Common use of Pledge Clause in Contracts

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper LLC), Joinder Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Holdings LLC)

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Pledge. As security for Notwithstanding anything to the payment contrary contained herein, a Holder may pledge, transfer, collaterally assign or performance, as the case may be, in full of otherwise encumber (a “Pledge”) its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns or any interest therein to any entity (other than any Borrower Party) which has extended a credit facility to such Holder and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include is (i) a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) more than 65% of the issued or better by each Rating Agency or (iii) a Qualified Conduit Lender (each such entity, a “Pledgee”), on terms and outstanding voting Equity Interests of conditions set forth in this Section 17, it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Pledgee to such pledging Holder or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned person that Controls such Holder that is secured by such PledgorHolder’s interest in its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, (B) more than 65% shall constitute a “Pledge” hereunder; provided all applicable terms and conditions of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests this Section 17 are complied with; provided, further, that a Pledgee of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Note B that is not a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryQualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the related Note after the Note A Securitization Date without the prior written consent of the Note A Holders; provided, further, that no Pledgee may take title to a Note without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in Section 16 and this Section 17. Upon written notice by the pledging Holder to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (Dincluding the name and address of the applicable Pledgee), the Servicer will be required: (i) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests to give the Pledgee written notice of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default the Servicer has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the non-pledging Holder hereunder, but such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such shares or nominee or other similar shares, default; (iii) any Equity Interests that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of a Subsidiary this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the extent thatterms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as of applicable, shall be effective against such Pledgee without the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge written consent of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or relating to such Equity Interests, or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the Servicer shall give to such Pledgee copies of any Equity Interests notice of a person that is default under the Mortgage Loan simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Pledgee which such pledging Holder has the right (but not directly or indirectly a Subsidiarythe obligation) to effect hereunder, as to which Article 4 shall applyif such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (b)(iv) that the debt Servicer shall deliver to Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer by such Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or repurchase agreement, as applicable, between the pledging Holder and such Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionpledging Holder), and (iii) until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Pledgee, Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property pledging Holder from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer from any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect liability to the Note Obligations solely pledging Holder on account of the Servicer’s or non-pledging Holder’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Servicer or the non-pledging Holder, as applicable, to have been delivered by a Pledgee. A Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject pledging Holder to such requirementPledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may Servicer shall recognize such Pledgee (and any transferee (other than any Borrower Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, which are Qualified Institutional Lenders as the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, successor to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agentpledging Holder’s rights, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsremedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such action taken Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Pledgee) and agree to be bound by the Collateral Agent terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Pledgee under this Section 17 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, remain effective as to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementnon-pledging Holder (and the Servicer) unless and until such Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and the Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2019-Bnk17), Intercreditor Agreement (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-H7), Intercreditor Agreement (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-H6)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule III) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (Ai)(A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which a grant of security is not required by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (which Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement) to the extent that, as of the Closing Second Restatement Effective Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule III, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Credit Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Credit Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)

Pledge. As security for Notwithstanding anything to the payment contrary contained herein, a Holder may pledge, transfer, collaterally assign or performance, as the case may be, in full of otherwise encumber (a “Pledge”) its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns or any interest therein to any entity (other than any Borrower Party) which has extended a credit facility to such Holder and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include is (i) a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) more than 65% of the issued or better by each Rating Agency or (iii) a Qualified Conduit Lender (each such entity, a “Pledgee”), on terms and outstanding voting Equity Interests of conditions set forth in this Section 17, it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Pledgee to such pledging Holder or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned person that Controls such Holder that is secured by such PledgorHolder’s interest in its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, (B) more than 65% shall constitute a “Pledge” hereunder; provided all applicable terms and conditions of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests this Section 17 are complied with; provided, further, that a Pledgee of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorNote B-1, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Note B-2 or Note B-3 that is not a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryQualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the related Note after the Note A Securitization Date without the prior written consent of the Note A Holder; provided, further, that no Pledgee may take title to a Note without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in Section 16 and this Section 17. Upon written notice by the pledging Holder to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (Dincluding the name and address of the applicable Pledgee), the Servicer shall agree: (i) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests to give the Pledgee written notice of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default the Servicer has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the non-pledging Holder hereunder, but such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such shares or nominee or other similar shares, default; (iii) any Equity Interests that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of a Subsidiary this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the extent thatterms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as of applicable, shall be effective against such Pledgee without the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge written consent of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or relating to such Equity Interests, or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the Servicer shall give to such Pledgee copies of any Equity Interests notice of a person that is default under the Mortgage Loan simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Pledgee which such pledging Holder has the right (but not directly or indirectly a Subsidiarythe obligation) to effect hereunder, as to which Article 4 shall applyif such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (b)(iv) that the debt Servicer shall deliver to Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer by such Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or repurchase agreement, as applicable, between the pledging Holder and such Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionpledging Holder), and (iii) until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Pledgee, Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property pledging Holder from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer from any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect liability to the Note Obligations solely pledging Holder on account of the Servicer’s or non-pledging Holder’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Servicer or the non-pledging Holder, as applicable, to have been delivered by a Pledgee. A Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject pledging Holder to such requirementPledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may Servicer shall recognize such Pledgee (and any transferee (other than any Borrower Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns that are Qualified Institutional Lenders, as the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, successor to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agentpledging Holder’s rights, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsremedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such action taken Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Pledgee) and agree to be bound by the Collateral Agent terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Pledgee under this Section 17 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, remain effective as to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementnon-pledging Holder (and the Servicer) unless and until such Pledgee shall have notified such non-pledging Holder (and the Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2021-Bnk31), Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2020-Bnk30), Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2021-Bnk32)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the (i) all Equity Interests directly owned held by it on the date hereof (including those Equity Interests listed on Schedule II) and (ii) any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”), in each case including all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Equity and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (iin each case, solely to the extent a Lien thereon has not been granted to the ABL Administrative Agent or the Second Lien Term Agent) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” (x) each Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by such Pledgorthe Borrower or by any Subsidiary Loan Party and (y) each Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower or by any Subsidiary Loan Party substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, (B) more any Equity Interest of any Person (other than 65% a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), to the extent restricted or not permitted by the terms of the issued and outstanding voting such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests of (other than to the extent that any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgorprohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (C) any issued Equity Interest if, to the extent and outstanding for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable law other than to the extent such prohibition would be rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable law; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (D) any Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Person owned directly or indirectly by a Grantor that is not a “first tiercontrolled foreign corporationForeign Subsidiary, for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (DE) any issued and outstanding specifically identified Equity Interests Interest with respect to which the Administrative Agent has determined (in its reasonable judgment) that the costs of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companypledging, (ii) perfecting or maintaining the pledge in respect of such Equity Interest hereunder exceeds the fair market value thereof or the practical benefit to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, Secured Parties afforded thereby (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) above, the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such “Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) the debt obligations promissory notes and any Instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by it (including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, ) and (ii) any debt securities promissory notes and Instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in Grantor (the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, foregoing clauses (i) and (iiiii) the certificatescollectively, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”), in each case including all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all Pledged Debt; (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in respect of, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Security Agreement (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.), Security Agreement (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.), Security Agreement (BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule III) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (Ai)(A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which a grant of security is not required by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (which Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement) to the extent that, as of the ABL Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule III, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Credit Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Credit Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) to the extent the pledge of any such Equity Interests would cause more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyto be pledged hereunder, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 IV shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Verso Paper Holdings LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Sartell LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns grants, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and pledges transfers to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in in, all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Pledgor or in which such Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest in, to and under or under: (ai) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule IIas defined below) and any other Equity Interests obtained now or in the future held by or issued to such Pledgor in corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, trusts and other Persons in each case whether now existing or hereafter organized, together with its interest in the property of each such Person, its interest in the capital of each such Person, its right to receive distributions from each such Person, whether in cash or other property, and whether during the continuance of or on account of the liquidation of any certificates such Person, and all of its rights under each certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, declaration of trust or any other organizational document or similar agreement of each such Person and the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity Securities”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Securities shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, ; (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any all debt securities now or in the future held by or issued to such Pledgor having, in and the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities” and, together with the Pledged Equity Securities, the “Pledged Securities”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) abovePledged Securities; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all rights and privileges of such each Pledgor with respect to the securities Pledged Securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) aboveabove (including, without limitation, all collateral granted to such Pledgor or for the benefit of such Pledgor as security for the Pledged Debt Securities); and (evi) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral“Equity Interests” means any and all shares of capital stock, together with all rightpartnership interests, titlemembership interests in a limited liability company, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained beneficial interests in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests trust or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document equity ownership interests in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note DocumentsPerson, and any such action taken by and all warrants, options or other rights entitling the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse holder thereof to purchase or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or acquire any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementforegoing.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Pledge Agreement (Jupitermedia Corp), Pledge Agreement (Jupitermedia Corp), Pledge Agreement (Jupitermedia Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) to the extent the pledge of any such Equity Interests would cause more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyto be pledged hereunder, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance performance, as the case may be, of the Note Obligations or any Additional Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations or such Additional Obligations, as applicable, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to to, the Note Obligations or such Additional Obligations, as applicable, in any event solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Administrative Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Administrative Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations or such Additional Obligations, as applicable; provided that the Collateral Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Administrative Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsapplicable Secured Agreement, and any such action taken by the Collateral Administrative Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Administrative Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations or such Additional Obligations, as applicable, in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations or such Additional Obligations, as applicable, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, nothing in this paragraph shall prevent or limit any pledge of Equity Interests or any other securities hereunder from securing the Credit Agreement Obligations at all times.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Credit Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Notes Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (Ai)(A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law law-requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which a grant of security is not required by reason of Section 3.06 hereof, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Issue Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 2.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 2.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Indenture Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performanceperformance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and permitted assigns, assigns for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Pledgor or (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or any provision of Section 6.10 of the Term Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 6.10(g) of the Term Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities obligations now or in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million5,000,000 (which pledge, in the case of any intercompany note evidencing debt owed by a Foreign Subsidiary to a Loan Party, shall be limited to 65% of the amount outstanding thereunder), and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities obligations (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and permitted assigns, assigns for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP), Credit Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s 's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) in the case of each Pledgor that is a Guarantor, the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Guarantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the "Pledged Stock"); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor(other than Xxxxx, (B) more than 65% of which all the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companywill be pledged), (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor Guarantor issue directors' qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(h) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly Subsidiary of a SubsidiaryGuarantor acquired after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.04(j) of the Credit Agreement if, as and to which Article 4 shall apply; the extent that, and for so long as, (b)(iA) the debt obligations listed opposite the name a pledge of such Pledgor on Schedule IIEquity Interests would violate applicable law or any contractual obligation binding upon such Subsidiary and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding upon such Subsidiary in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary (provided, that the foregoing clause (iiB) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, shall not apply in the case of each instance of debt securitiesa joint venture, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that including a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.joint venture that

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (TRW Automotive Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (TRW Automotive Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and pledges to delivers unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such the Pledgor’s 's right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests shares of capital stock of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests shares and (ii) any shares of capital stock of Knowxxx Xxxctronics Japan K.K. obtained in the future by the Parent Borrower and the certificates representing all such shares (collectively, the "Pledged Stock"); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding shares of voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest stock of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, or (ii) to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors' qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar qualifying shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the "Pledged Debt Securities"); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all rights and privileges of such the Pledgor with respect to the Equity Interests, securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the "Collateral"). Upon delivery to the Administrative Agent, (a) any certificates with respect to Equity Interests, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the "Pledged Collateral”)Securities") shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (b) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule II and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Pledge Agreement (Knowles Electronics LLC), Pledge Agreement (Knowles Electronics LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (Ai)(A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which a grant of security is not required by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (which Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement) to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule III) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (Ai)(A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which a grant of security is not required by reason of Section 5.09(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (which Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement) to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule III, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)

Pledge. As security for Notwithstanding anything to the payment contrary contained herein, a Holder may pledge, transfer, collaterally assign or performance, as the case may be, in full of otherwise encumber (a “Pledge”) its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns or any interest therein to any entity (other than any Borrower Party) which has extended a credit facility to such Holder and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include is (i) a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) more than 65% of the issued or better by each Rating Agency or (iii) a Qualified Conduit Lender (each such entity, a “Pledgee”), on terms and outstanding voting Equity Interests of conditions set forth in this Section 17, it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Pledgee to such pledging Holder or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned person that Controls such Holder that is secured by such PledgorHolder’s interest in its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, (B) more than 65% shall constitute a “Pledge” hereunder; provided all applicable terms and conditions of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests this Section 17 are complied with; provided, further, that a Pledgee of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Note B-1 or Note B-2 that is not a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryQualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the related Note after the Note A Securitization Date without the prior written consent of the Note A Holder; provided, further, that no Pledgee may take title to a Note without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in Section 16 and this Section 17. Upon written notice by the pledging Holder to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (Dincluding the name and address of the applicable Pledgee), the Servicer shall agree: (i) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests to give the Pledgee written notice of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default the Servicer has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the non-pledging Holder hereunder, but such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such shares or nominee or other similar shares, default; (iii) any Equity Interests that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of a Subsidiary this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the extent thatterms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as of applicable, shall be effective against such Pledgee without the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge written consent of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or relating to such Equity Interests, or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the Servicer shall give to such Pledgee copies of any Equity Interests notice of a person that is default under the Mortgage Loan simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Pledgee which such pledging Holder has the right (but not directly or indirectly a Subsidiarythe obligation) to effect hereunder, as to which Article 4 shall applyif such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (b)(iv) that the debt Servicer shall deliver to Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer by such Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or repurchase agreement, as applicable, between the pledging Holder and such Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionpledging Holder), and (iii) until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Pledgee, Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property pledging Holder from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer from any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect liability to the Note Obligations solely pledging Holder on account of the Servicer’s or non-pledging Holder’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Servicer or the non-pledging Holder, as applicable, to have been delivered by a Pledgee. A Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject pledging Holder to such requirementPledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may Servicer shall recognize such Pledgee (and any transferee (other than any Borrower Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns that are Qualified Institutional Lenders, as the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, successor to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agentpledging Holder’s rights, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsremedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such action taken Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Pledgee) and agree to be bound by the Collateral Agent terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Pledgee under this Section 17 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, remain effective as to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementnon-pledging Holder (and the Servicer) unless and until such Pledgee shall have notified such non-pledging Holder (and the Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

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Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2019-Bnk17), Intercreditor Agreement (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2019-L2)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGuarantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it on the Effective Date (including those which shall be listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Guarantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all such Equity Interests and certificates referred to collectively as the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor Guarantor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Effective Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person Subsidiary of a Guarantor acquired after the Effective Date if, and to the extent that, and for so long as, (A) a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or any contractual obligation binding upon such Subsidiary and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding upon such Subsidiary in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary (provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not apply in the case of a joint venture, including a joint venture that is a Subsidiary), provided that such each Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any such restrictions classified in this clause (v) or (vi) any Equity Interests of a Person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Guarantor on Schedule II, (ii) to the extent required by Section 3.02(b), any debt securities in the future issued to to, or acquired by, such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Guarantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities owed to any Guarantor (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Guarantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collateral Agreement (Celanese CORP), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Celanese CORP)

