory judgment) and join interested parties. (x) The Collateral Agent will be paid a fee of $3,000 for its agreement to serve as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with Agent. This fee is payable upon the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel execution of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actthis Agreement. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Security Agreement (Remote Dynamics Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Company and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents Documents, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Company and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Documents Documents, and consents and agrees to the Intercreditor Agreementsterms of each Collateral Document, together as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretotheir respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 13.7. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for Indenture and the benefit of Collateral Documents, and the Notes exercise by the Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Collateral Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents, to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture, and the Collateral Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”), and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. Except The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as expressly otherwise provided long as such selection was made in good faith and with due care. (c) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this AgreementIndenture or the Collateral Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture or the Collateral Document in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (d) [Reserved] (e) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and may use its sole discretion stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to exercising such Default or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or taking the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 13.7). (f) [Reserved]. (g) U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or refraining from taking any actions which in the Collateral Documents, neither the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled nor any of its respective officers, directors, employees or agents or other Related Persons shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take or assert under this Agreement, any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIIIsuch powers, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of neither the Collateral Agent or nor any of its Affiliates officers, directors, employees or agents shall (i) be liable responsible for any action taken act or omitted failure to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (act hereunder, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (dh) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsDocuments to which it is party, whether executed on or after the Issue Date, (ii) enter into make the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) representations of the Holders set forth in the Collateral Documents bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsDocuments. (ei) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent Trustee shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this AgreementIndenture, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent Trustee from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this AgreementIndenture, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent Trustee pursuant to Article VIIIVI, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentAgent such proceeds to be applied by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Indenture and the Collateral Documents. (fj) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each LenderHolder’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the LendersHolders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code Code, can be perfected only by possessionpossession or control. Should the Administrative Agent Trustee obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, upon request from the BorrowerCompany, the Administrative Agent Trustee shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, thereof and promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gk) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor Grantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any GuarantorGrantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this AgreementIndenture, any Collateral Document or other than pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect instructions of the Collateral, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest as otherwise provided in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoingDocuments. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Indenture (Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Each Holder by accepting a Note hereby (i) irrevocably appoints (and each of authorizes and directs the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Trustee to appoint) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent to act as its collateral agent for the Holders under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and any other relevant documents to which the Intercreditor Agreements Collateral Agent is a party, (ii) irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Trustee to execute the Additional Pari Passu Joinders and any intercreditor agreement or joinder to any Collateral Document in connection with Indebtedness or other obligations not prohibited by this Indenture (including Future Pari Passu Obligations) and (iii) irrevocably appoints JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements, together with and Subordination Agreement. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.08. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.08 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.3. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Collateral Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer a Collateral Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingCollateral Grantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Note Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreementsand Subordination Agreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Collateral Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunderthereunder or for the value or sufficiency of any Collateral. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor Agreements and Subordination Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Collateral Grantor or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including counsel to the Company or any other Collateral Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Intercreditor Agreements Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or Pari Passu Secured Parties or instructions in accordance with Additional Pari Passu Joinders, as may be applicable, as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability, loss and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents or the First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Intercreditor AgreementsTrustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Pari Passu Obligations or instructions in accordance with Additional Pari Passu Joinders, as may be applicable, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless an Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default” and the Trustee has provided to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause Collateral Agent a copy of such notice. Subject to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any provisions of the Collateral. If at any time or times Collateral Documents and the Administrative First Priority/Second Priority Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VII or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate this Section 10.08) or the same to the Collateral AgentPari Passu Obligations or instructions in accordance with Additional Pari Passu Joinders, as may be applicable. (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. Subject to the provisions of the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral Documents, if no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Section 10.08 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 11.01) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Frontier Communications Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints acknowledge the Company’s appointment of the Collateral Agent as its the Trustee’s and the Holders’ collateral agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents, and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 13.05. The provisions of this Section 12.11 13.05 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the LendersHolders, the Borrower nor Company or any of the other Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Company or any other Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is shall not intended be construed to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties under this Indenture and the Security Documents by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and the written advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent, employee or attorney-in-fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without negligence or willful misconduct. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor, other Guarantor contained in this Indenture or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any AgreementSecurity Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, Indenture or any of the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, Company or any other Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, Indenture or any of the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, Indenture or any of the Collateral Security Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Company or any other Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee acting in accordance with Article 6 (subject to this Section 13.05 and Section 13.08); provided, however, that unless and until the Collateral Agent has received any such request, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable. (e) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by so notifying the Company and the Trustee in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed date of resignation, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Trustee, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Trustee, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor Collateral Agent, which may be the same Person as the Trustee. If no successor Collateral Agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent, the Company or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall be entitled to petition at the expense of the Company a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. A successor Collateral Agent shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Collateral Agent and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation of the retiring Collateral Agent shall become effective, and the successor Collateral Agent shall have all the rights, powers and the duties of the Collateral Agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents. The successor Collateral Agent shall mail a notice of its succession to the Trustee. The retiring Collateral Agent shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Collateral Agent to the successor Collateral Agent, provided that all sums owing to the retiring Collateral Agent hereunder have been paid. Notwithstanding the replacement of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 13.05(e), the Company’s obligations under this Section 13.05 and Section 7.06 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Collateral Agent. (f) Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its own willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith. (g) The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and such Security Documents, (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Security Documents, including entering into amendments permitted by the Collateral terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (eiv) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct cause the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Required Lenders, take or cause Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Notes are deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against have authorized the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingsCollateral Agent, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by paymententer into the Security Documents to which it is a party, foreclosure(ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in such Security Documents and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under such Security Documents, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received including entering into amendments permitted by the Administrative Agent from terms of this Indenture or the Collateral Agent pursuant Security Documents. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Note, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral AgentIndenture. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (gh) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor of the other Guarantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which that it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officeran authorized officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower Company (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), and (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the written advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counselreliance thereon. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, or be responsible for maintaining the Administrative Agent security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents (except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it under this Indenture or any Security Document) and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited Notwithstanding anything else to acts of Godthe contrary herein, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except, subject to Section 13.08, discretionary rights and powers required in writing by the Administrative Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (or such other number or percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Notes as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in the Indenture). Whenever reference is made in any Security Documents to any discretionary action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion, rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall have no duty and shall be liable for fully justified in failing or refusing to take any indirectsuch action under the Security Documents unless, special or consequential damages (included but not limited subject to lost profits) whatsoeverSection 13.08, even if it has been informed shall have received written instructions from the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the likelihood thereof and regardless Notes then outstanding (or such other number or percentage of the form aggregate principal amount of actionNotes as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in the Indenture). The Collateral Agent may refuse to act if in the Collateral Agent’s opinion such action (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of any Security Documents; (ii) may expose the Collateral Agent to financial or personal liability (unless the Collateral Agent shall have received indemnity and security to its satisfaction for such liability); or (iii) is unduly prejudicial to Secured Parties not joining in such notice, consent, direction or instruction.

