Liability of the Borrowers. The liability of each Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be irrevocable, absolute, independent and unconditional, and will not be affected by any circumstance that might constitute a discharge of a surety or guarantor other than the indefeasible payment and performance in full of all Obligations. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, each Borrower agrees as follows: (i) such Borrower’s liability hereunder will be the immediate, direct, and primary obligation of such Borrower and will not be contingent upon Administrative Agent’s or any Lending Party’s exercise or enforcement of any remedy it may have against any other Borrower or any other Person, or against any collateral or other security for any Obligations; (ii) such Borrower’s payment of a portion, but not all, of the Obligations will in no way limit, affect, modify or abridge such Borrower’s liability for any portion of the Obligations remaining unsatisfied; and (iii) such Borrower’s liability with respect to the Obligations will remain in full force and effect without regard to, and will not be impaired or affected by, nor will such Borrower be exonerated or discharged by, any of the following events: (A) any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law; (B) any limitation, discharge, or cessation of the liability of any other Borrower or any other Person for any Obligations due to any applicable Law, or any invalidity or unenforceability in whole or in part of any of the Obligations or the Loan Documents; (C) any merger, acquisition, consolidation or change in structure of any Borrower or any Guarantor or other Person, or any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of any or all of the assets or shares of any Borrower or any Guarantor or other Person; (D) any assignment or other transfer, in whole or in part, of Administrative Agent’s or any Lending Party’s interests in and rights under this Agreement (including this Section 10.16) or the other Loan Documents; (E) any claim, defense, counterclaim or setoff, other than that of prior performance, that any Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person may have or assert, including any defense of incapacity or lack of corporate or other authority to execute any of the Loan Documents; (F) Administrative Agent’s or any Lending Party’s amendment, modification, renewal, extension, cancellation or surrender of any Loan Document or any Guaranteed Obligations; (G) Administrative Agent’s or any Lending Party’s exercise or non-exercise of any power, right or remedy with respect to any Obligations or any collateral; or (H) Administrative Agent’s or any Lending Party’s vote, claim, distribution, election, acceptance, action or inaction in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Ch2m Hill Companies LTD), Credit Agreement (Ch2m Hill Companies LTD), Credit Agreement (Ch2m Hill Companies LTD)