Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”): (i) all Accounts; (ii) all Chattel Paper; (iii) all Deposit Accounts; (iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles); (v) all Equipment; (vi) all General Intangibles; (vii) all Instruments; (viii) all Inventory; (ix) all Investment Property; (x) Letter-of Credit Rights; (xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV; (xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section); (xiii) all books and records; and (xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing; (b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds. (c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. (d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (American Media Inc), Collateral Agreement (Ami Celebrity Publications, LLC), Collateral Agreement (Ami Celebrity Publications, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in and lien on all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all General Intangibles;
(viiviii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach toin any Excluded Asset (which Excluded Assets, nor for the terms avoidance of doubt, shall not constitute “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity”), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates; provided, however, that the right of the Collateral Agent to file financing statements hereunder shall not be construed as a duty to do so. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization shall file on behalf of the Collateral Agent, for the Collateral Agent to file benefit of the Secured Parties, any financing statements in any the relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior necessary to perfect the date hereof. The security interests in the Article 9 Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyhereunder.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 5 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp), Pledge and Security Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its permitted successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vi) all General IntangiblesInstruments;
(vii) all InstrumentsInventory;
(viii) all Inventoryother Goods;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described in on Schedule IVIII hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.04;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that none of “Article 9 Collateral”, that notwithstanding anything herein any other term defined in the preceding paragraph or any term defined by reference to the contraryUCC shall include, and in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder Security Interest attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” any Excluded Asset; provided further that Proceeds, substitutions or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any replacements of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest Excluded Assets shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant not be subject to the terms ofpreceding proviso unless such Proceeds, substitutions or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term replacements would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsthemselves constitute Excluded Assets.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) and continuation statements with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor (if required) and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of registered, issued or applied for Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(iI) all Accounts;
(iiII) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiIII) all Cash and Deposit Accounts;
(ivIV) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vV) all Equipment;
(viVI) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(viiVII) all Instruments;
(viiiVIII) all Inventory;
(ixIX) all other Goods and Fixtures;
(X) all Investment Property;
(xXI) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xiXII) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described in on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 3.04(d);
(xiiiXIII) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivXIV) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder Security Interest attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include to (A) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such lease, license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective ineffective, or is otherwise unenforceable, pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles Requirement of equityLaw), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and; provided that, to the extent severable, the Security Interest shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) such breach, termination or (ii) includingdefault, without limitation, including any proceeds Proceeds of such lease, license, contract or agreement, ; (B) more than 65% any motor vehicle or other asset covered by a certificate of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary title or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-ownership, whether now owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personhereafter acquired, the grant perfection of such security interest or lien which is prohibited or prohibited without excluded from the consent of UCC in the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof)relevant jurisdiction; and (C) assets any asset owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness of the type permitted to be by Section 6.02(iv) of the Credit Agreement (whether or not incurred pursuant to such Section) or a Lien permitted by Section 4.09(b)(46.02(xi) of the Indenture Credit Agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective, or is otherwise unenforceable, pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable Requirement of Law), in each case if, to the extent and for so long as the contract grant of a Lien thereon hereunder to secure the Secured Obligations constitutes a breach of or other a default under any agreement in pursuant to which such Lien has been created; provided that the Security Interest shall attach immediately to any such asset (x) at the time the provision of such agreement containing such restriction ceases to be in effect and (y) to the extent any such breach or default is granted not rendered ineffective by, or is otherwise unenforceable under, any Requirements of Law; (D) any asset owned by any Grantor with respect to which Holdings shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to the effect that, based on advice of outside counsel or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits tax advisors of national recognition, the creation of such security interest in such asset hereunder would result in adverse tax consequences to Holdings and the Subsidiaries (other than on account of any 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 shall have been determined by Holdings to be material to Holdings and the Subsidiaries; (E) any asset owned by any Grantor if, to the extent and for so long as the grant of such security interest in such asset shall be prohibited by any applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the New York UCC or any other Lien applicable Requirements of Law); provided that the Security Interest shall attach immediately to such asset at such time as such prohibition ceases to be in effect; (F) any asset owned by any Grantor that the Parent Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have agreed in writing to exclude from being Article 9 Collateral on account of the cost of creating a security interest in such assets asset hereunder (including any adverse tax consequences to Holdings and proceedsthe Subsidiaries resulting therefrom) being excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom; (G) any intent-to-use trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and (H) the Excluded Equity Interests (it being understood that, to the extent the Security Interest shall not have attached to any such asset as a result of clauses (A) through (H) above, the term “Article 9 Collateral” shall not include any such asset). In each case to the extent a security interest therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof naming any Grantor as debtor or the Grantors as debtors and the Administrative Agent as secured party, if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (SMART Global Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (SMART Global Holdings, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (SMART Global Holdings, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As Subject to the terms of the Acknowledgment Agreements (as applicable) and the subordination described in Section 2.18, Section 2.19 and Section 2.20, the Borrower hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of each Secured Party) as security for the payment or performance, as and performance by the case may be, in full Borrower of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (in all of the “Security Interest”) in, all Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under, in any case, whether now held or interest in hereafter acquired (i) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ MSRs; (ii) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac MSRs; (iii) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ MSRs; (iv) the Borrower’s rights (but not its obligations) under the Transaction Documents including without limitation, any rights to receive payments thereunder or any rights to any collateral thereunder whether now held or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter created; (v) all collateral however defined or described under the Transaction Documents to the extent not otherwise included above; (vi) all Related Security; (vii) all Records relating to and all proceeds of the following assets foregoing (collectively, (i)-(vii), the “MSR Collateral”), and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (viii) all Additional Collateral (collectively, the “Article 9 Borrower Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event the term “Borrower Collateral” shall not include, and the grant, pledge and assignment of a security interest granted hereunder attach tocontained in this Section 2.17 shall not include a security interest in any Excluded Collateral.
(b) Additionally, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include Guarantor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any on behalf of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long the ratable benefit of each Secured Party) as security for the grant payment and performance by the Borrower of such the Obligations and the Guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, a security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right all of the Grantor therein Guarantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, in any case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, all Additional Guarantor Collateral (ii) in a breach together with the Borrower Collateral, the “Collateral”). For the avoidance of doubt, each grant, pledge, or termination pursuant assignment of the Collateral hereunder shall, subject to the terms ofrights of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac under the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac Acknowledgment Agreement, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 include all of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity)Borrower’s and Guarantor’s rights, providedbut not its obligations, however, that with respect to such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsCollateral.
(c) The parties acknowledge that the Agencies have certain rights under the Acknowledgment Agreements and the Servicing Contracts (as applicable), including the right to cause the Borrower to transfer servicing to a transferee servicer under certain circumstances as more particularly set forth therein and to terminate the Borrower, with or without cause. The transferee servicer shall have all the rights and remedies against the Borrower and the Collateral as set forth herein and under the UCC.
(d) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably of the Borrower and the Guarantor will promptly, at its respective expense, execute and deliver such instruments, financing and continuation statements and documents and take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to perfect, protect, evidence, exercise and enforce the Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s interests, rights and remedies under and with respect to the Transaction Documents, the Advances and the Collateral. To the extent the Borrower or the Guarantor has filed or caused the filing of any document as provided above, the Borrower or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing.
(e) If the Borrower fails to perform any of its Obligations, then the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) perform or cause to be performed such Obligation, and the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower fails to perform any of its Obligations, the Borrower authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the expense of the Borrower, at any time and from time to time time, to take all actions and pay all amounts that the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce, preserve, insure, service, administer, manage, perform, maintain, safeguard, collect or realize on the Collateral, including the right to liquidate the Collateral, and the Administrative Agent’s Liens and interests therein or thereon and to give effect to the intent of the Transaction Documents. No Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall be cured by the payment or performance of any Obligation by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may make any such payment in accordance with any ▇▇▇▇, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such ▇▇▇▇, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, Tax Lien, title or claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by the Borrower in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
(f) Upon termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due), Administrative Agent shall release its security interests in the Collateral and promptly file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing termination statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.17 and take such other action as a fixture may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or Guarantor to evidence such release. If evidence of filing such termination statements has not been delivered to the Borrower or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals Guarantor, as applicable, within ten (10) days of termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due), the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes the Borrower or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutGuarantor, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent as applicable, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partytermination statements.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Home Point Capital Inc.), Credit Agreement (Home Point Capital Inc.), Credit Agreement (Home Point Capital Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pledges and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all of such Grantor’s right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Fixtures;
(xii) all Letter-of-Credit Rights but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other personal property (other than leasehold interests Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause such Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of this section)a UCC financing statement;
(xiii) all books Intellectual Property;
(xiv) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II and recordson any supplement thereto received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3.03(g); and
(xivxv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute an assignment, pledge or grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Excluded Assets and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) The Collateral Agent is authorized to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of creating, attaching and perfecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property of each Grantor in which a security interest has been granted by each Grantor hereunder, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor as a debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party. No Grantor shall be required to complete any filings governed by non-United States laws or take any other action with respect to the perfection of the Security Interests created hereby in any Intellectual Property subsisting in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Loan Documents and without limiting the provisions contained in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, none of the Grantors shall be required, nor is the Collateral Agent authorized, (i) to perfect the Security Interests granted by this Agreement (including Security Interests in Investment Property and Fixtures) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s), and filings in the applicable real estate records with respect to any fixtures relating to Mortgaged Properties, (B) filings with the USPTO or the USCO, as applicable, with respect to Intellectual Property of the Grantors as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) delivery to the Collateral Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of Instruments and certificated Pledged Equity as expressly required elsewhere herein or (D) other methods expressly provided herein, (ii) to enter into any control agreements, other control arrangements or perfection by “control” (other than in respect of certificated Equity Interests and Pledged Debt otherwise required to be pledged pursuant to the terms hereof), (ii) to take any actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in order to create or perfect any security interests in any assets, including any intellectual property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (iii) to enter into any landlord waivers, estoppels, warehouseman waivers or other collateral access or similar letters or agreements, or (iv) to take any actions other than the filing of UCC financing statements to perfect security interests in any Collateral consisting of leasehold interests or proceeds of Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, to the extent that there is an express conflict between this Agreement and the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall govern and control.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (PF2 SpinCo, Inc.), Security Agreement (PF2 SpinCo LLC), Security Agreement (Change Healthcare Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Property;
(ii) all Accounts;
(iiiii) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiiv) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(v) all Deposit Accounts;
(ivvi) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vvii) all Equipment;
(viviii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include in (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms letter-of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementcredit rights, (B) any Securitization Assets, (C) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (D) any Equity Interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Senior 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) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or any indirect subsidiary of Holdings, (F) Equity Interests in of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Material Foreign Subsidiary, (G) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings, (H) Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that are pledged pursuant to a Foreign Pledge Agreement, (I) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a wholly-an indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary whereof Holdings III, pursuant (J) (i) if there are outstanding Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities, any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the organizational documents Issuer its determination that the costs of providing a security interest in such asset 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, any asset 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 security interest in such asset or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties, (K) security interests prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law or (L) any General Intangible, Investment Property or other rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, assets subject thereto if (but only to the extent that) the grant of such a security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent therein would (x) constitute a violation of the equity holders a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of such Person General Intangible, Investment Property or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other than financial counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the Borrower right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (L) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned impair the grant by any a Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to of a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred security interest pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent and for so long as the contract that an otherwise applicable prohibition or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien restriction on such assets and proceedsgrant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the Uniform Commercial Code. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Trustee, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Trustee reasonably determines to be material.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including including
(aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.), Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd.), Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the ObligationsLoan Obligations (other than contingent obligations), each Grantor hereby assigns confirms the pledge and pledges grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assignspermitted assigns of the security interest of the Original Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, for the ratable benefit of the Loan Secured Parties, and as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Obligations (other than contingent obligations), each Grantor hereby pledges and grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties in each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (but excluding any Excluded Collateral, collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) the Cash Collateral Account (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and all cash, securities, Instruments and other property deposited or required to be deposited therein;
(iii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all InstrumentsGoods;
(viii) all Instruments, including all Pledged Securities;
(ix) all Inventory or documents of title, customs receipts, insurance certificates, shipping documents and other written materials related to the purchase or import of any Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) Letter-all Intellectual Property;
(xii) all Pledged Collateral;
(xiii) all Records and all books and records pertaining to the Collateral;
(xiv) all letters of credit under which such Grantor is the beneficiary and Letter of Credit Rights;
(xixv) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Supporting Obligations;
(xiixvi) all cash and cash equivalents;
(xvii) all Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts, including all cash, marketable securities, securities entitlements, financial assets and other funds held in or on deposit in any of the foregoing;
(xviii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause whatsoever of this section);
(xiii) all books and recordssuch Grantor; and
(xivxix) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds Proceeds, all accessions to and substitutions and replacements for and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all offsprings, rents profits and products of any of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, contrary in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party this Agreement or any of its rights or interests thereunder if other Senior Secured Note Document, the Equity Interests and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability other securities of any right direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings that are owned by any Grantor will constitute Collateral securing Note Obligations for the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than benefit of Senior Secured Note Holders only to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9Equity Interests and other securities can secure the Senior Secured Notes and/or the guarantees in respect thereof without Rule 3-406, 910 or Rule 3-407, 916 of Regulation S-408 or 9-409 of X under the New York UCC Securities Act (or any other applicable law law, rule or principles regulation) requiring separate financial statements of equitysuch subsidiary to be filed with the SEC (or any other governmental agency). In the event that Rule 3-10 or Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act requires or is amended, providedmodified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation, howeveror 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 Holdings due to the fact that such security interest subsidiary’s Equity Interests and other securities secure the Senior Secured Notes and/or the related guarantees, then the Equity Interests and other securities of such subsidiary shall attach immediately at such time as automatically be deemed not to be part of the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, Collateral securing the Note Obligations in favor of the Note Secured Parties (but only to the extent severable, shall attach immediately necessary to not be subject to such requirement) (any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary whereother securities, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of “Excluded Note Collateral”). In such Personevent, the grant of such security interest Security Documents may be amended or lien is prohibited or prohibited modified, without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than Note Trustee, the Borrower Collateral Agent, any Senior Secured Note Holder or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a holder of Other Pari Passu Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture Obligations, to the extent necessary to release the first-priority security interests in the shares of Equity Interests and other securities that are so deemed to no longer constitute part of the Collateral securing the Note Obligations in favor of the Note Secured Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Equity Interests shall remain Collateral securing the Loan Obligations for so long as the contract benefit of the Loan Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and this Agreement. In the event that Rule 3-10 or other agreement in which such Lien Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act is granted amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other law, rule or regulation is adopted, which would permit) such subsidiary’s Equity Interests and other securities to secure the Senior Secured Notes and/or the related guarantees 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 Equity Interests and other securities of such subsidiary shall automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral securing the Note Obligations in favor of the Note Secured Parties (but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to any such financial statement requirement). In such event, the Security Documents may be amended or modified, without the consent of the Note Trustee, the Collateral Agent, any Senior Secured Note Holder or any holder of Other Pari Passu Lien on Obligations, to the extent necessary to subject to the Liens under the Security Documents such assets additional Equity Interests and proceedsother securities. This Section 3.01(b) shall apply mutatis mutandis to Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ax) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (by) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior promptly furnish copies of such filings to the date hereof. Borrower.
(d) The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at the Borrower’s expense, to promptly furnish copies of such filings to the Borrower.
(de) The Security Interest is granted as security only and and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party liable as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership, neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise (except as referred to in the following sentence) shall have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner in any partnership. The parties hereto expressly agree that, unless the Collateral Agent shall become the owner of Pledged Collateral consisting of a limited liability company interest or a partnership interest pursuant hereto, this Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among the Collateral Agent, any other Secured Party, any Grantor and/or any other Person.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (CDW Finance Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Fixtures;
(xii) all Letter-of-Credit Rights but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other personal property (other than leasehold interests Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause such Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of this section)a UCC financing statement;
(xiii) all books and recordsIntellectual Property; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Excluded Assets and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(cb) Each Subject to Section 3.01(e), each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (TaskUs, Inc.), Security Agreement (Alight Inc. / DE), Security Agreement (TaskUs, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may beapplicable, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesIntellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of Credit Rightsof-credit rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in the commercial tort claims specified on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security security, supporting obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” Collateral shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) any Equipment that is subject to a purchase money Lien or Lien securing Capital Lease Obligations, in each case, permitted under the unenforceability of any right of Credit Agreement to the Grantor therein extent the documents relating to such purchase money Lien or Capital Lease Obligations would not permit such Equipment to be subject to the Security Interests created hereby, (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than property to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 the grant of the New York UCC Security Interest in such property is prohibited by any Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority, (iii) any contract, license or agreement to the extent that the grant of the Security Interest in such contract, license or agreement constitutes a breach or default under or results in termination of such contract, license, agreement, (iv) any other Investment Property or Pledged Securities to the extent that the grant of the Security Interest in such Investment Property or Pledged Securities constitutes a breach or default under any applicable law shareholder or principles of equitysimilar agreement, except, in each case (i) through (iv), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion that such Requirement of Law or the provision of such contract contract, license, agreement instrument or other document or shareholder or similar agreement giving rise to such prohibition, breach, default or termination is ineffective under applicable law, (v) Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Restricted Subsidiaries that does are not result in any wholly owned, entities that are Specified Subsidiaries by reason of the consequences specified in clauses (iii) or (iiiii) includingof the definition of Specified Subsidiary or entities that are not Subsidiaries (other than Equity Interests held in any Securities Account), without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, and (Bvi) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary Subsidiary; it being understood that this paragraph shall not be seen as excluding from the Article 9 Collateral Proceeds, substitutions or any Equity Interests replacements of property described in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary whereclauses (i) through (vi) above unless such Proceeds, pursuant to the organizational documents substitutions or any related shareholders or similar agreement of replacements would constitute property described in such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person clauses (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereofi) through (vi); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned Grantor or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect such other description as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, the Collateral Agent may determine and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (United Surgical Partners International Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (United Surgical Partners International Inc), Credit Agreement (United Surgical Partners International Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all General Intangibles;
(viiviii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach toin any Excluded Asset (which Excluded Assets, nor for the terms avoidance of doubt, shall not constitute “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity”), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates; provided, however, that the right of the Collateral Agent to file financing statements hereunder shall not be construed as a duty to do so. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization shall file on behalf of the Collateral Agent, for the Collateral Agent to file benefit of the Secured Parties, any financing statements in any the relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior necessary to perfect the date hereof. The security interests in the Article 9 Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyhereunder.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp), Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp), Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, together with its permitted successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest interest, regardless of where located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”but in all cases excluding any Excluded Assets):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all InstrumentsInstruments and Promissory notes;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above cash and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Moneys;
(xiii) all books and records; andSecurities Accounts;
(xiv) all Proceeds Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, substitutions, replacements and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
foregoing (b) providedall of the above in this Section 3.01, the “Article 9 Collateral”). It is understood that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), Excluded Asset; provided, however, that such security interest Article 9 Collateral shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andinclude any Proceeds, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion substitutions or replacements of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in foregoing (i) unless such Proceeds, substitutions or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereofreplacements would constitute an Excluded Asset); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant U.S. jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office office) any Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement or any similar office in any other country) such documents Trademark Security Agreement, as applicable, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of issued, registered or applied for United States Patents, United States Trademarks or United States Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: First Lien Collateral Agreement (Franchise Group, Inc.), Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Franchise Group, Inc.), Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Franchise Group, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, Secured Obligations each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described all Letter-of-Credit Rights but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in Schedule IVsuch Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);Intellectual Property; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event (i) this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Excluded Assets and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if Excluded Assets and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of security interest in a breach or termination pursuant (and Holdings shall not be deemed to be Grantor with respect to) any assets of Holdings other than Pledged Equity with respect to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued Issuer and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets all Proceeds thereof owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired it and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pledged pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds2.01.
(cb) Each Subject to Section 3.01(e), each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file file, at the expense of such Grantor, in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its For the avoidance of doubt, such authorization for shall not impose any duty or obligation on the Notes Collateral Agent to file in make any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose filing, such obligation being that of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyhereunder.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Medline Inc.), Security Agreement (Medline Inc.), Security Agreement (Medline Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) 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 the its Obligations, each Grantor 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-all Letter of Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVClaims;
(xii1) Securities Accounts, (2) Financial Assets credited to Securities Accounts or Deposit Accounts from time to time and all Security Entitlements in respect thereof, (3) all cash held any Securities Account or Deposit Account and (4) all other money in the possession of the Administrative Agent;
(xiii) all timber to be cut;
(xiv) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectionthe foregoing clauses);
(xiiixv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) provided(i) the Bucksport Co-Gen Assets, (ii) the Excluded Minority Interests, (iii) any Equity Interests acquired after the Closing Date in a person that notwithstanding anything herein is not a Subsidiary if, and to the contraryextent that, in no event shall the and for so long as, a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach toin such Equity Interests would violate applicable law or an enforceable contractual obligation binding on or relating to such Equity Interests (if such obligation existed at the time of acquisition of such Equity Interests and was not created or made binding on such Equity Interests in contemplation of or in connection with the acquisition of such Equity Interests), nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include and (Aiv) any assets acquired after the Closing Date to the extent that, and for so long as, granting a security interest in such assets would violate an enforceable contractual obligation binding on such assets that existed at the time of acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on such assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in the case of assets acquired with Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement or any equivalent exception in any other Secured Agreement that is secured by a Permitted Lien), (c) any (x) property excluded from the definition of Pledged Collateral by virtue of the proviso to Section 3.01 hereof (other than Section 3.01(a)(iv)) and (y) Rule 3-16 Collateral solely to the extent and with respect to the obligations described in the last paragraph of Section 3.01, (d) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Pledgor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose or (e) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such security interest shall constitute license, contract or agreement, result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of, any such license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity), ; provided, howeverthat immediately upon the ineffectiveness, that lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest shall attach immediately at in, all such time rights and interests as the condition causing if such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result provision had never been in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedseffect.