Pledge. As security for Notwithstanding anything to the payment contrary contained herein, a Holder may pledge, transfer, collaterally assign or performance, as the case may be, in full of otherwise encumber (a “Pledge”) its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns or any interest therein to any entity (other than any Borrower Party) which has extended a credit facility to such Holder and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include is (i) a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) more than 65% of the issued or better by each Rating Agency or (iii) a Qualified Conduit Lender (each such entity, a “Pledgee”), on terms and outstanding voting Equity Interests of conditions set forth in this Section 17, it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Pledgee to such pledging Holder or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned person that Controls such Holder that is secured by such PledgorHolder’s interest in its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, (B) more than 65% shall constitute a “Pledge” hereunder; provided all applicable terms and conditions of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests this Section 17 are complied with; provided, further, that a Pledgee of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Note B that is not a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryQualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the related Note after the Note A Securitization Date without the prior written consent of the Note A Holder; provided, further, that no Pledgee may take title to a Note without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in Section 16 and this Section 17. Upon written notice by the pledging Holder to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (Dincluding the name and address of the applicable Pledgee), the Servicer will be required: (i) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests to give the Pledgee written notice of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default the Servicer has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the non-pledging Holder hereunder, but such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such shares or nominee or other similar shares, default; (iii) any Equity Interests that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of a Subsidiary this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the extent thatterms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as of applicable, shall be effective against such Pledgee without the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge written consent of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or relating to such Equity Interests, or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the Servicer shall give to such Pledgee copies of any Equity Interests notice of a person that is default under the Mortgage Loan simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Pledgee which such pledging Holder has the right (but not directly or indirectly a Subsidiarythe obligation) to effect hereunder, as to which Article 4 shall applyif such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (b)(iv) that the debt Servicer shall deliver to Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer by such Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or repurchase agreement, as applicable, between the pledging Holder and such Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionpledging Holder), and (iii) until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Pledgee, Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property pledging Holder from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer from any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect liability to the Note Obligations solely pledging Holder on account of the Servicer’s or non-pledging Holder’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Servicer or the non-pledging Holder, as applicable, to have been delivered by a Pledgee. A Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject pledging Holder to such requirementPledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may Servicer shall recognize such Pledgee (and any transferee (other than any Borrower Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns, which are Qualified Institutional Lenders as the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, successor to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agentpledging Holder’s rights, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsremedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such action taken Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Pledgee) and agree to be bound by the Collateral Agent terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Pledgee under this Section 17 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, remain effective as to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementnon-pledging Holder (and the Servicer) unless and until such Pledgee shall have notified such Holder (and the Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-B1), Intercreditor Agreement (Bank 2019-Bnk20)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranties, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgorof a Domestic Subsidiary, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(t) of the Credit Agreement if and so long as the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties on such Equity Interests, (D) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, and wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, to the extent such pledge is prohibited by law or contract, (DE) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent determines (with an acknowledgement to the U.S. Borrower) that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyexcessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiF) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable law, or, with respect to Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary, a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or and (ivG) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiaryheld by the Third Party Pledgor at any time other than Equity Interests in VNU, as to which Article 4 shall applyInc., ACN Holdings, Inc. and Decisions Made Easy, Inc.; (b)(iii)(A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Security Agreement (Nielsen Holdings B.V.), Security Agreement (Global Media USA, LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the First Lien Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties and confirms its continuing prior grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured PartiesParties of, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgorof a Domestic Subsidiary, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(t) of the Credit Agreement if and so long as the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties on such Equity Interests, (D) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, and wholly owned Subsidiary of Xxxxxxx, to the extent such pledge is prohibited by law or contract, (DE) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent determines (with an acknowledgement to the U.S. Borrower) that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyexcessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiF) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable law, or, with respect to Equity Interests of a Foreign Subsidiary, a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or and (ivG) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiaryheld by the Third Party Pledgor at any time other than Equity Interests in TNC (US) Holdings, as to which Article 4 shall apply; Inc. and ACN Holdings, Inc., (b)(iii) (A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Security Agreement (Nielsen Holdings B.V.), Security Agreement (Nielsen CO B.V.)

Pledge. As security for the payment in full in cash or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) Pledgor to the extent the pledge of any such Equity Interests would cause more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyto be pledged hereunder, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares or similar shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary (which Subsidiary is set forth on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement) to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 IV shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionPledgor, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt obligations and debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cd) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Fixed Asset Revolving Facility Guarantee And (Quality Distribution Inc), Current Asset Revolving Facility Guarantee And (Quality Distribution Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s Grantor's right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the all shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it (such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); , provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, to the extent such assignment, pledge and grant requires, pursuant to the constituent documents of such Person or any related joint venture, shareholder or like agreement binding on any shareholder, partner or member of such Person or on any Loan Party, the consent of any governing body, shareholder, partner or member of such Person, or the consent of any other Person (in each case other than of Holdings or any of its Affiliates) and such consent shall not have been obtained; (C) the Equity Interests in any CFC to the extent the grant of any security interest therein would require the approval of any Governmental Authority; provided that each Grantor hereby agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such requisite approval; or (D) any issued the shares of capital stock and outstanding limited liability company interests and other Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, identified in Schedule IIA (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary so excluded under clauses (A) through (D) above being collectively referred to herein as the extent “Excluded Equity Interests”); provided further that, as of in any event, the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such term Excluded Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any shall not include the shares of capital stock and limited liability company interests and other Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyidentified on Schedule II; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Bz Intermediate Holdings LLC), Credit Agreement (Bz Intermediate Holdings LLC)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it such Grantor on the date hereof (including those all such Equity Interests listed on Schedule IIIII), (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Stock”); provided (provided, however, that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting any Equity Interests of Interest in any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorNon-Significant Subsidiary, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of in any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Permitted Syndication Subsidiary, and any Securitization Subsidiary or any Permitted Joint Venture Subsidiary to the extent the pledge of the Equity Interest in such Subsidiary is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Obligation or requirement of law), or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such minority Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities held by such Grantor on the date hereof (including all such debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule IIIII), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (excluding any promissory notes issued by employees of any Grantor) (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Debt Securities”); , (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01, (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; , (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; , and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Community Health Systems Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Community Health Systems Inc)

Pledge. As Subject to the last paragraph of Section 4.01(a), as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Loan Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule III) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (iA) (AI) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Wholly Owned Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorGrantor, (BII) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorGrantor, (CIII) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of in any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and or (DIV) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of in any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (iiB) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary subsidiary of such Pledgor Grantor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiC) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as Section 5.09 of the Closing DateTerm Loan Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.09(g) of the Term Loan Agreement, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivD) any Equity Interests of in a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary or is listed on Schedule V hereto, (E) any Equity Interests in any Insurance Subsidiary or any entity listed on Schedule 1.01A to the Term Loan Agreement or (F) any Equity Interests in any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(iii) (A) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obligations in the future issued to such Pledgor Grantor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities obligations (the “Pledged Debt Securities” and, together with the property described in clauses (ii)(A) and (B) above, the “Pledged Debt”); (ciii) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) Pledged Stock and (b) abovethe Pledged Debt; (div) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities Pledged Stock, Pledged Debt and other property referred to in clauses clause (a), (b) and (ciii) above; and (ev) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items Pledged Stock, Pledged Debt and other property referred to in clauses (aiii) through (cv) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). The Administrative Agent agrees to execute an amendment to this Section 3.01 (if necessary) to exclude from the Pledged Stock any Equity Interest which would be so excluded by the operation of clause (vii) or (viii) of Section 5.09(g) of the Term Loan Agreement. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Realogy Group LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Realogy Group LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor of the Grantors hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it such Grantor on the date hereof (including those all such Equity Interests listed on Schedule II), (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Stock”); provided provided, however, that the Pledged Stock shall not include the following (i) collectively, the “Excluded Pledged Stock”): (A) more than 6566% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Domestic Subsidiary which is treated as a Foreign Subsidiary for United States federal income tax purposes, or any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (iiB) to the extent applicable law requires that a any Equity Interest in any Not for Profit Subsidiary, Immaterial Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, special purpose receivables or securitization Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar sharesMargin Stock, (iiiC) Equity Interests, the pledge of which is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation, or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to be pledged (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (D) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary in joint ventures or any non-wholly owned Subsidiaries, but only to the extent thatthat any applicable organizational documents, as of joint venture agreements, shareholder agreements or other agreements with other equity holders do not permit or otherwise restrict the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating Interest, (E) any Equity Interest to such Equity Intereststhe extent a pledge thereof could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by Holdings in consultation with the Applicable Collateral Agent, or (ivF) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as Interest with respect to which Article 4 shall apply; Holdings and the Applicable Collateral Agent reasonably agree, in writing, that the cost or other consequence of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the collateral value afforded thereby, and (b)(i) the debt obligations securities held by such Grantor on the date hereof (including all such debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Debt Securities”); , (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent (or its bailee) pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01, (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities items referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; , (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; , and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral” subject to the exclusions set forth in Section 4.01(d) below). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Security Agreement (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co), Security Agreement (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Material Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgorthat is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings V, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Material Foreign Subsidiary, and (DC) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding CompanyUnrestricted Subsidiary, (iiD) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings V, (E) Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that are pledged pursuant to the extent thata Foreign Pledge Agreement, as (F) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of Senior Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests would violate applicable law serve as security for such Indebtedness or an enforceable contractual obligation binding if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other lien on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivG) any Equity Interests of a person any Person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiaryan indirect, as wholly owned Subsidiary of Holdings III, (H) (i) if there are outstanding Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities, Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which Article 4 shall applythe Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Issuer its determination that the costs of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the secured parties under the Senior Credit Agreement or (ii) if there are no outstanding Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities, Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which the board of directors or the senior management of the Issuer has confirmed in writing to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent its reasonable determination that the costs of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties, and (I) pledges prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by applicable law; (b)(iii) other than in the case of Holdings IV (A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Notes Collateral Agent; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor Inc), Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd.)

