Release of Guarantees (a) A Guarantee by a Guarantor shall be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged, and no further action by such Guarantor, the Issuer or the Trustee is required for the release of such Guarantor’s Guarantee, upon: (1) any sale, exchange or transfer (by merger, wind-up, consolidation or otherwise) of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor (including any sale, exchange or transfer), after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or sale of all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor, which sale, exchange or transfer is made in compliance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture; (2) the release or discharge of the guarantee by such Guarantor that resulted in the creation of such Guarantee, except a discharge or release by or as a result of payment under such guarantee; (3) the designation of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 4.07 hereof and the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” hereunder; or (4) the exercise by the Issuer of its Legal Defeasance option or Covenant Defeasance option in accordance with Article 8 hereof or the Issuer’s obligations under this Indenture being discharged in accordance with the terms of this Indenture; provided that such Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.
Release of Guaranties (a) Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to cause Seller and its Affiliates (and Seller and its Affiliates shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with Buyer, including by providing any information, officer certificates, opinions, other customary release documentation or similar documentation reasonably necessary to put in place the arrangements pursuant to this Section 9.9(a)) to be fully and irrevocably released, as of the Closing Date or as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, in respect of all obligations under any guaranties, letters of credit, letters of comfort, bid bonds or performance or surety bonds or cash or other collateral obtained or given by Seller or any of its Affiliates relating to the Acquired Companies or the Business (each a “Seller Guarantee” or collectively, the “Seller Guarantees”); provided, that any costs associated with obtaining such releases or consents of such counterparties thereto or otherwise replacing such Seller Guarantees shall be borne solely by Seller and its applicable Affiliate. If Buyer is unable to effect such a substitution and release with respect to any Seller Guarantee as of the Closing Date, Buyer shall indemnify Seller against any and all Losses and reasonable expenses arising from such Seller Guarantee. Without limiting the foregoing, after the Closing Date, Buyer will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates, successors or assigns to, renew, extend, amend or supplement any Contract or otherwise extend the term of or increase any obligation that is covered by or the subject of a Seller Guarantee. Any cash or other collateral posted by Seller or its Affiliates (including the Acquired Companies) in respect of any Seller Guarantee shall be delivered to Seller promptly following such release. (b) Seller shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Acquired Companies and Buyer (and Buyer and its Affiliates (including the Acquired Companies following the Closing) shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate fully with Seller, including by providing any information, officer certificates, opinions, other customary release documentation or similar documentation reasonably necessary to put in place the arrangements pursuant to this Section 9.9(b)) to be fully and irrevocably released, as of the Closing Date or as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date, in respect of all obligations under any guaranties, letters of credit, letters of comfort, bid bonds or performance or surety bonds or cash or other collateral, obtained or given by the Acquired Companies or covering any Transferred Assets, that relate to the Seller Group, the Retained Business or any other businesses of the Seller Group (each a “Business Guarantee” or collectively, the “Business Guarantees”); provided, that any costs associated with obtaining such releases or consents of such counterparties thereto or otherwise replacing such Business Guarantees shall be borne solely by Seller or its applicable Affiliate. If Seller is unable to effect such a substitution and release with respect to any Business Guarantee as of the Closing Date, Seller shall indemnify Buyer against any and all Losses and reasonable expenses arising from such Business Guarantee. Without limiting the foregoing, after the Closing Date, Seller will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates, successors or assigns to, renew, extend, amend or supplement any Contract or otherwise extend the term of or increase any obligation that is covered by or the subject of a Business Guarantee. Any cash or other collateral posted by Buyer or its Affiliates (including the Acquired Companies following the Closing) in respect of any Business Guarantee shall be delivered to Buyer promptly following such release.
Releases of Guarantees and Liens (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Credit Document, the Collateral Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Secured Party (without requirement of notice to or consent of any Secured Party except as expressly required by Section 13.01) to take, and shall take, any action requested by the Borrower having the effect of releasing any Collateral or Guarantee Obligations (i) to the extent necessary to permit consummation of any transaction not prohibited by any Credit Document or that has been consented to in accordance with Section 13.01 or (ii) under the circumstances described in paragraph (b) below. (b) At such time as (A) (i) the Loans and the other Obligations (other than Unasserted Contingent Obligations) shall have been paid in full and (ii) the Commitments have been terminated or (B) any item of Collateral (including, without limitation, as a result of a Disposition of a Subsidiary that owns Collateral) is subject to a Disposition permitted under this Agreement, such Collateral shall automatically be released from the Liens and security interests created by the Security Documents, and the Security Documents and, with respect to the happening of the event described in clauses (A)(i) and (ii), all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Collateral Agent and each Credit Party under the Security Documents shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any Person. (c) Upon request by the Collateral Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantee Obligations pursuant to this Section 13.19. In each case as specified in this Section 13.19, the Collateral Agent will (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Credit Party such documents as such Credit Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral or Guarantee Obligation from the assignment and security interest granted under the Security Documents, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents and this Section 13.19.
Release of Guarantee This Guarantee shall be released in accordance with Section 10.2 of the Indenture.
Release of Guaranty The Note Guaranty of each Guarantor will terminate upon: (i) a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the applicable Guarantor or the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the assets of such Guarantor (in each case other than to the Issuer or a Subsidiary) otherwise permitted by this Indenture; or (ii) defeasance or discharge of the Notes, as provided in Article 8, subject to those obligations of the applicable Guarantor that shall survive defeasance or discharge. Upon delivery by the Issuer to the Trustee of an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the foregoing effect, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably requested by the Issuer in writing in order to evidence the release of the applicable Guarantor from its obligations under its Note Guaranty.