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Sources: Restructuring Support Agreement (Global Brokerage, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Each Investor hereby designates and irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action actions on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementshereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Person serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as an Investor as any other investor and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of this Section 12.11 are solely for business with the benefit Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Collateral Agent hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the Notes foregoing, (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and none of is continuing, (ii) the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as and powers expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in contemplated by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements(iii) except as expressly set forth herein, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the Collateral Agent have or be deemed failure to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agentdisclose, any Lender information relating to the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference Subsidiaries that is communicated to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to obtained by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Person serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall (i) not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by the Company or an Investor (and, promptly after its receipt of any such notice, it shall give each Investor and the Company notice thereof), and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Secured Transaction Document, (b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (c) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth therein, (d) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness thereof or any other agreement, instrument or other document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and reasonably believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Grantors), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Collateral Agent, provided that no such delegation shall serve as a release of the Collateral Agent or waiver by the Company of any rights hereunder. The Collateral Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective affiliates. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub agent and to the affiliates of the Collateral Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities acting for the Collateral Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Investor and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes shall have the right to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Investor and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Investor holding a majority of the principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Collateral Agent's resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub agents and their respective affiliates in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any while it was acting as Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct)Agent. Each Investor acknowledges that it has, or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any of other Investor and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its Affiliates shall be under any obligation own credit analysis and decision to enter into the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained inSecured Transaction Documents. Each Investor also acknowledges that it will, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder independently and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, reliance upon the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive any other-Investor and based on such documents and information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested from time to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty taking or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent not taking action under or based upon any Secured Transaction Document, any related agreement or any Lender as to any of the foregoingdocument furnished thereunder. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Guarantee and Security Agreement (Mandalay Media, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Issuer and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 12.9. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.9 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.4. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Note Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Note Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 12.9). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuer shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.9 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.7) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

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Sources: Indenture (H. J. Heinz Corp II)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Each of the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association to act as Collateral Agent hereunder (and each successor trustee, by its acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each trusts of the Lenders hereby irrevocably applicable Indenture, so appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank Minnesota, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise National Association) with such powers and perform such duties as are expressly specifically delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Collateral Agent (which term as used in this Agreement shall include reference to such of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit its affiliates and its own and its affiliates' officers, directors, employees and agents acting in capacities on behalf of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors ): (i) shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as no duties or responsibilities except those expressly provided set forth or directed in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in connection with this Agreement, and shall not by reason of the Collateral Documents and transactions contemplated by this Agreement be a trustee or fiduciary for either the Intercreditor AgreementsSeries A Trustee, the Collateral Agent Series B Trustee or any Holder; (ii) shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall be responsible to the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with Series A Trustee, the Administrative Agent, any Lender Series B Trustee or any GuarantorHolder for any recitals, and no implied covenantsstatements, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations representations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote warranties (other than any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as thereof expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to made by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (iofficer thereof) be liable for contained in this Agreement or in any action taken certificate or omitted to be taken other document received by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificatefor the value, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, Agreement or for any failure of by the Borrower, any Guarantor Series A Trustee or the Series B Trustee or any other party Person to perform any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder, and (iii) shall not be responsible to the Series A Trustee, the Series B Trustee or any Holder for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder, except for its own negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith. (b) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any certification, notice or other communication (including any thereof, by telephone, telex, telegram or cable) believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by or on behalf of the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the Collateral Agent. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations in refraining from acting, hereunder or thereunder. None of thereunder in accordance with instructions signed jointly by the Collateral Agent Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee, and such instructions and any action taken or any of its Affiliates omitted to be taken in accordance with such instructions shall be under any obligation to binding upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to Series A Trustee and the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s AffiliatesSeries B Trustee. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters shall not be deemed to have knowledge of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind occurrence of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, a default or other business with an Event of Default under either of the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not Indentures unless the Collateral Agent hereunder and without has received a default notice to from the Series A Trustee or consent the Series B Trustee, as applicable, or one of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge Grantors; provided however, that, pursuant to such activitiesnotwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall give immediate notice to the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee in the event that any of the Grantors shall fail to deliver or its Affiliates may receive information regarding cause to be delivered to the Borrower, Collateral Agent any Guarantor of the Collateral or its Affiliates (including information that shall fail to deliver or cause to be delivered such documents as may be subject necessary to confidentiality obligations effectuate such delivery in favor the form and at the times requested by the Collateral Agent, or shall fail to take such action as is specified to be taken by the Collateral Agent in order to protect and maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the BorrowerLiens and security interests created or intended to be created pursuant to this Agreement, or shall fail to take any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge other action requested by the Collateral Agent to be taken. In the event that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide receives such information to a default notice from the Administrative Agent Series A Trustee or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of Series B Trustee, the Collateral Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to advance fundsthe other of such parties. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized in its individual capacity and directed its affiliates may (without having to (iaccount therefor to the Series A Trustee or the Series B Trustee) enter into accept, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of investment banking, or other business with the Collateral DocumentsGrantors, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind Series A Trustee or the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not Series B Trustee (and shall any other respective affiliates) as if it were not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements acting as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (e) Each Holder of the Series A Notes and of the Series B Notes, by its acceptance thereof (and each subsequent holder of any of the Notes by its acceptance thereof), agrees that it has not relied upon the Collateral Agent in making its own credit analysis and evaluation of the Grantors and filings relating thereto and its own decision to acquire the interest in one or more of the Notes and that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement. Except for actions expressly required of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Grantors of this Agreement or to inspect the properties or books of any Person. Except for notices, reports and other documents required to be provided to the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee by the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide the Series A Trustee or the Series B Trustee or the holders of the Notes with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financing condition or business of the Grantors (or any of their respective subsidiaries or other affiliates) which may come into the possession of the Collateral Agent in its individual capacity or any of its affiliates. (f) The Administrative Except for action expressly required of the Collateral Agent is each Lender’s agent for hereunder, the purpose Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder, unless it shall have received indemnification to its satisfaction from the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee in respect of perfecting any liability and expense which may be incurred by the Lenders’ security Collateral Agent by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, it being understood that the unsecured undertaking from any institutional holder of an interest in assets whichthe Notes in respect of such obligations shall be satisfactory for these purposes. If, with respect to a proposed action to be taken by it, the Collateral Agent shall determine in accordance with Article 9 good faith that the provisions of this Agreement relating to the functions or responsibilities of the Uniform Commercial Code can Collateral Agent are or may be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrowerambiguous or inconsistent, the Administrative Collateral Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereofSeries A Trustee and the Series B Trustee, andidentifying the proposed action and the provisions that it considers are or may be ambiguous or inconsistent, promptly upon and may decline to perform such function or responsibility unless it has received written confirmation that the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee concur in the circumstances that the action proposed to be taken by the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance is consistent with the terms of this Agreement or is otherwise appropriate. The Collateral Agent’s instructionsAgent shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon the confirmation of the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee in this respect, and such confirmation shall be binding upon the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee. Except as otherwise specifically provided hereby, the Collateral Agent need not exercise any rights, power or remedies under this Agreement or give any consent (except consents given in conjunction with releases of Collateral expressly permitted by this Agreement) under this Agreement unless it shall have been directed to do so in writing by, or, as applicable, shall have received the written consent to the relevant action of, the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee, as applicable. (g) The Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoprovided below, the Collateral Agent may act in resign at any manner it may deem appropriatetime by giving notice thereof to the Series A Trustee, in its sole discretion given the Series B Trustee and the Grantors. In addition, the Collateral Agent’s own interest in Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by notice to the Collateral Agent by the Series A Trustee and that the Series B Trustee acting together. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Series A Trustee shall have the right to appoint a successor Collateral Agent reasonably satisfactory to the Series B Trustee and the Grantors. If no such successor Collateral Agent shall have no other duty been so appointed or liability whatsoever having been so designated, shall not have accepted such appointment, within (30) thirty days after notice of the resignation or removal of the Collateral Agent, then the retiring or removed Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a bank or trust company with an office in New York City, Borough of Manhattan, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 (if any such institution be willing to serve as collateral agent hereunder). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder (except that the resigning Collateral Agent shall deliver all Collateral then in its possession under this Agreement to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoingsuccessor Collateral Agent). (h) No provision of this AgreementNeither the Series A Trustee nor the Series B Trustee shall be individually liable for any collateral agency fees, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require as CMI has agreed to pay the Collateral Agent the collateral agency fees separately agreed upon between CMI and the Collateral Agent with respect to this Agreement and to pay any successor to the Collateral Agent such collateral agency fees as such successor Collateral Agent shall from time to time charge (or the Administrative Agentin accordance with normal practice) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the for performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case services of the type required by it hereunder. Such amounts payable to the Collateral Agent) if it Agent shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment be entitled to the benefits of a lien on the Collateral only in respect of such funds is not assured obligations and to itthe extent of such amounts. (i) The Collateral Agent shall be responsible (but the parties hereto acknowledge that in the first instance the relevant Grantor has taken all necessary action) for any required recording or filing of this Agreement, all necessary Uniform Commercial Code financing, amendment and/or continuation statements, and any other instruments of further assurance, and for taking all other actions described in this Agreement as being advisable to maintain the validity, perfection or priority of the security interests created and intended to be created by this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for seeing that any of the Collateral is adequately insured, or for the sufficiency of the security for the Notes. The Collateral Agent may ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any agreement on the part of any of the Grantors and advice as to the performance of such agreements. The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to perform (although it may in its discretion perform) any of the Grantors' obligations under this Agreement, it being understood that whenever in this Agreement a provision shall give the Collateral Agent the right "in its discretion", or to the extent it shall "deem it necessary", to take or request certain types of action, such provision shall not be construed to require the Collateral Agent to exercise discretion or make determinations as to whether to request or take such action and, provided, however, that to the extent jointly instructed the Series A Trustee and the Series B Trustee pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall request or take the action which it is so instructed to request or take. (j) Each of the Grantors agrees, jointly and severally, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and its respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, obligations, actions, judgments, suits, damages, costs, expenses and disbursements (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) of any kind or nature whatsoever that may at any time be reasonably incurred by the Collateral Agent or any such Person (hereinafter the "Indemnification Amount") growing out of or resulting from (i) shall not be liable for this Agreement (including, without limitation, the enforcement of such document) or (ii) any action it takes refund or omits adjustment of any amount paid or payable to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent under or in ascertaining respect of this Agreement or the pertinent factsCollateral, or any interest thereon, which may be ordered or otherwise required by any Person. (k) CMI will pay upon demand to the Collateral Agent the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel (and any local counsel) and of any experts and agents, which the Collateral Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Agreement, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on the custody or preservation of, or the sale, collection from, or other realization upon, any money received by it except as of the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law)Collateral, (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice exercise or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with of the advice or opinion rights of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed under this Agreement (iv) the failure by CMI, any other Grantor or any Person (other than the Collateral Agent) to impose duties to actperform or observe any of the provisions of this Agreement. (jl) Neither Each of CMI, CMM and ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent nor and any officer or agent of the Administrative Agent shall Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of CMI, CMM or ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as applicable, and in the name of CMI, CMM or ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, as applicable, or in the Collateral Agent's own name, at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default in the Collateral Agent's discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be liable for delays necessary or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited reasonably desirable to acts accomplish the purposes of Godthis Agreement, strikesincluding, lockoutswithout limitation, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes any checks or other disasters. Neither orders for the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirectpayment of money representing unpaid Collateral, special financing statements, endorsements, assignments or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed other instruments of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actiontransfer.