Pledge. As security for Notwithstanding anything to the payment contrary contained herein, a Holder may pledge, transfer, collaterally assign or performance, as the case may be, in full of otherwise encumber (a “Pledge”) its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns or any interest therein to any entity (other than any Borrower Party) which has extended a credit facility to such Holder and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include is (i) a Qualified Institutional Lender, (ii) a financial institution whose long-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A” (or the equivalent) more than 65% of the issued or better by each Rating Agency or (iii) a Qualified Conduit Lender (each such entity, a “Pledgee”), on terms and outstanding voting Equity Interests of conditions set forth in this Section 17, it being further agreed that a financing provided by a Pledgee to such pledging Holder or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned person that Controls such Holder that is secured by such PledgorHolder’s interest in its Note and is structured as a repurchase arrangement, (B) more than 65% shall constitute a “Pledge” hereunder; provided all applicable terms and conditions of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests this Section 17 are complied with; provided, further, that a Pledgee of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorNote B-1, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary Note B-2, Note B-3, Note B-4, Note B-5 or Note B-6 that is not a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryQualified Institutional Lender may not take title to the related Note after the Note A Securitization Date without the prior written consent of the Lead Note A Holder; provided, further, that no Pledgee may take title to a Note without satisfying the requirements for transfer set forth in Section 16 and this Section 17. Upon written notice by the pledging Holder to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer that a Pledge has been effected (Dincluding the name and address of the applicable Pledgee), the Servicer shall agree: (i) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests to give the Pledgee written notice of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, default by the pledging Holder in respect of its obligations under this Agreement of which default the Servicer has actual knowledge and which notice shall be given simultaneously with the giving of such notice to the pledging Holder; (ii) to allow such Pledgee a period of ten (10) days to cure a default by the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary pledging Holder in respect of its obligations to the non-pledging Holder hereunder, but such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Pledgee shall not be obligated to cure any such shares or nominee or other similar shares, default; (iii) any Equity Interests that no amendment, modification, waiver or termination of a Subsidiary this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, if the pledging Holder had the right to consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or termination pursuant to the extent thatterms hereof or the Servicing Agreement, as of applicable, shall be effective against such Pledgee without the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge written consent of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law Pledgee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on delayed and which consent shall be deemed to be given if Pledgee shall fail to respond to any request for consent to any such amendment, modification, waiver or relating to such Equity Interests, or termination within 10 days after request therefor; (iv) that the Servicer shall give to such Pledgee copies of any Equity Interests notice of a person that is default under the Mortgage Loan simultaneously with the giving of same to the pledging Holder and accept any cure thereof by such Pledgee which such pledging Holder has the right (but not directly or indirectly a Subsidiarythe obligation) to effect hereunder, as to which Article 4 shall applyif such cure were made by such pledging Holder; (b)(iv) that the debt Servicer shall deliver to Pledgee such estoppel certificate(s) as Pledgee shall reasonably request, provided that any such certificate(s) shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Servicer; and (vi) that, upon written notice (a “Redirection Notice”) to the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer by such Pledgee that the pledging Holder is in default, beyond any applicable cure periods with respect to the pledging Holder’s obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgee pursuant to the applicable credit agreement or repurchase agreement, as applicable, between the pledging Holder and such Pledgee (which notice need not be joined in or confirmed by the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionpledging Holder), and (iii) until such Redirection Notice is withdrawn or rescinded by such Pledgee, Pledgee shall be entitled to receive any payments that the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Servicer would otherwise be obligated to pay to the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property pledging Holder from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement. Any pledging Holder hereby unconditionally and absolutely releases the non-pledging Holder and the Servicer from any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect liability to the Note Obligations solely pledging Holder on account of the Servicer’s or non-pledging Holder’s compliance with any Redirection Notice believed by the Servicer or the non-pledging Holder, as applicable, to have been delivered by a Pledgee. A Pledgee shall be permitted to exercise fully its rights and remedies against the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject pledging Holder to such requirementPledgee (and accept an assignment in lieu of foreclosure as to such collateral), in accordance with applicable law and this Agreement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may Servicer shall recognize such Pledgee (and any transferee (other than any Borrower Party) which is also a Qualified Institutional Lender at any foreclosure or similar sale held by such Pledgee or any transfer in lieu of foreclosure), and its successor and assigns that are Qualified Institutional Lenders, as the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, successor to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agentpledging Holder’s rights, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documentsremedies and obligations under this Agreement, and any such action taken Pledgee or Qualified Institutional Lender shall assume in writing the obligations of the pledging Holder hereunder accruing from and after such Transfer (i.e., realization upon the collateral by such Pledgee) and agree to be bound by the Collateral Agent terms and provisions of this Agreement. The rights of a Pledgee under this Section 17 shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, remain effective as to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementnon-pledging Holder (and the Servicer) unless and until such Pledgee shall have notified such non-pledging Holder (and the Servicer, as applicable) in writing that its interest in the pledged Note has terminated.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Co Lender Agreement (Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2021-L6), Co Lender Agreement (Bank 2021-Bnk35)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided provided, that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests which pledge shall be duly noted on the share register, if any, of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companysuch Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.11(g) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Restatement Effective Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, Interest permitted to exist under the Credit Agreement or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, all subscription warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). Affinion – Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Affinion Group, Inc.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Affinion Group, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performanceperformance when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and permitted assigns, assigns for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Pledgor or (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or any provision of Section 6.10 of the ABL Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 6.10(g) of the ABL Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities obligations now or in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million5,000,000 (which pledge, in the case of any intercompany note evidencing debt owed by a Foreign Subsidiary to a Loan Party, shall be limited to 65% of the amount outstanding thereunder), and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities obligations (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and permitted assigns, assigns for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests issued by any Grantor and any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Property as set forth in the Senior Credit Facilities or, if the Senior Credit Facilities are terminated and no longer outstanding, that would qualify as Excluded Property thereunder if the Senior Credit Facilities remained outstanding in the form most recently in effect prior to such termination) (the Equity Interests so excluded being collectively referred to herein as “Excluded Equity Interests”)) now directly owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it (such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor (as the owner of such Equity Interest) on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the any debt obligations securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, all promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities and instruments referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Arconic Rolled Products Corp), Intercreditor Agreement (Arconic Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those such Grantor on the date hereof and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests in a Significant Subsidiary or another Subsidiary which is a Guarantor hereunder obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) insofar as they secure Domestic Obligations, more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by (it being understood and agreed that such Pledgor, (Blimitation shall not apply insofar as any such Pledged Stock secures Foreign Obligations) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(ib) (i) the debt obligations securities held by such Grantor on the date hereof (including all such debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) to the certificates, extent evidenced thereby the promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or dividends, interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Cb Richard Ellis Group Inc), Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Cb Richard Ellis Group Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Guaranteed Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s 's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) as of the Closing Date and any other Equity Interests obtained of any Material Subsidiary directly owned in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the "Pledged Stock"); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) any Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary that may be pledged pursuant to any foreign pledge agreement under the terms of the Credit Agreement, (Aii) any Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary listed on Schedule VI hereto, as such schedule may be updated from time to time, (iii) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgoror any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consist of the Equity Interests in "controlled foreign companies" under Section 957 of the Code, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiiv) any Equity Interests of a any Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, Date and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Domestic Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dresser-Rand Group Inc.), Domestic Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dresser-Rand Group Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Guaranteed Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) as of the Closing Date and any other Equity Interests obtained of any Material Subsidiary directly owned in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% or any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consist of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in “controlled foreign companies” under Section 957 of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companythe Code, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a any Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, Date and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on the issuer or relating to holder of such Equity Interests, or (iviii) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with the Credit Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as (A) pledging such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or a person contractual obligation binding on the issuer or holder of such Equity Interests and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such Equity Interests in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not apply in the case of a joint venture, including a joint venture that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as and, (iv) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary if the Company demonstrates to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent determines (in its reasonable discretion) that the cost of pledging the Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary exceeds the value of the security offered thereby; provided that, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, Company shall, and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or eliminated any contractual obligation of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, other than those set forth in a joint venture agreement to which Article 4 the Company or any Subsidiary is a party; provided further, that Pledged Stock shall applyinclude the interests listed on Schedule II; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, for borrowed money having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million20,000,000 (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and (B) any debt securities held by such Pledgor as of the Closing Date) (the “Material Pledged Debt Securities”), (ii) any Material Pledged Debt Securities in the future issued to such Pledgor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Material Pledged Debt Securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided, that the Pledged Debt Securities shall include the debt securities listed on Schedule II; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Lease Agreement (Chart Industries Inc), Lease Agreement (Chart Industries Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under under, in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or in the future may acquire any right, title or interest: (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (including such Grantor, including, in any event, those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with all stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto; (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests and the Pledged Collateral shall not include (i) (A) more Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), to the extent not permitted or restricted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest (as defined below) for so long as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (B) Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (BC) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) Unrestricted Subsidiary or any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not are held directly by a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and outstanding Equity Interests its Subsidiaries, including the imposition of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companywithholding or other material taxes, (iiE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a as the pledge of such Equity Interests Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would violate be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law Requirements of Law) or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating any Equity Interest in a Wholly Owned Subsidiary if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests, or Interest hereunder is prohibited by such Subsidiary’s organizational documents; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest for so long as such prohibition ceases to be in effect and (ivF) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt obligations all Indebtedness from time to time owned by such Grantor, including, in any event, Indebtedness listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any debt securities all Indebtedness in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instrumentsinstruments evidencing all such Indebtedness (collectively, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Collateral Agreement (TA Holdings 1, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (TA Holdings 1, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, including each Pledgor Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests of the Borrower and of each other Subsidiary directly owned by such Grantor held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained of Subsidiaries directly owned in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorEmployment Participation Subsidiary, (B) more than 65% of the total issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorForeign Subsidiary at any time, (C) Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (until such time as any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Unrestricted Subsidiary that is not becomes a “first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryRestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Credit Agreement, at which time, and without further action, this clause (C) shall no longer apply to the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary), (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not Subsidiary of a “first tier” CFC Holding CompanyForeign Subsidiary, (iiE) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g)(ii) of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary shall cease to be excluded by this clause (E) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured or if such Subsidiary ceases to Guarantee such secured Indebtedness, as applicable, (F) specifically identified Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its determination that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders and (G) Equity Interests of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of any joint venture, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law stockholders or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to similar agreement governing such Equity Interests, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein are not negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other financial counterparts), provided however, that the limitation set forth in clause (ivG) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Equity Interests to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the New York UCC and provided further that the Proceeds from any such Equity Interests shall not be excluded from the definition of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply9 Collateral; (b)(iii) the debt obligations (A) promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by a Grantor and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (iiB) any debt securities promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Grantor (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Osi Restaurant Partners, LLC), Credit Agreement (Bloomin' Brands, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, including each Pledgor Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests of OSI and of each other Domestic Subsidiary directly owned by such Grantor held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained of Domestic Subsidiaries directly owned in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Employment Participation Subsidiary directly owned (except to the extent a perfected security interest in such Subsidiary can be obtained by such Pledgorfiling of a UCC-1 financing statement), (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of the issued and outstanding voting Foreign Subsidiary Holding Companies, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Margin Stock, (E) specifically identified Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Subsidiary with respect to which (i) the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Company its determination that the costs of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders or (ii) to the extent applicable law requires Borrowers in consultation with the Administrative Agent have reasonably determined that a Subsidiary the creation or perfection of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying sharespledges of, or security interests in, such shares Equity Interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Borrower or nominee or other similar sharesany of its Subsidiaries, (iiiF) any Equity Interests of a any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary if (but only to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, ) (i) the Organization Documents or other agreements with respect to the Equity Interests of such a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary with other equity holders (other than any such agreement where all of the equity holders party thereto are Grantors or Subsidiaries thereof) do not permit or restrict the pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivii) the pledge of such Equity Interests (including any exercise of remedies) would result in a change of control, repurchase obligation or other adverse consequence to any of the Grantors or such Subsidiary (other than the loss of such Equity Interests as a result of any such exercise of remedies), (G) any Equity Interest if (but only to the extent that, and for so long as) the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder (i) is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable Laws or (ii) would violate the terms of any written agreement, license, lease or similar arrangement with respect to such Equity Interest or would require consent, approval, license or authorization (in each case, after giving effect to the relevant provisions of the UCC or other applicable Laws) or would give rise to a termination 95959845_3 right (in favor of a Person other than any Borrower or any Subsidiary) pursuant to any “change of control” or other similar provision under such written agreement, license or lease (except to the extent such provision is overridden by the UCC or other applicable Laws), in each case, (x) excluding any such written agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Incremental Equivalent Debt and (y) only to the extent that such limitation on such pledge or security interest is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement, (H) Equity Interests of a person each Subsidiary set forth in Schedule 1.01A of the Credit Agreement, (I) Equity Interests of Liquor License Subsidiaries and (J) any other Equity Interests that is constitute Excluded Assets (any Equity Interests excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (J) above, the “Excluded Equity Interests”; provided, however, that Excluded Equity Interests shall not directly include any Proceeds, substitutions or indirectly a Subsidiaryreplacements of any Excluded Equity Interests referred to in the foregoing clauses (A) through (J) (unless such Proceeds, as substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Equity Interests referred to which Article 4 shall applyin the foregoing clauses (A) through (J))); (b)(iA) the debt obligations promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by a Grantor and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (iiB) any debt securities promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Grantor (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”; provided that Pledged Collateral shall not include any Excluded Assets). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Security Agreement (Bloomin' Brands, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Noteholder Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, sets over, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and pledges transfers to the Collateral AgentPledgee, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Noteholder Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral AgentPledgee, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of itself and the other Noteholder Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) any shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person (collectively, the Equity Interests directly Interests”) owned by it (including those such Pledgor which are initially listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided provided, that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests of each Foreign Subsidiary of a Pledgor shall not be limited, in the aggregate, to the pledge of 65% of the voting Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary, notwithstanding the delivery by any Pledgor to Pledgee of a stock or other certificate representing in excess of such percentage ownership, and in no event shall Equity Interests include joint venture interests (ito the extent prohibited by the organization documents of the relevant joint venture) or the stock of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; (ii) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly debt securities owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to it which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations are listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIII hereto, (iiB) any other debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Pledgor; and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)securities; (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by Pledgee pursuant to the terms hereof; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds (as such term is defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD Without limiting the Pledged Collateralforegoing, together with all rightPledgee is hereby authorized to file one or more financing statements, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining continuation statements or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, other filings or documents for the ratable benefit purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actionsby each Pledgor hereunder, without the consent signature of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note DocumentsPledgors, and naming any such action taken by Pledgor or the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this AgreementPledgors as debtors and Pledgee as secured party.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (United Maritime Group, LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it (such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule IIIV, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) 66⅔% or more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary if, to the extent that, as of the Closing Dateextent, and for so long as, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such a prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the New York UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (C) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to the extent, and for so long as, not permitted by the terms of such Subsidiary’s organizational or joint venture documents; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (D) Equity Interests of NCR Middle East Limited so long as, and only to the extent that, the pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding result in a change of control default under the existing contract to which NCR Middle East Limited is a party on or relating the Effective Date, as disclosed to the Administrative Agent; provided that such Equity Interests, Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (E) Equity Interests if and for so long as they are Principal Property Collateral pledged under the Pledge Agreement; or (ivF) any Equity Interest if, to the extent, and for so long as, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have agreed in writing to treat such Equity Interest as an Excluded Equity Interest on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(ib) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the debt obligations listed opposite Administrative Agent pursuant to the name terms of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, this Section 3.01 and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Section 3.02; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses clause (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (NCR Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, each Pledgor Grantor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned or otherwise held by it (including those in each of its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower obtained in after the future date of this Agreement by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly owned by such Pledgora CFC, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Voting Interests of each Subsidiary that is a CFC, (C) Equity Interests in any Person (other than Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) to the extent not permitted to be pledged by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents and (D) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Domestic Subsidiary that whose only asset is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding the Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, in Foreign Subsidiaries; (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiA) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, all debt securities owned by it and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities in obtained after the future issued to date of this Agreement by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the debt securities referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); provided that the Pledged Debt shall exclude intercompany Indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary that is a CFC or is directly or indirectly owned by a CFC solely to the extent a pledge thereof could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences; (ciii) all other property that is delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii) and (ciii) above; and (evi) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”); provided that the Pledged Collateral shall exclude (A) any assets the pledge of which is prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law and (B) any intellectual property and related assets subject to the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (it being understood and agreed that such intellectual property and related assets shall otherwise constitute Collateral). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 The grant of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the Pledged Collateral by each Grantor under this Agreement secures the payment of all Obligations of such Grantor now or performance hereafter existing under, or in respect of, the Loan Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the Note Obligationsforegoing, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (secures the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or payment of all amounts that constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral Obligations and that would be owed by such Grantor to any Secured Party under the Loan Documents but for the Note Obligations, fact that such Obligations are unenforceable or not allowable due to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementexistence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving a Loan Party.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Lmi Aerospace Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”), in each case including all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Stock and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests or 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of any “first first-tier” Foreign Subsidiary or any FSHCO directly owned by such Pledgor, and (B) more than 65% any of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding or non-voting Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first first-tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests Subsidiary of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding CompanyPledgor, (ii) any Equity Interests acquired after the Closing Date of any persons other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries to the extent not permitted by the terms of such person’s articles or certificate of incorporation, by laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture or other organizational document, so long as such contractual arrangement was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition thereof, (iii) to the extent applicable law requires required that a Subsidiary subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiiv) any Margin Stock, (v) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary Verso Quinnesec REP LLC (only to the extent that, as not permitted pursuant to the terms of the Closing DateQLICI Facility), and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivvi) any Equity Interests of a person that is Gulf Island Pond Oxygenation Project to the extent not directly permitted by the terms of such person’s articles or indirectly a Subsidiarycertificate of incorporation, as by laws, limited liability company operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture or other organizational documents and (vii) any Equity Interests of Verso Paper Finance Holdings, Inc. (prior to which Article 4 shall applythe consummation of the Permitted Restructuring Transactions) (items (i) through (vii), collectively, “Excluded Stock”); (b)(i) the debt obligations directly owed to it, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionPledgor, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, whether certificated or uncertificated; and (e) all proceeds of of, and security entitlements in respect of, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained to the contrary in this Agreement, the Term Loan Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other lawLoan Document, rule this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment, pledge or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC grant of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security Excluded Assets (and Excluded Assets shall not constitute Collateral for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations); provided that the Pledged Collateral Agent shall not be required to take include, as applicable, any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate Proceeds of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, Excluded Stock and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit other Excluded Assets (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent such Proceeds do not otherwise required by this Agreementconstitute Excluded Stock or Excluded Assets and are of a type that would constitute Pledged Collateral).

