Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.22, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Party. (c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations. (d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made. (e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Invitation Homes Inc.), Loan Agreement (Invitation Homes Inc.), Loan Agreement (Invitation Homes Inc.)
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to which a Borrower is a party in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this AgreementAgreement and the other Loan Documents, each Borrower hereby waives waives, to the extent permitted by law, notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby hereby, to the extent permitted by law, assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 2.23 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.222.23, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.23 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.23 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Party.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 2.23 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 2.23 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 2.23 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.062.07.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Bluerock Homes Trust, Inc.), Loan Agreement (Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.)
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co-debtor, joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of with the other Borrowers with respect to accept the payment and performance of all of the Obligations, it being the intention of the parties that all the Obligations are the joint and several liability for obligations of each of the ObligationsBorrowers without preferences or distinction among them. If and to the extent that a Borrower fails to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreementherein, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Default or Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders Lender under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders Lender at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders Lender in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or any failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective ObligationsLender, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which mightthereunder that, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 2.5, afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any such Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations obligations under this Section 2.222.5, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations obligations of each such Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.5 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.5 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or the Lender. The Borrowers’ joint and several liability hereunder shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any Secured Partyabsorption, merger, amalgamation or any other change whatsoever in the name, membership, constitution or place of formation of any Borrower or the Lender.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 2.5 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminatedsatisfied. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrowerof the Borrowers, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 2.5 will forthwith be reinstated and in effect, effect as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce . Notwithstanding any of its rights of contribution provision to the contrary contained herein or subrogation, or assert any claim, against in any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it the obligations of each Borrower hereunder shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect largest amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to any avoidance under Section 548 of the Obligations Bankruptcy Code of the United States or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event comparable provisions of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization assignment for the benefit of creditors or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06debtor-relief Law.
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Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to which it and the other Borrowers are party in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any the Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.22, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Party.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign Person first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06.
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Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably (other than the Company) authorizes the Company with full power and unconditionally accepts joint authority as attorney-in-fact, to execute and several liability hereunder deliver Requests for Advances, request for issuance of Letters of Credit and under the each other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations instrument, certificate and report to be provided delivered by the Lenders under Borrowers to Agent and the Banks pursuant to this Agreement, for . Each Borrower (other than the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of Company) agrees that it shall be bound by any action taken by the undertakings of the other Borrowers Company on its behalf pursuant to accept joint and several liability for the Obligationssuch appointment.
(b) Except Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that it is the intent of the parties that each such Borrower be primarily liable for the obligations as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its a joint and several liability, notice obligor (except as specifically set forth in this Section 14.20). It is the intention of the parties that with respect to liability of any Loans issued under Borrower hereunder arising solely by reason of its being jointly and severally liable for Advances and other extensions of credit taken by a Borrower, the obligations of such Borrower shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable irrespective of:
(i) any lack of validity, legality or pursuant enforceability of this Agreement or any Note as to this Agreementany Borrower, notice of as the occurrence case may be;
(ii) the failure of any DefaultBank or any holder of any Note:
(A) to enforce any right or remedy against any Borrower, Event of Defaultas the case may be, or of any demand for other Person (including any payment guarantor) under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision provisions of this Agreement, such Note, or otherwise, or
(B) to exercise any and right or remedy against any guarantor of, or collateral securing, any obligations;
(iii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the ObligationsIndebtedness, and the takingor any other extension, addition, substitution compromise or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, renewal of any security for Indebtedness;
(iv) any of the Obligations reduction, limitation, impairment or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, termination of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.22, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding Indebtedness with respect to any Borrower Borrower, as the case may be, for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to (and each of the Borrowers hereby waives any right to or claim of) any defense (other than the defense of payment in full of the Indebtedness) or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality, nongenuineness, irregularity, compromise, unenforceability of, or any Secured Partyother event or occurrence affecting, any Indebtedness with respect to any Borrower, as the case may be;
(v) any addition, exchange, release, surrender or nonperfection of any collateral, or any amendment to or waiver or release or addition of, or consent to departure from, any guaranty, held by any Bank or any holder of the Notes securing any of the Indebtedness; or
(vi) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense (other than the defense of payment in full of the Indebtedness) available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, any Borrower, as the case may be, any surety or any guarantor.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers agrees that its joint and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will several liability hereunder shall continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial conditionbe effective or be reinstated, as the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment case may be, if at any time any payment (in whole or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(din part) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, Indebtedness is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent any Bank or any Lender holder of any Note, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, as the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effectcase may be, as though such payment had not been made;
(d) Each of the Borrowers hereby expressly waives: (i) notice of the Banks’ acceptance of this Agreement; (ii) notice of the existence or creation or non payment of all or any of the Indebtedness other than notices expressly provided for in this Agreement; (iii) presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and all other notices whatsoever other than notices expressly provided for in this Agreement; and (iv) all diligence in collection or protection of or realization upon the Indebtedness or any part thereof, any obligation hereunder, or any security for or guaranty of any of the foregoing.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under No delay on any of the other Loan DocumentsBanks part in the exercise of any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, any payments made and no single or partial exercise by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations Banks of any right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. No action of any of the Banks permitted hereunder shall in any way affect or impair any such Banks’ rights or any collateral security therefor until Borrower’s Indebtedness under this Agreement.
