Security Interests Absolute All rights of the Secured Parties and all obligations of the Debtors hereunder, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Debentures or any agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing, or any portion hereof or thereof; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment or performance of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Debentures or any other agreement entered into in connection with the foregoing; (c) any exchange, release or nonperfection of any of the Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other collateral for, or any guarantee, or any other security, for all or any of the Obligations; (d) any action by the Secured Parties to obtain, adjust, settle and cancel in its sole discretion any insurance claims or matters made or arising in connection with the Collateral; or (e) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute any legal or equitable defense available to a Debtor, or a discharge of all or any part of the Security Interests granted hereby. Until the Obligations shall have been paid and performed in full, the rights of the Secured Parties shall continue even if the Obligations are barred for any reason, including, without limitation, the running of the statute of limitations or bankruptcy. Each Debtor expressly waives presentment, protest, notice of protest, demand, notice of nonpayment and demand for performance. In the event that at any time any transfer of any Collateral or any payment received by the Secured Parties hereunder shall be deemed by final order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the United States, or shall be deemed to be otherwise due to any party other than the Secured Parties, then, in any such event, each Debtor’s obligations hereunder shall survive cancellation of this Agreement, and shall not be discharged or satisfied by any prior payment thereof and/or cancellation of this Agreement, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof. Each Debtor waives all right to require the Secured Parties to proceed against any other person or entity or to apply any Collateral which the Secured Parties may hold at any time, or to marshal assets, or to pursue any other remedy. Each Debtor waives any defense arising by reason of the application of the statute of limitations to any obligation secured hereby.
Security Interests in Collateral To secure their Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Loan Parties shall grant to the Collateral Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the other Secured Parties, a first-priority security interest in all of the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.
Security Interests The Seller has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that includes a description of collateral covering any Receivable other than any financing statement relating to security interests granted under the Transaction Documents or that have been or, prior to the assignment of such Receivables hereunder, will be terminated, amended or released. This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest in the Receivables (other than the Related Security with respect thereto, to the extent that an ownership interest therein cannot be perfected by the filing of a financing statement) in favor of the Issuer which security interest is prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and is enforceable as such against all other creditors of and purchasers and assignees from the Seller.
The Security Interests In order to secure the full and punctual observance and performance of the covenants and agreements of Pledgor contained herein and in the Securities Contract:
(a) Pledgor hereby assigns and pledges to Secured Party, and grants to Secured Party, security interests in and to, and a lien upon and right of set-off against, and transfers to Secured Party, as and by way of a security interest having priority over all other security interests, with power of sale, all of Pledgor's right, title and interest in and to (i) the Initial Pledged Items; (ii) all additions to and substitutions for the Initial Pledged Items (including, without limitation, any securities, instruments or other property delivered or pledged pursuant to Section 4(a), 5(b) or 5(j)) (such additions and substitutions, the "Additions and Substitutions"); (iii) all income, proceeds and collections received or to be received, or derived or to be derived, now or any time hereafter (whether before or after the commencement of any proceeding under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, by or against Pledgor, with respect to Pledgor) from or in connection with the Initial Pledged Items or the Additions and Substitutions (excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends but including, without limitation, (A) any shares of capital stock issued by the Issuer in respect of any Common Stock constituting Collateral or any cash, securities or other property distributed in respect of or exchanged for any Common Stock or Government Securities constituting Collateral (other than Ordinary Cash Dividends), or into which any such Common Stock is converted in connection with any Reorganization Event or otherwise, and any security entitlements in respect of any of the foregoing, (B) any obligation of Secured Party to return any rehypothecated Collateral pursuant to Section 5(i) and (C) any amounts paid or assets delivered to Pledgor by Secured Party in respect of dividends paid or distributions (other than Ordinary Cash Dividends) made on shares of Common Stock constituting Collateral that have been rehypothecated in accordance with Section 5(i)); (iv) the Collateral Account and all securities and other financial assets (each as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC), including the Initial Pledged Items and the Additions and Substitutions, and other funds, property or assets from time to time held therein or credited thereto; and (v) all powers and rights now owned or hereafter acquired under or with respect to the Initial Pledged Items or the Additions and Substitutions (such Initial Pledged Items, Additions and Substitutions, proceeds, collections, powers, rights, Collateral Account and assets held therein or credited thereto being herein collectively called the "Collateral"). Secured Party shall have all of the rights, remedies and recourses with respect to the Collateral afforded a secured party by the UCC, in addition to, and not in limitation of, the other rights, remedies and recourses afforded to Secured Party by this Agreement.