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Samples: Joinder Agreement (Verso Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s Guarantor's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which shall be listed on Schedule IISCHEDULE I) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor the Guarantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”"PLEDGED STOCK"); provided PROVIDED that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (iix) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor the Guarantor issue directors' qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, shares and (iiiy) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or Interest that constitutes an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyunlimited liability interest; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (cb) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) abovePledged Stock; (dc) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor the Guarantor with respect to the securities Pledged Stock and other property referred to in clauses (a), clause (b) and (c) above; and (ed) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cd) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”"COLLATERAL"). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subjectSUBJECT, howeverHOWEVER, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Celanese CORP)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns transfers, grants, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and pledges to delivers unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, Agent and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) all the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) shares of capital stock and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future of any Subsidiary now owned or hereafter acquired by such Pledgor (including, without limitation, those listed opposite the name of the Pledgor on Schedule II hereto) and any certificates the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests shares or interests (collectively, the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (1) Equity Interests owned by any Pledgor in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary (other than any Insurance Subsidiary or Designated Non-Loan Party) obtained in the future by any Pledgor, in each case to the extent that and for so long as (i) consent of the minority shareholders (Aother than Borrower or any Loan Party or any Affiliate or Subsidiary of Borrower or a Loan Party) of such Subsidiary (other than any Insurance Subsidiary or Designated Non-Loan Party) is required for pledge of Equity Interests of such Pledgor in such Subsidiary (other than any Insurance Subsidiary or Designated Non-Loan Party), as applicable and (ii) such minority shareholders do not so consent, (2) Equity Interests owned by any Pledgor in any Insurance Subsidiary or any Designated Non-Loan Party and (3) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding shares of voting Equity Interests stock of any “first tier” Foreign Non-U.S. Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary excluded pursuant to the extent thatclauses (1), as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, (2) or (iv3) any above, an “Excluded Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyInterest”); (b)(ib) the debt obligations all Intercompany Notes (including, without limitation, those listed opposite the name of such the Pledgor on Schedule II, (iiII hereto) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities” and together with the Pledged Stock, the “Pledged Securities”); provided that the Tennessee Subsidiaries shall not transfer, grant, convey, hypothecate, pledge, set over or grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the Pledged Debt Securities (such excluded Intercompany Notes, the “Excluded Intercompany Notes” and, together with the Excluded Equity Interests, the “Excluded Property”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, including, subject to Section 3.05 hereof7, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof7, all rights and privileges of such the Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) ), and (c) above; and (e) subject to Section 7, all proceeds Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (all the items foregoing, collectively, the “Collateral”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Collateral shall include (and Excluded Property shall not include) the Equity Interests and Intercompany Notes set forth on Schedule II hereto. The Liens granted hereunder to secure the Secured Obligations are referred to in clauses herein as the “Security Interest.” Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (a) through (c) above being collectively referred any certificated Pledged Securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral shall be accompanied by stock or bond powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Pledge Agreement or to grant, preserve or protect the Security Interest created hereunder or the validity or priority thereof and (b) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each subsequent delivery of Pledged Collateral”)Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as a supplement to Schedule II and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Lifepoint Health, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II) and any II hereto, (ii)any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i1) Equity Interests of any Person (Aother than the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, (2) more voting Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D3) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on advice of outside counsel or tax advisors of national recognition, the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in adverse tax consequences (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and outstanding Equity Interests its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than on account of any CFC Holding Company Taxes payable in connection with filings, recordings, registrations, stampings and any similar acts in connection with the creation or perfection of the Liens granted hereunder) that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyshall have been reasonably determined by Borrower to be material to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii4) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a as the pledge of such Equity Interests Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would violate be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interests, or Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect and (iv5) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (1) through (5) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Virtu Financial, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which such Equity Interests constituting Pledged Stock shall be listed on Schedule IIIII) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests owned on or acquired after the Closing Date (other than, in the case of shareholder agreements or other contractual obligations, (x) Equity Interests in the Borrower or (y) in the case of any person which is a Subsidiary Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person) in accordance with this Agreement if, and to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests as doing so would violate applicable law or an enforceable regulation or a shareholder agreement or other contractual obligation (in each case, after giving effect to Section 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC and other applicable law or similar provisions in similar codes, statutes or laws in other jurisdictions (the “Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses”)) binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, Interests or (ivii) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 the Agent and the Borrower shall apply; reasonably determine in writing that such Equity Interests shall be excluded from Collateral hereunder, (b)(i) the debt obligations securities currently issued to any Pledgor (which such debt securities constituting Pledged Debt Securities shall be listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIIII), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; above and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its permitted successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under under, in each case whether now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (including such Grantor, including, in any event, those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with all stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto; (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests and the Pledged Collateral shall not include (i) (A) more Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), to the extent not permitted or restricted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest (as defined below) at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (B) Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (BC) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not are held by a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower has reasonably determined, the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in material adverse Tax consequences to Holdings and outstanding Equity Interests its Affiliates, including the imposition of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companywithholding or other material Taxes, (iiE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary and for so long as the pledge of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, Equity Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such shares prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or nominee or any other similar sharesapplicable Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (iiiF) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any material adverse Tax consequences to Holdings and its Affiliates resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, (G) any Equity Interests of issued by a Subsidiary joint venture, to the extent that, as of the Closing Dateextent, and for so long as, a grant of a security interest therein hereunder would violate (x) the provisions of the organizational documents relating to such a pledge joint venture or (y) the provisions of Indebtedness of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding joint venture secured by a lien on or relating to such Equity Interests, or to the extent such Indebtedness and lien is permitted under the Credit Agreement and (ivH) any Equity Interests issued by an Unrestricted Subsidiary (the Equity Interests excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (H) above being referred to as the “Excluded Equity Interests”; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing items (A) through (H), Excluded Equity Interests shall not include the percentage amount of a person that is not directly any stock or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyequity interests listed under the heading “Percentage of Equity Interest Pledged” for such corresponding stock or equity interest in Schedule I hereto); (b)(i) the debt obligations all Indebtedness from time to time owned by such Grantor, including, in any event, Indebtedness listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any debt securities all Indebtedness in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instrumentsinstruments evidencing all such Indebtedness (collectively, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which shall be listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Pledgor and (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as Section 5.10 of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity InterestsSection 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million2,000,000, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (PQ Systems INC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each The Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s its Pledged Collateral now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by the Pledgor or in which the Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest, and interest inwherever located, as collateral security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned contrary contained herein, the security interests created by it this Agreement shall not extend to, the term “Pledged Collateral” (including those listed on Schedule IIall of the individual items comprising Pledged Collateral) shall not include and no representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Equity Interests obtained Loan Document shall apply to, any Excluded Assets. The Pledgor acknowledges that the Borrower may have previously entered into and/or may in the future by enter into Specified Swap Agreements with one or more Qualified Counterparties and that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any such Specified Swap Agreement, the Pledgor agrees that any amounts the Borrower owes to any such Qualified Counterparty under any such Specified Swap Agreement shall be deemed to be Secured Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of the Pledgor and any certificates representing each such Qualified Counterparty to have all such Equity Interests (Secured Obligations secured by the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% first priority perfected security interest and Lien of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Administrative Agent (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, held for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement ) in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require Pledged Collateral granted herein (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary subject only to Liens permitted by Section 7.3 of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Credit Agreement).

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Extreme Networks Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) (i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (such Grantor in any subsidiary of Holdings, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor in any subsidiary of Holdings and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent the pledge thereof to the Administrative Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, (B) voting Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding total voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (BC) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not are held directly by a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on advice of outside counsel or tax advisors of national recognition, the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and outstanding Equity Interests its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than on account of any CFC Holding Company Taxes payable in connection with filings, recordings, registrations, stampings and any similar acts in connection with the creation or perfection of the Liens granted hereunder) that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyshall have been determined by Borrower to be material to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iiE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a as the pledge of such Equity Interests Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would violate be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interests, or Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect and (ivF) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor havingGrantor and (iii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing all such debt securities, in the case of each instance of debt securitiessubclauses (i), an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, (ii) and (iii) of this clause (b), to the certificatesextent issued by any subsidiary of Holdings (collectively, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent (or, prior to the Discharge of Senior Obligations, the First Lien Administrative Agent, acting as gratuitous bailee of the Administrative Agent) pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and pledges to delivers unto the Canadian Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, and hereby grants to the Canadian Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Canadian Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgorinclude, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such qualifying shares and provided that the Pledged Stock Exhibit E-2 – Form of Amended and Restated Canadian Pledge Agreement shall not include any shares in the share capital of PTI Premium issued to PTI Mars Holdco 1, LLC pursuant to (i) that certain Forward Subscription Agreement (Principal) dated on or nominee or other similar sharesabout the Effective Date, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent thatbetween PTI Premium, as of the Closing Dateissuer, and for so long asPTI Mars Holdco 1, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a SubsidiaryLLC, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIsubscriber, and (ii) any debt securities in that certain Forward Subscription Agreement (Interest) dated on or about the future issued to such Pledgor havingEffective Date, in the case of each instance of debt securitiesbetween PTI Premium, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionas issuer, and PTI Mars Holdco 1, LLC, as subscriber; (iiib) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (Canadian Collateral Agent pursuant to the “Pledged Debt Securities”)terms hereof; (c) subject to Section 3.05 5 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 5 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). Upon delivery to the Canadian Collateral Agent, any share certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Securities”) shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Canadian Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Canadian Collateral Agent may reasonably request. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Canadian Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (Oil States International, Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those in each of its wholly-owned Material Subsidiaries and listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests in any wholly-owned Material Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Material Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorUnrestricted Subsidiary, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests are pledged as security for such Indebtedness or if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other lien on such Equity Interests, (D) Equity Interests of any Person to the extent that such Person is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companydirect Subsidiary of any Grantor, (iiE) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a any Subsidiary with respect to which the extent that, as Administrative Agent and the Borrower have determined in their reasonable judgment that the costs of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and (F) pledges prohibited by law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the Uniform Commercial Code or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyother applicable law; (b)(iii) (A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the debt securities referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (Catalent USA Woodstock, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided provided, that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests which pledge shall be duly noted on the share register, if any, of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companysuch Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.11(g) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, Interest permitted to exist under the Table of Contents Credit Agreement or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Affinion Loyalty Group, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s Grantor's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the "Pledged Stock"); ------------- provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the -------- issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of to the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests extent the pledge of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companygreater percentage would result in adverse tax consequences to Parent, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary subsidiary of such Pledgor Grantor issue directors' qualifying shares, such qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests received by Denny's Holdings in respect of a Subsidiary shares of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock of Simeus Holdings, Inc. to the extent that, thax xx xhe date such Equity Interests are received the Equity Rights Agreement entered into as of August 30, 2001, by and among Simeus Holdings, Inc. and Denny's Holdixxx xxstricts the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyInterest; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the "Pledged Debt Securities"); (c) all other property ----------------------- that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities s ecurities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above and the property referred to in clause (c) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the "Pledged Collateral"). ------- ---------- TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the ---------------- terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dennys Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank; (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, (B) Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (BC) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not are held directly by a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on advice of outside counsel or tax advisors of national recognition, the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and outstanding Equity Interests its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than on account of any CFC Holding Company Taxes payable in connection with filings, recordings, registrations, stampings and any similar acts in connection with the creation or perfection of the Liens granted hereunder) that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyshall have been determined by Borrower to be material to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iiE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a as the pledge of such Equity Interests Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would violate be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interests, or Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect and (ivF) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Interactive Data Corp/Ma/)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligationsthe Pari Passu Obligations (other than, in the case of any Pari Passu Obligations of ParentUDW, any assignment or pledge of the Pledged Collateral of the Borrower Subsidiary Grantors), each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Pari Passu Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Pari Passu Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such Pledgor’s Grantor's right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly of the Borrower (prior to the consummation of a Qualified DOV MLP IPO), Xxxxx, and each other Borrower Subsidiary Guarantor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it (such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the "Pledged Stock”Equity Interests"); provided that that, to the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% extent the pledge of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign the Borrower (prior to the consummation of a Qualified DOV MLP IPO), Xxxxx and each other Borrower Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Guarantor pursuant to this clause (Ba) more than 65% does not result in the pledge of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any all issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower (prior to the consummation of a Qualified DOV MLP IPO), Xxxxx and such other Borrower Subsidiary Guarantors, the Parent and the Borrower Subsidiary Grantors shall take any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companysteps necessary to cause any such remaining Equity Interests to be pledged hereunder; (b) in the case of each Borrower Subsidiary Grantor, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(ii) the debt obligations securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Borrower Subsidiary Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Borrower Subsidiary Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing all such debt securities in (collectively, the future issued to such Pledgor having, "Pledged Debt Securities"); (c) in the case of each instance Borrower Subsidiary Grantor, all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Pari Passu Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Section 2.02; (cd) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the "Pledged Collateral"). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Pledge and Security Agreement (Ocean Rig UDW Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Guaranteed Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) as of the Closing Date and any other Equity Interests obtained of any Material Subsidiary directly owned in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% or any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of whose assets consist of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in “controlled foreign companies” under Section 957 of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companythe Code, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a any Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, Date and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on the issuer or relating to holder of such Equity Interests, or (iviii) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with the Credit Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as (A) pledging such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or a person contractual obligation binding on the issuer or holder of such Equity Interests and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such Equity Interests in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Subsidiary, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not apply in the case of a joint venture, including a joint venture that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as and, (iv) Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary if the Company demonstrates to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent determines (in its reasonable discretion) that the cost of pledging the Equity Interests in such Foreign Subsidiary exceeds the value of the security offered thereby; provided that, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, Company shall, and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or eliminated any contractual obligation of the types described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, other than those set forth in a joint venture agreement to which Article 4 the Company or any Subsidiary is a party; provided further, that Pledged Stock shall applyinclude the interests listed on Schedule II; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, for borrowed money having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million10,000,000 (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and (B) any debt securities held by such Pledgor as of the Closing Date) (the “Material Pledged Debt Securities”), (ii) any Material Pledged Debt Securities in the future issued to such Pledgor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Material Pledged Debt Securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided, that the Pledged Debt Securities shall include the debt securities listed on Schedule II; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Chart Industries Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each and in furtherance of the Security Interest granted pursuant to the Security Agreement, Pledgor hereby assigns transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and pledges to delivers unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s 's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) any shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person (collectively, the "Equity Interests directly Interests") owned by it (including those Pledgor which are listed on Schedule II) I hereto and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the "Pledged Stock”Equity Interests"); provided that Equity Interests having a Fair Market Value of less than $7,500 per issuer are excluded from the security interest created by this Agreement up to a maximum of $50,000 in the aggregate, and provided further that Pledged Stock Equity Interests in a Person which is a Subsidiary shall not include (i) (A) more than be limited to Equity Interests in each Material Domestic Subsidiary and 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests common stock of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” each Material Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by it which are listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor havingPledgor, provided that debt securities having a Fair Market Value of less than $7,500 per issuer or obligor are excluded from the security interest created by this Agreement up to a maximum of $50,000 in the case of each instance of debt securitiesaggregate, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.and

