Stock Pledge Agreement The term "Stock Pledge Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(xiii).
Pledge Agreements Neither the Pledge Agreement nor the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Credit Parties party thereto, and by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that, without the prior consent of each Lender, the Administrative Agent shall not (except as provided herein or in the Pledge Agreement) release all or any substantial part of the collateral or otherwise terminate all or any substantial part of the Liens under the Pledge Agreement or the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement or the Guarantee under the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, agree to additional obligations being secured by all or any substantial part of such collateral (unless the Lien for such additional obligations shall be junior to the Lien in favor of the other obligations secured by the Pledge Agreement or the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement, in which event the Administrative Agent may consent to such junior Lien provided that it obtains the consent of the Required Lenders thereto), alter the relative priorities of the obligations entitled to the benefits of the Liens created under the Pledge Agreement or the Holdings Guaranty and Pledge Agreement with respect to all or any substantial part of such collateral, except that no such consent shall be required, and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized, (i) to release any Lien covering property that is the subject of either a disposition of property permitted hereunder or a disposition to which the Required Lenders have consented, and (ii) in the case of any equity interest in (x) any Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to release any Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement to the extent covering more than 65% of the voting capital stock of such Foreign Subsidiary (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to release any other capital stock of a Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor), and (y ) any Foreign Subsidiary which is not owned directly by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to release any lien in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Pledge Agreement on any equity interests in such Foreign Subsidiary. Nothing in this Section 10.02(d) shall be deemed to limit the provisions of Section 10.12.
Pledge Agreement Other than as expressly permitted hereunder, the Pledge Agreement or any other Security Document pursuant to which the Capital Stock or Stock Equivalents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is pledged or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a result of acts or omissions of the Collateral Agent or any Lender) or any pledgor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any pledgor’s or Credit Party’s obligations under any Security Document; or
Guaranty Agreement FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the agreement of BC Holdings, LLC (the "Developer") to permit deferral of the $574,000 due from Catoosa Senior Village, L.P., a Georgia limited partnership ("Debtor") to the Developer, the undersigned Guarantor(s), hereby unconditionally guarantees the full and prompt payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise of that certain Developer Fee from Debtor to the Developer, evidenced by the Development Fee Agreement dated the even date herewith, and incorporated herein by this reference. The foregoing described debt is referred to hereinafter as the "Liabilities" or "Liability." The undersigned further agree to pay all expenses paid or incurred by the Debtor or Developer in endeavoring to collect the Liabilities, or any part thereof, and in enforcing the Liabilities or this Guaranty Agreement (including reasonable attorneys' fees if collected or enforced by law or through an attorney-at-law). The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the extension of credit or other financial accommodations by the Developer to Debtor will be to the interest and advantage of the undersigned, and acknowledges that this Guaranty Agreement is a substantial inducement to the Developer to extend credit to Debtor and that the Developer would not otherwise extend credit to Debtor. Debtor or Developer may, from time to time, without notice to or consent of the undersigned, (a) retain or obtain a security interest in any property to secure any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder, (b) retain or obtain the primary or secondary liability of any party or parties, in addition to the undersigned, with respect to any of the Liabilities and (c) resort to the undersigned for payment of any of the Liabilities, whether or not the Debtor or Developer shall have resorted to any property securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder or shall have preceded against any other party primarily or secondarily liable on any of the Liabilities. Debtor and Developer must mutually agree to (a) extend or renew for any period this Agreement (whether or not longer than the original period) or alter any of the Liabilities, (b) release or compromise any Liability of the undersigned hereunder or any Liability of any other party or parties primarily or secondarily liable on any of the Liabilities, or (c) release, compromise or subordinate its title or security interest, or any part thereof, if any, in all or any property now or hereafter securing any of the Liabilities or any obligation hereunder, and permit any substitution or exchange for any such property,
Guaranty Agreements Any Guaranty Agreement or any provision thereof shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or valid and binding on or enforceable against any Credit Party or a Credit Party shall so state in writing or bring an action to limit its obligations or liabilities thereunder; or any Credit Party shall fail to perform any of its obligations thereunder; or
Negative Pledge Agreements The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Requirement (other than this Agreement or any other Credit Document or any documentation in respect of secured Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder) that limits the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Credit Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to Contractual Requirements that (i)(x) exist on the Closing Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 10.8) are listed on Schedule 10.8 and (y) to the extent Contractual Requirements permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness or other obligations, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance such Indebtedness or obligation so long as such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not expand the scope of such Contractual Requirement, (ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, so long as such Contractual Requirements were not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted by Section 10.1 so long as such Contractual Requirement applies only to such Subsidiary, (iv) arise pursuant to agreements entered into with respect to any sale, transfer, lease or other Disposition permitted by Section 10.4 and applicable solely to assets under such sale, transfer, lease or other Disposition, (v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted by Section 10.5 and applicable solely to such joint venture or otherwise arise in agreements which restrict the Disposition or distribution of assets or property in oil and gas leases, joint operating agreements, joint exploration and/or development agreements, participation agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of the oil and gas exploration and development business, (vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness, (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 10.1 to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) restrict the use of cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xii) are imposed by Applicable Law, (xiii) exist under any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to Refinance any Indebtedness but only to the extent such Contractual Requirement was contained in the document evidencing the Indebtedness being refinanced, (xiv) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation and (xv) any restrictions regarding licenses or sublicenses by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property).