(b) Immediately upon payment of the Purchase Price, Pledgor shall deliver to the Custodian in pledge hereunder Eligible Collateral consisting of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Base Amount as of the Closing Date (the "Initial Pledged Items"), in the manner provided in Section 5(c). Upon delivery of the Purchase Price, Pledgor shall cause to be delivered to Secured Party any documents as Secured Party may reasonably request to evidence that the Initial Pledged Items have been delivered free and clear from any Lien or Transfer Restrictions to which such Initial Pledged Items may have been subject prior to the delivery of the Purchase Price.
(c) In the event that the Issuer at any time issues in respect of any Common Stock constituting Collateral hereunder, or comprising financial assets underlying security entitlements constituting Collateral hereunder, any additional or substitute shares of capital stock of any class, Pledgor shall immediately pledge and deliver to Secured Party in accordance with Section 5(c) all such shares or security entitlements in respect thereof as additional Collateral hereunder.
(d) The Security Interests are granted as security only and shall not subject Secured Party to, or transfer or in any way affect or modify, any obligation or liability of Pledgor or the Issuer with respect to any of the Collateral or any transaction in connection therewith.
(e) The parties hereto expressly agree that all rights, assets and property at any time held in or credited to the Collateral Account shall be treated as financial assets (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC).
Security Interest (i) As described in Section 2.01(n) hereof, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Collateral by the Seller to or the Buyer be, and be construed as, an absolute sale without recourse. If, however, notwithstanding the intention of the parties, such conveyance is determined for any reason not to be an absolute sale, this Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) granted by the Seller in favor of the Buyer in all right, title and interest of the Seller in, to and under the Collateral transferred by the Seller thereto, as applicable, which security interest shall be a first priority perfected security interest prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller upon execution and delivery of this Agreement, subject, as to enforcement, (A) to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting generally the enforcement of creditors’ rights as such laws would apply in the event of any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency or similar event applicable to the Seller and (B) to general equitable principles (whether enforceability of such principles is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity);
(ii) the Collateral Obligations, along with the Underlying Instruments, constitute “general intangibles,” “instruments,” “accounts,” “investment property,” or “chattel paper,” within the meaning of the applicable UCC;
(iii) the Seller owns and has, and upon the sale and transfer thereof by the Seller to the Buyer, the Buyer will have, good and marketable title to such Collateral Obligations free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), claim or encumbrance of any Person;
(iv) the Seller has received all consents and approvals, if any, required by the terms of the Collateral Obligations to the sale of the Collateral Obligations hereunder to the Buyer (except (A) to the extent that the requirement for such consent is rendered ineffective under Section 9-406 of the UCC and (B) for any customary procedural requirements and agents’ and/or Obligors’ consents expected to be obtained in due course in connection with the transfer of the Collateral Obligations to the Buyer (except, in the case of clause (B), for any such agents’ consents where the Seller or any of its Affiliates is the agent which the Seller has or will obtain));
(v) the Seller has caused the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral Obligations granted by the Seller to the Buyer under this Agreement to the extent perfection can be achieved by filing a financing statement;
(vi) other than the sale by the Seller to the Buyer hereunder and the back up security interest granted by the Seller to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral Obligations, except in connection with any Financing Facility, if any, which security interests, if any, with respect to such Collateral Obligations will be released on the applicable Purchase Date. The Seller has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements naming the Seller as debtor that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral Obligations constituting Collateral hereunder other than any financing statement (A) relating to the security interest granted to the Buyer under this Agreement, or (B) that has been or will be terminated as of the related Purchase Date or for which a release or partial release has been or will be timely filed. The Seller is not aware of the filing of any judgment or tax Lien filings against the Seller;
(vii) except with respect to any Collateral Obligation for which there is no promissory note, all original executed copies of each promissory note that constitutes or evidences the Collateral Obligations sold by the Seller hereunder have been delivered by the Seller at the direction of the Buyer, as required hereunder; and
(viii) none of the promissory notes, if any that constitute or evidence any Collateral Obligations sold by the Seller hereunder has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Buyer.