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Oneida LTD)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (ai) all Equity Interests held by it in each of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests in any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (B) Equity Interests of any De Minimis Foreign Subsidiary, (C) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(h) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests are pledged as security for such Indebtedness and if and for so long as the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other Lien on such Equity Interests, (D) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” each Wholly-Owned Foreign Subsidiary (not otherwise excluded from the Pledged Equity) directly owned held by such Pledgorthe Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (BE) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent and outstanding Equity Interest the Borrower have determined in their reasonable judgment and agreed in writing that the costs of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and (ivF) any Equity Interests assets the pledge of a person that which is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyprohibited by applicable Laws; (b)(iii) (A) the debt obligations securities owned by it including, without limitation, the debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the debt securities referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii) and (ciii) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cv) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (Epicor Software Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in in, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the (i) all Equity Interests directly owned held by it and (including those listed on Schedule IIii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and, in each case, the certificates, instruments and any certificates agreements representing all such Equity Interests (the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” (x) each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Parent Borrower, the Co-Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor (provided, that in the case of Par Formulations Private Limited, such Pledgor, (B) more than 65security interest shall be limited to approximately 64.9% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary) and (y) each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Parent Borrower, the Co-Borrower or by any Subsidiary Guarantor and that is treated as a disregarded entity for United States Federal income tax purposes and substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs and any other assets incidental thereto, (B) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorPerson other than Material Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any issued and outstanding Person (other than a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent (x) not permitted or restricted by the terms of such Person’s Organization Documents or joint venture documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests (other than any such agreement where all of the equity holders party thereto are Loan Parties) or (y) the pledge of such Equity Interest (including any exercise of remedies) would result in a change of control, repurchase obligation or other adverse consequence to any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign of the Loan Parties or such Restricted Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding CompanyInterest if, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary and for so long as the pledge of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying sharesEquity Interest hereunder (x) is prohibited by any applicable Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable Law) or (y) would violate the terms of any written agreement, license or lease with respect to such shares asset or nominee would require consent, approval, license or authorization (in each case, after giving effect to the relevant provisions of the UCC or other applicable Laws) or would give rise to a termination right pursuant to any “change of control” or other similar sharesprovision under such written agreement, license or lease (except to the extent such provision is overridden by the UCC or other applicable Laws), in each case, (iiia) excluding any such written agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) only to the extent that such limitation on such pledge or security interest is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement, (E) any Equity Interest that the Administrative Agent shall have reasonably determined, in consultation with the Parent Borrower, to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof because the cost of pledging or perfecting such Equity Interest hereunder outweighs the practical benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, (F) any Equity Interest the pledge of which would result in a material adverse tax consequence to Holdings, the Parent Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined by the Parent Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (G) any Equity Interests of a any Securitization Subsidiary to the extent that, as prohibited by the terms of any Qualified Securitization Financing (after giving effect to the relevant provisions of the Closing DateUCC or other applicable Laws), (H) any Margin Stock and for so long as, such a pledge of such (I) any other Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or that constitute Excluded Assets (iv) any Equity Interests excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (I) above, the “Excluded Equity Interests”; provided, however, that Excluded Equity Interests shall not include any Proceeds, substitutions or replacements of a person that is not directly any Excluded Equity Interests referred to in the foregoing clauses (A) through (I) (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or indirectly a Subsidiary, as replacements would independently constitute Excluded Equity Interests referred to which Article 4 shall applyin the foregoing clauses (A) through (I) )); (b)(i) the debt obligations Promissory Notes and any Instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money owned by it as of the date hereof (including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, 5 to the Perfection Certificate) and (ii) any debt securities Promissory Notes and Instruments evidencing Indebtedness for borrowed money obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in Grantor (the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, foregoing clauses (i) and (iiiii) the certificatescollectively, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time that may be delivered to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon and held by the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, Administrative Agent pursuant to the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) aboveterms of this Section 2.01; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.to

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Samples: Security Agreement (Par Pharmacuetical, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may beapplicable, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesCreditors, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly of any Person owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) the date hereof or at any time thereafter acquired by it, and in all certificates at any time representing any such Equity Interests, and any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Equity Interests obtained of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Grantor while this Agreement is in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such effect, which Equity Interests are included on Schedule 3.03 (collectively, the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock granted as security for the payment or performance, in full of the Obligations of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% all Equity Interests in Persons that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests Borrower or any of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgorits Subsidiaries, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) but only to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying sharesPerson is, such shares or nominee or other similar sharesits equity holders are, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to contractually prohibited from pledging such Equity Interests, provided that, the Borrower or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is its Subsidiaries does not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) encourage the debt obligations listed opposite the name creation of such Pledgor on Schedule II, any contractual prohibitions and (ii) any all Equity Interests in Persons created after the date hereof, but only to the extent such Person is, or its equity holders are, legally (including pursuant to regulations of a Governmental Authority) prohibited from pledging such Equity Interests; (b) all debt securities in and promissory notes held by, or owed to, such Grantor (whether the future issued to such Pledgor havingrespective issuer or obligor is the Borrower, in any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person) on the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionInitial Borrowing Date or at any time thereafter, and (iii) the certificatesall securities, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such the debt securities or promissory notes described above (collectively, the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cd) above and this clause (e) being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”); provided that “Pledged Collateral” shall not include any ICTC Excluded Collateral, any Equity Interest owned by an Immaterial Subsidiary, any Equity Interest owned by any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Excluded Property. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesCreditors, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guaranty and Collateral Agreement (WESTMORELAND COAL Co)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Credit Agreement Obligations, including the U.S. Guarantees, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) to the extent that it does not give rise to additional subsidiary reporting requirements under Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act, all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “U.S. Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the U.S. Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of the issued and outstanding voting Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement, (E) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company and (DF) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the extent applicable law requires Company its determination that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee the costs or other similar shares, consequences (iiiincluding adverse tax consequences) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such its Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applybe obtained by the Lenders; (b)(iii)(A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “U.S. Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01(a); (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “U.S. Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that in no event shall the U.S. Pledged Collateral Agent shall not be required to take include any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Pari Passu Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and (including any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this AgreementShared Pledged Collateral).

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Samples: Security Agreement (Sungard Data Systems Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which such Equity Interests constituting Pledged Stock shall be listed on Schedule IIIII) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests owned on or acquired after the Closing Date (other than, in the case of shareholder agreements or other contractual obligations, (x) Equity Interests in the Borrower or (y) in the case of any person which is a Subsidiary Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, Equity Interests in such person) in accordance with this Agreement if, and to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests as doing so would violate applicable law or an enforceable regulation or a shareholder agreement or other contractual obligation (in each case, after giving effect to Section 9-406(d), 9-407(a), 9-408 or 9-409 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of New York and other applicable law or similar provisions in similar codes, statutes or laws in other jurisdictions (the “Anti-Non-Assignment Clauses”)) binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, Interests or (ivii) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 the Agent and the Borrower shall apply; reasonably determine in writing that such Equity Interests shall be excluded from Collateral hereunder pursuant to the Agreed Security Principles, (b)(i) the debt obligations securities currently issued to any Pledgor (which such debt securities constituting Pledged Debt Securities shall be listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIIII), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; above and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD ; provided that with respect to ATH Costa Rica, S.A., the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto Collateral shall not include any Equity Interests that are pledged pursuant to a separate pledge agreement in favor of the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (TII Smart Solutions, Sociedad Anonima)

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Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) and , any Equity Interests with respect to any of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule IV, any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates Grantor and, subject to Section 3.03(i), the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of the issued and outstanding voting Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests serve as security for such Indebtedness or if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other lien on such Equity Interests, (E) Equity Interests of any Person (other than the Borrower) that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Borrower and (DF) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower determine in their reasonable judgments that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee costs or other similar shares, consequences (iiiincluding adverse tax consequences) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such its Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applybe obtained by the Secured Parties; (b)(iii)(A) subject to Section 3.03(i), the debt obligations promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iiiB) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future by such debt securities Grantor (the promissory notes and instruments referred to in clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (ReAble Therapeutics Finance LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, including each Pledgor Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (until such time as any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the issued Credit Agreement, at which time, and outstanding voting without further action, this clause (B) shall no longer apply to the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary), (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary shall cease to be excluded by this clause (D) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured or if such Subsidiary ceases to Guarantee such secured Indebtedness, as applicable, (E) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and (DF) any issued and outstanding specifically identified Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the extent applicable law requires Borrower its determination that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee the costs or other similar shares, consequences (iiiincluding adverse tax consequences) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such its Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applybe obtained by the Lenders; (b)(iii)(A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) subject all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.05 hereof, 2.01; (iv) all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (KLIF Broadcasting, Inc.)

Pledge. As Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and the immediately following paragraph, as security for the payment or performanceperformance when due (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorGrantor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorGrantor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Holdings Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding CompanyCompany or (E) any Equity Interests in NIM Holdings Limited, Xxxxx Plastics Acquisition Corporation II, Xxxxx Plastics Acquisition Corporation XIV, LLC, Xxxxx Plastics Asia Pte. Ltd., or Ociesse s.r.l.; (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor Grantor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares; (iii) any Equity Interests that would not be required to be pledged, pursuant to Section 4.15(c) of the Indenture, if hereafter acquired, (iiiiv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Issue Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or ; (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary; and (vi) any Equity Interests or other securities of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the extent that the pledge of such securities results in the Company’s being required to file separate financial statements of such Subsidiary with the SEC, but only to the extent necessary not to be subject to such requirement and only for so long as to which Article 4 shall applysuch requirement is in existence; (b)(ib) (i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor Grantor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionmillion (which pledge, in the case of any intercompany note evidencing debt owed by a Foreign Subsidiary to a Grantor, shall be limited to 65% of the amount outstanding thereunder), and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (or any successor regulation) is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that such Subsidiary’s securities secure the Obligations, then the securities of such Subsidiary will not be subject to the Liens securing the Obligations and will automatically be deemed not to be part of the Collateral but only to the extent necessary not to be subject to such requirement and only for so long as required to not be subject to the requirement. In such event, this Agreement may be amended or modified, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to release the security interests in favor of the Collateral Agent on the Equity Interests or other securities that are so deemed to no longer constitute part of the Collateral for the relevant Obligations. In the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (or any successor regulation) is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) such Subsidiary’s securities to secure the Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of such Subsidiary, then the securities of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral but only to the extent permitted to not be subject to any such financial statement requirement. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD HOLD, to the extent consistent with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Berry Plastics Corp)

