Attorneys-in-Fact Each of the Companies hereby authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent, at its election and in the name of either itself, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as their respective interests may appear, or in the name of each such Company as is owed Intercompany Indebtedness, to execute and file proofs and documents and take any other action the Administrative Agent may deem advisable to completely protect the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ interests in the Intercompany Indebtedness and their right of enforcement thereof, and to that end each of the Companies hereby irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Administrative Agent, its officers, employees and agents, or any of them, with full power of substitution, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of such Company, and with full power for such Company, and in the name, place and stead of such Company for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, and taking any action and executing, delivering, filing and recording any instruments that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which power of attorney, being given for security, is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Each Company hereby ratifies and confirms, and agrees to ratify and confirm, all action taken by the Administrative Agent, its officers, employees or agents pursuant to the foregoing power of attorney.
Directors as Agents To the extent of their powers set forth in this Agreement and subject to Section 9(j), the Directors are agents of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s business, and the actions of the Directors taken in accordance with such powers set forth in this Agreement shall bind the Company. Notwithstanding the last sentence of Section 18-402 of the Act, except as provided in this Agreement or in a resolution of the Directors, a Director may not bind the Company.
Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact Each Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (acting through any officer of the Collateral Agent) as that Borrower's true and lawful attorney, with full power of substitution, following the occurrence of an Event of Default, to convert the Collateral into cash at the sole risk, cost, and expense of that Borrower, but for the sole benefit of the Agent and the Revolving Credit Lenders. The rights and powers granted the Collateral Agent by this appointment include but are not limited to the right and power to: (a) Prosecute, defend, compromise, or release any action relating to the Collateral. (b) Sign change of address forms to change the address to which each Borrowers' mail is to be sent to such address as the Collateral Agent shall designate (after which copies of all such mail shall be promptly furnished to the Lead Borrower); receive and open each Borrowers' mail; remove any Receivables Collateral and Proceeds of Collateral therefrom and turn over the balance of such mail either to the Lead Borrower or to any trustee in bankruptcy or receiver of the Lead Borrower, or other legal representative of a Borrower whom the Collateral Agent determine to be the appropriate Person to whom to so turn over such mail. (c) Endorse the name of the relevant Borrower in favor of the Collateral Agent upon any and all checks, drafts, notes, acceptances, or other items or instruments; sign and endorse the name of the relevant Borrower on, and receive as secured party, any of the Collateral, any invoices, schedules of Collateral, freight or express receipts, or bills of lading, storage receipts, warehouse receipts, or other documents of title respectively relating to the Collateral. (d) Sign the name of the relevant Borrower on any notice to that Borrowers' Account Debtors or verification of the Receivables Collateral; sign the relevant Borrowers' name on any Proof of Claim in Bankruptcy against Account Debtors, and on notices of lien, claims of mechanic's liens, or assignments or releases of mechanic's liens securing the Accounts. (e) Take all such action as may be necessary to obtain the payment of any letter of credit and/or banker's acceptance of which any Borrower is a beneficiary. (f) Repair, manufacture, assemble, complete, package, deliver, alter or supply goods, if any, necessary to fulfill in whole or in part the purchase order of any customer of each Borrower. (g) Use, license or transfer any or all General Intangibles of each Borrower.
Lender’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact Debtor hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as Debtor’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Debtor and in the name of Debtor or in Lender’s own name, from time to time in Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this agreement, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this agreement and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby grants to Lender the power and right, on behalf of Debtor, without notice to or assent by Debtor: (a) To execute, file and record all such financing statements, certificates of title and other certificates of registration and operation and similar documents and instruments as Lender may deem necessary or desirable to protect, perfect and validate Lender’s security interest therein. (b) Upon the occurrence and continuance of any event of default under paragraph 9 hereof, (i) to sign and indorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with accounts and other documents relating to the Collateral; (ii) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Collateral or any part thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Collateral; (iii) to defend any suit, action or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, to make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though Lender were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at Lender’s option and Debtor’s expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and things which Lender deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and Lender’s security interest therein, in order to effect the intent of this agreement, all as fully and effectively as Debtor might do. Debtor hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. The powers conferred upon Lender hereunder are solely to protect its interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Lender to exercise such powers and neither Lender nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to Debtor for any act or failure to act, except for Lender’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Agents and Attorneys-in-Fact The Collateral Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection herewith and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.