Security Interests in Personal Property Section 3.01 Security Interest 11 Section 3.02 Representations and Warranties 13 Section 3.03 Covenants 14
Perfection of Security Interests in the Collateral The Collateral Documents create valid security interests in, and Liens on, the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, which security interests and Liens are currently perfected security interests and Liens, prior to all other Liens other than Permitted Liens.
Security Interest and Collateral To secure the payment and performance of the Obligations, Borrower hereby grants Lender a security interest (herein called the "Security Interest") in the following Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by Borrower and wherever located, and all products and proceeds thereof:
(a) Crops, whether annual or perennial, whether grown, growing or to be grown, and whether harvested or unharvested, the products and proceeds thereof and stored grain (including all of the foregoing designated as inventory) and any negotiable or nonnegotiable documents, scale tickets and the like resulting from the storage thereof; also seed, fertilizer, chemicals, and other supplies used or produced by Borrower in farming operations; also accounts, contract rights (including proceeds from insurance policies covering the other Collateral), instruments, documents and general intangibles, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located; hedging and commodity accounts or agreements, now or hereafter or in effect, together with all rights in and to such accounts or agreements and all payments due or to become due thereunder.
(b) Livestock (including livestock in gestation) and their young, products and proceeds and progeny thereof and produce thereof, including all livestock designated as inventory; also feed, medicines and other supplies used or produced by Borrower in farming operations; also accounts, contract rights (including proceeds from insurance policies covering the other Collateral), instruments, documents and general intangibles, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located; hedging and commodity accounts or agreements, now or hereafter or in effect, together with all rights in and to such accounts or agreements and all payments due or to become due thereunder.
(c) All of Borrower’s equipment and machinery, and all accessions and attachments thereto and replacements and substitutions therefore (the Equipment). Borrower shall not remove any of the Collateral from locations disclosed in this Agreement, nor sell, convey or encumber said Collateral, provided, however, that Borrower may sell said Collateral or any part thereof if, and only if: (i) the proceeds of such sale are made payable jointly to Lender and Borrower if requested by Xxxxxx, it being specifically understood and agreed that all Obligations secured by the Collateral to the extent of the sale price shall be due and payable at the time of such sale; and (ii) Borrower sells the Collateral only to buyers listed on the Credit Application if required pursuant to the terms of Subsection 2(c) below.
Security Interest Matters This Receivables Purchase Agreement creates a valid and continuing “security interest” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) in the Receivables in favor of the Depositor, which security interest is prior to all other Liens and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller. The Receivables constitute “tangible chattel paper” or “electronic chattel paper” (each as defined in the Relevant UCC). The Seller has caused or will cause prior to the Closing Date the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing offices in the appropriate jurisdictions under applicable law necessary to perfect the security interest in the Receivables granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement. Other than the security interest granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Seller has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Receivables (except for security interests that will be released contemporaneously with the transfer of the Receivables from the Seller to the Purchaser). The Seller has not authorized the filing of, and is not aware of any financing statements against the Seller that include a description of, collateral covering the Receivables other than any financing statement relating to the security interest granted to the Depositor under this Receivables Purchase Agreement or that has been terminated. The motor vehicle retail installment sale contracts that constitute or evidence the Receivables do not have any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee. The Seller is not aware of any material judgment or tax lien filings against the Seller. The Seller has not communicated, and will not communicate, an “authoritative copy” (as defined in the Relevant UCC) of any Receivable to any Person other than the Servicer, the Trust or the Indenture Trustee.