Pledge. As collateral security for the prompt and complete payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note all Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent (for its successors benefit and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of Lenders) its right, title and interest in and to (a) all of the Secured Partiesissued and outstanding capital stock, limited liability company interests, membership interests, limited partnership interests or other equity interests and any and all other investment property which such Pledgor now holds or hereafter acquires in the issuers as listed on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (which Exhibit shall be and shall be deemed to be updated (i) upon the issuance by any such issuer of any additional capital stock, limited liability company interests, membership interests, limited partnership interests or equity interests now or hereinafter acquired and (ii) in accordance with Section 14) (the “Domestic Pledged Interests”) and (b) sixty-five percent (65%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock, limited liability company interests, membership interests, unlimited liability company interests, limited partnership interests or other equity interests and any and all other investment property which such Pledgor now holds or hereafter acquires in the issuers as listed on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof (which Exhibit shall be and shall be deemed to be updated upon the issuance by any such issuer of any additional capital stock, limited liability company interests, membership interests, unlimited liability company interests, limited partnership interests or equity interests now or hereinafter acquired and (ii) in accordance with Section 14) (the “Foreign Pledged Interests”, and collectively with the Domestic Pledged Interests, the “Pledged Interests”), and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent a continuing enforceable first Lien on its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, in and to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include Interests, the interest thereon and all products, proceeds, substitutions, additions, dividends and other distributions (i) (A) more than 65% subject to the terms of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (BCredit Agreement) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion ofthereof, and all other proceeds received in respect ofbooks, the securities referred records, and papers relating to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items all of which are referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD The membership interest certificates, limited liability company interest certificates, unlimited liability company interest certificates, limited partnership interest certificates or capital stock certificates collectively representing all of the Pledged CollateralInterests now or hereinafter acquired, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto a transfer power in substantially the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit form of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” Exhibit C hereto with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long each such membership interest certificate, limited liability company interest certificate, unlimited liability company interest certificate, limited partnership interest certificate or capital stock certificate duly signed in blank by each Pledgor, as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such eventtransferor, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse delivered by each Pledgor to or warranty by Administrative Agent (for its benefit and for the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permitbenefit of Lenders) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing contemporaneously with the SEC (execution of this Pledge Agreement and with any acquisition of additional membership interests, limited liability company interests, unlimited liability company interests, limited partnership interests or any other Governmental Authority) shares of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Companycapital stock by each Pledgor that is represented by a new membership interest certificate, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligationslimited liability company interest certificate, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementunlimited liability company interest certificate, limited partnership interest certificate or stock certificate.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Mastech Digital, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Guaranteed Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorXxxxxxx’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) as of the date hereof and any other Equity Interests obtained of any Subsidiary that is not an Immaterial Subsidiary directly owned in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of any Excluded Asset; provided further, that Pledged Stock shall include the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding interests listed on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applySchedule II; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, for borrowed money having an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million20,000,000 (other than (A) intercompany current liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the cash management operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and (B) any debt securities held by such Pledgor as of the date hereof) (the “Material Pledged Debt Securities”), (ii) any Material Pledged Debt Securities in the future issued to such Pledgor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Material Pledged Debt Securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided, that the Pledged Debt Securities shall include the debt securities listed on Schedule II; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Chart Industries Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it such Grantor that are and for so long as they are Principal Property Collateral and (including those listed on Schedule IIii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) 66 % or more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary if, to the extent that, as of the Closing Dateextent, and for so long as, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such a prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the New York UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (C) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned Subsidiaries to the extent, and for so long as, not permitted by the terms of such Subsidiary’s organizational or joint venture documents; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (D) Equity Interests of NCR Middle East Limited so long as, and only to the extent that, the pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding result in a change of control default under the existing contract to which NCR Middle East Limited is a party on or relating the Effective Date, as disclosed to the Administrative Agent; provided that such Equity Interests, Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect or (ivE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent, and for so long as, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have agreed in writing to treat such Equity Interest as an Excluded Equity Interest on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(ib) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the debt obligations listed opposite Administrative Agent pursuant to the name terms of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, this Section 2.01 and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Section 2.02; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses clause (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (NCR Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under under, in each case whether now owned or hereafter arising or acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or in the future may acquire any right, title or interest in (aa)(i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including such Grantor, including, in any event, those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with all undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto, in each case duly executed in blank and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests and the Pledged Collateral shall not include (i) (A) Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), to the extent prohibited by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents or other agreements with holders of such Equity Interests as in effect on the Closing Date or on such later date on which such Person becomes a Subsidiary of a Grantor; provided that such prohibition or restriction shall not have been entered in contemplation of the requirements of this Agreement or such acquisition by such Grantor; provided, further, that Equity Interests of any such Person not pledged as Collateral as a result of any such prohibition shall be subject to a negative pledge; provided, further, that at no time shall equity income from all such Persons with organizational or joint venture documents containing such prohibitions on pledges represent more than 5% of the Consolidated Total Assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (provided, however, that the equity income of Micro Bird Holdings Inc. will not be subject to this limitation); and provided, further, that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest (as defined below) for so long as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, (B) voting Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or of any Disqualified Domestic Subsidiary, (C) any Equity Interests of any Person (other than any partnership, joint venture or other Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Wholly Owned Subsidiary) if, to the extent and for so long as the pledge of such Equity Interests hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law or by agreements in existence on the Closing Date or the date of acquisition of such Equity Interests and not entered into or created in contemplation thereof (in each case, other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest for so long as such prohibition ceases to be in effect, and (D) any issued Equity Interest that the Borrower and outstanding the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (D) above being referred to as the first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) the debt obligations all Indebtedness from time to time owned by such Grantor, including, in any event, Indebtedness listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any debt securities all Indebtedness in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instrumentsinstruments evidencing all such Indebtedness (collectively, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section Blue Bird - Master Guarantee Agreement 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Blue Bird Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Loan Party hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in in, all of such PledgorLoan Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those Equity Interests listed on Schedule II7.1.1(a)) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Loan Party and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided provided, that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorMargin Stock, (B) more Equity Interests in a bona fide joint venture formed after the Amendment No. 5 Effective Date with any Person that is not an Affiliate of any Loan Party, other than 65% Proceeds thereof, and only to the extent that the creation of a security interest in such Equity Interests is prohibited or restricted by the Organization Documents of such entity or Subsidiary or by any contractual restriction contained in any agreement with third party holders (which holders are not Affiliates of the issued Borrowers) of other Equity Interests in such entity or Subsidiary (except to the extent any such prohibition or restriction is unenforceable under the UCC or other applicable Law and outstanding voting the consent of such third party holders (which holders are not Affiliates of the Borrowers) has not been obtained) or (C) Equity Interests of (or held as assets by) Immaterial Subsidiaries or captive insurance Subsidiaries; (ii)(A) the Promissory Notes and any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly Instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations it listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Loan Party on Schedule II, 7.1.1(a) and (iiB) any debt securities Promissory Notes and Instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities DOCPROPERTY DOCXDOCID DMS=InterwovenIManage Format=<<NUM>>v<<VER>> PRESERVELOCATION \* MERGEFORMAT 11055505v9 Loan Party (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 7.1; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof8.5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof8.5, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Loan Party with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in respect of, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after the date hereof any Loan Party shall acquire any Equity Interest or Promissory Note (1) in which a pledge (or other security interest) is prohibited or restricted by applicable law or requires the consent of any governmental authority or third party, (2) to the extent a pledge of such Equity Interests or Promissory Note could result in adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by Parent in consultation with Agent and as to which Parent shall have confirmed such determination by written notice to Agent or is otherwise listed on Schedule 7.1.1(a) on the Closing Date; provided, such asset is not specifically included in the Collateral or (3) in circumstances where the cost of obtaining a pledge of such Equity Interests or Promissory Note exceeds the practical benefit to Lenders afforded thereby as reasonably determined between Parent and the Collateral Agent and as to which Agent shall have confirmed such determination by written notice to Administrative Borrower or is otherwise listed on Schedule 7.1.1(a) on the Closing Date then such Equity Interest or Promissory Note shall not be included in the Pledged Collateral. In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Loan Document, in no event shall any Excluded Property constitute Pledged Collateral. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Yellow Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note ObligationsSecured Obligations on and after the Restructuring Date, each Pledgor Guarantor (to the extent owning Pledged Stock) hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent (to be held until the First Lien Termination Date by the First Lien Collateral Agent as collateral agent for the ratable benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties and as bailee for the Collateral Agent as collateral agent for the ratable benefit, on a basis junior and subordinated (in Lien only) to the First Lien Secured Parties, on the basis set forth on the signature page executed by the First Lien Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the "BAILEE")), its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit, on a basis junior and subordinated (in Lien only) to the First Lien Secured Parties, of the Second Lien Secured Parties, and hereby grants, with effect on and after the Restructuring Date, to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of benefit, on a basis junior and subordinated (in Lien only) to the First Lien Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Second Lien Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s Guarantor's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it on the Restructuring Date (including those which shall be listed on Schedule IISCHEDULE I) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor the Guarantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”"PLEDGED STOCK"); provided PROVIDED that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (iix) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor the Guarantor issue directors' qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, shares and (iiiy) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or Interest that constitutes an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyunlimited liability interest; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (cb) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) abovePledged Stock; (dc) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor the Guarantor with respect to the securities Pledged Stock and other property referred to in clauses (a), clause (b) and (c) above; and (ed) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cd) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”"COLLATERAL"). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit benefit, on a basis junior and subordinated (in Lien only) to the First Lien Secured Parties, of the Second Lien Secured Parties, forever; subjectSUBJECT, howeverHOWEVER, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Celanese CORP)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over, assigns as security and pledges to delivers unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such the Pledgor’s 's right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such the Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”"PLEDGED STOCK"); provided PROVIDED that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding shares of voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, stock (B) more than 65but shall include 100% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests shares of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (Cnonvoting stock) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, or (ii) to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such the Pledgor issue directors' qualifying sharesshares or interests, such qualifying shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyinterests; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such the Pledgor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such the Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”"PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES"); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all rights and privileges of such the Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the "COLLATERAL"). Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (a) any stock certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the "PLEDGED SECURITIES") shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other indorsements, instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (b) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other indorsements, instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Collateral”)Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule II and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subjectSUBJECT, howeverHOWEVER, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Citadel Broadcasting Co)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Loan Party hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorLoan Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it such Loan Party on the date hereof (including those all such shares and other Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries listed opposite the name of such Loan Party on Schedule II), (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Loan Party and any (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more than 6566% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC or (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in any Person other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary where such assignment or pledge hereunder requires, pursuant to the constituent documents of such Person or any related joint venture, shareholder or like agreement binding on any shareholder, partner or member of such Person, the consent of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by governing body, shareholder, partner or member of such Pledgor, Person and such consent shall not have been obtained (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding the Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a so excluded being collectively referred to herein as the first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) debt securities owned by such Loan Party on the date hereof (including all such debt obligations securities of other Borrower Group Members (other than Immaterial Indebtedness) listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Loan Party on Schedule II), (ii) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Loan Party and (iii) the certificates, all promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesIndebtedness”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities and instruments referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Loan Party with respect to the securities securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (PharMerica CORP)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations (other than the Deposit L/C Obligations), each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesParties (other than any Deposit L/C Secured Party), and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesParties (other than any Deposit L/C Secured Party), a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai)(x) the Equity Interests directly owned by it such Grantor on the date hereof (including those all such Equity Interests listed on Schedule III), (y) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and (z) any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Stock”); provided that provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 6566% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% assets of and the issued equity interests of (1) any Inactive Subsidiary, (2) any Special Purpose Vehicle (to the extent any HUD-guaranteed or mortgage financings of such Special Purpose Vehicle would prevent such pledge or security interests) and outstanding voting Equity Interests of (3) Clipper and Bowie Center L.P., a Maryland limited partnership (to the extent any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by HUD-guaranteed or mortgage financings or partnership or joint venture agreement would prevent such Pledgor, pledge or security interests) and (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiaryprior to the day following the Outside Date Trigger, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyin the Other Sun Guarantors or Sabra and its subsidiaries, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(iii)(x) the debt obligations securities held by such Grantor on the date hereof (including all such debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III), (iiy) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiz) the certificates, any promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (all the foregoing collectively referred to herein as the “Pledged Debt Securities”); , (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01, (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; , (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; , and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesParties (other than any Deposit L/C Secured Party), foreveruntil the discharge of the Obligations; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Sun Healthcare Group Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) (i) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (as of the Issue Date, including those the Equity Interests listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); , provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% (or such greater percentage that, due to a change in applicable law after the date hereof, (A) could not reasonably be expected to cause the undistributed earnings of such Foreign Subsidiary as determined for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to such Foreign Subsidiary’s U.S. parent and (B) could not reasonably be expected to cause any material adverse tax consequences) of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.956-2(c)(2) or any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (Bsuccessor regulation) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a (the provision set forth in this proviso being referred to as the first tier” Foreign SubsidiaryDeemed Dividend Provision”), and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by it as of the Issue Date, including the debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); , (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent (or the Intercreditor Agent) pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01, (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; , (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; , and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subjectprovided, however, that the Equity Interests and other securities issued by the Company or any Subsidiary of Parent or the Company will constitute Collateral securing the Securities and Note Guaranties only to the terms, covenants extent that such Equity Interests and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that securities can secure such Securities and Note Guaranties without Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X (“Rule 3-16”) under the United States Securities Act (or any other law, rule or regulation) requiring separate financial statements of 1933 would the Company or such Subsidiary to be filed with the SEC (or any other governmental agency); provided, further that, in the event that Rule 3-16 requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of the Company or any Subsidiary of Parent or the Company due to the fact that a security interest in the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for secure the payment or performance of the Securities and Note ObligationsGuaranties, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in then such Equity Interests and other securities shall automatically be deemed not to be part of the Collateral securing the Securities and Note Guaranties (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely but only to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event); provided, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actionsfurther that, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests and other securities to secure the Securities and Note Obligations Guaranties in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authoritygovernmental agency) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the CompanyCompany or such Subsidiary, then the Equity Interest Interests and other securities of the Company or such Subsidiary will shall automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral securing the Securities and Note Guaranties (but only to the extent the Company or such Subsidiary would not be subject to any such financial statement requirement) (the provisions set forth in this proviso and the two immediately proceeding provisos being collectively referred to as “Rule 3-16 Provisions”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the Note Obligationsbenefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementterms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

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Samples: Security Agreement (Indalex Holding Corp.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and confirms its prior grants to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in existence at the time of such grants, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.01(A) to the Credit Agreement or in the Subsidiaries enumerated in the proviso to clause (Ab) of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement); (ii) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, ; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (iiiii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, ; (iiiiv) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement; (v) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Fourth Restatement Effective Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or ; (ivvi) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(ib) (i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, ; (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, ; and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any or other instruments, if any, evidencing instruments representing all such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include any debt securities for so long as such a pledge of such debt securities would violate a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such debt securities; (c) subject to Section ‎Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section ‎Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Zurn Water Solutions Corp)

Pledge. As To supplement the security interests set forth in the Interim Order (and, when applicable, the Final Order), as security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing or due or to become due, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such the Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under under: (a) the all Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those representing ownership interests in the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests representing ownership interests in any Subsidiaries obtained in the future by such each Pledgor and any certificates all other Securities, Securities Entitlements, Securities Accounts and other Investment Property or Financial Asset and the Security Certificates and/or Instruments representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockSecurities”); provided that the Pledged Stock Securities shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” tier Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such the Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar qualifying shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of a greater percentage of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law stock could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Company or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or any of its Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Company; (iv) any Equity Interests permit, lease, license, contract, agreement, or other instrument to which any Pledgor is a party to the extent such Pledgor is prohibited from granting a Lien in its rights thereunder pursuant to the terms of a person such permit, lease, license, contract, agreement, or other instrument or under Applicable Law (other than to the extent that any restriction on such assignment would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other Applicable Law, including the Bankruptcy Code or any Order of the Bankruptcy Court entered in connection with the Cases, or principles of equity); provided that the Proceeds from any such lease, license, contract, agreement, or other instrument shall not be excluded from the definition of Collateral to the extent that the assignment of such Proceeds is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyprohibited; (b)(iv) the debt obligations listed opposite Bermuda Shares (as defined in the name Security Agreement); and (vi) the joint venture interest owned by Xxxxxxxx, Inc. in XxXxxx Plaza Associates to the extent Xxxxxxxx, Inc. is prohibited from granting a Lien in its rights therein pursuant to the terms of any shareholder or other agreement relating to such joint venture; provided that the Proceeds from such joint venture interest shall not be excluded from the definition of Collateral to the extent that the assignment of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Proceeds is not prohibited; (cb) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed or distributable, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion ofof the Pledged Securities referred to in clause (a) above; (c) subject to Section 5, all rights and all privileges of the Pledgor with respect to the Pledged Securities and other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; and (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cd) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (1) any stock certificates or other Certificated Securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (2) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the Pledged Securities theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule II and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests of the Borrower and any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is also a Material Subsidiary now directly owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it (such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (Av) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” first-tier Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgoror any Foreign-Subsidiary Holding Company, (Bw) more than 65% any of the issued and outstanding voting Voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” first-tier Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiix) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, that and for so long asas a pledge of such Equity Interests is prohibited by any Requirements of Law or contract, such (y) any Equity Interests to the extent that and for so long as a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating result in material adverse tax consequences to such Equity Intereststhe Borrower and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as reasonably determined in good faith by the Borrower or (ivz) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors Agent and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit Borrower reasonably determine that the costs of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (obtaining such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document interests in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the Note Obligations solely benefit to the extent necessary and only for Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby (so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to any contractual restriction is not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder incurred in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest contemplation of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.entity becoming a

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Allegion PLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by it such Grantor that are and for so long as they are Principal Property Collateral and (including those listed on Schedule IIii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) 66⅔% or more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary if, to the extent that, as of the Closing Dateextent, and for so long as, the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such a prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the New York UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (C) Equity Interests in any Person other than wholly owned Subsidiaries to the extent, and for so long as, not permitted by the terms of such Subsidiary’s organizational or joint venture documents; provided that such Equity Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (D) Equity Interests of NCR Middle East Limited so long as, and only to the extent that, the pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding result in a change of control default under the existing contract to which NCR Middle East Limited is a party on or relating the Effective Date, as disclosed to the Administrative Agent; provided that such Equity Interests, Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect or (ivE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent, and for so long as, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have agreed in writing to treat such Equity Interest as an Excluded Equity Interest on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (taking into account any adverse tax consequences to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (including the imposition of withholding or other material taxes)) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(ib) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the debt obligations listed opposite Administrative Agent pursuant to the name terms of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, this Section 2.01 and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Section 2.02; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses clause (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (NCR Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note all Secured Notes Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, Parties and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, Parties a security interest in the Pledged Collateral. “Pledged Collateral” shall mean the collective reference to the following: all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II-A, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any (iii) the certificates (if any) representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of any Excluded Assets or the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Immaterial Subsidiaries that are not Grantors (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any excluded pursuant to this proviso being referred to as the first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II-B, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Notes Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forthforegoing. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulationforegoing, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements Pledged Collateral shall not include Excluded Assets of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementkind.