Credit Agreement; Guarantee and Collateral Agreement The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this Agreement, executed and delivered by the Administrative Agent, Holdings, the Borrower and each Person listed on Schedule 1.1A and (ii) the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
Guaranty Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally guarantees, as primary obligor and as a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely as a guaranty of collection, prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by required prepayment, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of any and all Secured Obligations (for each Guarantor, subject to the proviso in this sentence, its “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Guarantor and (b) the liability of each Guarantor individually with respect to this Guaranty shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any comparable provisions of any applicable state law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guaranteed Obligations shall include any such indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities, or portion thereof, which may be or hereafter become unenforceable or compromised or shall be an allowed or disallowed claim under any proceeding or case commenced by or against any debtor under any Debtor Relief Laws. The Administrative Agent’s books and records showing the amount of the Obligations shall be admissible in evidence in any action or proceeding, and shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and conclusive for the purpose of establishing the amount of the Secured Obligations. This Guaranty shall not be affected by the genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Secured Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing any Secured Obligations, or by the existence, validity, enforceability, perfection, non-perfection or extent of any collateral therefor, or by any fact or circumstance relating to the Secured Obligations which might otherwise constitute a defense to the obligations of the Guarantors, or any of them, under this Guaranty, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to any or all of the foregoing.
Equity Pledge 2.1. As collateral security for the timely and complete payment and performance of all Contract Obligations, the Pledgor hereby pledges to the Pledgee a first security interest in all of the Pledgor’s rights, title and interests, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired by the Pledgor, in the Pledged Equity (the “Equity Pledge”).
2.2. The Pledgor shall have been or will be registered at the local branch of State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”) as one of the shareholders of the Domestic Company holding his proportion of the equity interests in the Domestic Company as set forth in Recital (A) above and hold such equity interests free and clear of encumbrances except for the Equity Pledge as provided in this Agreement and/or as otherwise agreed by the Parties.
2.3. The Pledgor hereby undertakes that he will be responsible for recording the Equity Pledge on the register of equityholders (if any) of the Domestic Company on the date hereof or as soon as practicable from the date hereof, and will use his best endeavors to register the Equity Pledge with SAIC (the “Registration of Equity Pledge”). In the event the SAIC requires that the Registration of Equity Pledge be completed by using an equity pledge agreement between the Parties substantially in form stipulated by the SAIC, subject to Section 13.5, the Parties shall enter into an equity pledge agreement in such stipulated form (the “Registration Version”) and the Pledgor shall and hereby undertakes that he will use his best endeavors to register the Equity Pledge with SAIC by using the Registration Version.
2.4. During the term of this Agreement, the Pledgee shall not be liable in any way for impairment in value of the Pledged Equity, nor shall the Pledgor have any right to make any claims against the Pledgee for such impairment in value.
2.5. Upon the occurrence of any Breaching Event, the Pledgee shall have the right to dispose of the Pledged Equity in the manner set forth in Article 4 hereof.
2.6. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall not increase the registered capital of the Domestic Company by contributing additional capital, or allowing any third party to contribute additional capital to the Domestic Company.
2.7. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall not consent to the adoption of any shareholders’ resolution or by any other means permit the Domestic Company to declare or distribute any dividends or profits.
2.8. Without the prior written consent of the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall not enter into any transactions with the Domestic Company.
2.9. During the term of the Equity Pledge, the Pledgor shall deliver to the Pledgee’s custody the original capital contribution certificate for the Pledged Equity and the original equityholders’ register (if any) containing the Equity Pledge within five business days from the execution of this Agreement or from the completion of any re-registration of shareholding if the percentage of equity interests changes (in such case, the Pledgor shall deliver to the Pledgee’s custody the updated original capital contribution certificates for the Pledged Equity and the updated original equityholders’ register (if any) containing the Equity Pledge). The Pledgee shall take custody of such original documents during the entire term of this Agreement.
2.10. The Pledgee shall have the right to collect dividends or any other distribution paid with respect to the Pledged Equity during the term of this Agreement.
Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefit of the provisions of Section 8.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) (or to notice of or to consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements except to the extent expressly provided herein and unless the Administrative Agent has received a Secured Party Designation Notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements in the case of a Facility Termination Date.