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filingsfilings and filings with respect to timber to be cut) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent , including providing within 30 days of any reasonable request therefor legal descriptions of real property (other than real property subject to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior a Mortgage) on which timber to the date hereofbe cut of such Pledgor is located. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Pledgor constituting Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.), Credit Agreement (Verso Paper Corp.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, and subject to Section 4.01(d), each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 4.02(e);
(xiii) all books and records; andFixtures that are personal property;
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; and
(xv) all books and records pertaining to the foregoing.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (or its designee) at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being or of an equal or a lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide the information required for any such information filing to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent (or its designee) is further authorized by each Grantor to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property granted by each such Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article III are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent and for so long as any asset is Excluded Property, the Security Interest granted under this Section 4.01 shall not attach to, and the Collateral shall not include, such asset; provided, however that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and the Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion) ceasing to be Excluded Property.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required (i) to perfect the Security Interest granted by this Agreement (including any Security Interest in Investment Property and Fixtures) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of the relevant State(s), (B) filings in United States government offices with respect to Intellectual Property as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) delivery to the Collateral Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of Instruments or Pledged Collateral as expressly required elsewhere herein (together with any necessary endorsements, stock powers or other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent) or (D) other methods provided for in Section 4.04, (ii) to take any action (other than the actions listed in clauses (i)(A), (B) and (C) above) with respect to any assets located outside of the United States, (iii) to perfect the security interests granted by this Agreement by taking any actions required under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States or (iv) to perfect any security interests granted by this Agreement in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (MSG Entertainment Spinco, Inc.), Security Agreement (MSG Entertainment Spinco, Inc.), Security Agreement (Madison Square Garden Co)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all General Intangibles;
(viii) Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Intellectual Property;
(xi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment PropertyProperty other than the Pledged Collateral;
(xxiii) Letter-all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;
(xixiv) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall minerals, oil, gas and As-Extracted Collateral;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiiixv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivxvi) substitutions, replacements, accessions, products and proceeds (including insurance proceeds, licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit) and to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Documents, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the Article 9 Collateral shall not include) and the other provisions of the Credit Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to (a) motor vehicles or other assets subject to certificates of title and commercial tort claims, (b) providedany assets over which the granting of security interests in such assets would be prohibited by an enforceable contractual obligation binding on the assets that existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding on the assets in contemplation or in connection with the acquisition of such assets (except in the case of assets owned on the Issue Date or acquired after the Issue Date with Indebtedness of the type permitted pursuant to Section 4.03(b)(iv) of the Indenture and any equivalent provision in any Other Second-Priority Lien Obligations Document), that notwithstanding anything herein applicable law or regulation (in each case, except to the contraryextent such prohibition is unenforceable after giving effect to applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than proceeds thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code notwithstanding such prohibitions) or to the extent that such security interests would require obtaining the consent of any governmental authority or would result in materially adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by the Issuer in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent, (c) those assets with respect to which, in no event shall the reasonable judgment of the Applicable Agent and the Issuer, evidenced in writing delivered to the Agent, the costs or other consequences of obtaining or perfecting such a security interest granted hereunder attach toare excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (Ad) any Letter of Credit Rights (other than to the extent a Lien thereon can be perfected by filing a customary financing statement), (e) any Excluded Securities, (f) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would violate the terms of applicable law or of such security interest shall constitute license, contract or agreement, or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any such license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or regulation (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity); provided that, providedimmediately upon the ineffectiveness, howeverlapse or termination of any such provision, that the Collateral shall include, and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest shall attach immediately at in, all such time rights and interests as the condition causing if such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result provision had never been in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementeffect, (Bg) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary equipment or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets asset owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof Pledgor that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness purchase money lien or a Capitalized Lease Obligation, in each case, as permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of under the Indenture to the extent and for so long as not prohibited by any other Credit Document, if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapitalized Lease Obligation) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the Pledgors as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such equipment or asset and, in each case, such prohibition or requirement is permitted by under the Indenture and not prohibited by any other Credit Document, (h) any foreign collateral or credit support with respect to such foreign collateral (other than any such assets pledged pursuant to the Pledge Agreement), (i) any real property (owned or leased) or oil and proceedsgas properties (owned or leased) other than the Mortgaged Properties, and (j) any asset at any time that is not then subject to a Lien securing First-Priority Lien Obligations at such time (the foregoing clauses (a) through (j), the “Excluded Assets”). With respect to the Collateral, no control agreements or control arrangements will be required with respect to any Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Contracts or any other asset, the perfection of a security interest in which specifically requires a control arrangement or control agreement (other than the delivery of Pledged Securities to the Applicable Agent to the extent required by Article II).
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property” or words of similar effect. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (EP Energy Corp), Collateral Agreement (EP Energy Corp), Collateral Agreement (EP Energy Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment and performance of the Obligations owing to each Investor now existing or performancein the future, OneMedNet does hereby pledge, assign, transfer, deliver and grant to such Investor a continuing and unconditional first priority security interest in the Escrow Deposit (all of which property, along with the products and proceeds therefrom, are individually and collectively referred to as the “Collateral”) until such time as the Escrow Deposit is delivered in accordance with this Section 4. “Obligations” shall mean, whether now existing or hereafter arising, created or incurred: (i) the loans evidenced by the Notes issued to such Investor; (ii) all interest accrued thereon (including interest which would be payable as post-petition in connection with any bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether or not permitted as a claim thereunder); (iii) any and all fees, charges or other amounts due to such Investor under the Notes or the PIPE SPA; (iv) any and all expenses incurred by such Investor under, or in connection with, the Notes or the PIPE SPA; (v) any and all other liabilities and obligations of OneMedNet to such Investor under the Notes or PIPE SPA; and (vi) the performance by OneMedNet of all covenants, agreements and obligations of every nature and kind on the part of any of OneMedNet to be performed under the Notes or the PIPE SPA. Each of OneMedNet and the Investors agree that the right of the Investors to direct delivery of the Escrow Agreement pursuant to this Section 4 shall constitute “control” for purposes of applicable uniform commercial code. Upon delivery of the Escrow Deposit by the Escrow Agent in accordance with Section 4(a), (b) or (c), as the case may be, in full of the Obligationsthis Escrow Agreement shall terminate, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges subject to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit provisions of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds8.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Subscription Escrow Agreement (OneMedNet Corp), Subscription Escrow Agreement (OneMedNet Corp), Subscription Escrow Agreement (OneMedNet Corp)
Security Interest. All of the Borrowers' Obligations constitute one (a1) As security for loan secured by the Agent's Liens on the Collateral now or from time to time hereafter granted by any Borrower to the Agent. To secure timely payment or performance, as the case may be, and performance in full of the Obligations, each Grantor Borrower hereby assigns sells, assigns, conveys, mortgages, pledges, hypothecates and pledges transfers and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured PartiesLenders, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, right of setoff against and a continuing Lien upon all of such Borrower's right, title or and interest in or and to any and all of the following assets property and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, by such Borrower and wheresoever located: (i) Accounts; (ii) contain General Intangibles; (iii) Fixtures; (iv) Inventory; (v) Equipment; (vi) Intellectual Property; (vii) Investment Property; (viii) all of such Borrower's deposit accounts (general or special) with any financial institution with which such Borrower maintains deposits; (ix) all of such Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired monies, and any and all other property and interests in property of such Borrower now or hereafter coming into the information required by Article 9 actual possession, custody or control of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any Lender or any agent or affiliate of the Agent or any Lender in any way or for any purpose (whether for safekeeping, deposit, custody, pledge, transmission, collection or otherwise); (x) Documents, Instruments and Chattel Paper of such Borrower; (xi) all insurance policies relating to any of the foregoing, including without limitation business interruption insurance; (xii) all of such Borrower's books and records relating to any of the foregoing; (xiii) all accessions and additions to, substitutions for, and replacements of any of the foregoing; and (xiv) all cash collections from, and all other Secured Party cash and non-cash proceeds of, any of the foregoing including, without limitation, proceeds of and unearned premiums with respect to insurance policies insuring any of the Collateral and claims against any Person for loss of, damage to, or in any way alter or modifydestruction of, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out all of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Loan and Security Agreement (Lois/Usa Inc), Loan and Security Agreement (Lois/Usa Inc), Loan and Security Agreement (Lois/Usa Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the ObligationsObligations (other than contingent obligations), 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (but excluding any Excluded Collateral, collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) the Cash Collateral Account and all cash, securities, Instruments and other property deposited or required to be deposited therein;
(iii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all InstrumentsGoods;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Intellectual Property;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Pledged Collateral;
(xiii) all books and records; andrecords pertaining to the Collateral;
(xiv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xv) all cash and cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts, and
(xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to . Notwithstanding the contraryforegoing, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would control agreements be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted required to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement obtained in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsrespect thereof.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ax) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (by) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Parent Borrower and at its expense, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior promptly furnish copies of such filings to the date hereof. Parent Borrower.
(c) The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Parent Borrower and at its expense, to promptly furnish copies of such filings to the Parent Borrower.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party liable as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership, neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise (except as referred to in the following sentence) shall have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner in any partnership. The parties hereto expressly agree that, unless the Collateral Agent shall become the owner of Pledged Collateral consisting of a limited liability company interest or a partnership interest pursuant hereto, this Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among the Collateral Agent, any other Secured Party, any Grantor and/or any other Person.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (VWR Funding, Inc.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (VWR Funding, Inc.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (VWR Funding, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As Each Grantor hereby ratifies and affirms its pledge, assignment and grant of security interest made pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Existing Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, and, for the avoidance of doubt, as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall insurance claims and proceeds;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Letter-of-credit rights;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) to the extent not otherwise included, all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Grantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Dennys Corp), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dennys Corp), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dennys Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties stated in Section 2.01(c), the sale, assignment and transfer of any Sold Assets to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) is not treated as a sale for all purposes (except as provided in Sections 2.01(d) and 12.11), then such sale, assignment and transfer of such Sold Assets shall be treated as the grant of a security interest by the Seller to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) to secure the payment and performance of all the Seller’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (including all Seller Obligations). Therefore, as security for the payment or performanceperformance by the Seller of all the terms, as covenants and agreements on the case may be, in full part of the Seller to be performed under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the punctual payment when due of the Aggregate Capital and all Yield and all other Seller Obligations, each Grantor the Seller hereby assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral AgentAdministrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, its successors a continuing first priority security interest in, all of the Seller’s right, title and assignsinterest in, to and under all of the Sold Assets, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or hereafter arising.
(b) The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Sold Assets, and hereby grants in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), all right, title or interest in or to the rights and remedies of a secured party under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsUCC.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes For the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that avoidance of doubt, (i) indicate the Collateral grant of security interest pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit or modify, the sale of Sold Assets pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or the Seller’s grant of security interest pursuant to Section 2.08, (ii) nothing in Section 2.01 shall be construed as all assets limiting the rights, interests (including any security interest), obligations or liabilities of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detailany party under this Section 2.07, and (iii) subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) contain ), this Section 2.07 shall not be construed to contradict the information required by Article 9 intentions of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) parties set forth in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partySection 2.01(c).
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Receivables Purchase Agreement (Kinetik Holdings Inc.), Receivables Purchase Agreement (Kinetik Holdings Inc.), Receivables Purchase Agreement (Mativ Holdings, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all Fixtures;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Goods;
(x) all Instruments;
(viiixi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment Property;
(xxiii) all Pledged Securities;
(xiv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xv) all Letters of Credit and Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xiixvi) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and recordsMoney; and
(xivxvii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent (but the Notes Collateral Agent shall not be required) for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement (Avaya Inc), Pledge and Security Agreement (Avaya Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties stated in Section 2.01(c), the sale, assignment and transfer of any Sold Assets to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) hereunder (including pursuant to Section 2.01(b)) is not treated as a sale for all purposes (except as provided in Sections 2.01(d) and 12.11), then such sale, assignment and transfer of such Sold Assets shall be treated as the grant of a security interest by the Seller to the Administrative Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers) to secure the payment and performance of all the Seller’s obligations to the Administrative Agent, the Purchasers and the other Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents (including all Seller Obligations). Therefore, as security for the payment or performanceperformance by the Seller of all the terms, as covenants and agreements on the case may be, in full part of the Seller to be performed under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the punctual payment when due of the Aggregate Capital and all Yield and all other Seller Obligations, each Grantor the Seller hereby assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral AgentAdministrative Agent for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, its successors a continuing first priority security interest in, all of the Seller’s right, title and assignsinterest in, to and under all of the Sold Assets, whether now or hereafter owned, existing or arising.
(b) The Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) shall have, with respect to all the Sold Assets, and hereby grants in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), all right, title or interest in or to the rights and remedies of a secured party under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsUCC.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes For the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that avoidance of doubt, (i) indicate the Collateral grant of security interest pursuant to this Section 2.07 shall be in addition to, and shall not be construed to limit or modify, the sale of Sold Assets pursuant to Section 2.01(b) or the Seller’s grant of security interest pursuant to Section 2.08, (ii) nothing in Section 2.01 shall be construed as all assets limiting the rights, interests (including any security interest), obligations or liabilities of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detailany party under this Section 2.07, and (iii) subject to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) contain ), this Section 2.07 shall not be construed to contradict the information required by Article 9 intentions of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) parties set forth in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partySection 2.01(c).
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Receivables Purchase Agreement (Centuri Holdings, Inc.), Receivables Purchase Agreement (Fortrea Holdings Inc.), Receivables Purchase Agreement (Rackspace Technology, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (such assignment, pledge and grant of security interest, the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesIntangibles (including, without limitation, all Intellectual Property);
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Software;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xii) all other personal property Commercial Tort Claims (other than leasehold interests as described in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectionSchedule 12 to the Perfection Certificate);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the security Collateral (whether the Article 9 Collateral or the Pledged Collateral) include, and no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in, any of such Grantor’s right, title or interest granted hereunder attach toin:
(1) any Intellectual Property if the grant of such Security Interest shall constitute or result in (i) the abandonment, nor invalidation or rendering unenforceable of any right, title or interest of any Grantor therein, (ii) the breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any Intellectual Property or (iii) the violation of any applicable law (without limiting the foregoing, no Grantor shall be deemed to have granted a Security Interest in any Trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of a Grantor’s “intent-to-use” such trademark, unless and until acceptable evidence of use of such Trademark has been filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office pursuant to Section 1(c) or Section 1(d) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act (15 ▇.▇.▇. §▇▇▇▇, et seq.), whereupon such Trademark application will be deemed automatically included in the Article 9 Collateral” , to the extent that granting the Security Interest in such Trademark application prior to such filing would adversely affect the enforceability or “Pledged Stock” include validity of such Trademark application);
(A2) any contract General Intangible or any lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract, property right or agreement to which a any Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest Security Interest (i) shall be prohibited by any valid and enforceable provision of any contract, agreement, instrument or indenture governing such General Intangible, lease, license contract, property right or agreement, (ii) would give any other party to such General Intangible, lease, license, contract, property right or agreement the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, (iii) is permitted only with the consent of another party to such lease, license contract, property right or agreement, if such consent has not been obtained after the Grantor’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent, (iv) shall constitute or result in (i) the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right right, title or interest of the any Grantor therein therein, (v) shall constitute or (ii) result in a breach or termination (or result in any party thereto having the right to terminate) pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract General Intangible, lease, license, contract, property right or agreement agreement, or (vi) shall constitute or result in a violation under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required material consents shall have been obtained in each case as to this clause (2), other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including Bankruptcy Laws) or principles of equity), ; provided, however, that such security interest Security Interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract General Intangible, lease, license, contract, property right or agreement that does not constitute or result or no longer constitutes or results in any of the conditions or consequences specified in this clause (i2);
(3) any Excluded Equity Interests;
(4) any Exempt Deposit Accounts;
(5) any Excluded Equipment;
(6) any assets of any Grantor to the extent the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the benefit expected to be afforded to the Lenders thereby; and
(ii7) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests assets of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests Subsidiary. (The items described in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary wherethe foregoing clauses (1) through (7), pursuant inclusive, being referred to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereofas “Excluded Assets”); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.;
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured partyparty to the extent a security interest may be perfected by filing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country).
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: First Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Second Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Jda Software Group Inc), First Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Jda Software Group Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Senior Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(viiivii) all Inventory;
(ixviii) all Investment Property;
(xix) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xix) the Commercial Tort Claims described in on Schedule IVIII and on any supplement thereto received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xi) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include in (A) any contract motor vehicles or agreement other assets subject to which a Grantor is a party or any certificates of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementtitle, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of deposit accounts or securities accounts, (C) Receivables Management Assets owned by, or owing to, any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) or held in trust for the benefit of any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); such Person, and the Equity Interests of Excluded Receivables Management Subsidiaries (CD) assets owned any Excluded Equity, (E) any asset 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 security interest in is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (F) any General Intangible, Investment Property or other property or rights of a Grantor arising under or evidenced by any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would (x) constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of such General Intangible, Investment Property or other property or rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, 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 counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (F) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the UCC, (G) any license, permit, franchise, authorization, consent, registration or other approval issued by the Federal Communications Commission (or any equivalent state agency) (collectively, the “FCC Licenses”) held by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent that any requirement of law applicable thereto prohibits the creation of a Lien thereon, but only to the extent, and for so long as as, such prohibition is not terminated or rendered unenforceable or otherwise deemed ineffective by any applicable law, including the contract UCC or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or H) Margin Stock unless the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits applicable requirements of Regulations T, U and X of the creation Board of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsGovernors of the Federal Reserve have been satisfied.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (West Corp), Credit Agreement (West Customer Management Group, LLC), Security Agreement (West Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties properties, whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(viiivii) all Inventory;
(ixviii) all Investment Property:
(ix) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Goods and Fixtures;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Money, cash, cash equivalents, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all books Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule III and recordsany supplement thereto;
(xiv) the Collateral Account, and all cash, Money, Securities and other investments deposited therein;
(xv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xvi) all Security Entitlements in any or all of the foregoing;
(xvii) all Intellectual Property; and
(xivxviii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that Article 9 Collateral shall not include, that notwithstanding anything herein to and the contrary, in no event Security Interest shall the security interest granted hereunder not attach to, nor any of the terms following assets or property, each being an “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include Excluded Asset”:
(Ai) any asset (including any Equipment or Inventory owned by a Grantor that is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement to finance or refinance such Equipment or Inventory) or any lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract or agreement to which any Loan Party is a party, together with any rights or interest thereunder, in each case, if and to the extent security interests therein (x) are prohibited by or in violation of any applicable Law, (y) requires any governmental consent or consent of a third party that is not a Loan Party or an Affiliate of a Loan Party (to the extent the applicable Loan Party has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent) that has not been obtained or (z) in the case of any lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract or agreement, is prohibited by or in violation of a term, provision or condition of any such lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract or agreement to which such Grantor is a party or any party, except, in the case of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right each of the Grantor therein or foregoing clauses (iix), (y) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms ofand (z), or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term prohibition or restriction would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of under the New York UCC or any other applicable law Law or principles principle of equity), ; provided, however, that such security interest that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral shall attach immediately include (and the Security Interest shall attach) at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be remedied and, applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such asset, lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract or agreement that does not result in any of subject to the consequences prohibitions specified in clauses (x), (y) or (z) above; provided, further, that the Excluded Assets referred to in this clause (i) shall not include any Proceeds or receivables of any such asset, lease, license, franchise, charter, authorization, contract or agreement;
(ii) the Excluded Equity Interests;
(iii) any “intent-to-use” application for registration of a Trademark filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” pursuant to Section 1(d) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act or an “Amendment to Allege Use” pursuant to Section 1(c) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act with respect thereto (it being understood that after such filing and acceptance such intent-to-use application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral);
(A) any leasehold interest (including any ground lease interest) in real property, (B) any fee interest in owned real property with a fair market value below $10,000,000 and (C) any Fixtures affixed to any real property to the extent (x) such Fixtures are affixed to any real property with a fair market value below $10,000,000 or (y) a security interest in such Fixtures may not be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement in the jurisdiction of organization of the applicable Grantor.
(v) (A) as extracted collateral, (B) timber to be cut, (C) farm products and (D) manufactured homes;
(vi) any particular asset, if the pledge thereof or the security interest therein would result in material adverse tax consequences to any Grantor as reasonably determined by the Borrower with notice in writing (which shall reasonably identify the basis for such determination) to the Administrative Agent;
(vii) any specifically identified asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has determined (in its reasonable judgment) that the costs of obtaining, perfecting or maintaining a Security Interest or pledge in such asset exceed the fair market value thereof (as determined by the Borrower in its reasonable judgment) or the practical benefit to the Secured Parties afforded thereby;
(viii) Excluded Intercompany Debt; and
(ix) motor vehicles, aircraft and other assets subject to certificates of title or ownership (including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines or agreementhelicopters, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests equipment or other assets constituting a part thereof, in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture each case to the extent subject to Federal Aviation Act registration requirements, and for so long as rolling stock; provided that if and when any property shall cease to be an Excluded Asset, a Lien on and security interest in such property shall be deemed granted therein and the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to such property, including the Proceeds of any General Intangible, Instrument, license, property right, permit or any other contract or other agreement (except to the extent such Proceeds are an Excluded Assets). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Proceeds of, or in which respect of, any Excluded Assets shall constitute Article 9 Collateral (except to the extent such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsProceeds are an Excluded Asset).
