Duties of Collateral Agent. Except for exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession and accounting for moneys received by it pursuant to this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral. In any event the Collateral Agent (a) shall have no duty to take any steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral, (b) shall have no duty as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, tenders, maturities or other matters pertaining to any Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party has any knowledge of such matters, and (c) shall not be liable for any action, omission, insolvency or default on the part of any agent or custodian (other than the Collateral Agent) appointed by the Collateral Agent in good faith. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of Collateral in its possession if it accords such Collateral treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property (but failure to take any such action shall not in itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care or evidence of such failure). Subject only to the performance by the Collateral Agent of its duties set forth in this Section 5.03, risk of loss, damage and diminution in value of the Collateral, of whatever nature and however caused, shall be on the Grantor.
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Sources: Subsidiary Pledge Agreement (Greenfield Industries Inc /De/)
Duties of Collateral Agent. Except for exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession and accounting for moneys received by it pursuant to this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral. In any event the Collateral Agent (a) shall have no duty to take any steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral, (b) shall have no duty as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, tenders, maturities or other matters pertaining to any Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party has any knowledge of such matters, and (c) shall not be liable for any action, omission, insolvency or default on the part of any agent or custodian (other than the Collateral Agent) appointed by the Collateral Agent in good faith. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of Collateral in its possession if it accords takes such Collateral treatment substantially equivalent action for such purpose as the Grantor requests in writing from time to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property time (but failure to take any such action shall not in itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care or evidence of such failure). Subject only to the performance by the Collateral Agent of its duties set forth in this Section 5.03, risk of loss, damage and diminution in value of the Collateral, of whatever nature and however caused, shall be on the Grantor.
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