Obligations of the Borrower 13 Section 3.01.
Covenants of the Borrowers 43 SECTION 5.1
Agreements of the Parties (a) If the registration statement relating to the Shares has not yet become effective, the Trust will promptly file the Final Amendment, if not previously filed, with the Commission, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and, as soon as the Trust is advised, will advise the Representative when the Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has become effective. If the Registration Statement has become effective and the Prospectus contained therein omits certain information at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A of the Securities Act Rules, the Trust will file a 430A Prospectus pursuant to Rule 497(h) of the Securities Act Rules as promptly as practicable, but no later than the second business day following the earlier of the date of the determination of the offering price of the Shares or the date the Prospectus is first used after the Effective Date. If the Registration Statement has become effective and the Prospectus contained therein does not so omit such information, the Trust will file a Prospectus pursuant to Rule 497(b) or (j) of the Securities Act Rules as promptly as practicable, but no later than the fifth business day following the date of the later of the Effective Date or the commencement of the public offering of the Shares after the Effective Date. In either case, the Trust will provide the Representatives satisfactory evidence of the filing. The Trust will not file with the Commission any Prospectus or any other amendment (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission 15 after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which distribution of the Shares is completed) or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus unless a copy has first been submitted to the Managing Representative a reasonable time before its filing and the Managing Representative has not objected to it in writing within a reasonable time after receiving the copy.
(b) For the period of three years from the date hereof, the Trust will advise the Representatives promptly (1) of the issuance by the Commission of any order in respect of the Trust or the Investment Adviser which relates to the Trust, or which relates to any material arrangements or proposed material arrangements involving the Trust or the Investment Adviser, (2) of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for, or receipt by the Trust of any notice with respect to, the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the issuance of any order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, (3) of receipt by the Trust, or any representative or attorney of the Trust, of any other communication from the Commission relating in any material way to the Trust, the Registration Statement, the Notification, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus or to the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement and (4) the issuance by any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental agency or body, whether foreign or domestic, of any order, ruling or decree, or the threat to initiate any proceedings with respect thereto, regarding the Trust, which relates in any material way to the Trust or any material arrangements or proposed material arrangements involving the Trust. The Trust will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and, if any such order is issued, to obtain its lifting as soon as possible.
(c) If not delivered prior to the date of this Underwriting Agreement, the Trust will deliver to the Representatives, without charge, a signed copy of the registration statement and the Notification and of any amendments (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which the distribution of the Shares is completed) to either the Registration Statement or the Notification (including all exhibits filed with any such document) and as many conformed copies of the registration statement and any amendments thereto (except any post-effective amendment which is filed with the Commission after the later of (x) one year from the date of this Underwriting Agreement or (y) the date on which the distribution of the Shares is completed) (excluding exhibits) as the Representatives may reasonably request. 16
(d) During such period as a prospectus is required by law to be delivered by an underwriter or a dealer, the Trust will deliver, without charge, to the Representatives, the Underwriters and any dealers, at such office or offices as the Representatives may designate, as many copies of the Prospectus as the Representatives may reasonably request, and, if any event occurs during such period as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus, in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing when such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser of Shares, not misleading in any material respect, or if during such period it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act Rules or the Investment Company Act Rules, the Trust promptly will prepare, submit to the Managing Representative, file with the Commission and deliver, without charge, to the Underwriters and to dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will furnish to the Trust) to whom Shares may have been sold by the Underwriters, and to other dealers on request, amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in such Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in light of the circumstances existing when such Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading in any material respect and will comply with the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act, the Securities Act Rules and the Investment Company Act Rules. Delivery by the Underwriters of any such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus will not constitute a waiver of any of the conditions in Section 6 hereof.
(e) The Trust will make generally available to holders of the Trust's securities, as soon as practicable but in no event later than the last day of the 18th full calendar month following the calendar quarter in which the Effective Date falls, an earnings statement, if applicable, satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and, at the option of the Trust, Rule 158 of the Securities Act Rules.
(f) The Trust will take such actions as the Representatives reasonably request in order to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives reasonably designate; provided that the Trust shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereof to qualify as a foreign corporation or to execute a general consent to service of process in any jurisdiction.