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Samples: Security Agreement (Amc Entertainment Holdings, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Loan Party hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorLoan Party’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (aa)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it such Loan Party on the date hereof (including those all such shares and other Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries listed opposite the name of such Loan Party on Schedule II), (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Loan Party and any (iii) the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more than 6566% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, CFC or (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests in any Person other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary where such assignment or pledge hereunder requires, pursuant to the constituent documents of such Person or any related joint venture, shareholder or like agreement binding on any shareholder, partner or member of such Person, the consent of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by governing body, shareholder, partner or member of such Pledgor, Person (Cother than a Loan Party) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is such consent shall not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and have been obtained (D) any issued and outstanding the Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a so excluded being collectively referred to herein as the first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) debt securities owned by such Loan Party on the date hereof (including all such debt obligations securities of other Borrower Group Members listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Loan Party on Schedule II), (ii) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Loan Party and (iii) the certificates, all promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesIndebtedness”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities and instruments referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Loan Party with respect to the securities securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (PharMerica CORP)

Pledge. As security for the payment or and performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns transfers, grants, bargains, sells, conveys, hypothecates, pledges, sets over and pledges to delivers unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly shares of capital stock or equity interest owned by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests shares of capital stock of the Parent Borrower or any Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests shares (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock under this Agreement shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding shares of voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest stock or equity interest of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” has no material assets other than equity interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, Subsidiaries or (ii) to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such the Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar qualifying shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); , (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; , (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof5, all rights and privileges of such the Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; above and (ef) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (a) any stock certificates, notes or other securities now or hereafter included in the Collateral (the “Pledged Securities”) shall be accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank or other instruments of transfer satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (b) all other property comprising part of the Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the applicable Pledgor and such other instruments or documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing the securities theretofore and then being pledged hereunder, which schedule shall be attached hereto as Schedule II and made a part hereof. Each schedule so delivered shall supersede any prior schedules so delivered. The security interest granted herein shall also secure all future advances and re-advances that may be made by the Secured Parties to, or for the benefit of, any of the Borrowers or any Pledgor. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Trimas Corp)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (ai) all Equity Interests held by it in each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than Equity Interests of any De Minimis Foreign Susidiary, (B) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(h) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests are pledged as security for such Indebtedness and if and for so long as the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other Lien on such Equity Interests, (C) Equity Interests of any JV Entity if and for so long as the terms of any Contractual Obligation existing on the Closing Date prohibit the creation of any other Lien on such Equity Interests (or with respect to any JV Entity acquired after the Closing Date, as of the date of such acquisition; provided such Contractual Obligation was not entered into in connection with or anticipation of such acquisition), (D) Equity Interests in excess of 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of each Foreign Subsidiary (not otherwise excluded from the Pledged Equity) directly held by the Borrower or any Guarantor, (E) Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% with respect to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have determined in their reasonable judgment and agreed in writing that the costs of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom and (ivF) any Equity Interests the pledge of a person that which is not directly prohibited by applicable Laws or indirectly a Subsidiarywhich would require governmental consent, as to which Article 4 shall applyapproval, license or authorization unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received; (b)(iii) (A) the debt obligations securities owned by it including, without limitation, the debt securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the debt securities referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii) and (ciii) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Corporate Executive Board Co)

Pledge. Notwithstanding the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement on the Third Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Credit Agreement or any other Third Amendment Transactions, each Existing Grantor hereby confirms that the Existing Collateral Agreement and all Pledged Collateral (as defined therein) encumbered thereby will continue to secure, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and as contemplated by this Agreement, the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, whether now or hereafter existing under or in respect of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Grantors also hereby amend and restate their pledge and assignment, and grant of security interest, in its entirety as follows: As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) (i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests directly owned by it (such Grantor in any subsidiary of Holdings, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor in any subsidiary of Holdings and any (iii) the certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any) together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more Equity Interests of any Person (other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary), to the extent the pledge thereof to the Administrative Agent is not permitted by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, (B) voting Equity Interests constituting an amount greater than 65% of the issued and outstanding total voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (BC) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not are held directly by a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued Equity Interest with respect to which Borrower, with the written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on advice of outside counsel or tax advisors of national recognition, the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder would result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and outstanding Equity Interests its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than on account of any CFC Holding Company Taxes payable in connection with filings, recordings, registrations, stampings and any similar acts in connection with the creation or perfection of the Liens granted hereunder) that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companyshall have been determined by Borrower to be material to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iiE) any Equity Interest if, to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a as the pledge of such Equity Interests Interest hereunder is prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would violate be rendered ineffective pursuant to the UCC or any other applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to Requirements of Law); provided that such Equity Interests, or Interest shall cease to be an Excluded Equity Interest at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect and (ivF) any Equity Interest that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to treat as an Excluded Equity Interest for purposes hereof on account of the cost of pledging such Equity Interest hereunder (including any adverse tax consequences to Holdings, any Intermediate Parent, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom (the Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) above being referred to as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule IIII hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Pledgor havingGrantor and (iii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing all such debt securities, in the case of each instance of debt securitiessubclauses (i), an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, (ii) and (iii) of this clause (b), to the certificatesextent issued by any subsidiary of Holdings (collectively, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing to the extent such Proceeds would constitute property referred to in clauses (a) through (e) above (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (cf) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Second Priority Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns pledges and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Second Priority Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) any shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person (collectively, the Equity Interests directly Interests”) owned by it such Pledgor (including those other than Excluded Equity Interests) (which, if certificated, are listed on Schedule III hereto) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor (other than Excluded Equity Interests) and any the certificates (if any) representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than Pledged Equity Interests of each foreign subsidiary of a Pledgor shall be limited, in the aggregate, to the pledge of 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests common stock, partnership interest or membership interest, as applicable, of such foreign subsidiary notwithstanding the delivery by any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by Pledgor to the Collateral Agent of a stock or unit certificate, as applicable, representing in excess of such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued percentage ownership and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) any interests of any of the Pledgors in the joint ventures set forth on Schedule V attached to the Security Agreement and any subsequent joint ventures in which the Pledgors invest shall be excluded from the definition of Pledged Equity Interests to the extent that applicable law requires that a Subsidiary or the organizational documents with respect to any such joint venture (including other applicable agreements among the investors in such joint venture) (x) do not permit the pledge or assignment of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, interest or (y) require the consent of any third party to permit such shares pledge or nominee or other similar shares, assignment (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent thatsuch consent has not been granted), it being understood that as to any such joint venture where the applicable organizational documents (including other agreements among the investors in such joint venture) permit such pledge without the consent of any third party and in accordance with applicable law, such interest in such joint venture shall be included in the definition of Pledged Equity Interests (subject to clause (i) above) and the applicable Pledgor shall cause the related certificates, if any, for such joint venture to be delivered to the Collateral Agent within ninety (90) days from the Closing Date, and for so long as, Date (or such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, longer period as to which Article 4 shall applythe Collateral Agent may agree); (b)(i) the debt obligations Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and instruments and individually in excess of $5,000,000 owed to it which are listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule III hereto, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and instruments and individually in excess of $5.0 million, 5,000,000 arising in the future and owing to such Pledgor; and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)Indebtedness; (c) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities or Indebtedness referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities securities, Indebtedness and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD Without limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to file one or more financing statements (including a financing statement describing the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the other Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement the Security Agreement, as “all personal property (other than Excluded Property)” or “all assets (other than Excluded Property)” of the debtor or words of similar effect or with greater detail) or continuation statements for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the security interest granted by each Pledgor hereunder, without the signature of any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (Pledgors, and naming any Pledgor or the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary Pledgors as debtors and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementas secured party.

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Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (Delta Air Lines Inc /De/)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which shall be listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Guarantor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, Pledgor and (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor Guarantor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 3 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Goodman Holding CO)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and or (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as Section 5.10 of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity InterestsSection 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(ib) (i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 3.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Berry Plastics Holding Corp)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns bargains, sells, conveys, assigns, sets over, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and pledges transfers to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the foregoing, wherever located and whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired from time to time (ai) any shares of capital stock, partnership interests (and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of property of such partnership), membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person (collectively, the “Equity Interests directly Interests”) owned by it (including those such Pledgor which are initially listed on Schedule II) II hereto and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that, (x) subject to the last sentence of this Section 2(a), Pledged Equity Interests of each foreign subsidiary of a Pledgor that are entitled to vote shall be limited, in the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than aggregate, to the pledge of 65% of the issued and outstanding voting common stock entitled to vote of such foreign subsidiary notwithstanding the delivery by any Pledgor to the Collateral Agent of a stock certificate representing in excess of such percentage ownership and (y) interests in any joint venture will not constitute Pledged Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) hereunder to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, as the documents governing such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests joint venture prohibit the granting of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applysecurity interest therein; (b)(iii) (x) the debt obligations securities owned by it which are listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIII hereto, (iiy) any other debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Pledgor; and (iiiz) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”)securities; (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributed, in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, of the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 7 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds (as such term is defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, Notwithstanding anything to the termscontrary set forth herein, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) Pledged Collateral shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to include any Excluded Property. Without limiting the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such eventforegoing, the Collateral Agent may and (at is hereby authorized to file one or more financing statements, continuation statements or other filings or documents for the written request and expense purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, en- forcing or protecting the Company) shall take actionssecurity interest granted by each Pledgor hereunder, without the consent signature of any Secured PartyPledgors, to and naming any Pledgor or the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the Note Obligations; provided that contrary contained in this Section 2, the Collateral Agent Pledged Equity Interests shall not be required to take include the Equity Interests of any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate foreign subsidiary of a Officer of the Company certifying that Pledgor if such action pledge is not permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to contract or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulationapplicable law, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral if such pledge could reasonably be expected to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral have adverse tax consequences for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this AgreementPledgors.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Jeffboat LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may beapplicable, in full of its Note the Second-Lien Notes Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly of any Person owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) the date hereof or at any time thereafter acquired by it, and in all certificates at any time representing any such Equity Interests, and any other shares, stock certificates, options or rights of any nature whatsoever in respect of the Equity Interests obtained of any Person that may be issued or granted to, or held by, such Grantor while this Agreement is in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests effect (collectively, the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock granted as security for the payment or performance, as applicable, in full of the Second-Lien Notes Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Excess Exempted Foreign Entity Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding CompanyInterests, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary Equity Interests of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying sharesXxx Xxxxxx Homes, such shares or nominee or other similar sharesLLC so long as Xxx Xxxxxx Homes, LLC constitutes an Inactive Subsidiary, (iii) any all Equity Interests in Persons that are not Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of a Subsidiary the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, but only to the extent thatsuch Person is, as of the Closing Dateor its equity holders are, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to contractually prohibited from pledging such Equity Interests, provided that, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not encourage the creation of any contractual prohibitions and (iv) any all Equity Interests in Persons created after the date hereof, but only to the extent such Person is, or its equity holders are, legally (including pursuant to regulations of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applyGovernmental Authority) prohibited from pledging such Equity Interests; (b)(ib) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any all debt securities in and promissory notes held by, or owed to, such Grantor (whether the future issued to such Pledgor havingrespective issuer or obligor is the Company, in any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person) on the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 millionClosing Date or at any time thereafter, and (iii) the certificatesall securities, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such the debt securities or promissory notes described above (collectively, the “Pledged Debt”); provided that the Pledged Debt Securities”granted as security for the payment or performance, as applicable, in full of the Second-Lien Notes Obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not include that certain promissory note listed as item 11 on Schedule 10.04 of the Credit Agreement (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement); (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.01; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (bc) above; (de) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (cd) above; and (ef) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above and this clause (f) being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Notes Collateral Agreement (Walter Energy, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Qualified CFC Holding Holdings Company that is not a “first tier” Qualified CFC Holding CompanyCompany or (E) any Equity Interests in Tyco Adhesives Korea Ltd., (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of the respective Sections 5.10 of each Credit Agreements need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(h) of each Credit Agreement, (iv) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 3.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Covalence Specialty Adhesives LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral AgentApplicable Representative, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral AgentApplicable Representative, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and confirms its prior grants to the Applicable Representative for the benefit of the Secured Parties in existence at the time of such grants, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1.01A to the Credit Agreement); (Aii) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, ; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (iiiii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, ; (iiiiv) any Equity Interests with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement; (v) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Second Restatement Effective Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or ; (ivvi) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, ; (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, ; and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any or other instruments, if any, evidencing instruments representing all such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include any debt securities for so long as such a pledge of such debt securities would violate a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such debt securities; (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement Agreement, to the extent this paragraph is expressly made applicable with respect to any Senior Secured Note Obligations pursuant to the terms of any Senior Secured Note Indenture, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 1933, as amended (“Rule 3-16”), as amended, modified or interpreted by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company Borrowers due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for secure the payment or performance of Senior Secured Note Obligations affected thereby, then the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall will automatically be deemed not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to be part of the Collateral securing the relevant Senior Secured Note Obligations solely affected thereby but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent this Agreement may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actionsbe amended or modified, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from release the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of on the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely in favor of the Applicable Representative with respect to the relevant Senior Secured Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral AgentObligations only. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Senior Secured Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for of such Subsidiary of the CompanySubsidiary, then the Equity Interest Interests of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the relevant Senior Secured Note Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this paragraph shall limit the pledge of such Equity Interests and other securities from securing the Obligations (other than the Senior Secured Note Obligations) at all relevant times or from securing any Senior Secured Note Obligations that are not in respect of securities subject to regulation by the SEC. To the extent any proceeds of any collection or sale of Equity Interests deemed by this paragraph to no longer constitute part of the Collateral for the relevant Senior Secured Note Obligations are to be applied by the Applicable Representative in accordance with Section 5.02 hereof, such proceeds shall, notwithstanding the terms of Section 5.02 and the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, not be applied to the payment of such Senior Secured Note Obligations. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Applicable Representative, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementterms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (RBS Global Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, including each Pledgor Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests of the Borrower and of each other Subsidiary directly owned by such Grantor held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained of Subsidiaries directly owned in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Employment Participation Subsidiary directly owned (except to the extent a perfected security interest in such Subsidiary can be obtained by such Pledgorfiling of a UCC-1 financing statement), (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any total issued and outstanding Equity Interests of (i) any CFC Holding Company Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, at any time and (ii) to each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary that is directly owned by the extent applicable law requires Borrower or by any Guarantor and that is treated as a Subsidiary disregarded entity for United States federal income tax purposes and substantially all of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares the assets of which consist of Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness of one or nominee or other similar shares, more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs; (iiiC) any Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (until such time as any Unrestricted Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Credit Agreement, at which time, and without further action, this clause (C) shall no longer apply to the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary), (D) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (E) Margin Stock, (F) specifically identified Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which (i) the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its determination that the costs of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is excessive in view of the practical benefits to be obtained by the Lenders or (ii) the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined that the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, such Equity Interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (G) Equity Interests of any non-wholly owned Subsidiary if (but only to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, ) (i) the Organization Documents or other agreements with respect to the Equity Interests of such a non-wholly owned Subsidiary with other equity holders (other than any such agreement where all of the equity holders party thereto are Grantors or Subsidiaries thereof) do not permit or restrict the pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (ivii) the pledge of such Equity Interests (including any exercise of remedies) would result in a change of control, repurchase obligation or other adverse consequence to any of the Grantors or such Subsidiary (other than the loss of such Equity Interests as a result of any such exercise of remedies), (H) any Equity Interest if (but only to the extent that, and for so long as) the pledge of such Equity Interest hereunder (i) is prohibited by applicable Law other than to the extent such prohibition is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable Laws or (ii) would violate the terms of any written agreement, license, lease or similar arrangement with respect to such Equity Interest or would require consent, approval, license or authorization (in each case, after NEWYORK 8663622 (2K) giving effect to the relevant provisions of the UCC or other applicable Laws) or would give rise to a termination right (in favor of a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) pursuant to any “change of control” or other similar provision under such written agreement, license or lease (except to the extent such provision is overridden by the UCC or other applicable Laws), in each case, (x) excluding any such written agreement that relates to Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness or Incremental Equivalent Debt and (y) only to the extent that such limitation on such pledge or security interest is otherwise permitted under Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement, (I) Equity Interests of a person each Subsidiary set forth in Schedule 1.01G of the Credit Agreement, (J) Equity Interests of any Specified Lease Entity and (K) any other Equity Interests that is constitute Excluded Assets (any Equity Interests excluded pursuant to clauses (A) through (K) above, the “Excluded Equity Interests”; provided, however, that Excluded Equity Interests shall not directly include any Proceeds, substitutions or indirectly a Subsidiaryreplacements of any Excluded Equity Interests referred to in the foregoing clauses (A) through (K) (unless such Proceeds, as substitutions or replacements would independently constitute Excluded Equity Interests referred to which Article 4 shall applyin the foregoing clauses (A) through (K))); (b)(iii) the debt obligations (A) promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by a Grantor and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (iiB) any debt securities promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities Grantor (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds of Proceeds of, and Security Entitlements in, any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”; provided that Pledged Collateral shall not include any Excluded Assets). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Bloomin' Brands, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Guaranties, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of the issued and outstanding voting Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests serve as security for such Indebtedness or if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other lien on such Equity Interests, (E) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a direct or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (F) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its determination that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a pledge of its Equity Interests is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders; (G) Equity Interests of the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule IV so long as such Equity Interests are transferred to a wholly-owned Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, Loan Party within 60 days of the Closing Date and (DH) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of Subsidiaries listed on Schedule V so long as such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as are dissolved or liquidated within 60 days of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(iii)(A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; , subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Security Agreement (S.D. Shepherd Systems, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, the Indenture Obligations each Pledgor Grantor hereby collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under and whether now or hereafter existing or arising (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned or otherwise held by it (including those in each of its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule II) I and any other Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Company obtained in after the future date of this Agreement by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly owned by such Pledgora CFC, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Voting Stock of each Subsidiary that is a CFC, (C) Equity Interests in any Person (other than Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries) to the extent not permitted to be pledged by the terms of such Person’s organizational or joint venture documents, (D) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Domestic Subsidiary whose only asset is the Equity Interest of any Interests in Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, Subsidiaries and (DE) any issued and outstanding the Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company Grantor to the extent that is Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act requires or would require the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of such Grantor, which financial statements are not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, then otherwise required to be filed with the SEC but only to the extent such separate financial statements of such Grantor have not been so filed with the SEC; (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iiiA) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, all debt securities owned by it and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule III, (iiB) any debt securities in obtained after the future issued to date of this Agreement by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the debt securities referred to in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); provided that the Pledged Debt shall exclude intercompany Indebtedness owed by any Subsidiary that is a CFC or is directly or indirectly owned by a CFC solely to the extent a pledge thereof could reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences; (ciii) all other property that is delivered to and held by the First Priority Agent in accordance with the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (as defined in the Credit Agreement); (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii) and (ciii) above; and (evi) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”); provided that the Pledged Collateral shall exclude (A) any assets the pledge of which is prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Law and (B) any intellectual property and related assets subject to the Intellectual Property Security Agreement (it being understood and agreed that such intellectual property and related assets shall otherwise constitute Collateral). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Notes Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 The grant of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the Pledged Collateral by each Grantor under this Agreement secures the payment of all Indenture Obligations of such Grantor now or performance hereafter existing under, or in respect of, the Indenture Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, reimbursement obligations, interest, premiums, penalties, fees, indemnifications, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the Note Obligationsforegoing, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (secures the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or payment of all amounts that constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral Indenture Obligations and that would be owed by such Grantor to any Notes Secured Party under the Indenture Documents but for the Note Obligations, fact that such Indenture Obligations are unenforceable or not allowable due to the extent otherwise required by this Agreementexistence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving a Grantor.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Lmi Aerospace Inc)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby (except in the case of Pledged ULC Shares) assigns and (in all cases) pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which Equity Interests constituting Pledged Stock shall be listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”)Interests; provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests which pledge, except in the case of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companypledge of Pledged ULC Shares, shall be duly noted on the share register, if any, of such Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Equity Interests not required to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar sharesbe pledged as security for Senior Lender Claims, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary of Parent to the extent that, as of the Closing Datedate hereof, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary owned by Parent or any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary (the Equity Interests pledged pursuant to this clause (a), the “Pledged Stock”) provided, further, that, other than with respect to the Hexion Canada Entities, (x) shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests will constitute Pledged Stock only to the extent that such capital stock and other Equity Interests can secure the Notes without Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act (“Rule 3-10” and “Rule 3-16,” respectively) (or any other law, rule or regulation) requiring separate financial statements of the issuer thereof to be filed with the SEC (or any other governmental agency); (y) in the event that either Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 requires or is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of Parent due to the fact that such Person’s capital stock or other Equity Interests constitute Pledged Stock, then such capital stock or other Equity Interests shall automatically be deemed not directly to be Pledged Stock, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement; and (z) in the event that either Rule 3-10 or indirectly a SubsidiaryRule 3-16 is amended, as modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which Article 4 would permit) such capital stock or other Equity Interests to constitute Pledged Stock without the filing with the SEC (or any other governmental agency) of separate financial statements of such Person, then such capital stock and other Equity Interests shall applyautomatically be deemed to be Pledged Stock but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to any such financial statement requirement; (b)(i) the debt obligations securities currently issued to any Pledgor (which debt securities constituting Pledged Debt Securities shall be listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities; provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include debt securities (A) issued by any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary to Parent or any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary or (B) issued by any Foreign Subsidiary to Parent or a Domestic Subsidiary, in the case of this clause (B), for so long as the pledge of such Indebtedness would be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness under any of the Existing Notes Documents or Indenture Documents or (C) that are not required to be pledged as security for Senior Lender Claims (the debt securities pledged pursuant to this clause (b), the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Collateral Agreement (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)