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Sources: Security, Pledge and Collateral Assignment Agreement (Criimi Mae Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in its capacity as Collateral Agent By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Title: Vice President Reference is made to the Security Agreement as its agent under this Agreementdefined above; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in, or by reference in, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders Security Agreement. The undersigned hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions agrees that upon delivery of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated Additional Grantor Joinder to the Collateral Agent by referred to above or its successor, the terms of this undersigned shall (a) be an Additional Grantor under the Security Agreement, (b) have all the Collateral Documents rights and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit obligations of the Notes Collateral Agent Grantors under the Security Agreement as fully and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, same extent as if the Collateral Documents undersigned was an original signatory thereto and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or (c) be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with made the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, representations and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as warranties set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Section 3 therein as of the Collateral. If date of execution and delivery of this Additional Grantor Joinder and at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any future dates that such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent representations must be restated pursuant to the terms of this the Security Documents. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE UNDERSIGNED SPECIFICALLY GRANTS TO THE COLLATERAL AGENT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SECURED PARTIES, A SECURITY INTEREST IN THE COLLATERAL AS MORE FULLY SET FORTH IN THE SECURITY AGREEMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH THEREIN. Attached hereto are supplemental and/or replacement Schedules to the Security Agreement, or (ii) payments as applicable. Each Additional Grantor that is not a party to the Indenture hereby acknowledges receipt from the Collateral Agent in excess Issuer of a correct and complete copy of the amount Indenture and consents to all of the provisions of the Indenture as in effect on the date hereof and agrees that its consent is not required to for any amendments, modifications, restatements or waivers of it or any of the provisions thereof. An executed copy of this Joinder shall be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over delivered to the Collateral Agent, in kindand the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties may rely on the matters set forth herein on or after the date hereof. This Joinder shall not be modified, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate amended or terminated without the same to prior written consent of the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Security Agreement (New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders, by its acceptance of the Notes, hereby designates designate and appoints appoint the Collateral Agent as its their agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement, and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders, by its acceptance of the Notes, hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement and consent and agree to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and each Collateral Document, together as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.06. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.06 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent Agent, and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the LendersTrustee, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0310.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Indenture Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreement by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made with due care. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), ) or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture or any Agreementother Indenture Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed shall be entitled to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)conclusively rely, and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent tobe fully protected in relying, unless specifically requested upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or electronic mail) believed by it to do so be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the Required Lendersproper Person or Persons, take or cause and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantorother Grantor), including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever not be bound to make any investigation into the Administrative Agent facts or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or matters stated in any particular manner resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or under any duty of care, disclosure, other paper or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to document. Before the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document acts or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action refrains from acting at the request or direction of Lenders (the Issuer or a Guarantor as expressly provided in a Collateral Document or the Administrative Agent in the case Intercreditor Agreement, it may require an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) Counsel. The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes in reliance on such Officer’s Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. Subject to be authorized or within its rights or powersthe terms of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreement, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved each other case that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent may or is required hereunder or under any other Indenture Document to take any action (an “Action”), including without limitation to make any determination, to give consents, to exercise rights, powers or remedies, to release or sell Collateral or otherwise to act hereunder or under any other Indenture Document, the Collateral Agent may seek direction from the Holders of a majority in ascertaining aggregate principal amount of the pertinent facts, (ii) then outstanding Notes. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for interest on with respect to any money received Action taken or omitted to be taken by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or opinion any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in accordance with any direction as contemplated by the Collateral Documents. Subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents, if the Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes with respect to any Action, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from such counsel. The grant Action unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction and indemnity satisfactory to it from the Holders of permissive rights or powers to a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, and the Collateral Agent shall not be construed incur liability to impose duties to actany Person by reason of so refraining. (je) Neither The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent nor shall have received written notice from the Administrative Trustee or the Issuer referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 7 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to this Section 10.06 and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and the Collateral Documents). (f) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ written notice to the Trustee and the Issuer, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Collateral Agent. If the Collateral Agent provides written notice of its resignation under this Indenture, the Issuer shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent is appointed by the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor at the expense of the Issuer. Upon the acceptance of its control. Such acts appointment as successor Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor Collateral Agent shall include but not be limited succeed to acts all the rights, powers and duties of Godthe retiring Collateral Agent, strikesand the term “Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor Collateral Agent, lockoutsand the retiring Collateral Agent’s appointment, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither powers and duties as the Collateral Agent nor shall be terminated. After the Administrative retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 10.06 and Section 7.07 shall continue to inure to its benefit, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be liable for deemed to be released from liability as to any indirect, special actions taken or consequential damages (included but not limited omitted to lost profits) whatsoever, even if be taken by it has been informed of while it was the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionCollateral Agent under this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (StoneX Group Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and each Collateral Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 12.9. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.9 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0312.4. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provision of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the Collateral Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the -120- Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the . (b) The Collateral Agent shall have and may use perform any of its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert duties under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the Intercreditor Agreementsrespective officers, including the exercise directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of remedies pursuant such Person and its Affiliates, (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to Article VIIIadvice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the Administrative Agent and the Lendersnegligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (bc) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer, the Co-Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer other Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuers or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral DocumentsAgent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and (iv) perform all liability and observe its obligations expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Indenture, the Collateral Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreements in accordance with a request, direction, instruction or consent of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Trust Officer of the Collateral Agent toshall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Issuers referring to this Indenture, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take describing such Default or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement Event of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative default.” The Collateral Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments take such action with respect to the Obligations arising under, such Default or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements Default as may be required requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article VI or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes (subject to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentthis Section 12.9). (f) The Administrative Collateral Agent is each Lender’s may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Issuers, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionto its appointment as Collateral Agent. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify If the Collateral Agent thereofresigns under this Indenture, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor Issuers shall deliver such Collateral appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the intended effective date of the resignation of the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral (as stated in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any notice of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given after consulting with the Collateral Agent’s own interest Trustee, subject to the consent of the Issuers (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Issuers pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the Collateral and that notice of resignation) the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor. Upon the Administrative Agent or any Lender acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to any all the rights, powers and duties of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the retiring Collateral Agent) if it , and the term “Collateral Agent” shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of mean such funds is not assured to it. (i) The successor collateral agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersAgent’s appointment, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except powers and duties as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with shall be terminated. After the Borrower retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Section 12.9 (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except Section 7.7) shall continue to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of inure to its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Restaurant Brands International Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Collateral Agent and each has been appointed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder by Lenders and, by their acceptance of the Lenders hereby designates benefits hereof, the other Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent shall be obligated, and appoints shall have the right hereunder, to make demands, to give notices, to exercise or refrain from exercising any rights, and to take or refrain from taking any action (including, without limitation, the release or substitution of Collateral), solely in accordance with this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Secured Party, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, agrees that it shall have no right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral hereunder, it being understood and agreed by such Secured Party that all rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Section. Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days' prior written notice thereof to Lenders and the Grantors, and Collateral Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by an instrument or concurrent instruments in writing delivered to the Grantors and PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT EXECUTION 443475-New York Server 5A Collateral Agent signed by the Requisite Lenders holding more than 50% of the outstanding Commitments under the Credit Agreement. Upon any such notice of resignation or any such removal, Requisite Lenders shall have the right, upon five (5) Business Days' notice to the Collateral Agent, following receipt of the Grantors' consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and which shall not be required while an Event of Default with respect to Sections 8.1(a), 8.1(f) and 8.1(g) of the Credit Agreement exists), to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as its agent Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor Collateral Agent, that successor Collateral Agent under this Agreement. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent under the terms of the Credit Agreement by a successor Administrative Agent, that successor Administrative Agent shall thereby also be deemed the successor Collateral Agent and such successor Collateral Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement, and the retiring or removed Collateral Agent under this Agreement shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Collateral Agent all sums, Securities and other items of Collateral held hereunder, 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 (ii) execute and deliver to such successor 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 Collateral Agent of the security interests created hereunder, whereupon such retiring or removed Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring or removed Collateral Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under Agent, the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and Agreement shall inure to exercise such powers and perform such duties its benefit as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them it under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by while it was the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliateshereunder. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Simmons Co /Ga/)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent agrees to act as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of express conditions contained in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoSection 12.12. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.12 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent (and where provided, the Trustee) and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the LendersHolders, the Borrower Issuer nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the duties of the Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Issuer or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture or the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agentother Notes Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective related persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconductmisconduct as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction) or under or in connection with any Collateral Notes Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for thereby. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Collateral Agent will have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any sub-agent or bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral in its possession or control if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any sub-agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any misconduct as determined by a final order of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made a court of competent jurisdiction. 3 NTD: Covered by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatessecurity agreement. (c) The Collateral Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Indenture and the other Notes Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes as it determines and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its Affiliates satisfaction by the Holders against any and all loss, liability and expense which may make loans to, issue letters be incurred by it by reason of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests taking or continuing to take any such action. The Collateral Agent shall in and generally engage all cases be fully protected in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwritingacting, or other business in refraining from acting, under this Indenture and the Notes Documents in accordance with the Borrowera request, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to direction, instruction or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Trustee or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (d) Wilmington Trust, National Association shall initially act as Collateral Agent and shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. None of the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activitiesTrustee, the Collateral Agent nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borroweragents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, Collateral or for any such Guarantor delay in doing so or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Administrative Agent Collateral or the Lendersany part thereof. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into Trustee shall be accountable only for amounts that they actually receive as a result of the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsexercise of such powers. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Notes Document other than pursuant to the instructions of the Trustee or the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes or as instructed pursuant to the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (hf) No provision of Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this AgreementIndenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Security Documents, in the event the Collateral Agent (is entitled or the Administrative Agent) required to expend or risk its own funds commence an action to foreclose or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of exercise its duties hereunder remedies to acquire control or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case possession of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powersCollateral, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed required to impose duties commence any such action or exercise any remedy or to actinspect or conduct any studies of any property under the mortgages or take any such other action if the Collateral Agent has determined that the Collateral Agent may incur personal liability as a result of the presence at, or release on or from, the Collateral or such property, of any hazardous substances unless the Collateral Agent has received security or indemnity from the Holders in an amount and in a form all satisfactory to the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, protecting the Collateral Agent from all such liability. The Collateral Agent shall at any time be entitled to cease taking any action described in this paragraph (f) if it no longer reasonably deems any indemnity, security or undertaking from the Issuers or the Holders to be sufficient. (g) For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral Agent shall have no discretion under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements or the Notes Documents and shall not be required to make or give any determination, consent, approval, request or direction without the written direction of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes or the Trustee or as instructed pursuant to the Security Documents. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee may direct the Collateral Agent in connection with any action required or permitted by this Indenture or the Notes Documents. If the Collateral Agent shall request direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain acting unless and until the Collateral Agent shall have received direction from the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (accompanied by, if requested, indemnity or security satisfactory to the Collateral Agent), and the Collateral Agent shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. (h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or any other Notes Document, in no event shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, or have any duty or obligation with respect to, the recording, filing, registering, perfection, protection or maintenance of the security interests or Liens intended to be created by this Indenture or the other Notes Documents (including without limitation the filing or continuation of any UCC financing or continuation statements or similar documents or instruments), nor shall the Collateral Agent or the Trustee be responsible for, and neither the Collateral Agent nor the Trustee makes any representation regarding, (i) the validity, effectiveness, enforceability or priority of any of the Notes Documents or the security interests or Liens intended to be created thereby, (ii) the genuineness, enforceability, collectability, value, sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, the Issuer’s or Guarantors’ rights therein, or the validity, effectiveness, enforceability, sufficiency, extent, perfection or priority of any Lien therein, or (iii) any failure or delay in performance or any breach by the Issuer or any other Guarantor under this Indenture or the Notes Documents or for any failure of any obligor to perform its Obligations under this Indenture or the Notes Documents. (i) By its acceptance of the Notes, each Holder is deemed to have consented to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Notes Documents, and authorized and directed the Collateral Agent and the Trustee to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Security Document and Intercreditor Agreement to which it is a party. (j) Neither Whether or not expressly provided in any Security Document, in entering into and performing under any Security Document, the Trustee and Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges, immunities or indemnities granted to them under this Indenture, as if the provisions herein setting forth such rights, privileges, immunities or indemnities were set forth therein. (k) The Collateral Agent may resign or be removed and a successor be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 7.08 and 7.09, with the references therein to “Trustee” deemed to be references to “Collateral Agent.” (l) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent nor shall not be responsible for the Administrative existence, genuineness or value (or diminution of value) of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Trustee or the Collateral Agent as determined by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of the Issuer to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for recording, filing, re-recording or refiling any financing statement (or amendment thereto), continuation statement, termination statement, document, instrument or other notice in any public office at any time or times or to otherwise take any action to perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest granted to it under the Security Documents or otherwise. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in their possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Trustee and the Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays or failures deemed to have exercised reasonable care in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts the custody of the Collateral in their possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which they accord their own property and shall include but not be limited to acts liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of Godany of the Collateral by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes forwarding agency or other disastersagent or bailee selected by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, in good faith. Neither The Trustee and the Collateral Agent nor shall have no duty to ascertain or inquire as to the Administrative performance or observance of any of the terms of this Indenture or the Security Documents by the Issuer or the Guarantors. (m) The Trustee or the Collateral Agent, in giving any consent or approval under the Security Documents, shall be entitled to receive, as a condition to such consent or approval, an Officer’s Certificate stating that the action or omission for which consent or approval is to be given is authorized and permitted according to the terms of this Indenture and the Security Documents, and the Trustee or the Collateral Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special fully protected in giving such consent or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed approval on the basis of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionsuch Officer’s Certificate.