(f) Each of the Borrowers hereby represents and warrants to each of the Banks that it now has and will continue to have independent means of obtaining information concerning the Borrowers’ affairs, financial condition and business. Banks shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Borrower with any credit or other information concerning such Borrower’s affairs, financial condition or business which may come into the Banks’ possession.
(g) Each of the Borrowers represents and warrants (i) that the business operations of the Borrowers are interrelated and complement one another, and such entities have a common business purpose, and (ii) that, to permit their uninterrupted and continuous operations, such entities now require and will from time as to time hereafter require funds and credit accommodations for general business purposes and that (iii) the proceeds of advances under the Revolving Credit, the Swing Line, the Term Loan and other credit facilities extended hereunder will directly or indirectly benefit the Borrowers hereunder, severally and jointly, regardless of which Borrower receives part or all of the Obligations have been paid proceeds of such Advances.
(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it is the intention of the Borrowers, Agent and the Banks that the amount of the respective Borrowers’ obligations hereunder shall be in, but not in full in cash andexcess of, the maximum amount thereof not subject to avoidance or recovery by operation of applicable law governing bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency, fraudulent transfers or conveyances or other similar laws (collectively, “Applicable Insolvency Laws”). To that end, but only in the event and to the extent that the Borrowers’ respective obligations hereunder or any payment made pursuant thereto would, but for the operation of any insolvencythe foregoing proviso, bankruptcybe subject to avoidance or recovery under Applicable Insolvency Laws, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws amount of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations the Borrowers’ respective obligations hereunder shall be paid in full in cash before limited to the largest amount which, after giving effect thereto, would not, under Applicable Insolvency Laws, render the Borrowers’ respective obligations hereunder unenforceable or avoidable or subject to recovery under Applicable Insolvency Laws. To the extent any payment actually made hereunder exceeds the limitation contained in this Section 14.20(h), then the amount of such excess shall, from and after the time of payment by the Borrowers (or distribution any of them), be reimbursed by the Banks upon demand by such Borrowers. The foregoing proviso is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Agent and the Banks hereunder against the Borrowers to the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Insolvency Laws and neither any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to Borrower nor any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower Person shall collect, enforce have any right or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall claim under this Section 14.20(h) that would not otherwise be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06available under Applicable Insolvency Laws.
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Samples: Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement (Staktek Holdings Inc)
Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers.
(a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to which a Borrower is a party in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations..
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this AgreementAgreement and the other Loan Documents, each Borrower hereby waives waives, to the extent permitted by law, notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations, any requirement of diligence or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby hereby, to the extent permitted by law, assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, including any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 2.23 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.222.23, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.23 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 2.23 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Party.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06.