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or continuation statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement including indicating the Collateral as all assets or all personal property of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further irrevocably authorized to file (to the extent the Grantors have not already made such filings) Intellectual Property Security Agreements, or supplement or amendments thereof, executed by the applicable Grantor(s) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office offices). Without limiting the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent arising under Applicable Law and under the Loan Documents, the Parties agree that in the event an Intellectual Property Security Agreement, or supplement or amendments thereof, is no longer a reasonably acceptable form of documentation to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (or any similar office successor offices), as applicable, the authorization granted in the preceding sentence extends to any other country) such documents as may be and actions reasonably necessary to evidence, record, confirm or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting otherwise perfect the Security Interest granted by each Grantorin IP Collateral consisting of U.S. issued Patents, without U.S. registered Trademarks or U.S. registered Copyrights (and applications for any of the signature of any Grantor, and foregoing) naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party, but, except as provided under Article V hereof or under the Loan Documents, the Collateral Agent is not authorized to execute any such documents on any Grantor’s behalf (to the extent such execution is necessary).
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Second Lien Security Agreement, Second Lien Security Agreement (Advantage Solutions Inc.), First Lien Security Agreement (Advantage Solutions Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(iI) all Accounts;
(iiII) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiIII) all Cash and Deposit Accounts;
(ivIV) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vV) all Equipment;
(viVI) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(viiVII) all Instruments;
(viiiVIII) all Inventory;
(ixIX) all other Goods and Fixtures;
(X) all Investment Property;
(xXI) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xiXII) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described in on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xiiiXIII) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivXIV) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder Security Interest attach toto and no representation, nor warranty or covenant contained herein or in any other Security Document shall apply to (A) any Excluded Assets and (B) the terms Excluded Equity Interests (it being understood that, to the extent the Security Interest shall not have attached to any such asset as a result of clauses (A) and (B) above, the term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equityasset), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings but excluding Intellectual Property filings, which are addressed below) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto thereto, including continuations, that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor Grantor, if applicable, and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof naming any Grantor as debtor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party, if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses, granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. No Grantor shall be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the Security Interests created hereby in any Intellectual Property subsisting in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (Vacasa, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (Vacasa, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (EverCommerce Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security The Parties intend the Company’s assignment pursuant to the first sentence of Section 4.2(a) to be a present assignment of all of the Company’s rights, title and interest and not an assignment as collateral. However, to the extent that such assignment is not recognized as a present assignment, is not valid or is recharacterized as a pledge rather than a lawful conveyance to the Reinsurer, the Company does hereby grant, bargain, sell, convey, assign and otherwise pledge to the Reinsurer all of the Company’s now owned and hereafter acquired or arising, whether governed by Article 9 of the UCC or other law, wherever located, and all proceeds and products thereof, right, title and interest, if any (legal, equitable or otherwise) to all Recoveries (and any lockbox or account set up for the payment receipt of the Recoveries after the Inception Date) (“Recoveries Collateral”) to secure all of the Company’s obligations to remit the Recoveries to the Reinsurer.
(b) Upon the failure of the Company to remit Recoveries to the Reinsurer, which failure remains uncured ten (10) days after written notice thereof is received by the Company, the Reinsurer shall have, in addition to all other rights under this Agreement or performanceunder Applicable Law, the following rights:
(i) the right to exercise all rights and remedies granted a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code, as said code has been enacted in the case may beState of Nebraska, in full the State of Illinois, or any other applicable jurisdiction (the Obligations“UCC”), each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges as though all the Recoveries Collateral constituted property subject to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest under Article 9 thereof; and
(ii) the “Security Interest”right to intercept and retain monies and property in any lockbox or account set up for the receipt of Recoveries.
(c) inThis Section 4.3 is being included in this Agreement to ensure that, if an insolvency or other court determines that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 4.2(a), and the express intent of the Parties in entering into this Agreement, the Company retained ownership of or any rights in the Recoveries Collateral, the Reinsurer’s rights to the Recoveries Collateral are protected with a first priority, perfected security interest, and it is the intent of the Parties that this Section 4.3 be interpreted as such.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to support the conclusion that the Company will retain any ownership of or any rights in the Recoveries Collateral after the Inception Date or to support the conclusion that the Reinsurer does not acquire full ownership thereof as of the Inception Date.
(e) The Company shall execute and deliver and the Reinsurer is authorized to execute and deliver any and all right, financing statements reasonably requested by the Reinsurer to the extent that it may appear appropriate to the Reinsurer to file such financing statements in order to perfect the Reinsurer’s title or interest in or under Article 9 of the UCC to any and all of Recoveries Collateral and the following assets Company shall do such further acts and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or things as the Reinsurer may reasonably request in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, order that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach tomay be maintained as a first perfected security interest. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with obtaining a first priority, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such perfected security interest shall constitute or result in (i) be borne by the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsReinsurer.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Reinsurance Agreement, Reinsurance Agreement (Allstate Corp), Stock Purchase Agreement (Allstate Corp)
Security Interest. (a) 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 the Obligations, each Grantor Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Money, whether held in a Deposit AccountsAccount or in the possession of the Administrative Agent;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-all Letter of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Intellectual Property;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule V hereto, as updated from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)time to time;
(xiii) all books and records; andcash held in any Securities Account;
(xiv) all Proceeds books and Records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xv) all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any vehicle or any other property covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) providedany Excluded Equity Interests, that notwithstanding anything herein (c) any Letter of Credit Rights, except to the contrary, in no event shall the extent a security interest granted hereunder attach totherein can be perfected by the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, nor and to the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include extent such Pledgor is not required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, (Ad) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any lease, license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such security interest shall constitute lease, license, contract or agreement, result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of or create a right of termination in favor of or require the consent of any other party thereto (other than such Pledgor), such lease, license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity), provided, however, that such (e) assets to the extent the granting of a security interest shall attach immediately at therein would be prohibited or restricted by applicable law, rule or regulation (including any requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority), (f)(i) payroll and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (ii) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (iii) escrow accounts and (iv) fiduciary or other trust accounts, and, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), the funds or other property held in or maintained in such time account, (g) any Commercial Tort Claim with a value not in excess of $5.0 million, as determined in good faith by the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andBorrower, (h) any governmental licenses or State or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent severablesecurity interests in such licenses, shall attach immediately franchises, charters or authorizations are prohibited or restricted thereby, after giving effect to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the consequences specified Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction notwithstanding such prohibition or restriction, (i) assets if the granting of a security interest therein would result in (i) material adverse tax consequences (including, without limitation, as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) or (ii) includingmaterial adverse regulatory consequences, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of in each case as reasonably determined by the issued Borrower and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without with the consent of the equity holders Administrative Agent (which consent will not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (j) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that any of the cost, difficulty, burden or consequences of obtaining such a security interest are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (k) any United States “intent to use” trademark application or intent-to-use service ▇▇▇▇ application filed pursuant to Section 1(b) of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of, or render void or voidable or result in the cancellation of the applicable Pledgor’s right, title or interest therein or any trademark or service ▇▇▇▇ issues as a result of such Person application under applicable federal law, after which period such application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral, (other than l) any assets and proceeds thereof subject to a Capital Lease Obligations or a purchase money Lien permitted by Section 6.02(i) of the Borrower Credit Agreement to the extent the documents providing for such Capital Lease Obligation or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); purchase money Lien do not permit such assets and proceeds thereof to the pledged to the Administrative Agent and (Cm) any assets owned by any Grantor on acquired after the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to by Section 4.09(b)(46.02(c) of the Indenture to Credit Agreement that existed on such assets at the extent time of the acquisition thereof and for was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation documents providing for such IndebtednessLien do not permit such assets to be pledged to the Administrative Agent (the assets described in clauses (a) validly prohibits through (l) above, collectively, the creation “Excluded Assets”); provided that such exclusions shall not apply to the proceeds of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsof the foregoing property.
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral (including all Article 9 Collateral consisting of Pledged Collateral) or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets”, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or words of similar effect. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization As of the Closing Date, the filing jurisdictions for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial filing of each applicable Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereofstatement is as set forth on Schedule IV. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Pledgor constituting Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Abl Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (CPG Newco LLC), Term Loan Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (CPG Newco LLC), Term Loan Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (CPG Newco LLC)
Security Interest. (a1) 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 the Secured Obligations, 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(ia) all Accounts;
(iib) all Chattel Paper;
(iiic) all cash, Money and Deposit Accounts;
(ivd) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(ve) all Equipment;
(vif) all General Intangibles;
(viig) all Instruments;
(viiih) all Inventory;
(ixi) all Investment Property;
(xj) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xik) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Intellectual Property;
(xiil) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims, including those described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)on Schedule IV hereto;
(xiiim) each of the following:
(i) Securities Accounts;
(ii) Investment Property credited to Securities Accounts from time to time and all Security Entitlements in respect thereof; and
(iii) all cash held in any Securities Account or Deposit Account;
(n) all books and recordsRecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivo) all Proceeds Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in no event shall (i) the Article 9 Collateral will not include any Pledged Collateral and (ii) the Article 9 Collateral (and any components comprising thereof) will not include, this Agreement will not constitute a grant of a security interest in, the security interest granted hereunder will not attach toto and no representation, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms ofwarranty, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC covenant or any other applicable law provision contained in this Agreement or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest any other Security Document shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitationapply to, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Asset.
(c2) Each Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.01(6), each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Collateral (including all Article 9 Collateral consisting of Pledged Collateral) or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including including:
(a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Grantor; and
(b) a description of collateral that describes such property in any manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the case Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets”, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or words of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatessimilar effect. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon reasonable written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. .
(3) The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted in Intellectual Property by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no Grantor shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Grantor.
(5) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Term Loan Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, Term Loan Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), Abl Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Impax Laboratories, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As ▇▇▇▇▇ and Seller intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales to Buyer of the Purchased Assets for all purposes (other than for U.S. Federal, state and local income or franchise tax purposes) and not loans from Buyer to Seller secured by the Purchased Assets. However, in the event that any Transaction is deemed to be a loan, Seller hereby pledges to Buyer as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full performance by Seller of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Repurchase Obligations and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Buyer a first priority security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of Seller’s right, title or and interest in or and to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 CollateralRepurchase Assets”):
(i) all Accountsof the Purchased Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all security interests, mortgages and liens on personal or real property securing the Purchased Assets) and related Servicing Rights;
(ii) all Chattel PaperIncome from the Purchased Assets;
(iii) all Deposit Accountsinsurance policies and insurance proceeds relating to any Purchased Asset or the related Eligible Property;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents “general intangibles”, “accounts” and “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC relating to vehicles)or constituting any and all of the foregoing;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above replacements, substitutions or distributions on or proceeds, payments and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books profits of, and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds records and products of files relating to, any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(bvi) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include [reserved]; and
(Avii) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights other property, rights, titles or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences are specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to Confirmation and/or the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such PersonTrust Receipt, the grant of such security interest Purchased Asset Schedule or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) exception report with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as foregoing in all assets of such Grantorinstances, whether now owned or hereafter acquired acquired, now existing or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and hereafter created.
(b) With respect to the security interest in the case Repurchase Assets granted in Section 6(a) hereof, and with respect to the security interests granted in Sections 6(c) and 6(d), Buyer shall, during the continuance of an Event of Default, have all of the rights and may exercise all of the remedies of a financing statement secured creditor under the UCC and any other applicable law and shall have the right to apply the Repurchase Assets or proceeds therefrom to the obligations of Seller under the Transaction Documents. In furtherance of the foregoing, Buyer, at Seller’s sole cost and expense, shall cause to be filed as a fixture protective filing with respect to the Repurchase Assets and as a UCC filing with respect to the security interests granted in Sections 6(c) and 6(d) one or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like more UCC financing statements in form satisfactory to Buyer (to be extracted or timber to be cutfiled in the filing office indicated therein), a sufficient description of the real property to which in such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents locations as may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfection and priority of the outright transfer (including under Section 22 of this Agreement) and the security interest granted hereby and, in each case, continuation statements and any amendments thereto (including, without limitation, by causing to be filed any amendments necessary to add or advisable delete Repurchase Assets covered by the financing statement to reflect the purchase and repurchase of Purchased Assets), and shall forward copies of such filings to Seller upon completion thereof (collectively, the “Filings”), and (iii) Seller shall, from time to time, at its own expense, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further filings, instruments and documents and take all such further actions as may be reasonably necessary or as may be reasonably requested by ▇▇▇▇▇ with respect to the perfection and priority of the outright transfer of the Purchased Assets and the security interest granted hereunder in the Repurchase Assets and the rights and remedies of Buyer with respect to the Repurchase Assets (including under Section 22 of this Agreement) (including the payments of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement).
(c) Seller hereby pledges and grants to Buyer, for the purpose benefit of perfecting▇▇▇▇▇, confirmingas security for the performance by Seller of the Repurchase Obligations and hereby grants to Buyer a first priority security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to Seller’s rights under all Hedging Transactions relating to Purchased Assets entered into by Seller and all proceeds thereof. Seller shall take all action as is reasonably necessary to obtain consent to assignment of any such Hedging Transaction to Buyer and shall cause the counterparty under each such Hedging Transaction to enter into such document or instrument satisfactory to Buyer, Seller and such counterparty, pursuant to which such counterparty will covenant and agree to accept notice from Buyer to redirect payments under such Hedging Transaction as Buyer may direct. So long as no Event of Default shall be continuing, enforcing or protecting ▇▇▇▇▇ agrees that it will not redirect payments under any Hedging Transaction pledged to Buyer pursuant to the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature terms of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partythis Section 6(c).
(d) The Security Interest is granted Seller hereby pledges to Buyer as security only for the performance by Seller of the Repurchase Obligations and shall not subject hereby grants to Buyer a first priority security interest in all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Agent Controlled Account and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein and all replacements, substitutions or any other Secured Party distributions on or proceeds, payments and profits of, and records and files relating to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability the Controlled Account.
(e) In connection with the repurchase by Seller of any Grantor with respect to or arising out Purchased Asset in accordance herewith, upon receipt of the Article 9 CollateralRepurchase Price by ▇▇▇▇▇, Buyer will deliver to Seller, at Seller’s expense, such documents and instruments as may be reasonably necessary and requested by Seller to reconvey such Purchased Asset and any Income related thereto to Seller and to evidence the termination of Buyer’s security interest therein including, without limitation, UCC termination statements.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Omnibus Amendment to Transaction Documents and Release Agreement (BrightSpire Capital, Inc.), Tenth Omnibus Amendment to Transaction Documents (BrightSpire Capital, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Notes Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest interest, regardless of where located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims specifically described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Security Interest attach to (A) any Excluded Asset (including any Excluded Equity Interest), or (B) any asset owned by any Grantor that the Issuer and the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent or, prior to the Disposition Date, the Controlling Party, in each case subject to and in accordance with Section 4.14(c) of the Indenture shall have agreed in writing to exclude from being Article 9 Collateral on account of the cost of creating a security interest granted in such asset hereunder attach tobeing excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom. It is understood that, nor to the terms extent the Security Interest shall not have attached to any such asset as a result of clauses (A) or (B) above, the term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), asset; provided, however, that such security interest Article 9 Collateral shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andinclude any Proceeds, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion substitutions or replacements of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified foregoing (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute property referred to in clauses (iA) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds).
(cb) Each Grantor hereby agrees to prepare and file or cause the filing of (at its own expense), and irrevocably authorizes the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file (at such Grantor’s expense), in any relevant U.S. jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) statements, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and thereof, amendments thereto and continuation statements, as may be necessary in order to perfect or maintain the perfection of the First Lien Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral owned by such Grantor that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner as may be necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement or as the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the filing of any financing statement statement, amendment or amendmentcontinuation statement, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies agrees to deliver a file-stamped copy of each such financing statement, amendment or continuation statement to the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent. Each Grantor agrees to prepare and file or cause the filing of (at its authorization for own expense) and further authorizes the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to (at such Grantor’s expense), the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or in the United States, but not any similar office in any other country), as applicable, and any such additional documents pursuant to Section 3.05(b) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights registered or applied-for in the United States, granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent as secured partySecured Party. Each Grantor agrees to deliver a file-stamped copy of each such agreement, instrument or other evidence of filing to the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the First Lien Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Notwithstanding the grant of authority to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent to make the filings contemplated by this Section 3.01, in no event shall the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) be obligated to prepare or file any initial financing statement, amendment thereto, continuation statement or any other instrument, agreement or document with the relevant U.S. jurisdiction, United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office), as applicable, to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest granted hereunder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: First Lien Collateral Agreement (Sotera Health Co), First Lien Collateral Agreement (Sotera Health Topco, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As a)As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including each Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles and Permits;
(vi) all General IntangiblesInstruments;
(vii) all InstrumentsInventory;
(viii) all InventoryIntellectual Property Collateral;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Goods and Fixtures;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all books Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule III from time to time;
(xiv) the Cash Collateral Account (and recordsall cash, securities and other investments deposited therein);
(xv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xvi) all Security Entitlements in any or all of the foregoing; and
(xivxvii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such GrantorOwned Trademarks, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) applications in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register Owned Trademarks or service marks on the basis of any Grantor’s “intent to use” such Owned Trademarks or service marks will not be deemed to be Collateral unless and until a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” has been filed and accepted in the United States Copyright Office Patent and Trademark Office, whereupon such application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral and (ii) that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (A) motor vehicles or other assets subject to certificates of title the perfection of a security interest in which is excluded from the New York UCC in the relevant jurisdiction, (B) any successor office Equity Interests other than Pledged Equity, (C) any Equipment that is subject to a purchase money lien or any similar office in any other country) a capital lease permitted under the Credit Agreement to the extent the documents relating to such documents as may purchase money lien or capital lease validly prohibits such Equipment to be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting subject to the Security Interest granted by each Grantorcreated hereby, without the signature of (D) any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor specifically identified asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the Borrower its determination that the costs or arising out other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (E) any General Intangible, Investment Property, Accounts, Intellectual Property Collateral, promissory notes, chattel paper, Permit or other such rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license, or other document if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would (x) constitute a violation of a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of any right, title or interest of such Grantor in, such General Intangible, Investment Property, Accounts, Intellectual Property Collateral, promissory notes, chattel paper, Permit or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority and such contractual restriction is otherwise not restricted by the Credit Agreement, 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 counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, franchise, permit, license or other document relating to any such General Intangible, Investment Property, Intellectual Property Collateral, Accounts, promissory notes, chattel paper, Permit or other such rights of a Grantor or give any other party the right to terminate its obligations or such Grantor’s rights under such contract, lease, instrument, franchise, permit, license or other document (whether expressly in such document or otherwise under applicable law) to the extent that such right is not restricted by the Credit Agreement, provided however, that the limitation set forth in clause (E)above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral 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 contract, lease, instrument or other document shall not be excluded from the definition of Article 9 CollateralCollateral or (G) Margin Stock unless the applicable requirements of Regulations T, U, and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve have been satisfied. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be material.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Bloomin' Brands, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Osi Restaurant Partners, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor's right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in in, or to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Money and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property (and all embodiments, additions, improvements and accessions to or fixations thereof) and Licenses;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods, including all timber to be cut located on the real property specifically described on Schedule V, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 4.02(f);
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims specifically described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 4.02(e);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all books and records and related documentation describing or used in connection with Intellectual Property); and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding ; Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as any asset is an Excluded Asset, the contract or other agreement in which Security Interest granted under this Section shall not attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall not include, such Lien is granted asset (it being understood that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset), and none of the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of representations, warranties or covenants hereunder shall be deemed to apply to any other Lien on such assets and proceedsproperty constituting Excluded Assets.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture and timber filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaildetail and indicating that after acquired assets are covered, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting perfecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor in Article ▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights or exclusive Copyright Licenses granted to a Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article III are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Bz Intermediate Holdings LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Bz Intermediate Holdings LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described all Letter-of-Credit Rights but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in Schedule IVsuch Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);Intellectual Property; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event (i) this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Excluded Assets and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if Excluded Assets and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of security interest in a breach or termination pursuant (and Holdings shall not be deemed to be Grantor with respect to) any assets of Holdings other than Pledged Equity with respect to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued Borrower and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets all Proceeds thereof owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired it and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pledged pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds2.01.
(cb) Each Subject to Section 3.01(e), each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Medline Inc.), Security Agreement (Medline Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As This Agreement and the other Credit Documents, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto and entry of the DIP Orders (and subject to the terms therein), will create in favor of the Lenders a legal, valid and enforceable security for interest in the payment or performanceCollateral described therein and the proceeds thereof, which security interest shall be deemed valid and perfected as of the case may beEffective Date by entry of the DIP Orders with respect to each Credit Party and which shall constitute continuing Liens on the Collateral having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, in full of securing all the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns other than the Carve-Out and pledges as otherwise set forth in the DIP Orders. The Lenders shall not be required to file or record (but shall have the Collateral Agentoption and authority to file or record) any financing statements, its successors and assignsmortgages, for notices of Lien or similar instruments, in any jurisdiction or filing office or to take any other action in order to validate, perfect or establish the benefit priority of the Secured Parties, Liens and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (granted by or pursuant to this Agreement, any other Credit Document or the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;DIP Orders.