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Tronox Holdings PLC)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Trustee shall initially act as Collateral Agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreementdemand, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, collect or realize upon any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents gross negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Company (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this i) incurs Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, at any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect time when Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral delivers to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with an Officers' Certificate so stating and requesting the Collateral Agent’s instructionsAgent to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the holders of the Indebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein, and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (gd) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to If (i) the Administrative Agent Company at any time incurs any Indebtedness constituting Other Second-Lien Obligations, (ii) the indenture or any of agreement governing such Indebtedness provides that, notwithstanding the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared fordate, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under order of grant, attachment or perfection of any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers Liens granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant under the Security Documents (the "Liens Securing Note Obligations") or granted to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect holders of the Collateral, Other Second-Lien Obligations or any act, omission, agent or event related theretorepresentative for the holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations (the "Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations"), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateLiens Securing Note Obligations and the Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations shall be of equal dignity, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral priority and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law)rank, (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers Company delivers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither an Officers' Certificate so stating and requesting that the Collateral Agent nor assign or transfer the Administrative Liens Securing Note Obligations to a Common Collateral Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited identified therein and (iv) the Company delivers to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Common Collateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel further confirming as to all such Liens each of the matters referred to in Section 10.02(a)(i), giving effect to the assignment or transfer requested in such Officers' Certificate, then (A) the Liens Securing Note Obligations shall be liable for any indirectof equal dignity, special or consequential damages priority and rank with all such Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations and (included but not limited to lost profitsB) whatsoeverthe Collateral Agent shall, even if it has been informed upon receipt of the likelihood thereof and regardless of necessary or proper documentation prepared by the form of actionCompany, assign or transfer the Liens Securing Note Obligations to the Common Collateral Agent as requested in such Officers' Certificate.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Pierson Industries Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Trustee shall act as Collateral Agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreementdemand, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, collect or realize upon any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Company (and shall not be obliged to)i) incurs Indebtedness constituting Senior Debt at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or at any time when Indebtedness constituting First-Lien Obligations entitled to the benefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, and shall not instruct (ii) delivers to the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested an Officer’s Certificate so stating and designating such Senior Debt as First-Lien Obligations and requesting the Collateral Agent to do so by enter into an Intercreditor Agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any holders of the Collateral. Indebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) enter into such Intercreditor Agreement and other documents referenced in the Intercreditor Agreement in connection therewith, bind the Holders on the terms set forth therein, and perform and observe its obligations thereunder. (d) If (i) the Company at any time incurs any Indebtedness constituting Other Second-Lien Obligations, (ii) the indenture or times agreement governing such Indebtedness provides that, notwithstanding the Administrative date, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent shall receive under the Security Documents (ithe “Liens Securing Note Obligations”) by payment, foreclosure, setor granted to the holders of Other Second-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral Lien Obligations or any payments agent or representative for the holders of Other Second-Lien Obligations (the “Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations”), the Liens Securing Note Obligations and the Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations shall be of equal dignity, priority and rank, (iii) the Company delivers to the Collateral Agent an Officer’s Certificate so stating and requesting that the Collateral Agent serve as collateral agent and enter into security documents with respect thereto and (iv) the Company delivers to the Obligations arising underCollateral Agent an Opinion of Counsel stating that, or relating toin the opinion of such counsel, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Collateral Agent from is empowered and obligated (on substantially the terms applicable to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms Indenture Documents) to hold the Liens Securing Note Obligations and all Liens Securing Other-Second Lien Obligations and all proceeds of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from all such Liens for the Collateral Agent in excess equal and ratable benefit of the amount required to be paid holders of all Obligations secured thereby, giving effect to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIIIassignment or transfer requested in such Officer’s Certificate, then (A) the Administrative Agent Liens Securing Note Obligations shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agentbe of equal dignity, in kind, priority and rank with all such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. Liens Securing Other Second-Lien Obligations and (fB) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender enter into such security documents as to any of the foregoingrequested in such Officer’s Certificate. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Senior Subordinated Loan Agreement (J Crew Group Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of Each Secured Party hereby appoints Cipher Capital Partners LLC (the Lenders hereby designates and appoints "Collateral Agent") as the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent hereunder and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably Secured Party authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and perform such duties the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents under such agreements and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with to exercise such powers as powers^ are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions Without limiting the foregoing, each Secured Party he||^; authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of this Section 12.11 are solely the documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party relating to security for the benefit obligations under the Notes, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under such Transaction Documents and, in the case of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of Transaction Documents, to act as agent for the Administrative Agent, Secured Parties under such Transaction Documents. (b) As to any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as matters not expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in for by this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother document relating thereto (including enforcement or collection), the Collateral Agent shall not have be required to exercise any duties discretion or responsibilities hereunder nor take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, and such instructions shall be binding upon all Secured Parties; provided, however, that the Collateral Agent have shall not be required to take any action that (i) the Collateral Agent in good faith believes exposes it to personal liability unless the Collateral Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Secured Parties with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or applicable law. The Collateral Agent agrees to give to each Secured Party prompt notice of (i) each notice given to it by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and (ii) the actions taken by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Party., If the Collateral Agent receives conflicting instructions from the Secured Parties it wilMolftte required to act until it receives instructions from the Secured Parties holding a majority o'Mie Notes (calculated in dollar amounts rather than noteholders). (c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the Transaction Documents and the other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, the Collateral Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Secured Parties and its duties are entirely administrative in nature. The Collateral Agent does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any fiduciary relationship with obligation other than as expressly set forth herein, in the Administrative Agent, Transaction Documents and any Lender other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith related hereto or any Guarantorother relationship as the agent, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations fiduciary or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements trustee of or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality for any Secured Party or holder of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in any other obligation under this Agreement with reference to or the Notes. The Collateral Agent is not intended to connote may perform any fiduciary of its duties under any Transaction Document by or other implied (through its agents or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersemployees. (bd) None of the Collateral Agent Agent, any of its affiliates or any of its Affiliates their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of it, him, her or them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (other Transaction Documents, except for its own gross its, his, her or their oifSiigloss negligence or willful misconduct. (e) Each Secured Party acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or under or any other Secured Party conduct its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any issuance of the Administrative Securities. Each Secured Party also acknowledges that it shall, independently and without reliance upon the Collateral Agent or any Lender for any recitalother Secured Party and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, statementcontinue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and other Transaction Documents. For avoidance of doubt, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by each Secured Party represents that it has had no contact with the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by Collateral Agent; and acknowledges that the Collateral Agent has had no role in the negotiation or preparation of the Transaction Documents and was contacted after such negotiations and documents were finalized for the purpose of serving solely in the administrative role of Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement. (f) Each Secured Party, severally but not jointly and on a pro rata basis, agrees to indemnify the Collateral Documents Agent and each of its affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower), from any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including fees, expenses ;and disbursements of financial and legal advisors) of any kind or the Intercreditor Agreementsnature whatsoever Iriatniiy'be imposed oh, incurred by, or the validityasserted against, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors in any obligation way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Administrative Agent other Transaction Documents or any Lender to ascertain action taken or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not omitted by the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantordocument related thereto; provided, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedingshowever, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent that no Secured Party shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except be liable for any portion of such proceeds liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or payments received by the Administrative Agent disbursements resulting from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Agent's or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent Affiliate's gross negligence or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructionswillful misconduct. (g) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Secured Parties and the Company. Upon any such resignation, the Secured Parties shall have no obligation whatsoever the right to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the appoint a successor Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the . If no successor Collateral Agent shall have no other duty been so appointed by the Secured Parties, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent's giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Collateral Agent, selected from among the Secured Parties. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement, the Transaction Documents andanyittnerdocuments required to be executed or liability whatsoever delivered in connection therewith. Prior to any retiring Collateral Agent's resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the Administrative successor Collateral Agent or any Lender its rights as Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents. After such resignation, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to have the benefit of this Agreement as to any of actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Collateral Agent under this Agreement, the foregoingTransaction Documents and any other documents required to be executed or delivered in connection therewith. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or Each Secured Party agrees that any Collateral Document shall require action taken by the Collateral Agent (in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or of the other document relating thereto, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case Secured Parties of the Collateral Agent) if it powers set forth herein or therein, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment be authorized and binding upon all of such funds is not assured to itthe Secured Parties. (i) The Each of the Secured PartiQfp^by directs, in accordance with the terms hereof, the Collateral Agent to release (or in the case of clause (ii) below, release or subordinate) any Lien held by the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties against any of the following: (i) all of the Collateral upon payment and satisfaction in full of all obligations under the Notes and all other obligations under the Transaction Documents that the Collateral Agent has been notified in writing are then due and payable; (ii) any assets that are subject to a Lien permitted by Section 3.2); and (iii) any part of the Collateral sold or disposed of by the Company or any Subsidiary if such sale or disposition is permitted by this Agreement and the Notes (or permitted pursuant to a waiver or consent of a transaction otherwise prohibited by this Agreement and the Notes). Each of the Secured Parties hereby directs the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver or file such termination and partial release statements and do such other things as are necessary to release Liens to be released pursuant to this Section 7.14 promptly upon the effectiveness of any such release. (j) The contact information for the Collateral Agent is: Cipher Capital Partners LLC, c/▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Partners, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇. The fax number for Cipher Capital Partners is (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ and the E-mail address is ▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The telephone number for Cipher Capital Partners is (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. (k) The Collateral Agent: (i) shall not be responsible in any manner for the i validity, correctness or sufficiency of any document or instrument ireceived by or made available to it, in its capacity as Collateral Agent hereunder. (ii) shall be entitled to act upon any written certificate, statement, notice, demand, request, consent, agreement or other instrument whatever, not only in reliance upon its due execution and the validity and effectiveness of its provisions, but also as to the accuracy and completeness of any information therein contained, which the Collateral Agent shall in good faith believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by any authorized person. (iii) shall be entitled to request and receive from any party hereto such documents in addition to those provided for herein as the Collateral Agent may deem necessary to resolve any questions of fact involveol||it'the\ administration of its duties hereunder. (iv) may, at the expense of the remaining parties, consult independent counsel of its choice in respect to any question relating to its duties or responsibilities under this Agreement, and shall not be liable for any action it takes taken or omits to take omitted in good faith which it reasonably believes on advice of such counsel. (v) shall be under no obligation to be authorized advance any monetary sum in connection with the maintenance or within its rights administration of this Agreement, to institute or powersdefend any action, suit or legal proceeding in connection herewith, or for to take any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that other action likely to involve the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining expense, unless first indemnified by the pertinent facts, remaining parties to the Collateral Agent's satisfaction. (iivi) shall not be liable bound by any amendment to this Agreement or by any other such amendment or agreement unless the same shall have been executed by the Collateral Agent. (vii) shall have only such duties and responsibilities as are expressly set forth in this Agreement in the performance of its obligations hereunder. (viii) acknowledges specifically its obligations under section 6.2(b) above regarding pro rata distributions of the proceeds of any collection or sale of the Collateral, as well as any Collateral consisting of cash. (ix) may, if it becomes uncertain concerning its rights and responsibilities with respect to its duties or if it receives instructions with respect to the Collateral that it believes to be in conflict with this Agreement or is advised that a dispute has arisen with respect to its duties under this Agreement, without liability, refrain from taking any action until it is directed otherwise in a writing signed by all of the Secured Parties or by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Collateral Agent is not obligated to institute or defend any legal proceedings, although it may, in its sole discretion and at the r^hiai^ihg parties' expense, institute or defend such proceedings l-fmcludihg proceedings seeking a declaratory judgment) and join interested parties. (x) The Collateral Agent will be paid a fee of $3,000 for interest on any money received by it except its agreement to serve as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with Agent. This fee is payable upon the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel execution of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actthis Agreement. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Note Purchase Agreement (World Racing Group, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Trustee shall act as Collateral Agent and each of shall be authorized to appoint co-Collateral Agents as necessary in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Lenders hereby designates and appoints Security Documents, neither the Collateral Agent as nor any of its agent under this Agreementrespective officers, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent directors, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreementdemand, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, collect or realize upon any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor delay in doing so or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the Administrative Agent request of any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire part thereof. The Collateral Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as to a result of the observance or performance exercise of such powers, and neither the Collateral Agent nor any of the agreements contained inits officers, directors, employees or conditions ofagents shall be responsible for any act or failure to act hereunder, this Agreementexcept for its own willful misconduct, the Collateral Documents negligence or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliatesbad faith. (cb) The Trustee, as Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans toAgent, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Security Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents. (ec) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not If the Company (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this i) incurs Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If Obligations at any time when no Intercreditor Agreement is in effect or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, at any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect time when Indebtedness constituting Credit Agreement Obligations entitled to the Obligations arising underbenefit of an existing Intercreditor Agreement is concurrently retired, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or and (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral delivers to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agentan Officer’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien Certificate so stating and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to requesting the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document enter into an intercreditor agreement in favor of a designated agent or representative for the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect holders of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoIndebtedness so incurred, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given shall (and is hereby authorized and directed to) (A) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to the Collateral Agent’s own interest in Intercreditor Agreement) as the Collateral and that Company or the Collateral new Credit Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever request in order to provide to the Administrative new Credit Agent or any Lender as to any the rights of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, Credit Agent contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, Agreement and (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as deliver to the Credit Agent the Collateral perfected by possession together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow such Credit Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion obtain control of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to actCollateral). (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (GXS Corp)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as its agent under this Agreement, Indenture and the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such rights and powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Collateral Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Section 12.10. The provisions of this Section 12.11 12.10 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, Holders nor the Borrower nor Company or any of the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in this Section 12.10 and in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any AgreementIndenture, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates agents or employees shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any other Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, books or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this or any other Indenture or the Security Documents in accordance with a request or consent of the Trustee and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. (d) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or the Company referring to this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Trustee in accordance with Article 6 (subject to this Section 12.10); provided, however, that unless and until the Collateral Agent has received any such request, the Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable. (e) The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and its Affiliates (and any successor Collateral Agent and its Affiliates) may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor Company and their Affiliates the Subsidiary Guarantors as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative AgentTrustee. The Administrative Agent Trustee and the Lenders Holders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. or its Affiliates (and any successor Collateral Agent and its Affiliates) may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such AffiliateCompany and the Subsidiary Guarantors) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent Trustee or the LendersHolders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (or any successor Collateral Agent Agent) to advance funds. (df) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed may resign at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents Trustee and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its obligations under the appointment as Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct Agent. If the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights resigns under this Agreement or against Indenture, the Borrower or any Guarantor, including Company shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed prior to the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any intended effective date of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds resignation of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to (as stated in the terms notice of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation), the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriateappoint, in its sole discretion given with the consent of the Company, a successor Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the . If no successor Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. preceding sentence within thirty (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law30), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Indenture (Oppenheimer Holdings Inc)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each Each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby designates and appoints the Notes Collateral Agent as its agent under this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent other Security Documents, and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Notes Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreements other Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Notes Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement and the other Security Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement and each other Security Document, together as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Notes Collateral Agent agrees to act as such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoon the express conditions contained in this Section 10.07. The provisions of this Section 12.11 10.07 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor Holders or any of the Company or the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Notes Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Security Documents, and the exercise by the Notes Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03and therein shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, the duties of the Notes Collateral Agent shall be ministerial and administrative in nature, and the Notes Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Security Documents to which the Notes Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Notes Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or the Company or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Intercreditor Agreement or the other Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Notes Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Notes Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the The Notes Collateral Agent or may perform any of its duties and/or exercise any remedies under this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or the other Security Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and attorneys-in-fact of such Person and its Affiliates (a “Related Person”) and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be responsible or liable for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made with due care. (c) Neither the Notes Collateral Agent nor any of its respective Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Company or any Guarantor or Affiliate of the Company or any Guarantor, or any officer Officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoingRelated Person thereof, contained in this Indenture, the Intercreditor Agreement or any Agreementthe other Security Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Notes Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, Company or any Guarantor or any other party to this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreements other Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Notes Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Documents Intercreditor Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreements other Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, Company or any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s of their respective Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Notes Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying upon, any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or email) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Company or any Guarantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Notes Collateral Agent. The Notes Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the Collateral Documentsfacts or matters stated in any resolution, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreementscertificate, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsstatement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture or other paper or document. (e) The Administrative Notes Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to)deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, and shall not instruct unless a Responsible Officer of the Notes Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments have received by the Administrative Agent written notice from the Collateral Agent pursuant Trustee or the Company referring to the terms this Indenture, describing such Default or Event of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agentdefault. (f) The Administrative Notes Collateral Agent may resign at any time by notice to the Trustee and the Company, such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor agent to its appointment as Notes Collateral Agent. If the Notes Collateral Agent resigns under this Indenture, the Company shall appoint a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is each Lender’s agent for appointed prior to the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 intended effective date of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should resignation of the Administrative Notes Collateral Agent obtain possession (as stated in the notice of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrowerresignation), the Administrative Notes Collateral Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Trustee, subject to the consent of the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld and which shall not be required during a continuing Event of Default), a successor collateral agent. If no successor collateral agent is appointed and consented to by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence within thirty (30) days after the intended effective date of resignation (as stated in the notice of resignation), the Notes Collateral Agent shall notify be entitled to petition a court of competent jurisdiction, at the expense of the Company, to appoint a successor. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor collateral agent hereunder, such successor collateral agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Notes Collateral Agent thereofAgent, andand the term “Notes Collateral Agent” shall mean such successor collateral agent, promptly upon and the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to appointment, powers and duties as the Notes Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with shall be terminated. After the retiring Notes Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related theretoresignation hereunder, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision provisions of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent Section 10.07 (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (iand Section 7.07) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits continue to take in good faith which it reasonably believes inure to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection benefit and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the retiring Notes Collateral Agent shall not by reason of such resignation be construed deemed to impose duties be released from liability as to act. (j) Neither any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Notes Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionunder this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Post Holdings, Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Citicorp International Limited will initially act as Collateral Agent and each under the Security Documents in respect of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints security over the Collateral. Citicorp International Limited, acting in its capacity as such, shall have such duties with respect to the Collateral Agent pledged, assigned or granted pursuant to the Security Documents as its agent under are set forth in this AgreementIndenture, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if any). Under certain circumstances, Citicorp International Limited as the Trustee and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes as the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf may have obligations under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if any) that are in conflict with the interests of the holders of the Notes and/or of holders of Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness. The Trustee and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by will be under no obligation to exercise any rights or powers conferred under the terms Indenture or any of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and or the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely Agreement (if any) for the benefit of the Notes holders, unless such holders and/or holders of Permitted Pari Passu Secured Indebtedness have offered to the Trustee and the Collateral Agent indemnity and/or security satisfactory to the Trustee and none the Collateral Agent against any loss, liability or expense. (a) The Company and each of the Administrative AgentHolders, by acceptance of any Note or Subsidiary Guarantee, hereby designate and appoint the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents in respect of the Lenderssecurity over the Collateral, and authorizes and directs the Borrower nor Trustee to appoint an intercreditor agent under and pursuant to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement referred to in Section 4.22(b). The Trustee shall incur no liability in respect of such appointment and shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of the Guarantors intercreditor agent. The Collateral Agent shall have any all the duties, rights as a third party beneficiary and protections provided in the Security Documents and no implied duties shall be read against the Collateral Agent. (b) The Collateral Agent shall hold the benefit of any all Collateral under the Security Documents as, and for purposes of enforcing the provisions of the provisions contained herein other than Security Documents relating to the Collateral, all rights and claims under the Security Documents relating to the Collateral shall be vested in it as expressly provided in Section 12.03an agent for the Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreementthe Indenture, the Collateral Security Documents and or the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement (if any), the Collateral Agent shall not have assume any duties obligation or responsibilities hereunder fiduciary duty towards or relationship of trust for or with any of the holders of the Notes or any other person. (c) Subject to Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 10.04(d), as applicable, neither the Trustee nor shall the Collateral Agent have nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys or agents will be deemed to have responsible or liable for the title, ownership, existence, genuineness, value or protection of any fiduciary relationship with Collateral, for the Administrative Agentlegality, any Lender enforceability, effectiveness, adequacy or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations sufficiency of the Security Documents or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Agreement (if any), for the creation, perfection, priority, sufficiency, registration or protection of any Lien, or for any defect or deficiency as to any such matters, or for any failure to demand, collect, foreclose or realize upon or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality enforce any of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” Liens or Security Documents or delay in this Agreement with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lendersdoing so. (bd) None of the The Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall the Trustee: (i) may refrain from acting in accordance with the Security Documents or any instructions and requests until it has received to its satisfaction: (i) such compensation for its services to be rendered, (ii) it has been instructed in writing and (iii) such payment, security and/or indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in complying with the instruction or request; (ii) may consult with or otherwise engage (at the cost and expense of the Company) legal counsel in connection with any matter arising under this Indenture or any Security Document and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant ; and (iii) may refuse to act on any notice, direction or instruction from the Holders which, in the Collateral Agent’s or the Trustee’s opinion to be determined in its sole and absolute discretion, (i) is contrary to law or the provisions of permissive rights this Indenture or powers to the Security Documents or (ii) may expose the Collateral Agent or the Trustee to liability (unless it shall not be construed have been indemnified and/or secured to impose duties to actits satisfaction for such liability by the Holders giving such notice, direction or instruction). (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative By their acceptance of the Notes, the Holders hereby designate and appoint the Trustee to serve as Collateral Agent and as their agent under this Indenture and the Security Documents and the Trustee and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent and each Holders by acceptance of the Lenders Notes hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, and consents and agrees to the terms of each Security Document, as the same may be in effect or may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with their respective terms. The Trustee acknowledges that the Collateral Documents and Agent agrees to act as such on the Intercreditor Agreements, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental theretoexpress conditions contained in this Section 11.09. The provisions of this Section 12.11 11.09 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative AgentTrustee, any of the Lenders, the Borrower Holders nor any of the Guarantors Grantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.0311.03. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Security Documents, and the exercise by the Collateral Agent of any rights or remedies set forth herein or therein, shall be authorized and binding upon all Holders. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Notes Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or other fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder or any GuarantorGrantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Indenture or the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) The Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties under this Indenture or the Security Documents by or through receivers, agents, employees, attorneys-in-fact or through its Related Persons and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in taking action in reliance upon any advice or opinion given by legal counsel. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or willful misconduct of any receiver, agent, employee, attorney-in-fact or Related Person that it selects as long as such selection was made in good faith. (c) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates Related Persons shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement Indenture or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Security Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for to the extent that the foregoing are found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower Issuer or any Guarantor, or any officer Grantor or Affiliate of any of the foregoingGrantor, or any Officer or Related Persons thereof, contained in this Indenture, or any Agreementother Notes Documents, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements, Security Documents or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates respective Related Persons shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder to monitor, ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture or the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor Grantor or any GuarantorGrantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized shall be entitled to rely, and directed shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, certification, telephone message, statement, or other communication, document or conversation (including those by telephone or e-mail) believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent, or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (i) enter including, without limitation, counsel to the Issuer or any other Grantor), independent accountants and other experts and advisors selected by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, or other paper or document. The Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take action under the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind Notes Documents unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence from the Lenders on party or parties entitled to give instructions to the Collateral Agent under the terms as set forth in of the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsAgreement. (e) The Administrative Collateral Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct deemed to have knowledge or notice of the Collateral Agent tooccurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement a Responsible Officer of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to received written notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (Trustee or the Administrative Agent) Issuer referring to expend this Indenture, describing such Default or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance Event of any Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to itdefault. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust requested by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and Trustee in accordance with Article 7 or the advice or opinion Holders of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures a majority in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed aggregate principal amount of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of actionNotes (subject to this Section 11.09).