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Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts The obligations of the Borrowers hereunder shall be joint and several liability hereunder several, shall be absolute and under unconditional and shall remain in full force and effect until all Obligations shall have been paid and, until such payment has been made, shall not be discharged, affected, modified or impaired upon the other Loan Documents in consideration happening from time to time of any event, including, without limitation, any of the financial accommodations following, whether or not with notice to be provided by or the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings of the other Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any Loans issued under or pursuant to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or Lenders under or in respect consent of any of the Obligationsundersigned: (a) the waiver, any requirement of diligence compromise, indulgence, settlement, release, termination, modification or to mitigate damages andamendment (including, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice ofwithout limitation, any extension or postponement of the time for payment or performance or renewal or refinancing) of any or all of the obligations, covenants or agreements of any of the Borrowers under this the Agreement, the Term Note or any other Loan Document; (b) the failure to give notice to any or all of the Borrowers of the occurrence of a default under the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Term Note or any other Loan Document; (c) the release, substitution or exchange by the Lender of any security held by it for the payment of any amount due pursuant to the Term Note or any other Loan Document (whether with or without consideration) or the acceptance by the Lender of any additional security for such payments or the availability or claimed availability of any other security, collateral or source of repayment; (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets, marshalling of assets and liabilities, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement, composition with creditors or readjustment of, or other similar proceedings affecting any or all of the Obligationsundersigned or any other person or entity who, or any of whose property, shall at the time in question be obligated in respect of the debt evidenced by the Term Note or any part thereof; (e) any failure, omission, delay or neglect by the Lender in enforcing, asserting or exercising any right, power or remedy under this Agreement, the acceptance Term Note, any other Loan Document, or at law or in equity; (f) the release of any payment Person primarily or secondarily liable for all or any part of the debt evidenced by the Term Note; (g) any non-perfection or other impairment of any security; (h) any assignment or transfer by the Lender of all or any interest in this Agreement or the Term Note; (i) the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision in this Agreement, the Term Note or any other Loan Document; (j) any merger, consolidation, conversion or re-domestication involving any of the Borrowers, any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or issuance of any stock, partnership, membership or other equity interest by any of the Borrowers or any sale, transfer or conveyance by any of the undersigned or any other Person of all or any part of such Person’s interest in any of the Borrowers or any affiliate of any of the ObligationsBorrowers; or (k) to the extent permitted by law, any event or action that would, in the absence of this clause, result in the release or discharge of any or all of the Borrowers from the performance or observance of any obligation, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, it is the intention of the parties that any modification, limitation, or discharge of the obligations of any of the Borrowers arising out of or by virtue of any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding for relief of debtors under federal or state law shall not affect, modify, limit or discharge the liability of any other co-maker in any manner whatsoever, and this Agreement, the acceptance Term Note and the other Loan Documents shall remain and continue in full force and effect and shall be enforceable against such Borrower to the same extent and with the same force and effect as if any such proceedings had not been instituted; and all other Borrowers shall be jointly and severally liable to the Lender under this Agreement, the Term Note and the other Loan Documents for the full amount payable hereunder irrespective of any partial modification, limitation, or discharge of the liability of any co-maker that may result from any such proceeding. The obligations of the Borrowers to the Lender pursuant hereto include and apply to any payment thereonor payments received by the Lender on account of the 14 liabilities evidenced hereby, which payment or payments or any waiverpart thereof are subsequently invalidated, consent declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be paid to a trustee, receiver, or any other Person under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar law, common law or equitable doctrine. If any action or acquiescence proceeding seeking such repayment is pending or, in the Lender’s sole judgment, threatened, this Agreement, the Term Note and any security interest therefor shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding that one or more of the Borrowers may not then be obligated to the Lender. The joint and several obligations of the Borrowers to the Lender and this Agreement, the Term Note, and any security therefor, shall remain in full force and effect (or be reinstated) until the Lender has received payment in full of all Obligations payable to it pursuant to this Agreement, the Term Note, and any other Loan Document and the expiration of any applicable preference or similar period pursuant to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar law, or at law or equity, without any claim having been made before the expiration of such period asserting an interest in all or any part of any payment(s) received by the Administrative Agent Lender.
(b) The Borrowers expressly agree that the Lender shall not be required first to institute any suit or Lenders to exhaust its remedies against any of the Borrowers or any other Person to become liable hereunder or against any Collateral or security for the Loan evidenced hereby, in order to enforce this Agreement and the Term Note; and expressly agree that, notwithstanding the occurrence of any of the foregoing, the Borrowers shall be and remain, directly and primarily liable for all Obligations due under this Agreement, the Term Note and under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower assumes responsibility for keeping itself informed of the financial condition of each other Borrower, and any and all endorsers and/or guarantors of any instrument or document evidencing all or any part of such other Borrower’s Obligations and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment by such other Borrowers of their Obligations and each Borrower agrees that Lender shall not have any duty to advise such Borrower of information known to Lender regarding such condition or any such circumstances or to undertake any investigation not a part of its regular business routine. If Lender, in its sole discretion, undertakes at any time or times in respect from time to time to provide any such information to a Borrower, Lender shall not be under any obligation to update any such information or to provide any such information to such Borrower on any subsequent occasion.