(b) providedPursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, that notwithstanding anything herein the Obligations of the Credit Parties shall at all times constitute allowed senior administrative expenses against each of the Credit Parties in the Chapter 11 Cases (without the need to file any proof of claim or request for payment of administrative expense), with priority over any and all other administrative expenses, adequate protection claims, diminution claims and all other claims against the contraryCredit Parties, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach tonow existing or hereafter arising, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein kind or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms ofnature whatsoever, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% all administrative expenses of the issued kind specified in sections 503(b) and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4507(b) of the Indenture Bankruptcy Code, and over any and all other administrative expense claims arising under Sections 105, 326, 328, 330, 331, 503(b), 506(c) (with any claims arising under Section 506(c) only subject to the extent entry of the DIP Orders), 507(a), 507(b), 546, 726, 1113 and for so long as 1114 of the contract Bankruptcy Code, whether or not such expenses or claims may become secured by a judgment Lien or other agreement in nonconsensual Lien, levy or attachment, which such Lien is granted (or allowed claims shall for purposes of section 1129(a)(9)(A) of the documentation providing for such IndebtednessBankruptcy Code be considered administrative expenses allowed under section 503(b) validly prohibits of the creation Bankruptcy Code, and which shall be payable from and have recourse to all pre- and post-petition property of any other Lien on such assets the Credit Parties and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time their estates and from time all proceeds thereof, subject, as to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect priority, only to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof Carve-Out and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) otherwise set forth in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyDIP Orders.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Senior Secured Super Priority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement (Carbo Ceramics Inc), Restructuring Support Agreement (Carbo Ceramics Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Property;
(ii) all Accounts;
(iiiii) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiiv) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(v) all Deposit Accounts;
(ivvi) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vvii) all Equipment;
(viviii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include in (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms letter-of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementcredit rights, (B) any Securitization Assets, (C) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (D) any Equity Interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) of the Senior 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) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Material Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or any indirect subsidiary of Holdings, (F) Equity Interests in of any Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Material Foreign Subsidiary, (G) Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Holdings, (H) Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary that are pledged pursuant to a Foreign Pledge Agreement, (I) Equity Interests of any Person that is not a wholly-an indirect, wholly owned Subsidiary whereof Holdings III, pursuant (J) (i) if there are outstanding Obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities, any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in writing to the organizational documents Issuer its determination that the costs of providing a security interest in such asset 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, any asset 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 security interest in such asset or perfection thereof is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties, (K) security interests prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law or (L) any General Intangible, Investment Property or other rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, assets subject thereto if (but only to the extent that) the grant of such a security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent therein would (x) constitute a violation of the equity holders a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of such Person General Intangible, Investment Property or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other than financial counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the Borrower right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (L) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned impair the grant by any a Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to of a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred security interest pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent and for so long as the contract that an otherwise applicable prohibition or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien restriction on such assets and proceedsgrant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the Uniform Commercial Code. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Trustee, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Trustee reasonably determines to be material.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the Indenture, none of the Grantors shall be required to enter into any deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I, Ltd.), Security Agreement (Freescale Semiconductor Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest and lien (the “Security Interest”) in), in and on all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Commercial Tort Claims set forth on Schedule VI hereto;
(iii) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiiv) all Deposit Accounts;
(ivv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vvi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all FCC Licenses (except solely to the extent prohibited by applicable law (it being understood and acknowledged that as of the date hereof applicable law does not permit the grant of a security interest directly in an FCC License or the public interest in the underlying spectrum)) and (i) the present and future value to the Grantors of such FCC Licenses, and the right to receive any payment of money in respect of (including on account of the transfer, assignment or disposition of) such FCC Licenses or any present or future value to the Grantors of such FCC Licenses (including, without limitation, general intangibles in respect of such FCC Licenses or the value to the Grantors thereof for money due or to become due to the Grantors or their respective representatives or successors in respect of any of the foregoing), (ii) any Proceeds, products, offspring, accessions, rents, profits, income or benefits to the Grantors of all FCC Licenses or any present or future value to the Grantors of all FCC Licenses, and (iii) to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, all other rights incident or appurtenant to the FCC Licenses;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Payment Intangibles;
(x) all Goods;
(xi) all Instruments;
(viiixii) all Inventory;
(ixxiii) all Investment Property;
(xxiv) all Intellectual Property;
(xv) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xixvi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Pledged Collateral;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiiixvii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Collateral;
(xviii) all Supporting Obligations; and
(xivxix) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Security Interest shall not extend to, and the term “Collateral” (and any component definition thereof) shall not include, any Excluded Property.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction and in any initial relevant office any (i) financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (iA) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (iiB) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bii) in addition to the case foregoing and to the documents referred to below, all other documents as may be necessary or appropriate for the purpose of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor if permitted by applicable law, and naming any Grantor or the like Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party, together with all information necessary or appropriate to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesfiled therewith. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at its expense, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior furnish copies of such filings and other documents to the date hereof. Borrower.
(c) The Collateral Agent is further irrevocably authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at its expense, to furnish copies of such filings to the Borrower.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party liable as a shareholder of any corporation, as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership, neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise (except as referred to in the following sentence) shall have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner in any partnership. The parties hereto expressly agree that, unless the Collateral Agent shall exercise its rights and remedies and become the owner of Pledged Collateral consisting of a limited liability company interest or a partnership interest pursuant hereto, this Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among the Collateral Agent, any other Secured Party, any Grantor and/or any other Person.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (FiberTower CORP), Collateral Agreement (FiberTower CORP)
Security Interest. (a) As collateral security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including any and all renewals or extensions thereof, each Grantor Pledgor hereby delivers, pledges, transfers and collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors Pledgee and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assignsPledgee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Pledgor’s right, title or and interest in or and to any and all of the following assets Pledged Shares (including, without limitation, the Pledged Shares described on Schedule I hereto), and properties all other Equity Interests of any kind or nature of all existing and future Subsidiaries of such Pledgor, now owned or at any hereafter acquired, whether such Equity Interests are certificated or uncertificated, and each of the notes, capital stock, and all other investment property, financial assets and general intangibles of such Pledgor related to the foregoing, including, without limitation, and subject to Section 7(b), the right to vote such Equity Interests, now owned, legally, beneficially or hereafter acquired, together with all proceeds of and additions to such Equity Interests from time hereafter acquired by such Grantor to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except exchange for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) or all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) , including all dividends, interest distributions, cash, warrants, rights, instruments and other property, except for cash dividends or other cash distributions to the extent permitted under Section 7(a); provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event Loan Party shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement be required to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability pledge Equity Interests of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andExcluded Subsidiary, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) Equity Interests carry more than 65% of the issued and outstanding total combined voting Equity Interests power of any Foreign “first-tier” Excluded Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly(as determined for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.956-owned 2(c)) unless such Excluded Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement has guaranteed Indebtedness of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) of its Domestic Subsidiaries or pledged any of its assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject suffered a pledge of a greater percentage of its Equity Interests to a Lien securing secure Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral Borrower or any part thereof and amendments thereto that of its Domestic Subsidiaries (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organizationcollectively, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party“Pledged Collateral”).
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge Agreement (Cambium Learning Group, Inc.), Pledge Agreement (Cambium Learning Group, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) ; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(46.01(a)(v) of the Indenture Credit Agreement to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such GrantorPledgor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Ami Celebrity Publications, LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Ami Celebrity Publications, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the due and punctual payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the ObligationsDebt and for the due and punctual performance by Borrower, each Grantor Pledgor, and the other members of the Borrower Control Group of all of the terms, covenants and provisions of the Loan Documents (the Debt, the payment thereof and the performance of the terms, covenants and provisions of the Loan Documents being hereinafter collectively called the "OBLIGATIONS"), Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agentpledges, its successors and hypothecates, assigns, for the benefit of the and delivers to Secured Parties, Party and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Party a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in and lien on all of Pledgor's right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in and to the future may acquire any right, title or interest following described property (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”"COLLATERAL"):
(ia) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above the Interest and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of certificates representing the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoingInterest;
(b) providedall cash, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarysecurities, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach todividends, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if distributions, Proceeds, and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent property at any time and from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Interest, and any fees, commissions or other compensation payable to file Pledgor as a shareholder of Company and as payee under the Promissory Note (all of the foregoing, collectively, "DISTRIBUTIONS");
(c) all contract rights, general intangibles, rights, claims, powers, privileges, benefits and remedies arising from or in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect way related to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 ownership of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for Interest, any certificates and other instruments representing the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aInterest and the other Collateral described above in paragraphs 1(a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut), a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantorincluding, without the signature of limitation, all rights to vote or consent, or to receive any Grantornotice, and naming or to inspect or review any Grantor books, records or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.other information;
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject all additions to the Collateral Agent described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) including without limitation any tangible or any other Secured Party tointangible property in the Company obtained in the future by Pledgor, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability all substitutions therefor and all replacements thereof;
(e) all Proceeds of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateralforegoing.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors LLC), Pledge and Security Agreement (Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all of such Grantor’s right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(vii) all Inventory;
(viii) all InventoryIntellectual Property Collateral;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; (xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Goods and Fixtures;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all books Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule 8 of the Perfection Certificate;
(xiv) all Money, cash, cash equivalents, Deposit Accounts and recordsthe Cash Collateral Account (and all cash, securities and other investments deposited therein);
(xv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xvi) all Security Entitlements in any or all of the foregoing; and
(xivxvii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Article 9 Collateral shall not include any, and no Security Interest shall be granted in any, Excluded Assets.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein Subject to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equitySection 3.03(h), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or continuation statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets or all personal property of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number (if any) issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Casa Systems Inc), Security Agreement (Casa Systems Inc)
Security Interest. (a) 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 the Obligations, each Grantor 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-all Letter of Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVClaims;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectionthe foregoing clauses);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach toin, nor and the terms definitions of “Security Interest” and “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include shall not include, (Aa) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) any assets (including Equity Interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 5.09 of the Credit Agreement would not be required to be satisfied by reason of Section 5.09(g) of the Credit Agreement if hereafter acquired, (c) any property excluded from the definition of Pledged Collateral by virtue of the proviso to Section 3.01 hereof, (d) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Pledgor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, (e) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such security interest shall constitute license, contract or agreement, result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of, any such license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity); provided that immediately upon the ineffectiveness, providedlapse or termination of any such provision, howeverthe Collateral shall include, that and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest shall attach immediately at in, all such time rights and interests as the condition causing if such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result provision had never been in any of the consequences specified in (i) effect or (iif) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof Pledgor that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as purchase money lien or a Capital Lease Obligation if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapital Lease Obligation) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the Pledgors as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such assets and proceedsEquipment.
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for request (acting at the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereofwritten direction of Required Lenders). The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, Pledgor without the signature of any Grantorsuch Pledgor, and naming any Grantor such Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Pledgor constituting Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights unless required by the Collateral Agent (acting at the written direction of Required Lenders), in its reasonable discretion.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Claires Stores Inc), Term Loan Credit Agreement (Claires Stores Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full and performance of the Obligations, each Grantor Debtor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Party a continuing security interest (the “Security Interest”) inin and a lien upon, all of Debtor’s right, title and interest in the following property and interests of Debtor, whether now existing or owned or hereafter acquired or arising (collectively, the “Collateral”) (provided, however, for avoidance of doubt, such Security Interest (i) shall not include any security interest or lien in “Excluded Assets”, (ii) shall be subordinated to that certain security interest held by the holders of the Senior Secured Notes (“Senior Secured Notes”) of Debtor referenced in the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by Debtor with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2015 and May 7, 2015, as such security interest is granted pursuant to that certain Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of April 22, 2015 (as amended, including the First Amendment dated as of May 7, 2015, the “Pledge Agreement”), and (iii) shall be subject to the same cumulative qualifications, exceptions and Permitted Liens as provided for in the Pledge Agreement (for purposes of this Agreement, Excluded Assets” shall mean collectively: (X) all patents, (Y) any and all licenses or other rights granted by the Debtor (or one its affiliates) to D-R pursuant to that certain Commercial License Agreement entered into by and between D-R and Debtor, dated November 14, 2014 (the “CLA”) and (Z) any and all intellectual property that is developed or which shall be developed under the CLA; provided, however, that the foregoing exclusion shall in no way be construed so as to limit, impair or otherwise affect the Secured Party’s unconditional security interest in and liens upon any rights of Debtor in or to the proceeds of, or any monies due or to become due under or in respect of, all or any portion of such Excluded Assets and provided, further, that immediately upon the termination of the CLA, all assets that are no longer included in the definition of Excluded Assets shall constitute Collateral and the Debtor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest therein):
a. All cash, bank deposits, deposit accounts, checks, certificates of deposit, checking and savings accounts, bankers’ acceptances, letters of credit, United States obligations, state and municipal obligations, obligations of foreign governments and subdivisions thereof, commercial paper, notes, instruments (whether negotiable or nonnegotiable), drafts, bonds, debentures (excluding debentures convertible into shares of capital stock and other equity securities) of and claims against corporations, joint ventures, persons, partnerships, whether limited or general, and other entities of every description, and other instruments and the like;
b. All accounts receivable, agreements, contracts, leases, contract rights, rights to payment, instruments, documents, chattel paper, security agreements, guaranties, undertakings, surety bonds, insurance policies, notes and drafts, and all forms of obligations owing to Debtor or in which Debtor may have any interest;
c. All goods and other inventory of the Debtor, now owned and hereafter acquired, wherever located, including, without limitation, all merchandise, goods and other personal property which are held for sale or lease or leased by the Debtor or to be furnished under a contract of service, all raw materials, work in process, materials used or consumed in the Debtor’s business and finished goods, inventory leased to others or held for lease, all goods in which the Debtor has an interest in mass or a joint or other interest or gifts of any kind (including goods in which the Debtor has an interest or right as consignee), and all goods which are returned to or repossessed by the Debtor, together with all additions and accessions thereto and replacements therefor and products thereof and documents therefor;
d. All general intangibles, choses in action, or causes of action, including, particularly, any right of indemnity or other right that Debtor may have or hereafter acquire against any Person arising under or with respect to any judgment, statute, or rule and all other properties, assets and rights of every kind and nature, including, but not limited to, rights to refunds, tax refunds, claims for tax refunds, rights of indemnification, books and records (including, without limitation, corporate and other business records, customer lists, credit files, computer programs, printouts and other computer materials and records), inventions, designs, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, trade styles, trade secrets, registrations, licenses, customer lists and computer source and object codes;
e. All equitable rights and interests of whatever kind or nature;
f. All investment property;
g. All rights and claims in or under any policy of insurance, including, but not limited to, insurance for fire, damage, loss and casualty, whether covering personal property, real property, tangible rights, or intangible rights, and all liability, life, key man and business interruption insurance, together with the proceeds, products, renewals and replacements thereof, including prepaid and unearned premiums;
h. All equipment, machinery, tools, furnishings, fixtures, vehicles and motor vehicles and all other goods used or bought primarily for use in Debtor’s business, together with all products and proceeds of the foregoing whether due or voluntary or involuntary disposition;
i. All other agreements for use or purchase of the properties, assets and rights described herein or any part thereof and all renewals and extensions thereof, and all amounts, rents, issues, royalties, profits and rights, and other sums of money due and to become due under such other agreements for use or purchase of such properties, assets, or rights and all renewals and extensions;
j. All other property of the Debtor now or hereafter in the possession, custody or control of the Secured Party, and all property of the Debtor in which the Secured Party now has or hereafter acquires a security interest;
k. All other now existing or hereafter acquired personal property assets and/or real property assets of the Debtor not otherwise included in the foregoing Collateral;
l. All now existing and hereafter acquired books, records, writings, data bases, information and other property relating to, used or useful in connection with, embodying, incorporating or referring to, any of the foregoing Collateral;
m. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, the proceeds of any of the foregoing, whether derived from voluntary or involuntary disposition of the foregoing, and all renewals, replacements, substitutions, additions, accessions, rents, issue, royalties and profits of any of the foregoing, whether now owned, existing or hereafter acquired or arising; and
n. All proceeds of and substitutions for any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in Collateral and, to the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) extent not otherwise described above (except for included, all payments under insurance, or any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable to Debtor by reason of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding foregoing Collateral. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary contained in this Agreement, in no event shall the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest under this Agreement shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant be subject to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement Intercreditor Agreement (other than as defined below) and limited to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of not permitted by the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsIntercreditor Agreement.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Backstop Security Support Agreement (Ener-Core Inc.), Security Agreement (Ener-Core Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, performance in full when due of the Secured Obligations, including each Guarantee of the Secured Obligations made pursuant to Article 10 of the Indenture, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired directly owned by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) all InventoryIntellectual Property, including all claims for, and rights to ▇▇▇ for, past or future infringements of Intellectual Property, and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due or payable with respect to Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Investment PropertyGoods;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Instruments;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Inventory;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Investment Property;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xiv) all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;
(xv) all Money; and
(xivxvi) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in (and the terms “Collateral” and “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (Ashall not include) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(cb) The Issuer agrees to prepare and file such financing statements in any relevant jurisdiction as are necessary to establish and maintain a valid, enforceable and perfected security interest in the Collateral. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time time, but without obligation, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filingsFixture filings with respect to any Fixtures associated with Material Real Property that is subject to a Mortgage) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets of such Grantorthe Debtor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired acquired” or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ax) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (by) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutFixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property Material Real Property subject to a Mortgage to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for The Issuer shall provide reasonable written notice to the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements of all such filings made by it on or amendments thereto if filed prior to about the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with , and, reasonably promptly thereafter, the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors Issuer and the Collateral Agent Agent, as secured partyapplicable, shall provide reasonable written notice to the other party of any subsequent filings or amendments, supplements or terminations of existing filings, made from time to time thereafter and, in each case, shall provide to such other party file-stamped copies thereof within a reasonable time following receipt thereof.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor Initial Grantor, solely until to the Working Capital Notes Termination, hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assignsTrustee, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Trustee for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Article 9 Security Interest” and, together with the Initial Pledge, collectively, the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Initial Grantor or in which such Initial Grantor now has or at any time in the future future, solely until to the Working Capital Notes Termination, may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts, all Securities Accounts and all Commodities Accounts, including all Controlled Accounts and Pledged Risk Retention Instruments Account, together with all amounts on deposit from time to time thereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all InstrumentsGoods;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Fixtures;
(xiii) all books Letter-of-Credit Rights, but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in such Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of a UCC financing statement;
(xiv) all Intellectual Property and recordsLicenses; and
(xivxv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Initial Collateral Excluded Assets in the terms case of any Initial Collateral and the term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in Initial Collateral Excluded Assets; provided, further, that (i) the unenforceability of if and when any right of the Grantor assets shall cease to be an Initial Collateral Excluded Asset, a Lien on and security in such assets shall be automatically deemed granted therein or until, if ever, such assets shall again become Initial Collateral Excluded Assets and (ii) a Lien on and security in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability property shall be remedied andautomatically deemed granted on any and all Proceeds of Excluded Assets, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does Proceeds do not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsthemselves constitute Initial Collateral Excluded Assets.