Liens and Security Interests Each party grants to the other parties hereto a lien upon any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the Oil and Gas Interests in the Contract Area, and a security interest and/or purchase money security interest in any interest it now owns or hereafter acquires in the personal property and fixtures on or used or obtained for use in connection therewith, to secure performance of all of its obligations under this Agreement including but not limited to payment of expense, interest and fees, the proper disbursement of all monies paid hereunder, the assignment or relinquishment of interest in Oil and Gas Leases as required hereunder, and the proper performance of operations hereunder. Such lien and security interest granted by each party hereto shall include such party’s leasehold interests, working interests, operating rights, and royalty and overriding royalty interests in the Contract Area now owned or hereafter acquired and in lands pooled or unitized therewith or otherwise becoming subject to this Agreement, the Oil and Gas when extracted therefrom and equipment situated thereon or used or obtained for use in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all xxxxx, tools, and tubular goods), and accounts (including, without limitation, accounts arising from gas imbalances or from the sale of Oil and/or Gas at the wellhead), contract rights, inventory and general intangibles relating thereto or arising therefrom, and all proceeds and products of the foregoing. To perfect the lien and security agreement provided herein, each party hereto shall execute and acknowledge the recording supplement and/or any financing statement prepared and submitted by an party hereto in conjunction herewith or at any time following execution hereof, and Operator is authorized to file this Agreement or the recording supplement executed herewith as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and as a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code in the state in which the Contract Area is situated and such other states as Operator shall deem appropriate to perfect the security interest granted hereunder. Any party may file this Agreement, the recording supplement executed herewith, or such other documents as it deems necessary as a lien or mortgage in the applicable real estate records and/or a financing statement with the proper officer under the Uniform Commercial Code. Each party represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that the lien and security interest granted by such party to the other parties shall be a first and prior lien (except as to the liens granted by AE in favor of Citibank, N.A., and each party hereby agrees to maintain the priority of said lien and security interest against all persons acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Interests covered by this Agreement by, through or under such party. All parties acquiring an interest in Oil and Gas Leases and Oil and Gas Interests covered by this Agreement, whether by assignment, merger, mortgage, operation of law, or otherwise, shall be deemed to have taken subject to the lien and security interest granted by this Article VII.B. as to all obligations attributable to such interest hereunder whether or not such obligations arise before or after such interest is acquired. To the extent that parties have a security interest under the Uniform Commercial Code of the state in which the Contract Area is situated, they shall be entitled to exercise the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Code. The bringing of a suit and the obtaining of judgment by a party for the secured indebtedness shall not be deemed an election of remedies or otherwise affect the lien rights or security interest as security for the payment thereof. In addition, upon default by any party in the payment of its share of expenses, interest or fees, or upon the improper use of funds by the Operator, the other parties shall have the right, without prejudice to other rights or remedies, to collect from the purchaser the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas until the amount owed by such party, plus interest as provided in “Exhibit C,” has been received, and shall have the right offset the amount owed against the proceeds from the sale of such defaulting party’s share of Oil and Gas. All purchasers of production may rely on a notification of default from the non-defaulting party or parties stating the amount due as result of the default, and all parties waive any recourse available against purchasers for releasing production proceeds as provided in this paragraph. If any party fails to pay its share of cost within one hundred twenty (120) days after rendition of a statement therefore by Operator, the non-defaulting parties may, but shall have no obligation to do so, upon request by Operator, pay the unpaid amount in the proportion that the interest of each such party bears to the interest of all such parties. Any amount paid by a party so paying its share of the unpaid amount shall be secured by the liens and security rights described in Article VII.B., and each paying party may independently pursue any remedy available hereunder or otherwise. If any party does not perform all of its obligations hereunder, and the failure to perform subjects such party to foreclosure or execution proceedings pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent allowed by governing law, the defaulting party waives any available right of redemption from and after the date of judgment, any required valuation or appraisement of the mortgaged or secured property prior to sale, any available right to stay execution or to require a marshalling of assets and any required bond in the event a receiver is appointed. In addition, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereby grants to the other parties a power of sale as to any property that is subject to the lien and security rights granted hereunder, such power to be exercised in the manner provided by applicable law or otherwise in a commercially reasonable manner and upon reasonable notice. Each party agrees that the other parties shall be entitled to utilized the provisions of Oil and Gas lien law or other lien law of any state in which the Contract Area is situated to enforce the obligations of each party hereunder. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent permitted by applicable law, Non-Operators agree that Operator may invoke or utilize the mechanics’ or materialman’s lien law of the state in which the Contract Area is situated in order to secure the payment to Operator of any sum due hereunder for services performed or materials supplied by Operator.