Collateral Agent’s Duties. (a) Whenever reference is made in this Agreement or any Security Document to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement to be executed (or not to be executed) by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion or rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be acting, giving, withholding, suffering, omitting, making or otherwise undertaking and exercising the same (or shall not be undertaking and exercising the same) as directed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Security Document to the contrary, the Collateral Agent will in no event be required to take any action which exposes the Collateral Agent to personal liability, which is contrary to this Agreement, the Security Documents or law or with respect to which the Collateral Agent does not receive adequate instructions or full indemnification and/or security to its satisfaction. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action or give any such approval prior to receiving such written statements. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its permitted successors and assigns and is not intended to, and will not, entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaims under or in relation to any Security Documents, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.
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Samples: Assignment and Assumption Agreement (CBRE Acquisition Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Sunpower Corp)
Collateral Agent’s Duties. The Collateral Agent shall undertake to perform such functions and duties, and only such functions and duties, as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, respectively, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document against the Collateral Agent. The duties of the Collateral Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature, and the Collateral Agent shall not have, or be deemed to have, by reason of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or otherwise, a fiduciary or trust relationship with respect to any Purchaser. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement and any other Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for any failure to disclose, any information relating to any Note Party that is communicated to or obtained by the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Neither the Collateral Agent, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any of its or their respective officers, partners, members, employees, attorneys, agents or representatives, shall be liable for any action taken or suffered by it or them or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Transaction Document, or in connection herewith or therewith, except for damages caused directly by the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable or otherwise responsible for (ai) Whenever reference any actions taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the instructions of the Required Purchasers (or such other number or percentage of the Purchasers as shall be expressly provided for in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents) or (ii) any actions taken by, or omitted to be taken by, or any payments due from, any Note Party or any Affiliate thereof. For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding any other language to the contrary contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, the parties acknowledge and agree that no actions taken, or omitted to be taken, by the Collateral Agent in accordance with the instructions of the Required Purchasers (or such other number or percentage of the Purchasers as shall be expressly provided for in this Agreement or in the other Transaction Documents) shall be considered gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Collateral Agent. In addition, the Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Purchaser or any other Person to investigate, confirm or assure that property subject to the Liens created by the Transaction Documents exists or is made owned by any Note Party or is cared for, protected or insured by any Note Party or has been encumbered, or whether any particular reserves are appropriate, or that the Liens (including Liens established under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America) granted to the Collateral Agent in or pursuant to the Transaction Documents have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Agreement or any Security Document of the other Transaction Documents, it being understood and agreed that (a) in respect of property subject to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication fromthe Liens created by the Transaction Documents, or other direction given any act, omission or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in accordance with the directions of the Required Purchasers (or to any amendment, waiver such other number or other modification percentage of the Purchasers as shall be expressly provided for in this Agreement to be executed or in the other Transaction Documents), and (or not to be executedb) by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion or rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be actinghave no duty or liability whatsoever to any Purchaser, giving, withholding, suffering, omitting, making other than liability for its gross negligence or otherwise undertaking and exercising willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Each Purchaser hereby appoints each other Purchaser as its agent for the same (or shall not be undertaking and exercising the same) as directed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Security Document to the contrary, purpose of perfecting the Collateral Agent will in no event be required to take any action which exposes the Collateral Agent to personal liability, which is contrary to this Agreement, the Security Documents or law or with respect to which the Collateral Agent does not receive adequate instructions or full indemnification and/or Agent’s security to its satisfaction. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action or give any such approval prior to receiving such written statements. This provision is intended solely interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties in assets which can be perfected by possession. Should any Purchaser obtain possession of any such property subject to the Liens created by the Transaction Documents, such Purchaser shall notify the Collateral Agent and its permitted successors and assigns and is not intended tothereof and, and will notpromptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, entitle shall deliver such property to the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaims under Collateral Agent or in relation to any Security Documents, or confer any rights or benefits on any party heretoaccordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.
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Samples: Securities Purchase Agreement (Douglas Elliman Inc.), Securities Purchase Agreement
Collateral Agent’s Duties. (a) Whenever reference is made in this Agreement or any Security Document to any action by, consent, designation, specification, requirement or approval of, notice, request or other communication from, or other direction given or action to be undertaken or to be (or not to be) suffered or omitted by the Collateral Agent or to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement to be executed (or not to be executed) by the Collateral Agent or to any election, decision, opinion, acceptance, use of judgment, expression of satisfaction or other exercise of discretion or rights or remedies to be made (or not to be made) by the Collateral Agent, it is understood that in all cases the Collateral Agent shall be acting, giving, withholding, suffering, omitting, making or otherwise undertaking and exercising the same (or shall not be undertaking and exercising the same) as directed by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement and the Security Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Security Document to the contrary, the Collateral Agent will in no event be required to take any action which exposes the Collateral Agent to personal liability, which is contrary to this Agreement, the Security Documents or law or with respect to which the Collateral Agent does not receive adequate instructions or full indemnification and/or security to its satisfaction. The Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such action or give any such approval prior to CREDIT AGREEMENT (SunPower HoldCo) receiving such written statements. This provision is intended solely for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and its permitted successors and assigns and is not intended to, and will not, entitle the other parties hereto to any defense, claim or counterclaims under or in relation to any Security Documents, or confer any rights or benefits on any party hereto.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Sunpower Corp)