(cb) Each Subject to Section 3.01(e), each Initial Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes (but does not obligate) the Collateral Agent Trustee, prior to the Working Capital Notes Termination, for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets,” “all personal property” or “All assets of such Grantor, the Grantor whether now owned existing or hereafter acquired acquired, including all proceeds thereof” of such Initial Grantor or words of similar effect or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesInitial Grantor. Each Initial Grantor agrees to make such filings and to provide such information to the Collateral Agent Trustee promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Article 9 Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent Trustee or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Initial Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Finance of America Companies Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Finance of America Companies Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each the Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesParty, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured PartiesParty, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such the Grantor or in which such the Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all AccountsEquipment located in any Specified Jurisdiction;
(ii) all Chattel PaperInventory located in any Specified Jurisdiction;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;fixtures located in any Specified Jurisdiction; and
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Article 9 Collateral shall not include any of the following assets now owned or hereafter acquired which would otherwise be included in the Article 9 Collateral: (a) assets transferred to a person that is not the Grantor, and is not required under the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor (as defined in the Term Loan Collateral Agreement, in compliance with the Credit Agreement, (b) assets subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.05(ii)(2), (3) or (4), 6.05(iv) or 6.05(v) of the Credit Agreement to the extent the documentation creating such Liens or governing the Indebtedness secured thereby would prohibit Liens on such assets created hereunder, (c) assets which contain a valid and enforceable prohibition on the creation of a security interest therein to the extent and so long as such prohibition remains in effect and is valid and effective to prohibit the creation of a security interest therein notwithstanding Sections 9-406 through 9-408 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code, (d) Vehicles, (e) aircraft, (f) real estate interests (including but not limited to leasehold interests), other than fixtures, (g) any Equipment, Inventory or fixtures not located in a Specified Jurisdiction or (h) any state certificate from any relevant state public utilities commission authorizing the Grantor to do business.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each The Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired the Grantor or words of similar effect provided that such description states that the collateral does not include any Equipment, Inventory or fixtures unless the same are located in a Specified Jurisdiction (as defined herein) (it being understood that such description shall not result in the creation of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaila security interest in any assets expressly excluded from the Article 9 Collateral by the immediately preceding paragraph), and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such the Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such the Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each The Grantor agrees to provide such information information, other than real property descriptions, to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each It is understood that the Grantor shall have no obligation to provide a real property description for central fixture filings or local fixture filings. The Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent Secured Party to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other the Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any the Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Loan Proceeds Note Collateral Agreement, Loan Proceeds Note and Collateral Agreement (Level 3 Communications Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby pledges, assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors on behalf of and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured PartiesCreditors, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of its right, title or and interest in or in, to any and under all of the following assets property and properties other assets, whether now owned by or at any time owing to, or hereafter acquired by or arising in favor of, such Grantor or in Grantor, and regardless of where located (all of which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, are collectively referred to as the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper (including Electronic Chattel Paper and Tangible Chattel Paper);
(iii) all Deposit AccountsIntellectual Property;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(x) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above Letter-of-Credit Rights and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Supporting Obligations;
(xiii) all books and records; andDeposit Accounts;
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of Vehicles;
(xv) all Commercial Tort Claims as specified from time to time in Schedule IV hereto (as the same may be updated from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof);
(xvi) all cash or other property deposited with the Collateral Agent or any and all Supporting Obligations Secured Creditor or any Affiliate of the foregoing Collateral Agent or any Secured Creditor or which the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Creditors, or any Secured Creditor or such Affiliate is entitled to retain or otherwise possess as collateral pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the Credit Agreement;
(xvii) all collateral security books, records, files, correspondence, computer programs, tapes, disks and guarantees given by any Person with respect related data processing software which contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the foregoingforegoing or any Account Debtor or showing the amounts thereof or payments thereon or otherwise necessary or helpful in the realization thereon or the collection thereof;
(bxviii) providedAs-Extracted Collateral; and
(xix) any and all accessions to, that notwithstanding substitutions for and replacements, products and cash and non-cash proceeds (including Stock Rights) of the foregoing (including any claims to any items referred to in this definition and any claims against third parties for loss of, damage to or destruction of any or all of the Collateral or for proceeds payable under or unearned premiums with respect to policies of insurance) in whatever form, including cash, negotiable instruments and other instruments for the payment of money, Chattel Paper, collateral agreements and other documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” include or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall Security Interest attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Collateral.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant U.S. jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) statements, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) office), such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partycreditor.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party Creditor to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.), Abl Collateral Agreement (Builders FirstSource, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Fixtures;
(xii) all Letter-of-Credit Rights, but only to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other personal property (other than leasehold Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of security interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause such Article 9 Collateral is accomplished by the filing of this section)a UCC financing statement;
(xiii) all books Intellectual Property;
(xiv) all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule III and recordson any supplement thereto received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3.03(g); and
(xivxv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Assets.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein Subject to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equitySection 3.01(e), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.), Security Agreement (APX Group Holdings, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit by ▇▇▇▇ of the Secured PartiesObligations (as hereinafter defined), ▇▇▇▇ hereby grants a security interest in and to (x) all property of ▇▇▇▇ now or hereafter deposited or held or required to be deposited or held in the Pledged Account as described in Section 2 of this Agreement, including without limitation (i) any and all Guaranty Fees previously paid by Loan Originators and currently held by U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee in the Existing Pledged Account created under each of the Account Security Agreements with respect to Loans purchased on the Closing Date as set forth in each of the Account Security Agreements; (ii) any and all additional Guaranty Fees with respect to such Loans purchased by the Owner, which fees will be deposited into the Pledged Account on the Closing Date; and (iii) all Recoveries, which Recoveries shall be remitted by or on behalf of ▇▇▇▇ to the Trustee on the 15th day of each month for Recoveries received during the preceding month, and (y) TERI’s right to receive all Earnings. The foregoing shall not be deemed to include a grant of a security interest in defaulted Loans. In furtherance thereof and in confirmation of the foregoing, ▇▇▇▇ hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, Owner (and its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, ) a first priority security interest in and to the following, to the extent they relate to Loans purchased by the Owner:
(a) All property of ▇▇▇▇ deposited or held or required to be deposited or held in the “Security Interest”) inPledged Account, all rightas provided in this Agreement, title or interest in or relating to any such property of ▇▇▇▇, whether tangible or intangible, and all of the following assets and properties whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right▇▇▇▇ and wheresoever located, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):including without limitation:
(i) All contract rights, claims, instruments, notes and accounts, whether now existing or hereafter arising, including, without limitation, all of the same evidencing or representing indebtedness due or to become due to ▇▇▇▇ (all hereinafter called the “Accounts”);
(ii) All funds and investments thereof, whether in the form of certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements, U.S. Treasury Bills, U.S. Treasury Notes, investment grade commercial paper, U.S. Treasury Bonds, Federal agency notes or other investments, securities (whether certificated or uncertificated and specifically including any securities which are purchased through and for which records are maintained on a book entry system through any securities intermediary (as defined in § 8-102(a)(14) of the Uniform Commercial Code)), payment intangibles and general intangibles, whether now existing or hereafter arising and wheresoever located, or otherwise (all Chattel Paperhereinafter called the “Intangibles”);
(iii) All right, title and interest of ▇▇▇▇ in or to all Deposit Accountsinstruments and documents relating to the above described property, including but not limited to, all books, records, computer printouts, tapes, disks, ledger sheets, files and other data (all such instruments and documents being called the “Related Documents”);
(iv) All interest, dividends and/or other earnings of any kind which are paid with respect to or derived from the Pledged Account, and all Documents (proceeds of any of the foregoing, and the present and continuing right to make claim for, collect and receive, any and all such interest, dividends and/or other than title documents relating to vehicles);earnings; and
(v) All the proceeds of all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) providedAll contract and other rights of ▇▇▇▇ to receive payment of Guaranty Fees, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof)▇▇▇▇ Guarantee Fee Entitlement, from the Owner under each of the Guaranty Agreements; and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on TERI’s rights to receive subsequent Guarantee Fees from the date hereof or hereafter acquired Owner pursuant to each of the Guaranty Agreements, and any proceeds thereof that are subject separate undertaking or agreement by the Owner to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which pay such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.subsequent Guarantee Fees;
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes All Recoveries and all rights of ▇▇▇▇ to receive or collect Recoveries; and
(d) All proceeds of the Collateral Agent at foregoing. All of the foregoing property in which the Owner has been granted a security interest is herein collectively referred to as “Collateral.” It is expressly understood and agreed that this security interest shall automatically attach to any time and all future deposits to, earnings from, and proceeds of the Pledged Account immediately upon deposit or accrual, and all Guaranty Fees and Recoveries immediately upon the receipt thereof, without the making or doing of any further act or thing whatsoever. ▇▇▇▇ shall promptly take all further action, and execute and deliver to the Owner such other documents, as may be requested from time to time by the Owner to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to create, evidence, maintain and effect the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) Owner’s security interest in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors Pledged Account and the Collateral Agent as secured partyother rights pledged hereunder.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Deposit and Security Agreement (National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-4), Deposit and Security Agreement (National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2007-3)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, and subject to Section 4.01(d), each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 4.02(e);
(xiii) all Fixtures;
(xiv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivxv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (or its designee) at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being or of an equal or a lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide the information required for any such information filing to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent (or its designee) to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent (or its designee) is further authorized by each Grantor to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each such Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article III are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent and for so long as any asset is an Excluded Asset, the Security Interest granted under this Section 4.01 shall not attach to, and the Article 9 CollateralCollateral shall not include, such asset; provided, however that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and the Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Cactus, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Cactus, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “"Security Interest”") in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Guarantor or in which such Grantor Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “"Article 9 Collateral”"):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVClaims;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) to the extent not otherwise included, all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, (b) any assets (including 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, (c) any assets (including Equity Interests) to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, such grant of a security interest would violate a contractual obligation binding on such asset, (d) any Equity Interests of any person acquired by a Guarantor after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.04(j) of the Credit Agreement if, and to the extent that, and for so long as, (A) such grant of a security interest would violate applicable law or any contractual obligation binding upon such Equity Interests and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding upon 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 a Subsidiary) or (e) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Guarantor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Guarantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as "all assets" or "all property". Each Grantor Guarantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGuarantor, without the signature of any GrantorGuarantor, and naming any Grantor Guarantor or the Grantors Guarantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (TRW Automotive Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (TRW Automotive Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vi) all General IntangiblesInstruments;
(vii) all InstrumentsInventory;
(viii) all Inventoryother Goods;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described in on Schedule IVIV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.04;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that none of “Article 9 Collateral”, that notwithstanding anything herein any other term defined in the preceding paragraph or any term defined by reference to the contraryUCC shall include, and in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder Security Interest attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” any Excluded Asset; provided further that Proceeds, substitutions or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any replacements of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest Excluded Assets shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant not be subject to the terms ofpreceding proviso unless such Proceeds, substitutions or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term replacements would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsthemselves constitute Excluded Assets.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof naming any Grantor as debtor or the Grantors as debtors and the Administrative Agent as secured party, if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (Sra International Inc), Credit Agreement (Sra International Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties property of such Grantor now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):), including:
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property and Licenses;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), ; provided, however, that such notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute, and the term Article 9 Collateral shall not include, a grant of a security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any stock excluded from the definition of the consequences specified in (i) “Pledged Stock” or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Each Grantor hereby further authorizes the Collateral Agent is further authorized to execute and/or file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGrantor (including without limitation the Copyright Security Agreement, without the signature of any GrantorPatent Security Agreement and the Trademark Security Agreement), and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party, and each Grantor agrees to execute and deliver any and all agreements, instruments, documents and papers as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request for purposes of the foregoing.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc.), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Second-Priority Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Second-Priority Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all collection accounts, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodity Accounts and any cash or other assets held in such accounts and any security entitlements and other rights with respect thereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) loans receivable and all Inventory;other Payment Intangibles
(ix) all Investment PropertyGoods;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Instruments;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Intellectual Property (including all claims for, and rights to ▇▇▇ for, past or future infringements or violations of any Intellectual Property and all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to any Intellectual Property, including damages and payments for past or future infringements or violations of any Intellectual Property);
(xii) all other personal property Inventory (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectionincluding reusable water containers);
(xiii) all books and records; andInvestment Property other than the Pledged Collateral, which is governed by Article II;
(xiv) all Letters of Credit and Letter of Credit Rights;
(xv) all Commercial Tort Claims, individually in excess of $3,000,000, as described from time to time on Schedule IV;
(xvi) all minerals, oil, gas and As-Extracted Collateral;
(xvii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xviii) substitutions, replacements, accessions, products and Proceeds (including insurance proceeds, licenses, royalties, income, payments, claims, damages and proceeds of suit) and to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Notes Indenture Documents, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the Article 9 Collateral shall not include), and the other provisions of the Notes Indenture Documents with respect to Collateral need not be satisfied with respect to, the Excluded Property.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all personal property” or words of similar effect. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Pledgor shall be required to take any action under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions for the purpose of perfecting the Security Interest in any Article 9 Collateral of such Pledgor constituting Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Second-Priority Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement (Second Lien) (DS Services of America, Inc.), Collateral Agreement (Second Lien) (DS Services of America, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel PaperDeposit Accounts;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsInventory;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise related to the items referred to in the foregoing, General Intangibles, Chattel Paper and Instruments;
(v) all Equipment;books and records pertaining to the Collateral (whether in printed form or stored electronically); and
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in, and Collateral shall not include, any Excluded Asset or Term Loan Priority Collateral.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor as described herein or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) With respect to any Deposit Accounts that are Blocked Accounts pursuant to Section 6.15(b) of the Credit Agreement, each Grantor that is an account party for a Blocked Account shall execute and deliver Blocked Account Agreements in accordance with Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement. The Agent hereby agrees that it shall not deliver any notifications to any account bank under any Blocked Account Agreement until such time as a Cash Dominion Event has occurred and is continuing.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (LVB Acquisition, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Biolectron, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all Fixtures;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Goods;
(x) all Instruments;
(viiixi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (LVB Acquisition, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (Biolectron, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns grants and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles; provided that the grant of the Security Interest hereunder shall not include any application for a Trademark that would be deemed invalidated, canceled or abandoned due to the grant and/or enforcement of such Security Interest unless and until such time that the grant and/or enforcement of the Security Interest will not affect the status or validity of such Trademark;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of Credit Rightsof-credit rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall commercial tort claims;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that the foregoing shall not include any asset that such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire the right, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security title or interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to of which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability subject of any right of the Grantor therein or a capital lease (as determined in accordance with GAAP) and (ii) in legally or beneficially owned by a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (person other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsGrantor.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Ryan's Restaurant Leasing Company, LLC), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Ryan's Restaurant Leasing Company, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper, including all Electronic Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims (including all Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule IV);
(iv) all Documents (cash, Deposit Accounts and all other than title documents relating to vehicles)bank accounts;
(v) all EquipmentDocuments;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including Intellectual Property;
(vii) all InstrumentsGoods;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment PropertyEquipment;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Fixtures;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Instruments;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Investment Property;
(xiii) all books and records; andLetter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiv) all monies, whether or not in the possession or under the control of any Secured Party, or a bailee or Affiliate or branch of any Secured Party, including any cash;
(xv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any of, and all Supporting Obligations for, any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding Notwithstanding the above or anything herein to the contrary, else in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personthis Agreement, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or Collateral shall not include any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or continuation statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Oscar Health, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Oscar Health, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranteed Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all General Intangibles;
(viiviii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement, Pledge and Security Agreement (Sabre Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule II hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Deposit Accounts;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all Fixtures;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Goods;
(x) all Instruments;
(viiixi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment Property;
(xxiii) all Pledged Securities;
(xiv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xv) all Letters of Credit and Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xiixvi) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and recordsMoney; and
(xivxvii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (VPNet Technologies, Inc.), Pledge and Security Agreement (VPNet Technologies, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Guarantor or in which such Grantor Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all InstrumentsGoods;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule 4.01 hereto;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, (b) any assets (including 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, (c) any assets to the extent that, as of the Effective Date, and for so long as, such grant of a security interest would violate a contractual obligation or applicable law binding on such asset, (d) any property of any Person acquired by a Guarantor after the Effective Date pursuant to Section 6.04(l) of the Credit Agreement, if, and to the extent that, and for so long as, (A) such grant of a security interest would violate applicable law or any contractual obligation binding upon such property and (B) such law or obligation existed at the time of the acquisition thereof and was not created or made binding upon such property 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 each Guarantor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to avoid any such restriction described in this clause (d), or (e) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Guarantor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Guarantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property” or words of similar effect. Each Grantor Guarantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGuarantor, without the signature of any GrantorGuarantor, and naming any Grantor Guarantor or the Grantors Guarantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Guarantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Celanese CORP), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Celanese CORP)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, each Grantor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “"Security Interest”") in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Guarantor or in which such Grantor Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “"Article 9 Collateral”"):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Commercial Tort Claims;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest (other than the grant of security interest in the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 3.01) in, and "Article 9 Collateral" shall not include, (a) any Equity Interests of any Person (except for Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary listed on Schedule VI hereto as such schedule may be updated from time to time, that can be perfected upon the filing of a financing statement), (b) providedany Material Pledged Debt Securities or any debt securities that may be pledged pursuant to any foreign pledge agreement under the terms of the Credit Agreement, that notwithstanding anything herein (c) any assets of any Subsidiary to the contraryextent that, in no event shall as of the security interest granted hereunder attach toClosing Date, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” and for so long as, a pledge of such assets would violate a contractual obligation binding on such assets or “Pledged Stock” include such Subsidiary, (Ad) any contract or agreement assets of any Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date in accordance with the Credit Agreement if, and to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if the extent that, and for so long as (1) pledging such assets would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such assets or such Subsidiary and (2) such law or obligation existed at the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right time of the Grantor therein acquisition thereof or (iie) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406that, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of and solely during the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result period in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personwhich, the grant of such a security interest therein would impair the validity or lien is prohibited or prohibited without enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law; provided, that, upon the consent reasonable request of the equity holders Collateral Agent, Domestic Borrower shall, and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or eliminated any contractual obligation of such Person the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above, other than the Borrower those set forth in a joint venture agreement to which Holdings or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to is a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsparty .
(cb) Each Grantor Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) ), continuation statements, or other filings and recordings, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral and any other collateral pledged hereunder or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, or such other information as may be required under applicable law including (ai) whether such Grantor Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Guarantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutFixtures, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral or other collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as "all assets" or "all property". Each Grantor Guarantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGuarantor, without the signature of any GrantorGuarantor, and naming any Grantor Guarantor or the Grantors Guarantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Domestic Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dresser-Rand Group Inc.), Domestic Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dresser-Rand Group Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the First Lien Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties, and confirms its continuing prior grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties of, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(viiivii) all Inventory;
(ixviii) all Investment Property;
(ix) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;all Money and Deposit Accounts; and
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) ; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in (and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include shall not include) (A) any contract vehicle covered by a certificate of title or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementownership, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, Interest excluded from the pledge made pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement Article II hereunder pursuant to clauses (A) through (G) of such PersonSection 2.01, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets any asset 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 security interest in such asset is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (D) any Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness purchase money lien or a Capitalized Lease permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of by the Indenture to the extent and for so long as Credit Agreement if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien Encumbrance is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapitalized Lease) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such Equipment, (E) any assets with respect to which a security interest is not required to be granted under Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement by reason of the second sentence of Section 6.11(b) or of Section 6.11(d) of the Credit Agreement or (F) any General Intangible, Investment Property or rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would (x) constitute a violation of a valid and proceedsenforceable restriction in respect of such General Intangible, Investment Property or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other financial counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (F) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the UCC. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Applicable First Lien Representative, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or the Applicable First Lien Representative reasonably determines to be material.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the First Lien Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other First Lien Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article II or Article III, the term “Pledged Equity,” “Pledged Collateral” or “Collateral”, as it refers to such Collateral securing Permitted Debt Offering Obligations for which the applicable Permitted Debt Offering Agreement specifies such obligations will be subject to this paragraph or whose Authorized Representative otherwise elects to be subject to this paragraph, shall not include any Equity Interests and other securities of a Subsidiary of the Company to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests and other securities would result in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or the Company being required to file separate financial statements of such Subsidiary with the SEC, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement and only for so long as such requirement is in existence and only with respect to the relevant Permitted Debt Offering Obligations affected; provided that neither ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ nor any Subsidiary shall take any action in the form of a reorganization, merger or other restructuring a principal purpose of which is to provide for the release of the Lien on any Equity Interests pursuant to this clause (d). In addition, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Rule 3-16”) 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 Authority) of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary of the Company due to the fact that such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests secures the Permitted Debt Offering Obligations affected thereby, then the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed not to be part of the Collateral securing the relevant Permitted Debt Offering Obligations affected thereby but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement and only for so long as required to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, this Agreement may be amended or modified, without the consent of any First Lien Secured Party, to the extent necessary to release the First Lien Security Interests in favor of the Collateral Agent on the shares of Equity Interests that are so deemed to no longer constitute part of the Collateral for the relevant Permitted Debt Offering Obligations 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) such Subsidiary’s Equity Interests to secure the Permitted Debt Offering Obligations in excess of the amount then pledged without the filing with the SEC (or any other Governmental Authority) of separate financial statements of such Subsidiary, then the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral for the relevant Permitted Debt Offering Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this clause (d) shall limit the pledge of such Equity Interests and other securities from securing the Obligations and the Initial Permitted Debt Offering Obligations at all times or from securing any Permitted Debt Offering Obligations that are not in respect of securities subject to regulation by the SEC for which the applicable Permitted Debt Offering Agreement specifies, or whose Authorized Representative elects to be subject to this paragraph.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Nielsen Holdings B.V.), Security Agreement (Nielsen CO B.V.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guarantees, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Letters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;all Money and Deposit Accounts; and
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) ; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in (and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include shall not include) (A) any contract vehicle covered by a certificate of title or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementownership, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, Interest excluded from the pledge made pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement Article II hereunder pursuant to clauses (A) through (G) of such PersonSection 2.01, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets any asset 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 security interest in such asset is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders, (D) any Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness purchase money lien or a Capitalized Lease permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of by the Indenture to the extent and for so long as Credit Agreement if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien Encumbrance is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapitalized Lease) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the U.S. Borrower or any Subsidiary as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such Equipment, (E) any assets with respect to which a security interest is not required to be granted under Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement by reason of the second sentence of Section 6.11(b) or of Section 6.11(d) of the Credit Agreement, (F) any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Rights to the extent any Grantor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, or (G) any General Intangible, Investment Property or rights of a Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document if (but only to the extent that) the grant of a security interest therein would (x) constitute a violation of a valid and proceedsenforceable restriction in respect of such General Intangible, Investment Property or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other financial counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the right to terminate its obligations thereunder, provided however, that the limitation set forth in clause (G) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the UCC. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, use commercially reasonably efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent reasonably determines to be material.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Nielsen Holdings B.V.), Security Agreement (Global Media USA, LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor Obligor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Obligor or in which such Grantor Obligor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel PaperAs-Extracted Collateral;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsChattel Paper;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)cash and Deposit Accounts;
(v) all EquipmentDocuments;
(vi) all General IntangiblesEquipment and Goods;
(vii) all InstrumentsFixtures;
(viii) all General Intangibles and Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Instruments;
(x) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all books and records; andCommercial Tort Claims described with specification on Schedule V hereto (as such Schedule may be amended or supplemented from time to time);
(xiv) all Proceeds books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xv) to the extent not otherwise included, all proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), ; provided, however, that such the foregoing assignment, pledge and grant of a security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied anddeemed not to assign, pledge and grant a security interest in (a) any Letter of Credit Rights to the extent severable, shall attach immediately any Obligor is required by applicable law to any portion apply the proceeds of a drawing of such contract or agreement that does not result in any Letter of the consequences Credit for a specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementpurpose, (Bb) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a whollyUnited States intent-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to-use trademark applications to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personextent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of such a security interest therein would impair the validity or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders enforceability of such Person intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law, or (other than c) motor vehicles the Borrower perfection of a security interest in which is excluded from the UCC in the relevant jurisdiction; provided further that the foregoing assignment, pledge and grant of a security interest shall be deemed not to assign, pledge and grant a security interest in Excluded Assets or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted not required to be incurred pledged pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) 5.10 of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsCredit Agreement.