Agent’s Appointment as Attorney-in-Fact On the Closing Date Grantor shall execute and deliver to Agent a power of attorney (the "Power of Attorney") substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. The power of attorney granted pursuant to the Power of Attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable until the Termination Date. The powers conferred on Agent under the Power of Attorney are solely to protect Agent's interests in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon Agent to exercise any such powers. Agent agrees that (a) it shall not exercise any power or authority granted under the Power of Attorney unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b) Agent shall account for any moneys received by Agent in respect of any foreclosure on or disposition of Collateral pursuant to the Power of Attorney provided that Agent shall not have any duty as to any Collateral, and Agent shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receive as a result of the exercise of such powers. NEITHER AGENT NOR ITS RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO GRANTOR FOR ANY ACT OR FAILURE TO ACT UNDER ANY POWER OF ATTORNEY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT IN RESPECT OF DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE SOLELY TO THEIR OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT AS FINALLY DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, NOR FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Pledgee Appointed Attorney-in-Fact (a) If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing under the Notes (unless such Event of Default is waived by the Pledgee), Pledgor hereby appoints the Pledgee (and any officer or agent of the Pledgee with full power of substitution and revocation) the Pledgor's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Pledgor and in the name of the Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in the Pledgee's discretion to take any action and to execute any instrument which the Pledgee may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) to receive, endorse and collect all instruments made payable to the Pledgor representing any dividend, interest payment or other distribution in respect of the Pledged Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same; and (ii) to transfer the Pledged Collateral on the books of the Company, in whole or in part, to the name of the Pledgee or such other person or persons as the Pledgee may designate; take possession of an endorse any one or more checks, drafts, bills of exchange, money orders or any other documents received on account of the Pledged Collateral; collect, xxx for and give acquittances for moneys due on account of the foregoing; withdraw any claims, suits, or proceedings pertaining to or arising out of the foregoing; execute and record or file on behalf of the Pledgor any evidence of a security interest contemplated by this Agreement or any refiling, continuation or extension thereof; take any other action contemplated by this Agreement; and sign, execute, acknowledge, swear to, verify, deliver, file, record and publish any one or more of the foregoing. (b) The powers of attorney which shall be granted pursuant to Section 9(a) and all authority thereby conferred shall be granted and conferred solely to protect the Pledgee's interests in the Pledged Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the attorney-in-fact to exercise such powers. Such powers of attorney shall be irrevocable prior to the performance in full of the Obligations and shall not be terminated prior thereto or affected by any act of the Pledgor or other person or by operation of law, including, but not limited to, the dissolution, death, disability or incompetency of any person, the termination of any trust, or the occurrence of any other event, and if the Pledgor or any other person should be dissolved or die or become disabled or incompetent or any other event should occur before the performance in full of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement, such attorney-in-fact shall nevertheless be fully authorized to act under such powers of attorney as if such dissolution, death, disability or incompetency or other event had not occurred and regardless of notice thereof. (c) Each person who shall be a transferee of the beneficial ownership of the Pledged Collateral, by the acceptance of such a transfer, shall be deemed to have irrevocably appointed the Pledgee, with full power of substitution and revocation, such person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact in such person's name and otherwise to do any and all acts permitted to, and to exercise any and all powers herein conferred upon, such attorney-in-fact.
Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact Each Loan Party hereby constitutes and appoints Agent as its attorney-in-fact with full authority in the place and stead of such Loan Party and in the name of such Loan Party, Agent or otherwise, from time to time in Agent’s discretion while an Event of Default is continuing to take any action and to execute any instrument that Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, including: (a) to ask, demand, collect, xxx for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral; (b) to adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment of any Account, or release wholly or partly any customer or obligor thereunder or allow any credit or discount thereon; (c) to receive, endorse, and collect any drafts or other instruments, documents and chattel paper, in connection with clause (a) above; (d) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of Agent and Lenders with respect to any of the Collateral; and (e) to sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with Accounts and other documents relating to the Collateral. The appointment of Agent as each Loan Party’s attorney and Agent’s rights and powers are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until payment in full and complete performance of all of the Obligations (other than unasserted claims for indemnification or expense reimbursement).
Attorney-in-Fact Subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, Mortgagor hereby irrevocably appoints Mortgagee as its attorney-in-fact, which agency is coupled with an interest and with full power of substitution, with full authority in the place and stead of Mortgagor and in the name of Mortgagor or otherwise (a) to execute and/or record any notices of completion, cessation of labor or any other notices that Mortgagee reasonably deems appropriate to protect Mortgagee’s interest, if Mortgagor shall fail to do so within ten (10) days (or such longer period as Mortgagee may agree in its reasonable discretion) after written request by Mortgagee, (b) upon the issuance of a deed pursuant to the foreclosure of this Mortgage or the delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, to execute all instruments of assignment, conveyance or further assurance with respect to the Leases, Rents, Deposit Accounts, Property Agreements, Tax Refunds, Proceeds, Insurance, Condemnation Awards and Records in favor of the grantee of any such deed and as may be necessary or desirable for such purpose, (c) to prepare and file or record financing statements and continuation statements, and to prepare, execute and file or record applications for registration and like papers necessary to create, perfect or preserve Mortgagee’s security interests and rights in or to any of the Mortgaged Property, and (d) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, to perform any obligation of Mortgagor hereunder; provided, however, that (1) Mortgagee shall not under any circumstances be obligated to perform any obligation of Mortgagor; (2) any sums advanced by Mortgagee in such performance that are payable under Section 4.9(b) shall be added to and included in the Secured Obligations and, if not paid when due, shall bear interest at the rate provided therefor in Section 2.13(c) of the Credit Agreement; (3) Mortgagee as such attorney-in-fact shall only be accountable for such funds as are actually received by Mortgagee; and (4) Mortgagee shall not be liable to Mortgagor or any other person or entity for any failure to take any action which it is empowered to take under this Section 7.3. Mortgagor hereby ratifies all that such attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of Proxy (a) Seller hereby irrevocably grants to, and appoints Willxxx X. Xxxxxx xxx Richxxx Xxxxxxxxx, xx either of them, in their respective capacities as officers of Parent, and any individual who shall hereafter succeed to any such office of Parent, and each of them individually, Seller's proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of Seller, to vote the Tender Shares in favor of the Merger and otherwise as contemplated by Section 1.2. (b) Seller represents that any proxies heretofore given in respect of the Tender Shares are not irrevocable, and that any such proxies are hereby revoked. (c) Seller understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance, among other things, upon Seller's execution and delivery of this Agreement. Seller hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 1.3 is given in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, and that such irrevocable proxy is given to secure the performance of the duties of Seller under this Agreement. Seller hereby further affirms that the irrevocable proxy is coupled with an interest and may under no circumstances be revoked. Seller hereby ratifies and confirms all that such proxies and attorneys-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Such irrevocable proxy is executed and intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.