Common use of Foreign Collateral Clause in Contracts

Foreign Collateral. (a) With respect to the part of the Collateral secured pursuant to the German Collateral Documents or any other Collateral created under German law (“German Collateral”): (i) The Administrative Agent shall: (A) hold, administer and realize such German Collateral that is transferred or assigned by way of security (Sicherungseigentum/Sicherungsabtretung) or otherwise granted to it and is creating or evidencing a non-accessory security right (nicht akzessorische Sicherheit) in its own name as German law trustee (Treuhänder) for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (B) hold, administer, and realize any such German Collateral that is pledged (verpfändet) or otherwise transferred to the Administrative Agent and is creating or evidencing an accessory security right (akzessorische Sicherheit) as agent. (ii) Each Secured Party hereby authorizes and grants a power of attorney (Vollmacht), and each future Secured Party by becoming a party to this Agreement authorizes, and grants a power of attorney (Vollmacht) to the Administrative Agent (whether or not by or through employees or agents) to: (A) accept as its representative (Stellvertreter) any pledge or other creation of any accessory security right granted in favor of such Secured Party in connection with the German Collateral Documents and to agree to and execute on its behalf as its representative (Stellvertreter) any amendments and/or alterations to any German Collateral Documents or any other agreement related to such German Collateral which creates a pledge or any other accessory security right (akzessorische Sicherheit) including the release or confirmation of release of such security; (B) execute on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties where relevant and without the need for any further referral to, or authority from, the Secured Parties or any other person all necessary releases of any such German Collateral secured under the German Collateral Documents or any other agreement related to such German Collateral; (C) realize such German Collateral in accordance with the German Collateral Documents or any other agreement securing such German Collateral; (D) make, receive all declarations and statements and undertake all other necessary actions and measures which are necessary or desirable in connection with such German Collateral or the German Collateral Documents or any other agreement securing the German Collateral; (E) take such action on its behalf as may from time to time be authorized under or in accordance with the German Collateral Documents; and (F) exercise such rights, remedies, powers and discretions as are specifically delegated to or conferred upon the Secured Parties under the German Collateral Documents together with such powers and discretions as are reasonably incidental thereto. (iii) Each of the Secured Parties agrees that, if the courts of Germany do not recognize or give effect to the trust expressed to be created by this Agreement or any German Collateral Document, the relationship of the Secured Parties to the Administrative Agent in relation to the German Collateral shall be construed as one of principal and agent but, to the extent permissible under the laws of Germany, all the other provisions of this Agreement shall have full force and effect between the parties hereto. (iv) Each Secured Party hereby ratifies and approves, and each future Secured Party by becoming a party to this Agreement ratifies and approves, all acts and declarations previously done by the Administrative Agent on such person’s behalf (including for the avoidance of doubt the declarations made by the Administrative Agent as representative without power of attorney (Vertreter ohne Vertretungsmacht) in relation to the creation of any pledge (Pfandrecht) on behalf and for the benefit of each Secured Party as future pledgee or otherwise). (v) For the purpose of performing its rights and obligations as Administrative Agent and to make use of any authorization granted under the German Collateral Documents, each Secured Party hereby authorizes, and each future Secured Party by becoming a party to this Agreement authorizes, the Administrative Agent to act as its agent (Stellvertreter), including releases from the restrictions on self-dealing and multiple representation and the right to grant sub-powers of attorney pursuant to Section 8.01(a).

Appears in 2 contracts

Sources: Credit Agreement (Mesa Laboratories Inc /Co/), Credit Agreement (Mesa Laboratories Inc /Co/)