(c) All rights and claims of each of the Borrowers against any other of the Borrowers or the property of any default by other of the Borrowers now or hereafter existing (collectively, the “Borrower Claims”) shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the Obligations. Until such Obligations have been paid in full, and Borrowers have performed all of their Obligations, none of the Borrowers shall receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from any other of the Borrowers or any other party any payment upon any Borrower Claim nor seek to realize upon any collateral securing any such Borrower Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any of the Borrowers shall receive any such payment, such Borrowers shall hold such payment in trust for the Lender and shall have absolutely no rights in or to such payment except to deliver it promptly to the Lender, and each of the Borrowers hereby covenants to do so. None of the Borrowers will assert any right to which it may be or become entitled, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against any other of the Borrowers or against the property of any other of the Borrowers by reason of the performance or satisfaction by such party of any term, covenant, condition or provision of its obligations under this Agreement, except after performance and payment in full of the Term Note and any other Loan Documents.
(d) Lender is hereby authorized, without notice or demand and all other indulgences whatsoever by without affecting the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect liability of any Borrower under this Agreement, the Term Note or any other Loan Documents, to, at any time and from time to time, (i) renew, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for payment of, or other terms relating to a Borrower’s Obligations or otherwise modify, amend or change the terms of any promissory note or other agreement, document or instrument now or hereafter executed by a Borrower and delivered to the Lender; (ii) accept partial payments on a Borrower’s Obligations; (iii) take and hold security or collateral for the payment of a Borrower’s Obligations hereunder or for the payment of any guaranties of a Borrower’s Obligations or other liabilities of a Borrower and exchange, enforce, waive and release any such security or collateral; (iv) apply such security or collateral and direct the order or manner of sale thereof as the Lender, in its sole discretion, may determine; and (v) settle, release, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate a Borrower’s Obligations and any security or collateral therefor in any manner, without affecting or impairing the obligations of the Obligationsother Borrowers. The Lender shall have the exclusive right to determine the time and manner of application of any payments or credits, whether received from a Borrower or any other source, and the takingsuch determination shall be binding on such Borrower. All such payments and credits may be applied, addition, substitution or releasereversed and reapplied, in whole or in part, at to any time of a Borrower’s Obligations as the Lender shall determine in its sole discretion without affecting the validity or times, of any security for any enforceability of the Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the failure by any Borrower to comply with any of its respective Obligations, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.22 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its Obligations under this Section 2.22, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Party.
(c) Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligations.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce Notwithstanding any provisions of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it this Agreement to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any contrary, it is intended that the joint and several nature of the Obligations of Borrowers and the liens and security interests granted by Borrowers to secure the Obligations, not constitute a “Fraudulent Conveyance” (as defined below). Consequently, Lender and Borrowers agree that if the Obligations of a Borrower, or any collateral liens or security therefor until interests granted by such time as all of Borrower securing the Obligations have been paid in full in cash andwould, in but for the event application of any insolvencythis sentence, bankruptcyconstitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws Obligations of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Borrower and the liens and security interests securing such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause such Obligations or distribution such lien or security interest to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, and the Obligations of such Borrower and this Agreement shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly. For purposes hereof, “Fraudulent Conveyance” means a fraudulent conveyance under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of Title II of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.), as amended (the “Bankruptcy Code”) or a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the applicable provisions of any characterfraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer law or similar law of any state, whether in cash, securities nation or other propertygovernmental unit, shall be made as in effect from time to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06time.