(cb) Each Grantor Obligor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) ), continuation statements, or other filings and recordings, and hereby ratifies any and all such filings made prior to the date hereof, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral and any other collateral pledged hereunder or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, or such other information as may be required under applicable law, including (ai) whether such Grantor Obligor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Obligor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutFixtures and As-Extracted Collateral, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates, and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral or other collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Obligor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon requestspecific request therefor. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for Obligor hereby further irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, Obligor without the signature of any GrantorObligor, and naming any Grantor Obligor or the Grantors Obligors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Obligor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Massey Energy Co), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, together with its permitted successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest interest, regardless of where located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”but in all cases excluding any Excluded Assets):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all InstrumentsInstruments and Promissory notes;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above cash and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Moneys;
(xiii) all books and records; andSecurities Accounts;
(xiv) all Proceeds Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds, substitutions, replacements and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
foregoing (b) providedall of the above in this Section 3.01, the “Article 9 Collateral”). It is understood that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), Excluded Asset; provided, however, that such security interest Article 9 Collateral shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andinclude any Proceeds, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion substitutions or replacements of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in foregoing (i) unless such Proceeds, substitutions or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereofreplacements would constitute an Excluded Asset); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant U.S. jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office office) any Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement or any similar office in any other country) such documents Trademark Security Agreement, as applicable, as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of issued, registered or applied for United States Patents, United States Trademarks or United States Copyrights granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Franchise Group, Inc.), First Lien Collateral Agreement (Franchise Group, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, performance in full of the Note Obligations, including the obligations arising pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment and Fixtures;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of-Credit Rights to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other Article 9 Collateral as to which perfection of Credit Rightssecurity interests in such Article 9 Collateral is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above Intellectual Property and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Licenses;
(xiii) all books Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule III and recordson any supplement thereto received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 3.03(g); and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds Proceeds, products, accessions, rents and products profits of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i) this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Assets and (ii) the Article 9 Collateral (nor any defined term therein) shall not include any Excluded Assets.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein Subject to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equitySection 3.01(e), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto and continuations thereof that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets of such Grantorthe debtor, whether now owned existing or hereafter acquired arising” or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral; provided that the foregoing will not limit or otherwise affect the obligations and liabilities of the Grantors to the extent set forth herein and in the other Note Documents.
(d) Upon three (3) Business Days prior written notice (or, with respect to filings as of the Closing Date, without any such notice) to the applicable Grantor, the Collateral Agent is authorized to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) additional documents (including any Intellectual Property Security Agreements and/or supplements thereto) as may be necessary for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in the Registered Intellectual Property Collateral of each Grantor in which a security interest has been granted by each Grantor, and naming any Grantor as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Note Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required, nor is the Collateral Agent authorized, (i) to perfect the Security Interests granted by this Agreement (including Security Interests in Investment Property and Fixtures) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s), and filings in the applicable real estate records with respect to any fixtures relating to Mortgaged Property to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (B) filings in United States government offices with respect to Intellectual Property of Grantor as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) delivery to the Collateral Agent (or to the First Lien Administrative Agent pursuant to the First Lien Security Agreement), to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of Instruments or certificated Pledged Collateral as expressly required elsewhere herein or (D) other methods expressly provided herein, (ii) to enter into any deposit account control agreement, securities account control agreement or any other control agreement with respect to any deposit account, securities account or any other Collateral that requires perfection by “control,” (iii) to take any action (other than the actions listed in clauses (i)(A) and (C) above) with respect to any assets located outside of the United States or any other assets, including any Intellectual Property registered in any non-U.S. jurisdiction (and no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required), (iv) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute or (v) to deliver any Equity Interests except as expressly provided in Section 2.02.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement (Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement (Global Eagle Entertainment Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges pledges, assigns, 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 (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) the Cash Collateral Account and all cash, securities, Instruments and other property deposited or required to be deposited therein;
(iii) all Commercial Tort Claims;
(iv) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiv) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(vvi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all General Intangibles;
(viiviii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Intellectual Property;
(xiii) all Pledged Collateral;
(xiv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Collateral;
(xv) all Supporting Obligations; and
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Security Interest shall not extend to, and the “Collateral” (and any component definition thereof) shall not include, any Excluded Property.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ax) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any the organizational identification number issued to such Grantor if required for the filing of financing statements in any relevant jurisdiction and (by) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at its expense, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior furnish copies of such filings to the date hereof. Borrower.
(c) The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. The Collateral Agent agrees, upon request by the Borrower and at its expense, to furnish copies of such filings to the Borrower.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to make the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party liable as a member of any limited liability company or as a partner of any partnership, neither the Collateral Agent nor any other Secured Party by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise (except as referred to in the following sentence) shall have any of the duties, obligations or liabilities of a member of any limited liability company or as a partner in any partnership. The parties hereto expressly agree that, unless the Collateral Agent shall become the owner of Pledged Collateral consisting of a limited liability company interest or a partnership interest pursuant hereto, this Agreement shall not be construed as creating a partnership or joint venture among the Collateral Agent, any other Secured Party, any Grantor and/or any other Person.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no action shall be required to create or perfect a security interest in the Collateral to the extent such creation or perfection would require (i) any filing other than a filing in the United States of America, any state thereof and the District of Columbia, (ii) other actions under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof and the District of Columbia or (iii) that any control agreements be obtained in respect thereof.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.), Credit Agreement (Ceridian HCM Holding Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all of such Grantor’s right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all EquipmentGeneral Intangibles;
(vi) all General IntangiblesGoods;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Fixtures;
(xii) all Letter-of-Credit Rights but only to the extent constituting a Supporting Obligation for other personal property (other than leasehold interests Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause such Collateral is accomplished by the filing of this section)a UCC financing statement;
(xiii) all books and recordsIntellectual Property; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided; provided that, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor in any Excluded Assets and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Assets.
(cb) Each Subject to Section 3.01(e), each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” or “all personal property” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect or as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, detail and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
(d) The Collateral Agent is authorized to file with the USPTO or the USCO (or any successor office) such documents executed by each Grantor which shall be executed by each Grantor upon reasonable request of the Collateral Agent as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of creating, attaching and perfecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property of each Grantor in which a security interest has been granted by each Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. No Grantor shall be required to complete any filings governed by non-United States laws or take any other action with respect to the perfection of the Security Interests created hereby in any Intellectual Property subsisting in any non-United States jurisdiction.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, none of the Grantors shall be required, nor is the Collateral Agent authorized, (i) to perfect the Security Interests granted by this Agreement (including Security Interests in Investment Property and Fixtures) by any means other than by (A) filings pursuant to the UCC in the office of the secretary of state (or similar central filing office) of the relevant State(s), (B) filings with the USPTO or the USCO, as applicable, with respect to Intellectual Property of the Grantors as expressly required elsewhere herein, (C) delivery to the Collateral Agent to be held in its possession of all Collateral consisting of Instruments and certificated Pledged Equity as expressly required elsewhere herein or (D) other methods expressly provided herein, (ii) to enter into any deposit account control agreement, securities account control agreement or any other control agreement with respect to any deposit account, securities account or any other Collateral that requires perfection by “control” except as otherwise set forth in this Section 3.01(e), (iii) to take any action pursuant to this Agreement (other than the actions listed in clauses (i)(A) and (C) above) with respect to any assets located outside of the United States, (iv) to perfect in any assets subject to a certificate of title statute or (v) to deliver any Equity Interests pursuant to this Agreement except as expressly provided in Section 2.01, Section 2.02 or Section 2.04.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Security Agreement, Security Agreement (Tradeweb Markets Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As Buyer and Sellers intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales to Buyer of the Purchased Loans for all purposes (other than for accounting and U.S. Federal, state and local income or franchise Tax purposes) and not loans from Buyer to Sellers secured by the Purchased Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to preserve Buyer’s rights under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (i) in the event that a court or other forum recharacterizes the Transactions hereunder as other than sales, and (ii) irrespective of any recharacterization determination, as security for both its performance and for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full performance of the Obligationsother Seller of all Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents, each Grantor Seller hereby assigns grants Buyer and pledges to the Collateral Repo Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, Buyer and hereby grants to the Collateral Repo Agent, its successors a security interest in all of such Seller’s right, title and assignsinterest in, to and under, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising: (i) all of the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all security interests, mortgages and liens on personal or real property securing the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances), (ii) the Purchased Loan Documents and all Records, (iii) all related Servicing Rights and Servicing Records, (iv) each Collection Account and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein, (v) the Remittance Account and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein, (vi) all Income from the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances, (vii) each deposit account established in connection with the Purchased Loans for the benefit of any Relevant Party pursuant to the Secured Partiesrelated Servicing Agreements, a security interest (viii) all mortgage guarantees and insurance policies relating to any Purchased Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, and all proceeds thereunder, (ix) all “Security Interestgeneral intangibles”) in, all right, title “accounts” and “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC relating to or interest in or to constituting any and all of the following assets foregoing items set forth in clauses (i) through (viii) above, (x) all replacements, substitutions or distributions on or proceeds, payments, cash, and properties profits of, and records and files relating to, any and all of the foregoing items set forth in clauses (i) through (ix) above, (xi) the Disbursement Account established by the Disbursement Agent and Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Sellers, Buyer and U.S. Bank National Association as Disbursement Agent, and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein and (xii) any other property, rights, titles or interests as are specified in a Confirmation, Trust Receipt, the Purchased Loan Schedule or Exception Report, in all instances whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor acquired, now existing or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any righthereafter created, title or interest and wherever located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
items set forth in clauses (i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
through (xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above above, the “Repurchase Assets”). Each Seller hereby acknowledges and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person agrees that its rights with respect to any of the foregoing;
Repurchase Assets (b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of security interest it may have in the Purchased Loans and any other collateral granted to such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, Seller pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); agreement) are and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted shall continue to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture at all times junior and subordinate to the extent rights of Buyer and for so long as Repo Agent hereunder and under the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsTransaction Documents.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes With respect to the Collateral security interest in the Repurchase Assets granted in Section 6(a), Buyer and Repo Agent shall have all of the rights and may exercise all of the remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and any other applicable law and shall have the right to apply the Repurchase Assets, or proceeds therefrom to the Obligations of each Seller under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. In furtherance of the foregoing, (i) Repo Agent, at any time the applicable Seller’s sole cost and from time expense, shall cause to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) be filed as a protective filing with respect to the Article 9 Collateral Repurchase Assets and as a UCC filing with respect to the security interests granted in Section 6(c) one or more UCC financing statements in form satisfactory to Repo Agent (to be filed in the filing office indicated therein), in such locations as may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfection and priority of the outright transfer and the security interest granted hereby and, in each case, continuation statements and any part amendments thereto (collectively, the “Filings”), and shall forward copies of such Filings to each Seller upon completion thereof, and (ii) each Seller shall, from time to time, at its own expense, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further filings, instruments and documents and take all such further actions as may be necessary or desirable or as may be reasonably requested by Buyer to maintain and continue the perfection and priority of the outright transfer of the Purchased Loans and the security interest granted hereunder in the Repurchase Assets and the rights and remedies of Buyer and Repo Agent with respect to the Repurchase Assets (including the payments of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement). Each Seller hereby authorizes Repo Agent to file or cause to be filed such financing statement or statements relating to the Repurchase Assets and all proceeds thereof and amendments any Servicing Rights of such Seller and the proceeds related thereto that (i) indicate including a financing statement describing the Collateral collateral as “all assets of such GrantorSeller, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words arising, wherever located, together with all accessions thereto and proceeds thereof” or such other super-generic description thereof as Repo Agent may determine) without such Seller’s signature thereon as Repo Agent, at its option, may deem appropriate.
(c) For the avoidance of similar effect doubt, neither Seller retains economic rights to the servicing of the Servicing Released Purchased Loans and related Mortgaged Properties; provided that each Seller shall and shall cause each Servicer to continue to service the related Purchased Loans and Mortgaged Properties hereunder as being part of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detailits Obligations hereunder. As such, each Seller expressly acknowledges that the Servicing Retained Purchased Loans and related Mortgaged Properties are sold to Buyer on a “servicing retained” basis and the Servicing Released Purchased Loans and related Mortgaged Properties are sold to buyer on a “servicing released” basis, as applicable, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendmentSeller hereby grants, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization assigns and any organizational identification number issued pledges to such Grantor Buyer and (b) in the case of Repo Agent a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file security interest in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements Servicing Rights of such Seller and all proceeds related thereto and in all instances, whether now owned or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office existing or United States Copyright Office (hereafter acquired or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyarising.
(d) The Security Interest is granted pledges set forth in clauses (a) and (c) are intended to constitute security agreements or other arrangements or other credit enhancements related to this Agreement and Transactions hereunder as security only defined under Sections 101(47)(A)(v) and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out 741(7)(xi) of the Article 9 CollateralBankruptcy Code.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Repurchase Agreement (Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.), Master Repurchase Agreement (Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all of its right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all AccountsAccounts (other than Accounts that are identifiable proceeds of the sale or other disposition of Term Loan Exclusive Collateral);
(ii) all Chattel PaperDeposit Accounts and all cash credited thereto, including, without limitation, the Concentration Account and the Control Accounts and all cash credited thereto (other than any Deposit Account that contains solely the identifiable cash proceeds of property that was Term Loan Exclusive Collateral when such cash proceeds arose);
(iii) all Deposit AccountsInventory;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Payment Intangibles;
(v) all Equipment;books and records pertaining to any and/or all of the Collateral; and
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees supporting obligations given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything Anything herein to the contrarycontrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder under this Section 3.01 attach to, nor to and the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any lease, license, contract or agreement to which a any Grantor is a party (other than contracts between or among Holdings and its subsidiaries), and any of its rights or interests thereunder interest thereunder, if and for so long as to the grant of such extent that a security interest shall constitute is prohibited by or result in violation of (i) the unenforceability any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor or any asset or property of any right Grantor (with no requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority, including without limitation, no requirement to comply with the Grantor therein Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any similar statute), or (ii) in a breach term, provision or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, condition of any such lease, license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any unless such term law, rule, regulation, term, provision or condition would be rendered ineffective with respect to the creation of the security interest hereunder pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law (including the Bankruptcy Code) or principles of equity), provided, however, ; provided however that the Collateral shall include (and such security interest shall attach attach) immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability contractual or legal prohibition shall no longer be remedied and, applicable and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract or agreement that does not result in any of subject to the consequences prohibitions specified in (i) or (ii) above; provided further that the exclusions referred to in clause (A) of this Section 3.01(b) shall not include any Proceeds of any such lease, license, contract or agreement unless such Proceeds also constitute Excluded Assets; (B) any assets the pledge of or granting a security interest in which would (i) violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to such Grantor (with no requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority) or (ii) require a consent, approval, or other authorization of a landlord or other third party, in the case of this subclause (ii) only, if such consent, approval or other authorization cannot be obtained after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Grantors (provided that there shall be no requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority); (C) any Deposit Accounts specifically and exclusively used (1) for payroll, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation or unemployment compensation, pension benefits and other similar expenses to or for the benefit of any Grantor’s employees and accrued and unpaid employee compensation (including salaries, wages, benefits and expense reimbursements), (2) as zero balance deposit accounts, (3) for trust or fiduciary purposes in the ordinary course of business and (4) for all taxes required to be collected or withheld (including, without limitation, federal and state withholding taxes (including the employer’s share thereof), taxes owing to any proceeds governmental unit thereof, sales, use and excise taxes, customs duties, import duties and independent customs brokers’ charges) for which any Grantor may become liable; (D) any other Excluded Accounts (as defined in the Credit Agreement); (E) any interest of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests a Grantor in any Person “Bank Property” (as defined in that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary wherecertain Amended and Restated Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement dated November 5, pursuant to 2009, by and between ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, Inc. and GE Money Bank (as in effect on the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Persondate hereof, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof“GE Agreement”)); and (CF) any assets, if in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower, the burden, cost or consequences of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets owned by any Grantor on shall be excessive in view of the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted benefits to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of obtained by the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsLenders therefrom.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets by any description that reasonably approximates the description of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, Collateral contained in this Agreement and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. .
(d) Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Administrative Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(de) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (J C Penney Co Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (J C Penney Co Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As Subject to Section 3.04, as security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or and interest in or and to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(viiivii) all Inventory;
(ixviii) all Investment Property;
(xix) Letter-of of-Credit Rightsrights;
(x) Commercial Tort Claims included in the Article 9 Collateral pursuant to Section 4.04;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) providedEach Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (other than fixture filings or other filings required to be made in any real estate recording office) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement (other than a fixture filing or other filing required to be made in any real estate recording office) or amendment, that notwithstanding including whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (other than fixture filings or other filings required to be made in any real estate recording office) or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof.
(c) The Security Interest and the security interests granted pursuant to Article III are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include to (Ai) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (iA) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (iiB) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, with respect to any contract or agreement described in clause (i) of this paragraph (d), that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in subclauses (iA) or (iiB) of this paragraph (d) including, without limitation, any proceeds Proceeds of such contract or agreement, (Bii) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or (iii) any Equity Interests Excluded Property.
(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any Security Interest in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant Intellectual Property shall be subordinate to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person license thereof (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject a license to a Lien securing Indebtedness Loan Party) permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of under the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsCredit Agreement.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Limited Brands Inc), Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Limited Brands Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Notes Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all of such Grantor’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest interest, regardless of where located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all other Goods;
(x) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise Commercial Tort Claims specifically described above (except for any property specifically excluded on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all Supporting Obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the Security Interest attach to (A) any Excluded Asset (including any Excluded Equity Interest), or (B) any asset owned by any Grantor that the Issuer and the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent or, prior to the Disposition Date, the Controlling Party, in each case subject to and in accordance with Section 4.14(c) of the Indenture, shall have agreed in writing to exclude from being Article 9 Collateral on account of the cost of creating a security interest granted in such asset hereunder attach tobeing excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom. It is understood that, nor to the terms extent the Security Interest shall not have attached to any such asset as a result of clauses (A) or (B) above, the term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), asset; provided, however, that such security interest Article 9 Collateral shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andinclude any Proceeds, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion substitutions or replacements of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified foregoing (unless such Proceeds, substitutions or replacements would constitute property referred to in clauses (iA) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds).
(cb) Each Grantor hereby agrees to prepare and file or cause the filing of (at its own expense), and irrevocably authorizes the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file (at such Grantor’s expense), in any relevant U.S. jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and thereof, amendments thereto and continuation statements, as may be necessary in order to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Second Lien Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral owned by such Grantor, that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner as may be necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement or as the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent may reasonably request, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the filing of any financing statement statement, amendment or amendmentcontinuation statement, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies agrees to deliver a file-stamped copy of each such financing statement, amendment or continuation statement to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent.
(c) Each Grantor agrees to prepare and file or cause the filing of (at its authorization for own expense), and further authorizes the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to (at such Grantor’s expense), the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or in the United States, but not any similar office in any other country), as applicable, and any such additional documents pursuant to Section 3.05(b) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights registered or applied-for in the United States, granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent as secured partySecured Party. Each Grantor agrees to deliver a file-stamped copy of each such agreement, instrument or other evidence of filing to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent.
