Common use of Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact Clause in Contracts

Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact. (a) The Pledgor hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) the attorney-in-fact of the Pledgor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable (until termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 21) and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and written notice by the Collateral Agent to the Pledgor of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of the Pledgor (i) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (ii) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (iii) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral and (iv) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their Related Parties shall be responsible to the Pledgor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment) or that of any of their Related Parties.

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Pledge Agreement (Graftech International LTD), Pledge Agreement (Graftech International LTD), Pledge Agreement (Graftech International LTD)

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Collateral Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact. (a) The Pledgor Each European Guarantor hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) the attorney-in-fact of the Pledgor each European Guarantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement European Guarantee and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable (until termination of this Agreement European Guarantee in accordance with Section 2131) and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and written notice by the Collateral Agent to the Pledgor each European Guarantor of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of the Pledgor each European Guarantor (ia) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof, (iib) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral, (iiic) to sign the name of any European Guarantor on any invoice or xxxx of lading relating to any of the Collateral, (d) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral and Collateral, (ive) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the CollateralCollateral and (f) to make, settle and adjust claims in respect of Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such European Guarantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their Related Parties shall be responsible to the Pledgor any European Guarantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment) or that of any of their Related Parties.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: European Guarantee and Luxembourg Security Agreement (Graftech International LTD), European Guarantee and Luxembourg Security Agreement (Graftech International LTD)

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