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Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers. (a) Each Borrower hereby irrevocably of the Borrowers shall be jointly and unconditionally accepts severally liable hereunder and under each of the other Credit Documents with respect to all Loans and all other Obligations, regardless of which of the Borrowers actually receives the proceeds of the Loans or the benefit of any other extensions of credit hereunder, or the manner in which the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Bank accounts therefore in their respective books and records. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, (i) each Borrower’s obligations and liabilities with respect to proceeds of Loans which it receives or Letters of Credit issued for its account, and related fees, costs and expenses, and (ii) each Borrower’s obligations and liabilities arising as a result of the joint and several liability of Borrowers hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration with respect to proceeds of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders under this AgreementLoans received by, or Letters of Credit issued for the mutual benefitaccount of, directly and indirectly, of each Borrower and in consideration of the undertakings any of the other Borrowers to accept Borrowers, together with the related fees, costs and expenses, shall be separate and distinct obligations, both of which are primary obligations of such Borrower. Neither the joint and several liability for the Obligations.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreementof, each Borrower hereby waives notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of nor any Loans issued under or pursuant Liens which may be granted to this Agreement, notice of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default, or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under a Pledge Document by, any of the Borrowers shall be impaired or Lenders under released by (A) the failure of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or in respect the Issuing Bank, any successors or assigns thereof, or any holder of any of the ObligationsObligations to assert any claim or demand or to exercise or enforce any right, power or remedy against any Borrower, any requirement of diligence Subsidiary, any other Person, the Collateral or to mitigate damages and, generally, to the extent permitted by applicable law, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, otherwise; (B) any extension or postponement renewal for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) or exchange of the time for the payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any payment of any of the Obligations, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent or Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent or Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of the Obligations or the addition, substitution release or release, in whole or in part, compromise of any Borrower. Without limiting obligation of any nature of any Person with respect thereto; (C) the generality surrender, release or exchange of all or any part of any property (including without limitation the Collateral) securing payment, performance and/or observance of any of the foregoing, each Borrower assents Obligations or the compromise or extension or renewal for any period (whether or not longer than the original period) of any obligations of any nature of any Person with respect to any other such property; (D) any action or delay in acting or failure to act inaction on the part of the Administrative Agent Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank, or any Lender other event or condition with respect to any other Borrower, including any such action or inaction or other event or condition, which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, such Borrower, or a guarantor or surety of or for any or all of the failure by Obligations; and (E) any other act, matter or thing (other than indefeasible payment in full or performance of the Obligations) which would or might, in the absence of this provision, operate to release, discharge or otherwise prejudicially affect the obligations of such Borrower or any other Borrower.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision to comply with the contrary contained herein or in any other of its respective Obligationsthe Credit Documents, to the extent the joint obligations of a Borrower shall be adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason (including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder, which might, but for the provisions because of this Section 2.22 afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving any Borrower, in whole or in part, from any 548 of its Obligations under this Section 2.22, it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any Chapter 11 of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfiedBankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law) then the Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.22 hereunder shall not be discharged except by performance and then only limited to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower maximum amount that is permissible under this Section 2.22 shall not be diminished applicable law (whether federal or rendered unenforceable by any winding upstate and including, reorganizationwithout limitation, arrangement, liquidation, examination, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Secured Partythe federal Bankruptcy Code).
(c) Each To the extent that any Borrower represents shall make a payment under this Section 2.20 of all or any of the Obligations (other than Loans the proceeds of which were received by such Borrower) (a “Surety Payment”) that, taking into account all other Surety Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Surety Payment in the same proportion that such Borrower’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (as determined immediately prior to such Surety Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Surety Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations and warrants termination of the Commitments, such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, each other Borrower for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Surety Payment. As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Borrower under this Section 2.20 without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law. This Section 2.20(c) is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 2.20(c) is intended to or shall impair the obligations of Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 2.20(a). Nothing contained in this Section 2.20(c) shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower and accrued interest, fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of the Borrower to which such contribution and indemnification is owing. The rights of the indemnifying Borrowers against other Borrowers under this Section 2.20(c) shall be exercisable only upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments.
(d) The liability of Borrowers under this Section 2.20 is in addition to and shall be cumulative with all liabilities of each Borrower to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which such Borrower is currently informed of the financial condition of the other Borrowers and of all other circumstances which a diligent inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the Obligations. Each Borrower further represents and warrants party, without any limitation as to the Administrative Agent and Lenders that such Borrower has read and understands the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby covenants that such Borrower will continue to keep informed of other Borrowers’ financial condition, the financial condition of guarantors and of all other circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the Obligationsamount.
(d) The provisions of this Section 2.22 are made for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of any such the Administrative Agent, Lenders, successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against any Borrower or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.22 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments have terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof, made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Borrower, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.22 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.
(e) Each Borrower hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of contribution or subrogation, or assert any claim, against any other Borrower with respect to any Indebtedness or other liabilities owing to it from another Borrower, any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to the Administrative Agent or Lenders with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been paid in full in cash and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, examination, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full in cash before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such Indebtedness or liability, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent, and such Borrower shall deliver any such amounts to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.06.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.)