(d) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral. Notwithstanding the grant of authority to the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent to make the filings contemplated by this Section 3.01, in no event shall the Second Lien Notes Collateral Agent (or the Trustee) be obligated to prepare or file any initial financing statement, amendment thereto, continuation statement or any other instrument, agreement or document with the relevant U.S. jurisdiction, United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office), as applicable, to perfect or maintain the perfection of the security interest granted hereunder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Sotera Health Co), Second Lien Collateral Agreement (Sotera Health Topco, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(viiivii) all Inventory;
(ixviii) all Investment Property;
(ix) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Goods and Fixtures;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Money, cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all books Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule II from time to time, as such Schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.02;
(xiv) each Collateral Account, and recordsall cash, Money, Securities and other investments deposited therein;
(xv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xvi) all Security Entitlements in any or all of the foregoing;
(xvii) all Intellectual Property; and
(xivxviii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing (including proceeds of all insurance policies) and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as any asset is Excluded Property, the contract or other agreement in which Security Interest granted under this Section 3.01 shall not attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall not include, such Lien is granted asset; provided, however, that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or the documentation providing for portion thereof) upon such Indebtednessasset (or such portion) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsceasing to be Excluded Property.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (or its designee) for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or continuation statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets or all personal property of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code UCC of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent (or its designee) to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Term Pledge and Security Agreement, Term Pledge and Security Agreement (Entegris Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performanceperformance when due, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor 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 (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Intellectual Property;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) Letter-all Letter of Credit Rights;
(xixii) all Commercial Tort Claims as described in on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)II hereto;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (and the Article 9 Collateral shall
(a) any vehicle, (b) providedany assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, that notwithstanding anything herein constitute Excluded Property or otherwise 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(f) of the Credit Agreement, (c) any Letter of Credit Rights to the contraryextent any Pledgor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (Ad) any Equity Interests or debt securities excluded from the pledge made pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, (e) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such security interest shall constitute license, contract or agreement, result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any such or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of, that license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity); provided that, providedimmediately upon the ineffectiveness, howeverlapse or termination of any such provision, that the Collateral shall include, and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest shall attach immediately at in, all such time rights and interests as the condition causing if such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result provision had never been in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementeffect, (Bf) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary Equipment or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets asset owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof Pledgor that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as purchase money lien or a Capitalized Lease Obligation if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapitalized Lease Obligation) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the Pledgors as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such assets Equipment or (g) any intent-to-use United States trademark applications for which an amendment to alleged use or statement of use has not been filed under 15 U.S.C. §1051(c) or 15 U.S.C. §1051(d), respectively, or, if filed, has not been deemed in conformance with 15 U.S.C. §1051(a) or examined and proceedsaccepted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Collateral Agreement, Collateral Agreement (Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “"Security Interest”") in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “"Article 9 Collateral”"):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of Credit Rightsof-credit rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) included, all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds Proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Grantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, including describing such property as "all assets" or "all property". Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dennys Corp), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Dennys Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, each Grantor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Guarantor or in which such Grantor Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash, Deposit AccountsAccounts and securities accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Commercial Tort Claims;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, supporting obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to(other than the grant of security interest in the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 3.01) in, nor the terms and “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include shall not include, (Aa) any contract or agreement Equity Interests of any Person (except for Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary listed on Schedule VI hereto as such schedule may be updated from time to which time, that can be perfected upon the filing of a Grantor is a party financing statement), (b) any Material Pledged Debt Securities or any debt securities that may be pledged pursuant to any foreign pledge agreement under the terms of its rights the Credit Agreement, (c) any assets of any Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, a pledge of such assets would violate a contractual obligation binding on such assets or interests thereunder if such Subsidiary, (d) any assets 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 (1) pledging such assets would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such assets or such Subsidiary and (2) such law or obligation existed at the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right time of the Grantor therein acquisition thereof or (iie) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406that, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of and solely during the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result period in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personwhich, the grant of such a security interest therein would impair the validity or lien is prohibited or prohibited without enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law; provided, that, upon the consent reasonable request of the equity holders Administrative Agent, Company shall, and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or eliminated any contractual obligation of such Person the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above, other than those set forth in a joint venture agreement to which the Borrower Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to is a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsparty.
(cb) Each Grantor Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) ), continuation statements, or other filings and recordings, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral and any other collateral pledged hereunder or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, or such other information as may be required under applicable law including (ai) whether such Grantor Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Guarantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutFixtures, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral or other collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Guarantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGuarantor, without the signature of any GrantorGuarantor, and naming any Grantor Guarantor or the Grantors Guarantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Guarantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Chart Industries Inc), Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Chart Industries Inc)
Security Interest. (a) 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 the its Obligations, each Grantor Pledgor other than Holdings (all references to a Pledgor or to the Pledgors in this Article IV shall be deemed to be a reference to each Pledgor other than Holdings) hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, permitted assigns for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a continuing security interest (the “Security Interest”) inin and lien on, all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest regardless of where located (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Commercial Tort Claims;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectionthe foregoing clauses);
(xiiixii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivxiii) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) any vehicle covered by a certificate of title or ownership, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (b) providedany assets (including Equity Interests), that notwithstanding anything herein whether now owned or hereafter acquired, with respect to which the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement or the other paragraphs of Section 6.10 of the Term Credit Agreement would not be required to be satisfied by reason of Section 6.10(g) of the Term Credit Agreement if hereafter acquired, (c) any property excluded from the definition of Pledged Collateral pursuant to Section 3.01, (d) any Letter of Credit Rights to the contraryextent any Pledgor is required by applicable law to apply the proceeds of a drawing of such Letter of Credit for a specified purpose, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (Ae) any Pledgor’s right, title or interest in any license, contract or agreement to which a Grantor such Pledgor is a party or any of its rights right, title or interests interest thereunder if and for so long as to the extent, but only to the extent, that such a grant would, under the terms of such security interest shall constitute license, contract or agreement, result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to of the terms of, or constitute a default under, or result in the abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability of, any such license, contract or agreement to which such Pledgor is a party (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections Section 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law (including, without limitation, Title 11 of the United States Code) or principles of equity), ; provided, howeverthat immediately upon the ineffectiveness, that lapse or termination of any such provision, the Collateral shall include, and such Pledgor shall be deemed to have granted a security interest shall attach immediately at in, all such time rights and interests as the condition causing if such unenforceability shall be remedied andprovision had never been in effect, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (iif) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets Equipment owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof Pledgor that are is subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as purchase money lien or a Capital Lease Obligation if the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such IndebtednessCapital Lease Obligation) validly prohibits or requires the consent of any person other than the Pledgors as a condition to the creation of any other Lien security interest on such assets and proceedsEquipment.
(cb) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of Collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Collateral Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. .
(c) The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any Grantorsuch Pledgor, and naming any Grantor such Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP), Credit Agreement (Noranda Aluminum Holding CORP)
Security Interest. (a) As ▇▇▇▇▇ and Sellers intend that all Transactions hereunder be sales to Buyer of the Purchased Loans for all purposes (other than for accounting and U.S. Federal, state and local income or franchise Tax purposes) and not loans from Buyer to Sellers secured by the Purchased Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in order to preserve ▇▇▇▇▇’s rights under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
(i) in the event that a court or other forum recharacterizes the Transactions hereunder as other than sales, and (ii) irrespective of any recharacterization determination, as security for both its performance and for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full performance of the Obligationsother Seller of all Obligations hereunder and under the Transaction Documents, each Grantor Seller hereby assigns grants Buyer and pledges to the Collateral Repo Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, ▇▇▇▇▇ and hereby grants to the Collateral Repo Agent, its successors a security interest in all of such Seller’s right, title and assignsinterest in, to and under, in each case, whether now owned or existing, or hereafter acquired or arising: (i) all of the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all security interests, mortgages and liens on personal or real property securing the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances), (ii) the Purchased Loan Documents and all Records, (iii) all related Servicing Rights and Servicing Records, (iv) each Collection Account and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein, (v) the Remittance Account and all amounts and property from time to time on deposit therein, (vi) all Income from the Purchased Loans, inclusive of any related Advances, (vii) each deposit account established in connection with the Purchased Loans for the benefit of any Relevant Party pursuant to the Secured Partiesrelated Servicing Agreements, a security interest (viii) all mortgage guarantees and insurance policies relating to any Purchased Loan or the related Mortgaged Property, and all proceeds thereunder, (ix) all “Security Interestgeneral intangibles”) in, all right, title “accounts” and “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC relating to or interest in or to constituting any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or foregoing items set forth in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
clauses (i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
through (viii) above, (x) all Inventory;
replacements, substitutions or distributions on or proceeds, payments, cash, and profits of, and records and files relating to, any and all of the foregoing items set forth in clauses (i) through (ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
above, (xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above the Disbursement Account established by the Disbursement Agent and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any Account Control Agreement and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing funds credited thereto and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and amounts held from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.on deposit therein and
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Master Repurchase Agreement (Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.), Master Repurchase Agreement (Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest in the following (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) . provided, that however, notwithstanding anything herein to the contraryforegoing, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder under this Section 4.01(a) shall attach to: (A) the Excluded Equity Interests; (B) insofar as the Pledged Stock secures Domestic Obligations, nor more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary (it being understood and agreed that such limitation shall not apply insofar as any such Pledged Stock secures Foreign Obligations); (C) any governmental license, permit, registration or other authorization of any Grantor or any of its rights or interests thereunder, if and for so long as the grant of such security interest is not permitted by or is ineffective under any law or shall constitute or result in (x) the unenforceability of any right of such Grantor therein or (y) a breach or termination pursuant to the terms “Article 9 Collateral” of, or “Pledged Stock” include a default under, any such authorization (Aother than to the extent any such law or term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity); provided, further, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such authorization that does not result in any of the consequences specified in clause (x) or (y) above, including any Proceeds of such authorization; (D) any contract or agreement to which a any Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder thereunder, if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (ix) the unenforceability of any right of the such Grantor therein or (iiy) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), ; provided, howeverfurther, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in clause (ix) or (iiy) includingabove, without limitation, including any proceeds Proceeds of such contract or agreement, ; and (BE) more than 65% any intent-to-use Trademark application pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office unless and until acceptable evidence of use of the issued applicable Trademark has been filed with and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, accepted by such office pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as that granting a security interest in such Trademark application prior to such filing would adversely affect the contract enforceability or other agreement validity or result in which cancellation of such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsTrademark application.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates, it being understood, however, that no fixture filings will be required to be made. Each The Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or and the United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other countryoffice) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without Grantor to the signature of any GrantorCollateral Agent in Intellectual Property included in the Article 9 Collateral, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Cb Richard Ellis Group Inc), Guarantee and Pledge Agreement (Cb Richard Ellis Group Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVClaims;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) ; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to any of the contraryother provisions set forth in this Section 4, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder under this Section 4 attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsExcluded Collateral.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Sources: Second Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Itc Deltacom Inc), First Lien Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Itc Deltacom Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other Commercial Tort Claims with a value, individually, greater than title documents relating to vehicles)$5,000,000, and for which a complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, as set forth on Schedule II hereto;
(v) all EquipmentDocuments;
(vi) all General IntangiblesEquipment;
(vii) all InstrumentsFixtures;
(viii) all InventoryGeneral Intangibles (excluding General Intangibles included in Pledged Collateral);
(ix) all Investment PropertyGoods;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Instruments;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Inventory;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Investment Property;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security (to the extent defined therein).
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (ASC Acquisition LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranties, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all property;
(ii) all Accounts;
(iiiii) all Chattel Paper;
(iiiiv) all Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule III from time to time;
(v) all Deposit Accounts;
(ivvi) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(vvii) all Equipment;
(viviii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Instruments;
(viiix) all Inventory;
(ixxi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include in (A) any contract or agreement to which motor vehicles the perfection of a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) which is excluded from the unenforceability of any right of Uniform Commercial Code in the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreementrelevant jurisdiction, (B) any Equity Interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Equity Interests of any 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, (C) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (D) any asset with respect to which the Administrative Agent has confirmed in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant writing to the organizational documents Borrower its determination that the costs or other consequences (including adverse tax consequences) of providing a security interest in such asset is excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties, or (E) any related shareholders General Intangible, Investment Property or similar agreement other rights of such Persona Grantor arising under any contract, lease, instrument, license or other document if (but only to the extent that) the grant of such a security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent therein would (x) constitute a violation of the equity holders a valid and enforceable restriction in respect of such Person General Intangible, Investment Property or other such rights in favor of a third party or under any law, regulation, permit, order or decree of any Governmental Authority, unless and until all required consents shall have been obtained (for the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions described herein shall not include negative pledges or similar undertakings in favor of a lender or other than financial counterparty) or (y) expressly give any other party in respect of any such contract, lease, instrument, license or other document, the Borrower right to terminate its obligations thereunder; provided, however, that the limitation set forth in clause (E) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned impair the grant by any a Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to of a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred security interest pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent and for so long as the contract that an otherwise applicable prohibition or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien restriction on such assets and proceedsgrant is rendered ineffective by any applicable law, including the Uniform Commercial Code. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Administrative Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be material.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral AgentLender, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral AgentLender, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest and Lien (the “Security Interest”) in), in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all EquipmentGoods;
(vi) all General IntangiblesEquipment;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(viii) all InventoryInstruments;
(ix) all Investment PropertyInventory;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Investment Property and all Security Entitlements;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVall Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xii) all other personal property Commercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule III (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded as such Schedule shall be updated from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this sectiontime to time);
(xiii) all Supporting Obligations;
(xiv) all Fixtures;
(xv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) ; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarySecurity Interest shall not cover, in no event shall and the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as shall not include, the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in Excluded Property any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds aforementioned items with respect to Facebank AG per Section 5.19 of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsthis Agreement.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent Lender at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Article 9 Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detaileffect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly Lender within a reasonable amount of time upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent Lender to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent Lender is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or and United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors debtor and the Collateral Agent Lender as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party Lender to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Equipment;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(vii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(viii) all InventoryGoods and Fixtures;
(ix) all Investment PropertyMoney and Deposit Accounts;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule III from time to time;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVthe Collateral Account, and all cash, securities and other investments deposited therein;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Supporting Obligations;
(xiii) all books and recordsSecurity Entitlements in any or all of the foregoing;
(xiv) all Intellectual Property Collateral;
(xv) all Inventory; and
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) security interest in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than Intellectual Property to the extent that any such term a grant of a security interest would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 result in the forfeiture of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity)Grantor’s rights in such property, provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds Trademark applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the basis of any Grantor’s “intent to use,” unless and until a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” has been filed and accepted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, whereupon such contract or agreementTrademark application shall be automatically subject to the security interest granted herein and deemed to be included in the Collateral and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (A) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (until
(1) Specified Government Accounts and Specified Government Receivables Deposit Accounts and (2) Excluded Accounts, (K) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined by the Borrower and (M) any Foreign property of Holdings other than its right, title and interest in and to the Capital Stock of the Borrower and all Proceeds and products related thereto, provided that the limitation set forth in clause (K) above shall not affect, limit, restrict or impair the grant by a Grantor of a security interest pursuant to this Agreement in any such Collateral to the extent that an otherwise applicable prohibition or restriction on such grant is rendered ineffective by any applicable Law, including the UCC and provided, further, that the Proceeds from any such contract, lease, instrument or other document shall not be excluded from the definition of Article 9 Collateral to the extent that the assignment of such Proceeds is not prohibited. Each Grantor shall, if requested to do so by the Collateral Agent, use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such required consent that is reasonably obtainable with respect to Collateral which the Collateral Agent reasonably determines to be material. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Collateral shall not include Equity Interests and other securities of a Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests or other securities results in the Borrower or Holdings being required to file separate financial statements of such Subsidiary with the SEC (or any other governmental agency), but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement and only for so long as such requirement is in existence. In addition, in the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act is amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to require (or is replaced with another rule or regulation or another law, rule or regulation is adopted which would require) the filing with the SEC (or another governmental agency) of separate financial statements of any Subsidiary due to the fact that the Subsidiary’s Capital Stock or other securities secure any Secured Obligations, then the Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned or other securities of such Subsidiary wherewill automatically be deemed to be excluded from the Collateral, pursuant but only to the organizational documents extent necessary to not be subject to such requirement and only for so long as is required to not be subject to such requirement. In such event, this Agreement may be amended or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personmodified, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture Secured Party, to the extent and for so long as necessary to release the contract security interests in the Equity Interests or other agreement in which such Lien securities that are so deemed to be excluded from the Collateral. In the event that Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act is granted amended, modified or interpreted by the SEC to permit (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of is replaced with another rule or regulation, or any other Lien on law, rule or regulation is adopted which would permit) such assets and proceedsSubsidiary’s Equity Interests or other securities to secure the Secured 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 Equity Interests or other securities of such Subsidiary will automatically be deemed to no longer be excluded from the Collateral, but only to the extent necessary to not be subject to any such financial statement requirement.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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Sources: Security Agreement (Ahny-Iv LLC)
Security Interest. (a) As Subject to the terms of the Initial Acknowledgment Agreement and the Acknowledgment Agreements (as applicable), the Borrower hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent (on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of each Secured Party) as security for the payment or performance, as and performance by the case may be, in full Borrower of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (in all of the “Security Interest”) in, all Borrower’s right, title and interest in, to and under, in any case, whether now held or interest in hereafter acquired (i) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ MSRs; (ii) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac MSRs; (iii) all ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ MSRs; (iv) the Borrower’s rights (but not its obligations) under the Transaction Documents including without limitation, any rights to receive payments thereunder or any rights to any collateral thereunder whether now held or hereafter acquired, now existing or hereafter created; (v) all collateral however defined or described under the Transaction Documents to the extent not otherwise included above; (vi) all Related Security; (vii) [reserved]; (viii) all Records relating to and all proceeds of the following assets foregoing (collectively, (i)-(viii), the “MSR Collateral”), and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (ix) all Additional Collateral (collectively, the “Article 9 Borrower Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event the term “Borrower Collateral” shall not include, and the grant, pledge and assignment of a security interest granted hereunder attach tocontained in this Section 2.17 shall not include a security interest in any Excluded Collateral.
(b) Additionally, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include Guarantor hereby grants, pledges and assigns to the Administrative Agent (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any on behalf of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long the ratable benefit of each Secured Party) as security for the grant payment and performance by the Borrower of such the Obligations and the Guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, a security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right all of the Grantor therein Guarantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under, in any case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, all Additional Guarantor Collateral (ii) in a breach together with the Borrower Collateral, the “Collateral”). For the avoidance of doubt, each grant, pledge, or termination pursuant assignment of the Collateral hereunder shall, subject to the terms ofrights of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac under the Initial ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac Acknowledgment Agreement and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mac Acknowledgment Agreement (as applicable), or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 include all of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity)Borrower’s and Guarantor’s rights, providedbut not its obligations, however, that with respect to such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsCollateral.
(c) The parties acknowledge that the Agencies have certain rights under the Initial Acknowledgment Agreement and Acknowledgment Agreements (as applicable), including the right to cause the Borrower to transfer servicing to a transferee servicer under certain circumstances as more particularly set forth therein. The transferee servicer shall have all the rights and remedies against the Borrower and the Collateral as set forth herein and under the UCC.
(d) [Reserved.]
(e) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably of the Borrower and the Guarantor will promptly, at its respective expense, execute and deliver such instruments, financing and continuation statements and documents and take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to perfect, protect, evidence, exercise and enforce the Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s interests, rights and remedies under and with respect to the Transaction Documents, the Advances and the Assets. To the extent the Borrower or the Guarantor has filed or caused the filing of any document as provided above, the Borrower or the Guarantor, as applicable, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document recorded, registered or filed as provided above, as soon as available following such recording, registration or filing.
(f) If the Borrower fails to perform any of its Obligations, then the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) perform or cause to be performed such Obligation, and the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Borrower fails to perform any of its Obligations, the Borrower authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the expense of the Borrower, at any time and from time to time time, to take all actions and pay all amounts that the Administrative Agent reasonably deems necessary or appropriate to protect, enforce, preserve, insure, service, administer, manage, perform, maintain, safeguard, collect or realize on the Assets, including the right to liquidate the Assets, and the Administrative Agent’s Liens and interests therein or thereon and to give effect to the intent of the Transaction Documents. No Potential Event of Default or Event of Default shall be cured by the payment or performance of any Obligation by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may make any such payment in accordance with any ▇▇▇▇, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or holder of the claim to be discharged without inquiry into the accuracy of such ▇▇▇▇, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax assessment, sale, forfeiture, Tax Lien, title or claim except to the extent such payment is being contested in good faith by the Borrower in appropriate proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP.
(g) Upon termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due), Administrative Agent shall release its security interests in the Collateral and promptly file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing termination statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.17 and take such other action as a fixture may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or Guarantor to evidence such release. If evidence of filing such termination statements has not been delivered to the Borrower or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals Guarantor, as applicable, within ten (10) days of termination of this Agreement and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due), the Administrative Agent hereby authorizes the Borrower or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutGuarantor, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent as applicable, to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partytermination statements.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) As To secure the payment of the amounts due to Lender under the Note (collectively, the "OBLIGATIONS"), each Company hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all now owned or hereinafter acquired (i) Inventory, Equipment, and Books and Records owned by such Company and all products and Proceeds thereof (the "FIXED COLLATERAL"), and (ii) Accounts of such Company (the "ACCOUNT Collateral", and together with the Fixed Collateral, the "COLLATERAL") and all products and Proceeds thereof.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Company hereby assigns to Lender, as additional security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges all proceeds of insurance due or to become due after the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit occurrence of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit Event of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to Default under any and all policies of the following assets and properties insurance now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by covering the Collateral (the "INSURANCE PROCEEDS"). Subject to the remaining terms of this Paragraph 2(b), each Company hereby directs the issuer of any such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at policy to pay all Insurance Proceeds directly to Lender. The foregoing notwithstanding, if prior to the payment of any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectivelyInsurance Proceeds, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating Company Agent delivers written notice to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) Lender that the Insurance Proceeds will be used to replace the Collateral which was lost, stolen, destroyed or otherwise subject to a casualty, then the foregoing assignment shall not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above be effective and the applicable insurer shall pay the Insurance Proceeds directly to the Companies; PROVIDED that such Insurance Proceeds shall only be used by the Companies to replace the lost, stolen or destroyed Collateral and any property specifically excluded from any defined term Insurance Proceeds not used for such purposes shall be paid to Lender in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products satisfaction of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant then outstanding. Subject to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equitythis Paragraph 2(b), providedupon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of an Event of Default, howeverLender may (but need not), that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andin Lender' name or in Companies' names, to the extent severableexecute and deliver proof of claim, shall attach immediately to any portion receive all Insurance Proceeds, and endorse checks and other instruments representing payment of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsInsurance Proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor Company hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time Lender to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements, continuation statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (ix) indicate describe the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, set forth in Section 2(a) and (iiy) contain the any other information required by Part 5 of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction UCC for the sufficiency or filing office acceptance of any financing statement, continuation statement or amendment. Each Company acknowledges that it is not authorized to file any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and amendment or termination statement with respect to any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing covering any or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description all of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorCollateral, without the signature prior written consent of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
Lender (d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out Companies' rights under Section 9-509(d)(2) of the Article 9 CollateralUCC and provided that the foregoing restriction shall be inapplicable following the satisfaction in full of the Obligations.