Pledge. As collateral security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each the Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agentpledges, its successors and permitted hypothecates, assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Partiestransfers, sets over and delivers unto InterCept, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, InterCept a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) a total of 609,682 shares of the Equity Interests directly owned Common Stock of InterCept represented by it the share certificate delivered to InterCept in connection with this Agreement, (including those listed on Schedule IIb) up to 644,260 shares of the Common Stock of InterCept that are either the subject matter of existing escrow arrangements or to be issued, all as set forth in Section 11.1 b. (ii) and Section 11.1 b. (iii) of the Purchase Agreement (amended and restated) dated November 29, 2000 between InterCept and the Borrowers (the "Purchase Agreement"), (c) any other Equity Interests obtained in securities of InterCept acquired by the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (during the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% term of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarythis Agreement, and (Dd) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such additional shares or nominee securities or other similar shares, property (iiiother than cash received as dividends) at any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, time and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed distributable in respect of, in exchange for for, or upon the conversion in substitution of, any and all such stock, together with the proceeds thereof (all such shares, capital stock, securities, property and other proceeds received in respect ofthereof being hereinafter collectively called the "Pledged Collateral"). Upon delivery to InterCept, the securities referred to in clauses (a) any securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral (hereinafter called the "Pledged Securities") shall be accompanied by duly executed stock powers in blank and by such other instruments or documents as InterCept or InterCept's counsel may reasonably request, and (b) above; all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by proper instruments of assignment duly executed by the Pledgor and by such other instruments or documents as InterCept or InterCept's counsel may reasonably request. The Pledged Collateral is comprised of "restricted" securities for purposes of Rule 144 of the General Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933 (d"Rule 144") promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall be subject to Section 3.05 hereof, the additional terms and provisions described on the Rule 144 Rider attached hereto and made a part hereof for all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”)purposes. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all rightrights, titletitles, interestinterests, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral AgentInterCept, its and InterCept's successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Intercept Group Inc)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, including the Holdings Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) II and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor Grantor and any the certificates (if any) representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by (other than with respect to the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of PUG, all of which shall be pledged to the Collateral Agent hereunder, provided that such Pledgorpledge could not reasonably be expected to (a) cause the undistributed earnings of PUG as determined for United States federal income tax purposes to be treated as a deemed dividend to PUG’s United States parent or (b) cause any material adverse tax consequences (in which case, with respect to clause (Ba) or clause (b), the Pledged Equity shall not include more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of PUG)), (B) Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign direct or indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, unless otherwise permitted by the terms of such Subsidiary, ’s organizational or joint venture documents and (DE) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) Subsidiary with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the extent applicable law requires Borrower its determination that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee the costs or other similar shares, consequences (iiiincluding adverse tax consequences) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such its Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interestsbe obtained by the Lenders (collectively, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Excluded Securities”); (b)(iii)(A) the debt obligations securities owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (iiB) any debt securities obtained in the future issued to by such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, Grantor and (iiiC) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01(a); (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (ai) and (bii) above; (dv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (ai), (bii), (iii) and (civ) above; and (evi) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (ai) through (cvi) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Team Health Holdings Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note Obligations, each Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those listed on Schedule II) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”); provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply; (b)(i) the debt obligations listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities (the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Quinnesec REP Holding Inc.)

Pledge. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Second Lien Obligations, including the Guarantees, and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Second Lien Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Second Lien Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Second Lien Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Second Lien Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (ai) the all Equity Interests directly owned held by it (including those and listed on Schedule II) and , any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates Grantor and, subject to Section 3.03(i), the certificates, if any, representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged StockEquity”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary, (B) more than 65% Equity Interests of the issued and outstanding voting Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such PledgorSubsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (CD) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Credit Agreement if such Equity Interests serve as security for such Indebtedness or if the terms of such Indebtedness prohibit the creation of any other lien on such Equity Interests, (E) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiarydirect or indirect, wholly owned Material Subsidiary of the Company and (DF) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Subsidiary with respect to which the First Lien Agent and the Company determine in their reasonable judgments that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee costs or other similar shares, consequences (iiiincluding adverse tax consequences) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such providing a pledge of such its Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating is excessive in view of the benefits to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall applybe obtained by the Second Lien Secured Parties; (b)(iii)(A) subject to Section 3.03(i), the debt obligations promissory notes and instruments evidencing indebtedness owned by it and listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iiiB) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing indebtedness obtained in the future by such debt securities Grantor (the promissory notes and instruments referred to in clauses (A) and (B) of this clause (ii) are collectively referred to as the “Pledged Debt SecuritiesDebt”); (ciii) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Second Lien Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (iv) subject to Section 3.05 hereof2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.clauses

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Intercreditor Agreement (DJO Finance LLC)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of its Note the Obligations, each Pledgor hereby (except in the case of Pledged ULC Shares) assigns and (in all cases) pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Pledgor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a) the Equity Interests directly owned by it (including those which such Equity Interests constituting Pledged Stock shall be listed on Schedule IIIII) and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates representing all such Equity Interests (the “Pledged Stock”)Interests; provided that the Pledged Stock shall not include (i) (A) to the extent such pledge is made as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, of the Obligations of any Domestic Loan Party, more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary directly owned by such Pledgor, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests which pledge, except in the case of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Companypledge of Pledged ULC Shares, shall be duly noted on the share register, if any, of such Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Equity Interests with respect to which the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar sharesSection 5.10 of the Credit Agreement need not be satisfied by reason of Section 5.10(g) of the Credit Agreement, (iii) any Equity Interests of a Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable a contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary owned by the U.S. Borrower or any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary or (v) any Equity Interests of the U.S. Borrower following a person that is not directly or indirectly a SubsidiaryQualified IPO (the Equity Interests pledged pursuant to this clause (a), as to which Article 4 shall applythe “Pledged Stock”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities currently issued to any Pledgor (which such debt securities constituting Pledged Debt Securities shall be listed opposite the name of such Pledgor on Schedule IIIII), (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, evidencing such debt securities; provided that the Pledged Debt Securities shall not include debt securities (A) issued by any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary to the U.S. Borrower or any Indenture Restricted Subsidiary or (B) issued by any Foreign Subsidiary to the U.S. Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary, in the case of this clause (B), for so long as the pledge of such Indebtedness would be deemed an incurrence of Indebtedness under any of the Existing Notes Documents or the New Second Secured Notes Documents (the debt securities pledged pursuant to this clause (b), the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.06, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Collateral Agreement (Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc.)

Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, and performance in full of its Note the Secured Obligations, each Pledgor Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in in, all of such PledgorGrantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under under: (aa)(i) the Equity Interests directly now or at any time hereafter owned by it (or on behalf of such Grantor, including those listed set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Pledgor and any certificates instruments representing all such Equity Interests ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Pledged StockEquity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Stock Equity Interests shall not include (i) (A) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting any Equity Interests of in any “first tier” Subsidiary other than a wholly-owned Material Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary directly or CFC Holdco other than a wholly-owned by such Pledgor, Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary; (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any “first tier” CFC Holding Company directly owned by such Pledgor, Material Foreign Subsidiary; or (C) any issued and outstanding Equity Interest of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a “first tier” Foreign Subsidiary, and (D) any issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any CFC Holding Company that is not a “first tier” CFC Holding Company, (ii) to in which the extent applicable law requires that a Subsidiary of such Pledgor issue directors’ qualifying shares, such shares or nominee or other similar shares, (iii) any Equity Interests grant of a Subsidiary security interest therein is prohibited by any law, rule or regulation applicable to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such a pledge of such Equity Interests or the applicable Grantor or would violate constitute a breach or default under or results in the termination of, or require any consent (other than the consent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary) not obtained under, any lease, license or agreement (in each case, after giving effect to the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law invalidating or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating rendering ineffective anti-assignment provisions) (the Equity Interests so excluded pursuant to such this proviso being collectively referred to herein as the “Excluded Equity Interests, or (iv) any Equity Interests of a person that is not directly or indirectly a Subsidiary, as to which Article 4 shall apply”); (b)(i) the debt obligations securities now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Pledgor Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to such Pledgor having, in the case of each instance of debt securities, an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5.0 million, and (iii) the certificates, all promissory notes and any other instruments, if any, instruments evidencing all such debt securities ((i) and (ii) collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all payments of principal or principal, and all interest, dividendsdividends or other distributions, whether paid or payable in cash, instruments and or other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other proceeds Proceeds received in respect of, the securities referred to in clauses (a) Pledged Equity Interests and (b) abovePledged Debt Securities; (d) subject to Section 3.05 hereof3.05, all rights and privileges of such Pledgor Grantor with respect to the securities securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all proceeds Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (ce) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”). TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Pledged Collateral, together with all right, title, interest, powers, privileges and preferences pertaining or incidental thereto, unto the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, forever; subject, however, to the terms, covenants and conditions hereinafter set forth. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this Agreement in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the United States Securities Act of 1933 would require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would require) (such law, rule or regulation, as amended or replaced with another rule or regulation, “Rule 3-16”) the filing with the SEC of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that a security interest in such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities has been granted hereunder as security for the payment or performance of the Note Obligations, then, solely to the extent securing the Note Obligations, the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement or any other Security Document in such Equity Interests (the “Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral”) shall not secure, or constitute “Collateral” with respect to the Note Obligations solely to the extent necessary and only for so long as required to cause the Company and its Subsidiaries to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, the Collateral Agent may and (at the written request and expense of the Company) shall take actions, without the consent of any Secured Party, to the extent necessary to evidence such exclusion from the Lien granted hereunder in favor of the Collateral Agent of the Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral solely with respect to the Note Obligations; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action unless the Company shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent, together with such written request, a certificate of a Officer of the Company certifying that such action is permitted by the Note Documents, and any such action taken by the Collateral Agent shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent. In the event that Rule 3-16 is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) any Rule 3-16 Excluded Collateral to secure the Note Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements for such Subsidiary of the Company, then the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the Note Obligations, to the extent otherwise required by this Agreement.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Netscout Systems Inc)

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