(g) If the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement are consummated, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses incident to 17 the performance of the obligations of the Trust under this Underwriting Agreement (to the extent such expenses do not, in the aggregate, exceed $0.03 per Share), including but not limited to costs and expenses of or relating to
(1) the preparation, printing and filing of the registration statement and exhibits to it, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, (2) the issuance of the Shares and the preparation and delivery of certificates for the Shares, (3) the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or "blue sky" laws of the jurisdictions referred to in the foregoing paragraph, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in that connection, and the preparation and printing of preliminary and supplemental "blue sky" memoranda, (4) the furnishing (including costs of design, production, shipping and mailing) to the Underwriters and dealers of copies of each Preliminary Prospectus relating to the Shares, the sales materials, the Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to the Prospectus, and of the other documents required by this Section to be so furnished, (5) the filing requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., in connection with its review of the financing, including filing fees and the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Underwriters in that connection, (6) all transfer taxes, if any, with respect to the sale and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, (7) the listing of the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange, (8) the transfer agent for the Shares, and (9) in addition to the foregoing, an aggregate reimbursement of up to [ ] as partial reimbursement of the costs and expenses of the Underwriters. To the extent the foregoing costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Trust under this Underwriting Agreement exceed, in the aggregate, $0.03 per Share, Eatox Xxxxx xx an affiliate will pay all such excess costs and expenses.
(h) If the transactions contemplated by this Underwriting Agreement are not consummated, except as otherwise provided herein, no party will be under any liability to any other party, except that (1) if this Underwriting Agreement is terminated by (x) the Trust or the Investment Adviser pursuant to any of the provisions hereof (otherwise than pursuant to Section 8 hereof) or (y) by the Representatives or the Underwriters because of any inability, failure or refusal on the part of the Trust or the Investment Adviser to comply with any material terms or because any of the conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, Eatox Xxxxx xx an affiliate and the Trust, jointly and severally, will reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of their counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Shares and (2) no Underwriter who has failed or refused to purchase the Shares agreed to be purchased by it under this Underwriting Agreement, in breach of its obli- 18 gations pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement, will be relieved of liability to the Trust and the Investment Adviser and the other Underwriters for damages occasioned by its default.
(i) Without the prior written consent of the Representatives, the Trust will not offer, sell or register with the Commission, or announce an offering of, any equity securities of the Trust, within 180 days after the Effective Date, except for the Shares as described in the Prospectus and any issuances of Shares of Beneficial Interest pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan established by the Trust and except in connection with any offering of preferred shares of beneficial interest as contemplated by the Prospectus.
(j) The Trust will use its best efforts to list the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange and comply with the rules and regulations of such exchange.
(k) The Trust will direct the investment of the net proceeds of the offering of the Shares in such a manner as to comply with the investment objective and policies of the Trust as described in the Prospectus.
Agreements of the Company The Company covenants and agrees with the Underwriters as follows:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective, and if Rule 430A is used or the filing of the Prospectus is otherwise required under Rule 424(b), the Company will file the Prospectus (properly completed if Rule 430A has been used), subject to the prior approval of Grandview, pursuant to Rule 424(b) within the prescribed time period and will provide a copy of such filing to Grandview promptly following such filing.
(b) The Company will not, during such period as the Prospectus would be required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of the Shares by an underwriter or dealer in connection with the offering contemplated by this Agreement, file any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus unless a copy thereof shall first have been submitted to Grandview within a reasonable period of time prior to the filing thereof and Grandview shall not have reasonably objected thereto in good faith.
(c) The Company will notify the Underwriters promptly, and will, if requested, confirm such notification in writing: (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission for any amendments to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose or the threat thereof; (iv) of becoming aware of the occurrence of any event that in the judgment of the Company makes any statement made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading; and (v) of receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale in any jurisdiction. If at any time the Commission shall issue any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement in connection with the offering contemplated hereby, the Company will make every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment. If the Company has omitted any information from the Registration Statement, pursuant to Rule 430A, it will use its best efforts to comply with the provisions of and make all requisite filings with the Commission pursuant to said Rule 430A and to notify the Underwriters promptly of all such filings.