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Sources: Security Agreement (Workstream Inc)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may beapplicable, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of Credit Rightsof-credit rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in the commercial tort claims specified on Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security security, supporting obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” Collateral shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) any Equipment that is subject to a purchase money lien or capital lease permitted under the unenforceability of any right of Credit Agreement to the Grantor therein extent the documents relating to such purchase money lien or capital lease would not permit such Equipment to be subject to the Security Interests created hereby and (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than property to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 grant of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such a security interest shall attach immediately at is prohibited by any Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority or constitutes a breach or default under or results in termination of any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or giving rise to such time as property or, in the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied andcase of any Investment Property or Pledged Securities, any applicable shareholder or similar agreement, except, in each case, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion that such Requirement of Law or the provision of such contract contract, license, agreement instrument or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) other document or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders shareholder or similar agreement of giving rise to such Personprohibition, the grant of such security interest breach, default or lien termination is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsineffective under applicable law.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned Grantor or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect such other description as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, the Collateral Agent may determine and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, including the Guaranty, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other Commercial Tort Claims with a value, individually, greater than title documents relating to vehicles)$5,000,000, and for which a complaint has been filed in a court of competent jurisdiction, as set forth on Schedule II hereto;
(v) all Documents;
(vi) all Equipment;
(vivii) all Fixtures;
(viii) all General Intangibles;
(viiix) all Goods;
(x) all Instruments;
(viiixi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in any Excluded Asset or any Excluded Security (to the extent defined herein); and provided further that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and the Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset or Excluded Security.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent (or its designee) for the benefit of the Secured Parties at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (aA) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and and, if required, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (bB) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon any reasonable request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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Sources: Pledge and Security Agreement (Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, each Grantor Guarantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Guarantor or in which such Grantor Guarantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash, Deposit AccountsAccounts and securities accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all Investment Property;
(xxi) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Commercial Tort Claims;
(xiii) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds proceeds, supporting obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrarycontrary in this Agreement, in no event this Agreement shall the not constitute a grant of a security interest granted hereunder attach to(other than the grant of security interest in the Pledged Stock pursuant to Section 3.01) in, nor the terms and “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include shall not include, (Aa) any contract or agreement Equity Interests of any Person (except for Equity Interests of any Material Subsidiary listed on Schedule IV hereto as such schedule may be updated from time to which time, that can be perfected upon the filing of a Grantor is a party financing statement), (b) any Material Pledged Debt Securities or any debt securities that may be pledged pursuant to any foreign pledge agreement under the terms of its rights the Credit Agreement, (c) any assets of any Subsidiary to the extent that, as of the Closing Date, and for so long as, a pledge of such assets would violate a contractual obligation binding on such assets or interests thereunder if such Subsidiary, (d) any assets 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 (1) pledging such assets would violate applicable law or a contractual obligation binding on such assets or such Subsidiary and (2) such law or obligation existed at the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right time of the Grantor therein acquisition thereof or (iie) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406that, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of and solely during the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result period in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Personwhich, the grant of such a security interest therein would impair the validity or lien is prohibited or prohibited without enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law; provided, that, upon the consent reasonable request of the equity holders Administrative Agent, Company shall, and shall cause any applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to have waived or eliminated any contractual obligation of such Person the types described in clauses (c) and (d) above, other than those set forth in a joint venture agreement to which the Borrower Company or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to is a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsparty.
(cb) Each Grantor Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) ), continuation statements, or other filings and recordings, with respect to the Article 9 Collateral and any other collateral pledged hereunder or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, or such other information as may be required under applicable law including (ai) whether such Grantor Guarantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Guarantor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutFixtures, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesrelates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral or other collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property”. Each Grantor Guarantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorGuarantor, without the signature of any GrantorGuarantor, and naming any Grantor Guarantor or the Grantors Guarantors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Guarantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) 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 the Obligations, each Grantor Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor Pledgor or in which such Grantor Pledgor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsDocuments;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Goods, including Equipment, Fixtures and Inventory;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(viivi) all Instruments;
(vii) all Investment Property (other than the Pledged Securities);
(viii) all InventoryLetters of Credit and Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(ix) all Investment PropertyCommercial Tort Claims;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rightsall books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;all Intellectual Property; and
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) included, all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds proceeds, Supporting Obligations and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person person with respect to any of the foregoing;. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the term Article 9 Collateral shall not include Excluded Property.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor Pledgor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (ai) whether such Grantor Pledgor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and Pledgor, (bii) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cutfiling, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. relates and (iii) a description of collateral that describes such property in any other manner as the Administrative Agent may reasonably determine is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including describing such property as “all assets” or “all property.” Each Grantor Pledgor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Administrative Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Administrative Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each GrantorPledgor, without the signature of any GrantorPledgor, and naming any Grantor Pledgor or the Grantors Pledgors as debtors and the Collateral Administrative Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor Pledgor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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Sources: Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Nuance Communications, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor the Company hereby assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral AgentPurchaser, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all the Company’s right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor the Company or in which such Grantor the Company now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) all Letter-of of-Credit Rights;
(xi) all Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IVClaims;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above books and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);records pertaining to the Collateral; and
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, ; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder Security Interest attach toto any Excluded Assets (for the avoidance of doubt, nor it being understood that the terms term “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” shall not include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equityExcluded Asset), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(cb) Each Grantor On the date hereof, the Company shall cause UCC-1 financing statements substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be filed with the California Secretary of State and with the appropriate authorities in Colorado to perfect the liens intended to be created by this Agreement (the “Financing Statements”). The parties hereto hereby irrevocably authorizes authorize the Collateral Agent Purchaser at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial other financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Purchaser reasonably determines is necessary to ensure the perfection and continuation of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired the Company or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 effect. The Company shall also enter into customary mortgages granting a lien in favor of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of Purchaser on any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description fee-owned real property of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to Company that is owned as of the date hereofhereof to secure the Secured Obligations (it being understood that any such mortgages will be entered into on a post-closing basis within 120 days of the date hereof (or such later date as the Purchaser may reasonably agree)). The Collateral Agent is Company shall further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) take such documents additional perfection actions as may be necessary or advisable for reasonably requested by Purchaser as Purchaser may determine are required to perfect the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted liens intended to be created by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partythis Agreement.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (aA) As The Parties agree, acknowledge and intend that the legal status of this PPA is and shall be as a power purchase agreement, a forward contract (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), a commodity forward agreement (and thus a swap agreement as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), and a master netting agreement (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), and not a secured purchase of the Chugach Portion or any other alternative form of transaction, and that Seller will at all times during the Term have and retain full undivided ownership of the Chugach Portion. Accordingly, each Party acknowledges and agrees that: (1) it shall not assert that the transactions contemplated under this PPA are a secured financing of any sort; and (2) it shall cooperate with the other Party in defending against any assertion by a third party that the transactions contemplated hereunder constitute a secured financing.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, as security for the prompt payment or performanceand performance of all obligations of Purchaser under this PPA, including the payment of all Annual Payments to Seller, and solely as a precaution in the case may be, in full event that this PPA should be construed as a secured financing such that Purchaser shall be deemed to have acquired title to the Chugach Portion at any time (other than by exercise of the ObligationsPurchase Option under Section 14.3), each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and Purchaser hereby grants to the Collateral AgentSeller a senior, its successors first priority purchase money lien on and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) inin and to, and right of set-off with respect to, all right, title or title, and interest of Purchaser in and to the Chugach Portion (including all right, title, and interest in or and to any Power attributable to the Chugach Portion, except as and to the extent that such Power is delivered to Purchaser at the Delivery Point under and in accordance with the express provisions of this PPA) and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest proceeds thereof (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
). In addition, notwithstanding ARTICLE 14, Purchaser (i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating represents and warrants to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-Seller as of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations each of the foregoing Contract Date and all collateral security the Effective Date that (a) Purchaser has provided Seller with a true and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any correct copy of the foregoing;
(b) providedTrust Indenture, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof all supplements and amendments thereto that were executed after January 20, 2011 and (ib) indicate there are no liens or security interests in or on the assets of Purchaser that encumber the Collateral as all of the Contract Date, and that there will be no liens or security interests in or on the assets of such GrantorPurchaser that will encumber the Collateral as of the Effective Date; (ii) covenants and agrees that Purchaser shall provide to Seller, whether now owned at or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being prior to the Closing, (a) an original, fully executed copy of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detailOfficers’ Certificate of Excludable Property (as such terms are defined in the Trust Indenture), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, identifying the Collateral as Excludable Property under the Trust Indenture and including a confirmation by the Trustee (as defined in the Trust Indenture) that the Collateral is Excludable Property and is not subject to the lien of the Trust Indenture pursuant to a release under Section 6.10 of the Trust Indenture, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, (b) evidence of Purchaser’s delivery of such Officers’ Certificate to the Trustee and the Trustee’s execution of such release, and (iic) contain the information required by Article 9 evidence of the Uniform Commercial Code recording of each applicable jurisdiction for such release in all recording offices in the filing State of Alaska in which the lien of the Trust Indenture has been recorded; and (iii) covenants and agrees that Purchaser shall not, without Seller's prior written consent, grant any financing statement or amendmentsecurity interest in the Collateral, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organizationin connection with this PPA, the type of organization Asset Purchase Agreement, and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, or (b) any grant of a lien to the Trustee pursuant to Granting Clause Third of the Trust Indenture or otherwise. In connection with the lien and security interest granted in this Section 15.14(B), Seller shall have the rights and remedies of a secured party or mortgagee under Applicable Law, including the UCC. Purchaser hereby authorizes Seller to file UCC financing statements and to record instruments with any appropriate Governmental Authority, and to make other similar filings and recordings with respect hereto as Seller shall elect in its sole discretion for the purposes of recording and perfecting its lien and security interest in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Sources: Power Purchase Agreement
Security Interest. (a) As collateral security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full repayment of the ObligationsDebt as described above, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and Pledgor hereby grants to the Collateral AgentCompany, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such Company shall have a security interest in the shares of capital stock of the Company, issued in the name of the Pledgor, set forth on Schedule A (the “Security InterestShares”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all ). Simultaneously with the execution of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectivelythis Agreement, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating Pledgor will deliver the Shares to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described the Company along with a duly executed stock power, endorsed in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;blank.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event The Company shall the also have a security interest granted hereunder attach toin all securities and other property, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long of any description at any time issued or issuable as an addition to, in substitution or exchange for, or with respect to the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in Shares, including without limitation, (i) shares issued as dividends or as the unenforceability result of any right change in the name of the Grantor therein Pledgor, or (ii) any reclassification, or any split-up, (iii) any shares issued in connection with any merger including the proposed merger with Aspen Group, Inc. (f/k/a breach Elite Nutritional Brands, Inc.), or termination pursuant other corporate reorganization, collectively referred to as the “New Shares.” The Pledgor will promptly deliver to the terms of, or a default under, Company duly executed stock powers for any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceedsShares.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time Pledgor represents and from time warrants as to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that himself that
(i) indicate Each Pledgor is the Collateral sole beneficial and record owner of the Shares, as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and reflected on Schedule A;
(ii) contain the information required by Article 9 The Shares are free and clear of all liens, pledges, charges, encumbrances, security interest or right or option of any third person to purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for Shares and the filing Pledgor has the unrestricted right to pledge the Shares as contemplated hereby;
(iii) Each Pledgor possesses the voting rights in the Shares, and will possess the voting rights, if any, in any New Shares free and clear of any financing statement restrictions; and
(iv) The Shares are not subject to any restriction on sale, transfer, assignment or amendment, including (a) whether hypothecation other than such Grantor is an organization, the type restrictions as arise out of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partynon-registration thereof.
(d) The Security Interest Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to imply that any Pledgor is granted as security only and shall not subject personally guaranteeing the Collateral Agent Debt or any other Secured Party tois personally liable for the Debt, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect except to or arising out the extent of the Article 9 Collateral.Shares, as reflected on Schedule A.
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Sources: Pledge Agreement (Aspen Group, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and 4.1 Assignor hereby grants to the Collateral AgentFactor as collateral, its successors and assigns, for the benefit to secure all of the Secured Partiesdebts, liabilities and obligations of Assignor to Factor under this Agreement, including all costs and expenses incurred by Factor in connection with the enforcement of its rights under this Agreement, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets property of Assignor: (a) all Accounts (except for the Excluded Account), wherever located or situated, and properties whether now existing or arising in the future, and whether now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any rightacquired by Assignor, title together with all proceeds and monies due or interest (collectivelybecoming due on such Accounts; all guaranties, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) insurance and security for such Accounts; all security reserves related to such Accounts;
(ii) ; all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles);
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General Intangibles;
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all Inventory;
(ix) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold Assignor’s rights and interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause the goods giving rise to such Accounts, and the rights associated with or related or pertaining to such goods, including without limitation the right of stoppage in this section above transit and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations related insurance, any items substituted therefore as replacements and all additions thereto; (b) all of Assignor’s chattel paper, instruments, general intangibles, securities, contract rights and insurance associated with or related to the Accounts; (c) all equipment, inventory, and deposit accounts; and (d) all proceeds of any of the foregoing Accounts, property, rights and interests. Factor in its own name, or Factor’s collateral agent Electus 116 Trust in its name as the agent of Factor, may file financing statements and all amendments thereto describing as the collateral security and guarantees given any or all of the foregoing collateral by any Person with respect description Factor or its collateral agent deems appropriate in any jurisdiction or office Factor or its collateral agent deems appropriate to perfect Factor’s security interest in foregoing collateral.
4.2 In the event of Assignor’s breach of any warranty made in this Agreement or the Assignor’s failure to observe or perform any of the foregoing;
(b) providedprovisions or obligations of this Agreement, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contraryAssignor shall be in default, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) and Factor may enforce payment and exercise any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right all of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued rights and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required remedies provided by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for Code. In addition, upon default by Assignor, Factor shall also have the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, right to take all actions necessary to collect the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in Accounts directly from the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured partyAccount Debtors.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.
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Sources: Factoring Agreement (TSS, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may beapplicable, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges grants to the Collateral Agent, Agent and its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit AccountsCommercial Tort Claims listed on Schedule IV hereto;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Goods, including all Equipment, Inventory and Fixtures;
(vi) all General IntangiblesIntangibles (including Intellectual Property and Licenses);
(vii) all Instruments;
(viii) all InventoryInvestment Property;
(ix) all Investment PropertyLetter-of-Credit Rights;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) to the extent not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiii) all books and records; and
(xiv) included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security security, supporting obligations and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if the Article 9 Collateral shall not include, and for so long as the grant of such security interest no Security Interest shall constitute or result be deemed granted in (i) any Equipment that is subject to a purchase money lien or capital lease permitted under the unenforceability of any right of Credit Agreement to the Grantor therein extent the documents relating to such purchase money lien or capital lease would not permit such Equipment to be subject to the Security Interests created hereby, (ii) any property, any pledges and security interest or equity in Unrestricted Subsidiaries to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by any Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority, (iii) any contract, license, agreement, or permit to the extent that such grant of a security interest therein constitutes a breach or default under or results in termination of any such contract, license, agreement, or permit or any rights of the applicable Grantor therein pursuant to the terms ofthereof, (iv) any Investment Property or a default under, any such contract or agreement Pledged Securities (other than Capital Stock of a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), to the extent that any granting a security interest in such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9Investment Property or Pledged Securities is prohibited by a shareholder, joint-406venture or similar agreement, 9-407except, 9-408 or 9-409 in each case of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equityclauses (ii), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and(iii) and (iv) above, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion that such Requirement of Law or the provision of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) includingcontract, without limitationlicense, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary permit or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders shareholder or similar agreement of giving rise to such Personprohibition, the grant of such security interest breach, default or lien termination is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person ineffective under applicable law, (other than the Borrower or v) any whollyUnited States intent-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to-use trademark application to the extent and for so long as creation by a Grantor of a security interest therein would impair the contract validity or other agreement enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application, (vi) assets to the extent a Security Interest in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets would result in adverse tax consequences as determined by the Borrower in writing delivered to the Collateral Agent, (vii) any leasehold interest related to real estate and proceeds(viii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title; and (B) and the Article 9 Collateral shall not include any assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have reasonably determined in writing that the burden or cost of obtaining a security interest in such assets outweighs the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby and the Grantors shall not be required to perfect a security interest in any item of Article 9 Collateral as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower have reasonably determined in writing that the burden or cost of perfecting a security interest in such Article 9 Collateral outweighs the benefit to the Secured Parties of the security to be afforded thereby. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Intellectual Property, the grant of a Security Interest herein shall not be deemed an assignment of Intellectual Property to the Collateral Agent.
(cb) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as “all assets assets” of such Grantor, whether now owned Grantor or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect such description as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, the Collateral Agent may determine and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relatesGrantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s written request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without including the signature of any GrantorCopyright Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement and the Trademark Security Agreement, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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Sources: Guaranty and Collateral Agreement (Radiation Therapy Services Holdings, Inc.)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Administrative Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, in all right, title or and interest in or in, to and under any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;
(viii) all Instruments;
(ix) all Inventory;
(ixx) all other Goods;
(xi) all Investment Property;
(x) Letter-of Credit Rights;
(xi) Commercial Tort Claims described in Schedule IV;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above Letters of Credit and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section)Letter-of-Credit Rights;
(xiii) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to a Supplement or pursuant to Section 4.04(e);
(xiv) all Supporting Obligations;
(xv) all books and recordsrecords pertaining to the Collateral; and
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and any and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of, each of the foregoing, any and all Proceeds of any insurance, indemnity, warranty or guaranty payable to such Grantor from time to time with respect to any of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; provided, however, for purposes of Section 9-203(a) of the UCC, the security interest granted pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) shall not attach to any Article 9 Collateral until consummation of the ChampionX Merger.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include to (Ai) any contract or agreement assets if, to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if the extent and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute a Lien thereon to secure the Obligations is prohibited by applicable law, rule or result in (i) regulation after giving effect to the unenforceability applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any applicable jurisdiction and other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, law; provided that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability prohibition shall be remedied no longer exist and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement asset that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or such prohibition, (ii) includingany Excluded Equity, without limitation(iii) any motor vehicles owned or any other assets subject to certificates of title, to the extent that a security interest therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement, (iv) any proceeds U.S. intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of such contract a statement of use or agreementan affidavit to allege use in connection therewith, (v) Letter-of-Credit Rights other than Supporting Obligations or to the extent that a security interest therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement and Commercial Tort Claims, in each case with a value, as reasonably determined by the Borrower, of less than the lesser of (A) $20,000,000 and (B) more than 65% the amount contemplated by the corresponding provision of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests First Lien Security Documents (as defined in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) relating to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(d) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.ChampionX Corp Credit Facilities,
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Sources: Credit Agreement (ChampionX Corp)
Security Interest. (a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Security Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in, all right, title or interest in or to any and all of the following assets and properties now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):
(i) all Accounts;
(ii) all Chattel Paper;
(iii) all Deposit Accounts, all cash and all other property from time to time deposited and the monies and property in the possession or under the control of the Credit Agent, the Collateral Agent or any affiliate, representative, agent or correspondent of the Credit Agent or Collateral Agent;
(iv) all Documents (other than title documents relating to vehicles)Documents;
(v) all Equipment;
(vi) all General IntangiblesFixtures;
(vii) all InstrumentsGeneral Intangibles (including all Payment Intangibles);
(viii) all Goods;
(ix) all Instruments;
(x) all Intellectual Property;
(xi) all Inventory;
(ixxii) all Investment Property;
(xxiii) Letter-of of-Credit Rightsrights;
(xixiv) the Commercial Tort Claims described in on Schedule IVV hereto;
(xii) all other personal property (other than leasehold interests in real property) not otherwise described above (except for any property specifically excluded from any clause in this section above and any property specifically excluded from any defined term used in any clause of this section);
(xiiixv) all books and records; andrecords pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral;
(xivxvi) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all Supporting Obligations of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;; and
(xvii) all cash or cash equivalents received by the Trustee or the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Trustee pursuant to Article 12 of the Indenture.
(b) provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the security interest granted hereunder attach to, nor the terms “Article 9 Collateral” or “Pledged Stock” include (A) any contract or agreement to which a Grantor is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of such security interest shall constitute or result in (i) the unenforceability of any right of the Grantor therein or (ii) in a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, any such contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the New York UCC or any other applicable law or principles of equity), provided, however, that such security interest shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such unenforceability shall be remedied and, to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such contract or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified in (i) or (ii) including, without limitation, any proceeds of such contract or agreement, (B) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary where, pursuant to the organizational documents or any related shareholders or similar agreement of such Person, the grant of such security interest or lien is prohibited or prohibited without the consent of the equity holders of such Person (other than the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof); and (C) assets owned by any Grantor on the date hereof or hereafter acquired and any proceeds thereof that are subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(4) of the Indenture to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted (or the documentation providing for such Indebtedness) validly prohibits the creation of any other Lien on such assets and proceeds.
(c) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file or cause to be filed in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) indicate the Collateral as all assets of such Grantor, whether now owned or hereafter acquired Grantor or words of similar effect as being of an equal or lesser scope or with greater detail, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (a) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (b) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or covering Article 9 Collateral constituting minerals or the like to be extracted or timber to be cut, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon request. Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file or cause to be filed in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file or cause to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office or any similar office in any other country) such documents as may be necessary or advisable (or, in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent, advisable, including, the Assignment of Security (Trademarks), the Assignment of Security (Patents) and the Assignment of Security (Copyright)) for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by each Grantor, without the signature of any Grantor, and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party.
(dc) The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Article 9 Collateral.9
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