Authority of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have, and be entitled to exercise, all such powers hereunder (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto, for the benefit of the Banks. As to matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of this Agreement) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Banks and such instructions shall be binding upon all Banks. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to retain counsel and to act in reliance upon the reasonable advice of such counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Banks nor any director, officer or employee thereof shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or in connection herewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Bank for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other support or security (including the validity, priority or perfection of any Lien), or any other document furnished in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall comply with Section 4. Each Pledgor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, for all reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement and for all costs and expenses of the enforcement of this Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by any agent employed by the Administrative Agent) and agrees to indemnify (which indemnification shall survive any termination of this Agreement) and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and the Banks (and any such agent) from and against any and all liability incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Bank or any such agent thereof hereunder or in connection herewith, unless such liability shall be due to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank or such agent, as the case may be.
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Samples: Borrower Pledge Agreement (Hilbert Stephen C), Borrower Pledge Agreement (Hilbert Stephen C)
Authority of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have, and be entitled to exercise, all such powers hereunder (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto, for the benefit of the BanksBanks and the holders of the Senior Notes. As to matters not expressly provided for by this Pledge Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of this Pledge Agreement) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Banks (without instructions from the holders of the Senior Notes or any representative thereof) and such instructions shall be binding upon all BanksBanks and all holders of the Senior Notes and their representatives. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to retain counsel and to act in reliance upon the reasonable advice of such counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the holders of the Senior Notes, the Banks nor any director, officer or employee thereof shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or in connection herewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Bank or any holder of a Senior Note for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document or other support or security (including the validity, priority or perfection of any Lien), or any other document furnished in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall comply with Section 4. Each The Pledgor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, for all reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement and for all costs and expenses of the enforcement of this Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by any agent employed by the Administrative Agent) and agrees to indemnify (which indemnification shall survive any termination of this Agreement) and hold harmless the Administrative Agent Agent, the holders of the Senior Notes and the Banks (and any such agent) from and against any and all liability incurred by the Administrative Agent Agent, any holder of a Senior Note or any Bank or any such agent thereof hereunder or in connection herewith, unless such liability shall be due to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent Agent, any holder of a Senior Note or any Bank or such agent, as the case may be.
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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Conseco Inc Et Al)
Authority of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall have, and be entitled to exercise, all such powers hereunder (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto, for the benefit of the BanksBanks and the holders of the Senior Notes. As to matters not expressly provided for by this Pledge Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of this Pledge Agreement) the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Banks (without instructions from the holders of the Senior Notes or any representative thereof) and such instructions shall be binding upon all BanksBanks and all holders of the Senior Notes and their representatives. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to retain counsel and to act in reliance upon the reasonable advice of such counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the holders of the Senior Notes, the Banks nor any director, officer or employee thereof shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or in connection herewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to 25605\091\10EXE4MB.001 any Bank or any holder of a Senior Note for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Document or other support or security (including the validity, priority or perfection of any Lien), or any other document furnished in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall comply with Section 4. Each The Pledgor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, for all reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement and for all costs and expenses of the enforcement of this Agreement (including, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by any agent employed by the Administrative Agent) and agrees to indemnify (which indemnification shall survive any termination of this Agreement) and hold harmless the Administrative Agent Agent, the holders of the Senior Notes and the Banks (and any such agent) from and against any and all liability incurred by the Administrative Agent Agent, any holder of a Senior Note or any Bank or any such agent thereof hereunder or in connection herewith, unless such liability shall be due to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent Agent, any holder of a Senior Note or any Bank or such agent, as the case may be.
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Samples: Pledge Agreement (Conseco Inc Et Al)
Authority of the Administrative Agent. (a) The Administrative Agent shall have, enters into this Guaranty in its capacity as agent for the Secured Parties from time to time. The rights and be entitled to exercise, all such powers hereunder (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) as are specifically delegated to obligations of the Administrative Agent under this agreement at any time are the rights and obligations of the Secured Parties at that time. Each of the Secured Parties has (subject to the terms of the Loan Documents) a several entitlement to each such right, and a several liability in respect of each such obligation, in the proportions described in the Loan Documents. The rights, remedies and discretions of the Secured Parties, or any of them, under this Guaranty may be exercised by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto, for the benefit of the BanksAdministrative Agent. As to matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of this Agreement) between the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Banks and such instructions shall be binding upon all Banks. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to retain counsel and to act in reliance upon the reasonable advice of such counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its duties hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Banks nor any director, officer or employee thereof shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it hereunder or in connection herewith, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoingGuarantors, the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible conclusively presumed to any Bank be acting as agent for the due executionSecured Parties with full and valid authority so to act or refrain from acting. Parties to this Guaranty may, legalitybut are not obliged to, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other support or security (including the validity, priority or perfection of any Lien), or any other document furnished in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall comply with Section 4. Each Pledgor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, for all reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred inquire whether an exercise by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement and for all costs and expenses of the enforcement of this Agreement (includingany such right, without limitation, reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by any agent employed by remedy or discretion is within the Administrative Agent’s authority as agent for the Secured Parties, provided, that, notwithstanding any such inquiry the Administrative Agent’s rights, remedies or discretion under the Loan Documents shall not be in any way prejudiced or impeded hereunder or thereunder. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in this Guaranty are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until this Guaranty is terminated.
(b) Each party to this Guaranty acknowledges and agrees that any changes (in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents) in the identity of the persons from time to indemnify (which indemnification shall survive time comprising the Secured Parties gives rise to an equivalent change in the Secured Parties, without any termination further act. Upon such an occurrence, the persons then comprising the Secured Parties are vested with the rights, remedies and discretions and assume the obligations of a Secured Party under this Agreement) and hold harmless Guaranty. Each party to this Guaranty irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to give effect to the change in Secured Party contemplated in this Section 4.01(b) by countersigning an Assignment and the Banks (and any such agent) from and against any and all liability incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Bank or any such agent thereof hereunder or in connection herewith, unless such liability shall be due to gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Bank or such agent, as the case may beAssumption.
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Samples: Guaranty (Alltel Corp)