Collateral Subject to the terms of the applicable Collateral Documents, to secure the payment and performance of the Obligations hereunder, pursuant to a Collateral Account Pledge, a Security Agreement, the related financing statements and the other related documents, the Guarantor shall grant, and shall pledge and/or assign by way of security, to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of each of the Secured Parties, as applicable, a first priority, security interest and Xxxx in and on its interests in the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising:
(i) any and all Unfunded Capital Commitments of the Investors, whether now or hereafter committed, including but not limited to the right to draw down Investor Capital Contributions on such Unfunded Capital Commitments from such Investors and to issue Investor Capital Calls with respect thereto;
(ii) to the extent relating to the Unfunded Capital Commitments of the Investors constituting Collateral in clause (i) above, (x) the Constituent Documents, (y) the Subscription Agreements and Side Letters, if any, of such Investors and (z) any and all guaranties of such Investors’ obligations under the Constituent Documents and Subscription Agreements including but not limited to, in each case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), any and all representations, warranties, covenants and other agreements of such Investors or guarantors contained therein, any and all duties and obligations of such Investors or guarantors thereunder and any and all rights to compel performance and enforce the provisions thereof against such Investors or guarantors and otherwise pursue remedies against such Investors or guarantors with respect thereto;
(iii) any and all agreements, instruments and other documents of every kind or description to the extent evidencing or supporting obligations under any of the foregoing Collateral and any and all security and other property with respect to such Collateral;
(iv) each Collateral Account, including but not limited to any and all funds and financial assets on deposit therein or credited thereto; and
(v) any and all proceeds of any of the foregoing Collateral including, without limitation, all of the records of the Guarantor concerning any of the foregoing Collateral; excluding (A) any funds properly withdrawn from a Collateral Account (or that could be withdrawn pursuant to the Credit Agreement if deposited or credited to a Collateral Account) to the extent used, pursuant to the terms of the Guarantor’s Governing Documents, to purchase Portfolio Investments (other than Permitted Investments deposited in or credited to any such account), to make payments or distributions to Investors in accordance with the terms hereof or for any other purpose permitted under the Guarantor’s Governing Documents and this Credit Agreement, and (B) the proceeds of such withdrawn funds (the items in (A) and (B), collectively “Excluded Proceeds”). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (i) the term “Collateral” shall not include the Unfunded Capital Commitments of the SOX Insiders, including but not limited to the right to draw down Investor Capital Contributions on such Unfunded Capital Commitments, or any other interests of the SOX Insiders, if any, unless so elected by the Guarantor in its discretion, (ii) the term “Collateral” shall not include any Portfolio Investment, any Portfolio Assets or any Excluded Proceeds, (iii) the term “Collateral” shall not include any collateral posted or received in connection with the Swap Agreements, (iv) the Collateral may be subject to Permitted Liens, (v) a Borrower or the Guarantor may maintain other bank accounts or securities accounts in addition to the Collateral Accounts that will not be considered “Collateral” and such other accounts shall not be subject to control agreements or other restrictions and (vi) the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties shall not have any Lien on any property that is not “Collateral”, except in connection with any Swap Agreement, as provided therein.
Security Interest in Collateral The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party and all third parties, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral except in the case of (a) Permitted Encumbrances, to the extent any such Permitted Encumbrances would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law or agreement and (b) Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title) to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral.
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.
Assemble Collateral Lender may require Grantor to deliver to Lender all or any portion of the Collateral and any and all certificates of title and other documents relating to the Collateral. Lender may require Grantor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to Lender at a place to be designated by Lender. Lender also shall have full power to enter upon the property of Grantor to take possession of and remove the Collateral. If the Collateral contains other goods not covered by this Agreement at the time of repossession, Grantor agrees Lender may take such other goods, provided that Lender makes reasonable efforts to return them to Grantor after repossession.
Possessory Collateral Immediately upon Borrower's receipt of any portion of the Collateral evidenced by an agreement, Instrument or Document, including, without limitation, any Tangible Chattel Paper and any Investment Property consisting of certificated securities, Borrower shall deliver the original thereof to Lender together with an appropriate endorsement or other specific evidence of assignment thereof to Lender (in form and substance acceptable to Lender). If an endorsement or assignment of any such items shall not be made for any reason, Lender is hereby irrevocably authorized, as Borrower's attorney and agent-in-fact, to endorse or assign the same on Borrower's behalf.
Possessory Collateral Agent as Gratuitous Bailee for Perfection (a) The Applicable Authorized Representative agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral that is part of the Shared Collateral in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) as gratuitous bailee and agent for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.09; provided that at any time after the Discharge of the First Lien Obligations of the Series for which the Applicable Authorized Representative is acting, the Applicable Authorized Representative shall (at the sole cost and expense of the Grantors), promptly deliver all Possessory Collateral to the Applicable Authorized Representative (after giving effect to the Discharge of such First Lien Obligations) together with any necessary endorsements reasonably requested by the Applicable Authorized Representative (or make such other arrangements as shall be reasonably requested by the Applicable Authorized Representative to allow the Applicable Authorized Representative to obtain control of such Possessory Collateral). Pending delivery to the Applicable Authorized Representative, each other Collateral Agent agrees to hold any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral, from time to time in its possession, as gratuitous bailee and agent for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party and any assignee, solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted in such Possessory Collateral, if any, pursuant to the applicable First Lien Security Documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.09.
(b) The duties or responsibilities of the Applicable Authorized Representative and each other Collateral Agent under this Section 2.09 shall be limited solely to holding any Shared Collateral constituting Possessory Collateral as gratuitous bailee and agent for the benefit of each other First Lien Secured Party for purposes of perfecting the Lien held by such First Lien Secured Parties therein.