(d) If, at any time when a Prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, the Company becomes aware of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented, would, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or Underwriter Counsel, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or the Registration Statement, as then amended or supplemented, would, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or Underwriter Counsel, include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if for any other reason it is necessary, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to the Company or Underwriter Counsel, at any time to amend or supplement the Prospectus or the Registration Statement to comply with the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations, the Company will promptly notify Grandview and, subject to Section 4(b) hereof, will promptly prepare and file with the Commission, at the Company’s expense, an amendment to the Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the Prospectus that corrects such statement or omission or effects such compliance and will deliver to the Underwriters, without charge, such number of copies thereof as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by the Underwriters.
(e) The Company will furnish to the Underwriters and Underwriter Counsel, without charge: (i) one conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed with the Commission and each amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and all exhibits thereto, (ii) so long as a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, as many copies of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto as the Underwriters may reasonably request.
(f) The Company will comply with all the undertakings contained in the Registration Statement.
(g) The Company represents and agrees that, except for the Approved FWP, it has not and will not, unless it obtains the prior consent of Grandview, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 promulgated under the Securities Act, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by Grandview (including the Approved FWP) is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 promulgated under the Securities Act, and has complied and will comply with the requirements said Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. The Company will retain in accordance with the Rules and Regulations all Permitted Free Writing Prospectuses not required to be filed pursuant to the Rules and Regulations.
(h) Prior to the sale of the Shares to the Investors, the Company will cooperate with Grandview and Underwriter Counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as Grandview may reasonably request, if any; provided, that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject.
(i) The Company will apply the net proceeds from the offering and sale of the Offered Securities in the manner set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “Use of Proceeds.” Without the written consent of Grandview, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, no proceeds of the Offering will be used to pay outstanding loans from officers, directors or stockholders.
(j) The Company will use its best efforts to ensure that the Shares are listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market at the time of the Initial Closing, and seeking and using its best efforts to maintain such listing for a period of at least three (3) years after the Closing.
(k) The Company shall retain a firm of independent certificate public accountants, acceptable to Grandview, which will have the responsibility for the preparation of the financial statements and the financial exhibits, if any, to be included in the Registration Statement and continuing to retain such accountants, or comparable accountants, for a period of at least three (3) years after the Closing.
(l) The Company shall retain a transfer agent for the Company’s Common Stock and continue to retain such transfer agent, or a comparable firm, for a period of three (3) years after the Closing.
(m) The Company shall engage a financial public relations firm reasonably acceptable to their relations with their security holders, and continue to retain such firm, or a comparable firm, for a period of two (2) years after the Closing.
(n) The Company shall register with the Corporation Records Service published by Standard & Poor’s Corporation and covenant to maintain such registration for a period of three (3) years from the Closing.
(o) The Company will not at any time, directly or indirectly, take any action intended, or which might reasonably be expected, to cause or result in, or which will constitute, stabilization of the price of the Shares to facilitate the sale or resale of any of the Shares.
(p) The Company shall, upon the reasonable request of the Underwriters, deliver written affirmation of any certificate delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 7 prior to any Closing Date following the Initial Closing Date.
(q) The Company shall supply Grandview and its counsel, at the Company’s costs, with a reasonable number of bound volumes of the public offering materials within a reasonable time after the Closing, as well as a reasonable number of commemorative Lucite tombstones as requested by Grandview.
(r) Upon the Closing, the Company will grant Grandview the right of first refusal to co-manage any public underwriting or private placement of debt or equity securities (excluding (i) sales to employees under any compensation or stock option plan approved by the shareholders of the Company, (ii) shares issued in payment of the consideration for an acquisition and (iii) conventional banking arrangements and commercial debt financing) of the Company or any subsidiary or successor of the Company during the one year period following the Closing Date. If Grandview accepts such right of first refusal, Grandview shall be entitled to no less than 33.33% of the underwriting, non-accountable expenses allowance, warrant coverage or other investment banking compensation for any such offering and shall act as the lead manager of any such offering. If Grandview fails to accept in writing any such proposal for such public or private sale within 20 days after receipt of a written notice from the Company containing such proposal, then Grandview will have not claim or right with respect to any such sale contained in any such notice.
