Pledged Collateral (a) Each Grantor is the holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens other than the Security Interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Credit Parties hereunder and Permitted Encumbrances, of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule 4 as being owned by such Grantor and any Pledged Collateral owned by such Grantor and acquired after the Closing Date.
(b) All of the Pledged Collateral constituting Pledged Interests is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (provided that Pledged Interests which are ULC Shares will be assessable in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act (Nova Scotia)) and such Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Pledged Companies of each applicable Grantor identified on Schedule 4, any Pledged Collateral Addendum or any Supplement to this Agreement. All of the Pledged Collateral constituting Pledged Notes is duly authorized, validly issued and delivered by the issuer of such Pledged Note and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such issuer and such issuer is not in default thereunder. Each Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent as provided herein.
(c) All actions necessary to perfect or establish the first priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in the Pledged Collateral, and the proceeds thereof, have been duly taken, (A) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (B)(i) upon the taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of any certificates constituting the Pledged Interests, to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor and (ii) upon the taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of any promissory notes constituting the Pledged Notes, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor; and (C) upon the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in the applicable jurisdiction for such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Grantor that are not represented by certificates. Each Grantor has delivered to and deposited with the Administrative Agent (or, with respect to any Pledged Collateral created or obtained after the Closing Date, will deliver and deposit in accordance with Section 4.12 hereof) all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, all promissory notes representing the Pledged Notes owned by such Grantor, and undated powers endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates or promissory notes.
(d) None of the Pledged Collateral owned or held by such Grantor has been issued or transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure, or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject.
Liens and Security Interests Each party grants to the other parties hereto a lien upon any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the Oil and Gas Interests in the Contract Area, and a security interest and/or purchase money security interest in any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the personal property and fixtures on or used or obtained for use in connection therewith, to secure performance of all of its obligations under this Agreement including but not limited to payment of expense, interest and fees, the proper disbursement of all monies paid hereunder, the assignment or relinquishment of interest in Oil and Gas Leases as required hereunder, and the proper performance of operations hereunder. Such lien and security interest granted by each party hereto shall include such party’s leasehold interests, working interests, operating rights, and royalty and overriding royalty interests in the Contract Area now owned or hereafter acquired and in lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise becoming subject to this Agreement, the Oil and Gas when extracted therefrom and equipment situated thereon or used or obtained for use in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all ▇▇▇▇▇, tools, and tubular goods), and accounts (including, without limitation, accounts arising from gas imbalances or from the sale of Oil and/or Gas at the wellhead), contract rights, inventory and general intangibles relating thereto or arising therefrom, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing. To perfect the lien and security agreement provided herein, each party hereto shall execute and acknowledge the recording supplement and/or any financing statement prepared and submitted by an party hereto in conjunction herewith or at any time following execution hereof, and Operator is authorized to file this Agreement or the recording supplement executed herewith as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and as a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code in the state in which the Contract Area is situated and such other states as Operator shall deem appropriate to perfect the security interest granted hereunder. Any party may file this Agreement, the recording supplement executed herewith, or such other documents as it deems necessary as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and/or a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code. Each party represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that the lien and security interest granted by such party to the other parties shall be a first and prior lien (except as to the liens granted by AE in favor of Citibank, N.A., and each party hereby agrees to maintain the priority of said lien and security interest against all persons acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Interests covered by this Agreement by, through or under such party. All parties acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests covered by this Agreement, whether by assignment, merger, mortgage, operation of law, or otherwise, shall be deemed to have taken subject to the lien and security interest granted by this Article VII.B. as to all obligations attributable to such interest hereunder whether or not such obligations arise before or after such interest is acquired. To the extent that parties have a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the Contract Area is situated, they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. The bringing of a suit and the obtaining of judgment by a party for the secured indebtedness shall not be deemed an election of remedies or otherwise affect the lien rights or security interest as security for the payment thereof. In addition, upon default by any party in the payment of its share of expenses, interest or fees, or upon the improper use of funds by the Operator, the other parties shall have the right, without prejudice to other rights or remedies, to collect from the purchaser the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas until the amount owed by such party, plus interest as provided in “Exhibit C,” has been received, and shall have the right offset the amount owed against the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas. All purchasers of production may rely on a notification of default from the non-defaulting party or parties stating the amount due as result of the default, and all parties waive any recourse available against purchasers for releasing production proceeds as provided in this paragraph. If any party fails to pay its share of cost within one hundred twenty (120) days after rendition of a statement therefore by Operator, the non-defaulting parties may, but shall have no obligation to do so, upon request by Operator, pay the unpaid amount in the proportion that the interest of each such party bears to the interest of all such parties. Any amount paid by a party so paying its share of the unpaid amount shall be secured by the liens and security rights described in Article VII.B., and each paying party may independently pursue any remedy available hereunder or otherwise. If any party does not perform all of its obligations hereunder, and the failure to perform subjects such party to foreclosure or execution proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent allowed by governing law, the defaulting party waives any available right of redemption from and after the date of judgment, any required valuation or appraisement of the mortgaged or secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to require a marshalling of assets and any required bond in the event a receiver is appointed. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereby grants to the other parties a power of sale as to any property that is subject to the lien and security rights granted hereunder, such power to be exercised in the manner provided by applicable law or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner and upon reasonable notice. Each party agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to utilized the provisions of Oil and Gas lien law or other lien law of any state in which the Contract Area is situated to enforce the obligations of each party hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Non-Operators agree that Operator may invoke or utilize the mechanics’ or materialman’s lien law of the state in which the Contract Area is situated in order to secure the payment to Operator of any sum due hereunder for services performed or materials supplied by Operator.