The Collateral (a) The due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and the Guarantees when and as the same shall be due and payable, whether on an interest payment date, at maturity, by acceleration, repurchase, redemption or otherwise, interest on the overdue principal of and interest (to the extent permitted by law), if any, on the Notes and the Guarantees and performance of all other obligations under this Indenture, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Issuer set forth in Section 7.07 and Section 8.05 herein, and the Notes and the Guarantees and the Security Documents, shall be secured by first-priority Liens and security interests, subject to Permitted Liens, as provided in the Security Documents which the Issuer and the Guarantors, as the case may be, have entered into simultaneously with the execution of this Indenture and will be secured by all Security Documents hereafter delivered as required or permitted by this Indenture, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(b) The Issuer and the Guarantors hereby agree that the Collateral Agent shall hold the Collateral in trust for the benefit of all of the Holders and the Trustee, in each case pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to execute and deliver the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements.
(c) Each Holder, by its acceptance of any Notes and the Guarantees, consents and agrees to the terms of Section 11.09 hereof, the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements (including, without limitation, the provisions providing for foreclosure) as the same may be in effect or may be amended from time to time in accordance with their terms and authorizes and directs the Collateral Agent to perform its obligations and exercise its rights under the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements in accordance therewith.
(d) The Trustee and each Holder, by accepting the Notes and the Guarantees, acknowledges that, as more fully set forth in the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements, the Collateral as now or hereafter constituted shall be held for the benefit of all the Holders and the Trustee, and that the Lien of this Indenture and the Security Documents in respect of the Trustee and the Holders is subject to and qualified and limited in all respects by the Security Documents and the Intercreditor Agreements and actions that may be taken thereunder.
Specific Collateral None of the Collateral is or is proceeds or products of farm products, as-extracted collateral, health-care-insurance receivables or timber to be cut.
Pledged Collateral (a) Each Grantor is the holder of record and the legal and beneficial owner, free and clear of all Liens other than the Security Interest granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Credit Parties hereunder and Permitted Encumbrances, of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule 4 as being owned by such Grantor and any Pledged Collateral owned by such Grantor and acquired after the Closing Date.
(b) All of the Pledged Collateral constituting Pledged Interests is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (provided that Pledged Interests which are ULC Shares will be assessable in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act (Nova Scotia)) and such Pledged Interests constitute or will constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Pledged Companies of each applicable Grantor identified on Schedule 4, any Pledged Collateral Addendum or any Supplement to this Agreement. All of the Pledged Collateral constituting Pledged Notes is duly authorized, validly issued and delivered by the issuer of such Pledged Note and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such issuer and such issuer is not in default thereunder. Each Grantor has the right and requisite authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by such Grantor to the Administrative Agent as provided herein.
(c) All actions necessary to perfect or establish the first priority of the Administrative Agent’s Liens (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) in the Pledged Collateral, and the proceeds thereof, have been duly taken, (A) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement; (B)(i) upon the taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of any certificates constituting the Pledged Interests, to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor and (ii) upon the taking of possession by the Administrative Agent of any promissory notes constituting the Pledged Notes, together with undated powers endorsed in blank by the applicable Grantor; and (C) upon the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in the applicable jurisdiction for such Grantor with respect to the Pledged Interests of such Grantor that are not represented by certificates. Each Grantor has delivered to and deposited with the Administrative Agent (or, with respect to any Pledged Collateral created or obtained after the Closing Date, will deliver and deposit in accordance with Section 4.12 hereof) all certificates representing the Pledged Interests owned by such Grantor to the extent such Pledged Interests are represented by certificates, all promissory notes representing the Pledged Notes owned by such Grantor, and undated powers endorsed in blank with respect to such certificates or promissory notes.
(d) None of the Pledged Collateral owned or held by such Grantor has been issued or transferred in violation of any securities registration, securities disclosure, or similar laws of any jurisdiction to which such issuance or transfer may be subject.
The Collateral Agent (a) Secured Party hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
(b) The obligations of the Collateral Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth in this Agreement.
(c) The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts.
(d) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in connection with this Agreement (1) with the consent or at the request of Secured Party or (2) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall not incur any liability by acting in reliance upon any notice, consent, certificate, statement, or other writing (which may be a bank wire, telex or similar writing) believed by it to be genuine or to be signed by the proper party or parties.
(e) Pledgor shall indemnify the Collateral Agent against any cost, expense (including counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct) that the Collateral Agent may suffer or incur in connection with this Agreement or any action taken or omitted by the Collateral Agent hereunder.
(f) Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent, bailee, clearing corporation or securities intermediary or any income thereon or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any of the Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of the act or omission of any agent, bailee, clearing corporation or securities intermediary selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith (or selected by an agent, bailee, clearing corporation or securities intermediary so selected by the Collateral Agent or by any agent, bailee, clearing corporation or securities intermediary selected in accordance with this parenthetical phrase).
(g) Any corporation or association into which the Collateral Agent may be converted or merged, or with which it may be consolidated, or to which it may sell or transfer its agency business or assets as a whole or substantially as a whole, or any corporation or association resulting from any such conversion, sale, merger, consolidation or transfer to which it is a party, shall, subject to the prior written consent of Secured Party, be and become a successor Collateral Agent hereunder and vested with all of the title to the Collateral and all of the powers, discretions, immunities, privileges and other matters as was its predecessor without, except as provided above, the execution or filing of any instrument or any further act, deed or conveyance on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