Representations of the Borrower The Borrower represents for and as to itself as follows:
(a) The Borrower has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and the Borrower has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business, to own its properties and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement have been, or prior to the Effective Date will be, duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not as of the Effective Date or any Borrowing Date, violate any provision of any law or regulation, or contractual or corporate restrictions, binding on the Borrower and material to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(c) As of the Effective Date, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject however to (i) the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general principles of equity and (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights heretofore or hereafter enacted.
(d) The proceeds of the Loans made to the Borrower shall not be used for a purpose which violates Regulation U.
(e) As of the date hereof, no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened by or against the Borrower or any Subsidiary or against any of their respective properties or revenues (i) with respect to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than those litigations, investigations or proceedings set forth in the Registration Statement).
(i) The combined statement of financial position of the Borrower and its combined statements of earnings, stockholder’s interest and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 reported on by KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and set forth beginning on page F-3 of the Registration Statement, present fairly (assuming completion of the transactions described in note 1 to such financial statements), in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP and (ii) since December 31, 2003 to the date hereof, other than those developments and events described in the Registration Statement, there has been no development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(g) The Borrower and each of its Material Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including, without limitation, statutory insurance requirements, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(h) The Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Additional Agreements of the Company (a) Each time the Registration Statement or Prospectus is amended or supplemented (other than by an amendment or supplement providing solely for (i) in the case of Notes, a change in the interest rates, redemption provisions, amortization schedules or maturities offered on the Notes issued alone or as part of a Unit, (ii) in the case of Units, (x) a change in the exercise price, exercise date or period or expiration of an underlying Warrant or (y) a change in the settlement date or purchase or sale price of an underlying Purchase Contract or (iii) a change you deem to be immaterial), the Company will deliver or cause to be delivered forthwith to you a certificate signed by an executive officer of the Company, dated the date of such amendment or supplement, as the case may be, in form reasonably satisfactory to you, of the same tenor as the certificate referred to in Section 4(c) relating to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the time of delivery of such certificate.
(b) Each time the Company furnishes a certificate pursuant to Section 5(a) (other than any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or Prospectus caused by the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K unless you shall reasonably request based on disclosure included or omitted from such Report), the Company will furnish or cause to be furnished forthwith to you a written opinion of counsel for the Company. Any such opinion shall be dated the date of such amendment or supplement, as the case may be, shall be in a form satisfactory to you and shall be of the same tenor as the opinions referred to in Section 4(b), but modified to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended and supplemented to the time of delivery of such opinion. In lieu of such opinion, counsel last furnishing such an opinion to you may furnish to you a letter to the effect that you may rely on such last opinion to the same extent as though it were dated the date of such letter (except that statements in such last opinion will be deemed to relate to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the time of delivery of such letter.)
(c) Each time the Registration Statement or the Prospectus is amended or supplemented to set forth amended or supplemental financial information or such amended or supplemental information is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, the Company shall cause its independent auditors forthwith to furnish you with a letter, dated the date of such amendment or supplement, as the case may be, in form satisfactory to you, of the same tenor as the letter referred to in Section 4(d), with regard to the amended or supplemental financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus as amended or supplemented to the date of such letter; provided that each letter so furnished shall use a "cut-off date" no more than three business days prior to the date of such letter.
Certain Agreements of the Company The Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrowers In the event of any drawing under any Letter of Credit, each Borrower agrees to immediately reimburse the Issuing Lender for amounts paid by the Issuing Lender in respect of draws under each Letter of Credit. In order to facilitate such repayment, each Borrower hereby irrevocably requests that the Lenders make, and the Lenders hereby severally agree to make, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement (other than as provided in Articles 2 and 6 with respect to the amounts of, the timing and form of requests for, and the repayment of, Revolving Credit Loans hereunder and in Section 7.2 with respect to conditions precedent to Revolving Credit Loans hereunder), with respect to any drawing under a Letter of Credit, a Revolving Credit Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate commencing on the day on which any drawing is made under any Letter of Credit and in the aggregate amount of such drawing plus any amounts referred to in Section 3.3(c) incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with such draw, the proceeds of which shall be applied to reimburse the Issuing Lender for the amount of the related drawing and costs and expenses. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to fund a Revolving Credit Loan in accordance with this Section 3.5 to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any draft paid under a Letter of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including non-satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) or Article 7.