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Sources: Indenture (Community Choice Financial Inc.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby designates and appoints authorize the appointment of the Collateral Agent as the Trustee’s and the Holders’ Collateral Agent under the Security Documents and in its agent under this Agreement, capacity as mortgagee and security trustee pursuant to the Collateral Documents Rig Mortgage, and the Intercreditor Agreements and the Administrative Agent Trustee and each of the Lenders Holders by acceptance of the Securities hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents and to take such action on its their behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor AgreementsSecurity Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for the benefit of the Notes Collateral Agent and none of the Administrative Agent, any of the Lenders, the Borrower nor any of the Guarantors shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions contained herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this AgreementIndenture and the Security Documents, the duties of the Collateral Documents Agent shall be ministerial and the Intercreditor Agreementsadministrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein and in the Security Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any trust or fiduciary relationship with the Administrative AgentTrustee, any Lender Holder, the Company, any Collateral Grantor or any Guarantor, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Indenture and the Intercreditor Agreements Security Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement Indenture with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, The Trustee is authorized and directed by the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Holders and the Intercreditor AgreementsHolders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, including the exercise of remedies pursuant as applicable, to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of cause the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) enter into and perform its obligations under the Security Documents. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into the Collateral DocumentsSecurity Documents to which it is a party, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral such Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iviii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under the Collateral Documents such Security Documents, including entering into amendments, supplements and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so other modifications permitted by the Required Lendersterms of this Indenture or the Security Documents. Each Holder, take or cause by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant have consented and agreed to the terms of each Security Document, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from Indenture. Each of the Holders by acquiring the Securities is hereby deemed to have directed the Trustee to appoint the Collateral Agent in excess as its mortgagee and security trustee and, for purposes of Swiss law, as agent, to receive, hold, administer and enforce the Collateral Rig Mortgage covering the Collateral Rig, as contemplated under this Indenture. ​ Without limiting the generality of the amount required foregoing, in relation to Swiss law-governed Security Documents (the “Swiss Security Documents”), if any, each present and future Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to have consented and agreed that: (a) the Collateral Agent holds: (A) any security created or evidenced or expressed to be paid to the Administrative Agent created or evidenced under or pursuant to Article VIIIa Swiss Security Document by way of a security assignment (Sicherungsabtretung) or transfer for security purposes (Sicherungsübereignung) or any other non-accessory (nicht akzessorische) security and (B) any proceeds and other benefits of such security, as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the Administrative account of all relevant Holders which have the benefit of such security in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and each present and future Holder hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent shall promptly turn enters into any such Swiss Security Document as fiduciary (treuhänderisch) in its own name but for the same over account of all relevant Holders; and (b) it authorizes the Collateral Agent: (A) to (a) accept and execute as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any Swiss law pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under or pursuant to a Swiss Security Document for the benefit of such Holder and (b) hold, administer and, if necessary, enforce any such security as direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) on behalf of each relevant Holder which has the benefit of such security; (B) to agree as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) to amendments and alterations to any Swiss Security Document which creates or evidences or expressed to create or evidence a pledge or any other Swiss law accessory (akzessorische) security; (C) to effect as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) any release of a security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under a Swiss Security Document in accordance with this Indenture and the respective Swiss Security Document; and (D) to exercise as its direct representative (direkter Stellvertreter) such other rights granted to the Collateral AgentAgent under this Indenture and under the relevant Swiss Security Document. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received written notice from the Trustee or unless a written notice of any event which is in kindfact such a Default is received by the Collateral Agent at the address specified in Section 15.01, and such notice references the Securities and this Indenture. The Collateral Agent shall take such action with respect to such endorsements Default or Event of Default as may be required to negotiate requested by the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, Trustee in accordance with Article 9 6 or the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possessionSecurities (subject to this Section 12.05). Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation and makes no representation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any of the Lenders Holders as to assure the existence, genuineness, value or protection of the Collateral or the sufficiency of any Security Documents, or that the Collateral exists or is owned by any of the Borrower or any Guarantor Collateral Grantors or is cared for, protected, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or of the Borrower or any GuarantorCollateral Grantor’s property constituting collateral Collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Security Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, Indenture or any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreementsother Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent Trustee or any Lender Holder as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither . For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Collateral Agent nor to file financing statements or continuation statements, to record any documents or instruments in any public ​ office at any time or be responsible for perfection or maintaining the Administrative Agent perfection of the security interests purported to be created by the Security Documents and such responsibility shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its controlsolely that of the Company. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts Each of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor and the Administrative Agent Trustee, each in its capacity as such, shall not be liable or responsible for the failure of the Company or any Collateral Grantor to maintain insurance on the Collateral, nor shall it be responsible for any indirect, special loss due to the insufficiency of such insurance or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed by reason of the likelihood thereof failure of any insurer to pay the full amount of any loss against which it may have insured to the Company or any Collateral Grantor, the Trustee, the Collateral Agent or any other Person. The provisions of Article 7, mutatis mutandis, shall apply to the Collateral Agent. The Trustee is authorized and regardless directed by the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Trustee, as applicable, to cause the Collateral Agent to enter into and perform its obligations each Deed of Quiet Enjoyment. The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed by the form Trustee and the Holders and the Holders by acquiring the Securities are deemed to have authorized the Collateral Agent, to (i) enter into each Deed of actionQuiet Enjoyment to which it is a party, (ii) bind the Trustee and the Holders on the terms as set forth in each such Deed of Quiet Enjoyment and (iii) perform and observe its obligations and exercise its rights and powers under each such Deed of Quiet Enjoyment, including entering into amendments, supplements and other modifications permitted by the terms of this Indenture or the applicable Deed of Quiet Enjoyment. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, is deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of each Deed of Quiet Enjoyment, as originally in effect and as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of this Indenture.

Appears in 1 contract

Sources: Indenture (Transocean Ltd.)

Collateral Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements Documents, and the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Loan Documents, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Section 12.11 are solely for , and in connection therewith hereby authorizes the benefit of Administrative Agent to execute and deliver the Notes Collateral Agent Intercreditor Agreement and none of any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement whereby the Administrative Agent, any on behalf of itself and the Lenders, agrees to be bound by the Borrower nor any terms of the Guarantors shall have Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement, any Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the other Collateral Documents in their capacities as a “Secured Party” under and as defined in the Security Agreement. In this connection, the Collateral Agent, as “Collateral Agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights as a third party beneficiary of any and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Secured Parties (under and as defined in the Security Agreement) required pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions contained of this Article IX and Article X (as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein other than as expressly provided in Section 12.03with respect thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement, Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor AgreementsDocuments, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities hereunder or thereunder nor shall the Collateral Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with the Administrative Agent, any Lender the Lenders or any GuarantorLoan Party, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement, Agreement and the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement or any other Loan Document with reference to the Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable lawLaw. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this AgreementAgreement or the other Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the Collateral Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement, the Collateral Documents Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreementsother Loan Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Article VIII, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. (b) None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall (i) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or under or in connection with any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements or the transactions contemplated thereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct), or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any recital, statement, representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any officer or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, contained in this or any Agreement, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Collateral Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements, or for any failure of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other party to this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. None of the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates shall be under any obligation to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement, the Collateral Documents or the Intercreditor Agreements or to inspect the properties, books, or records of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Guarantor’s Affiliates. (c) The Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting, or other business with the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Affiliates as though it was not the Collateral Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, the Collateral Agent or its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Borrower, any Guarantor or its Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Borrower, any such Guarantor or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to provide such information to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any obligation on the part of the Collateral Agent to advance funds. (d) The Collateral Agent is authorized and directed to (i) enter into the Collateral Documents, (ii) enter into the Intercreditor Agreements, (iii) bind the Lenders on the terms as set forth in the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and (iv) perform and observe its obligations under the Collateral Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements. (e) The Administrative Agent agrees that it shall not (and shall not be obliged to), and shall not instruct the Collateral Agent to, unless specifically requested to do so by the Required Lenders, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against the Borrower or any Guarantor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the Collateral. If at any time or times the Administrative Agent shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, set-off or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations arising under, or relating to, this Agreement, except for any such proceeds or payments received by the Administrative Agent from the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Collateral Agent in excess of the amount required to be paid to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall promptly turn the same over to the Collateral Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Collateral Agent. (f) The Administrative Agent is each Lender’s agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code can be perfected only by possession. Should the Administrative Agent obtain possession of any such Collateral, upon request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions. (g) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Borrower or any Guarantor or is cared for, protected, or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected, maintained or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to determine whether all or the Borrower or any Guarantor’s property constituting collateral intended to be subject to the Lien and security interest of the Collateral Documents has been properly and completely listed or delivered, as the case may be, or the genuineness, validity, marketability or sufficiency thereof or title thereto, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure, or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities, and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreements, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission, or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to the Administrative Agent or any Lender as to any of the foregoing. (h) No provision of this Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreements or any Collateral Document shall require the Collateral Agent (or the Administrative Agent) to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or thereunder or to take or omit to take any action hereunder or thereunder or take any action at the request or direction of Lenders (or the Administrative Agent in the case of the Collateral Agent) if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds is not assured to it. (i) The Collateral Agent (i) shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith which it reasonably believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers, or for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Collateral Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts, (ii) shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Collateral Agent may agree in writing with the Borrower (and money held in trust by the Collateral Agent need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law), (iii) the Collateral Agent may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice or opinion of such counsel as to matters of law shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel. The grant of permissive rights or powers to the Collateral Agent shall not be construed to impose duties to act. (j) Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control. Such acts shall include but not be limited to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Neither the Collateral Agent nor the Administrative Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special or consequential damages (included but not limited to lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action.

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Sources: Senior Secured Credit Agreement (Libbey Inc)