Additional Agreements of the Parties The parties hereby further agree that, from and after the Closing:
Indemnities by the Borrower (a) Without limiting any other rights that any such Person may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Managing Agents, the Backup Servicer, any Successor Servicer, the Collateral Custodian, any Secured Party or its assignee and each of their respective Affiliates and officers, directors, employees, members and agents thereof (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against or incurred by, any such Indemnified Party or other non-monetary damages of any such Indemnified Party any of them arising out of or as a result of this Agreement, excluding, however, Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Indemnified Party. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall indemnify the Indemnified Parties for Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from:
(i) any Loan treated as or represented by the Borrower to be an Eligible Loan that is not at the applicable time an Eligible Loan;
(ii) reliance on any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower, the Servicer (or one of its Affiliates) or any of their respective officers under or in connection with this Agreement, which shall have been false or incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made or delivered;
(iii) the failure by the Borrower or the Servicer (or one of its Affiliates) to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement or any agreement executed in connection with this Agreement, or with any Applicable Law with respect to any Loan comprising a portion of the Collateral, or the nonconformity of any Loan, the Related Property with any such Applicable Law or any failure by the Originator, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof to perform its respective duties under the Loans included as a part of the Collateral;
(iv) the failure to vest and maintain vested in the Administrative Agent a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral;
(v) the failure to file, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other Applicable Laws with respect to any Collateral whether at the time of any Advance or at any subsequent time and as required by the Transaction Documents;
(vi) any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than the discharge in bankruptcy of the Obligor) of the Obligor to the payment of any Transferred Loan that is, or is purported to be, an Eligible Loan (including, without limitation, (A) a defense based on the Loan not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms or (B) the equitable subordination of such Loan);
(vii) any failure of the Borrower or the Servicer (if the Originator or one of its Affiliates) to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or any failure by the Originator, the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof to perform its respective duties under the Transferred Loans;
(viii) any products liability claim or personal injury or property damage suit or other similar or related claim or action of whatever sort arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the subject of any Transferred Loan or the Related Property;
(ix) the failure by Borrower to pay when due any Taxes for which the Borrower is liable, including without limitation, sales, excise or personal property taxes payable in connection with the Collateral;
(x) any repayment by the Administrative Agent, any Managing Agent or a Secured Party of any amount previously distributed in reduction of Advances Outstanding or payment of Interest or any other amount due hereunder or under any Hedging Agreement, in each case which amount the Administrative Agent, such Managing Agent or a Secured Party believes in good faith is required to be repaid;
(xi) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or the use of proceeds of Advances or in respect of any Transferred Loan or the Related Property;
(xii) any failure by the Borrower to give reasonably equivalent value to the Originator in consideration for the transfer by the Originator to the Borrower of any Transferred Loan or the Related Property or any attempt by any Person to void or otherwise avoid any such transfer under any statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including, without limitation, any provision of the Bankruptcy Code, or
(xiii) the failure of the Borrower, the Originator or any of their respective agents or representatives to remit to the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, Collections on the Collateral remitted to the Borrower or any such agent or representative in accordance with the terms hereof or the commingling by the Borrower or any Affiliate of any collections.
(b) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 shall be paid by the Borrower to the applicable Indemnified Party within two (2) Business Days following the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor.
(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 9.1 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then the Borrower, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Borrower, on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
(d) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the removal of the Administrative Agent or any Managing Agent and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) The parties hereto agree that the provisions of Section 9.1 shall not be interpreted to provide recourse to the Borrower against loss by reason of the bankruptcy or insolvency (or other credit condition) of, or default by, an Obligor on, any Transferred Loan.
