Lien Priority and Perfection Sample Clauses

Lien Priority and Perfection. (i) Subject only to Permitted Liens, this Security Agreement creates valid and continuing security interests in the Collateral, securing the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations. Upon the filing of financing statements with the jurisdiction listed in Schedule 1, the security interests granted to the Secured Party hereunder will constitute valid first-priority perfected security interests in all Collateral with respect to which a security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement, subject only to Permitted Liens. (ii) No consent of any other Person and no authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with any Governmental Authority is required (A) for the grant by such Grantor of the pledge, assignment, and security interest granted hereby or for the execution, delivery, or performance of this Security Agreement by such Grantor, (B) for the validity, perfection, or maintenance of the pledge, assignment, lien, and security interest created hereby (including the first-priority (subject to Permitted Liens) nature thereof), except for security interests that cannot be perfected by filing under the UCC, or (C) for the exercise by the Secured Party of the rights provided for in this Security Agreement or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Security Agreement, except (1) those consents to assignment of licenses, permits, approvals, and other rights that are as a matter of law not assignable, (2) those consents, approvals, authorizations, actions, notices or filings which have been duly obtained or made and, in the case of the maintenance of perfection, the filing of continuation statements under the UCC, and (3) those filings and actions described in Section 3(c)(i).
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Lien Priority and Perfection. Subject only to Permitted Liens, this Security Agreement creates valid and continuing Acceptable Security Interest in the Collateral, securing the payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations. Upon the filing of financing statements with the jurisdictions listed in Schedule 1, the Administrative Agent will have a valid and perfected Acceptable Security Interest in all Collateral that is capable of being perfected by filing financing statements, subject only to Permitted Liens.
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Lien Priority and Perfection. The relative priorities of the Liens described in this Section 3 with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth in the Final DIP Order and the Security Agreement. In accordance with the Final DIP Order, all of the Liens described in this Section 3 shall be effective and perfected upon entry of the Final DIP Order, without the necessity of the execution, recordation or filings by the Credit Parties of security agreements, control agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, intellectual property filings, notice of Liens, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents, or the possession or control by the Collateral Agent of, or over, any Collateral, or take any other action in order to validate or perfect the Liens and security interests granted by or pursuant to this Agreement, the Final DIP Order or any other Credit Document, as set forth in the Final DIP Order; provided, however, subject to the terms hereof, such effectiveness and perfection shall not preclude the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders from requesting such execution, recordation or filing that the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may deem desirable (including any security documents or actions under laws of the applicable foreign jurisdictions).
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Lien Priority and Perfection. The security interest in the Collateral created pursuant to this Security Agreement creates a valid and binding security interest in the Collateral, securing the performance and payment of the Secured Obligations, and such security interests will be perfected first priority security interests upon the filing of appropriate financing statements naming the Debtor as debtor and Collateral Agent as collateral agent in the jurisdictions set forth on the attached Schedule 3.2, or as otherwise notified to the Collateral Agent, to the extent such interest may be perfected under the UCC.
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Lien Priority and Perfection. This Security Instrument is a valid and enforceable (and, upon recordation in the Official Records, will be a perfected) first lien on the Property, free and clear of all encumbrances, security interests, and liens having priority over the lien and security interest of this Security Instrument, except for the items set forth as exceptions to or subordinate matters in the title insurance policy insuring the lien of this Security Instrument, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by this Security Instrument, materially affect the value or insurability of the Property, impair the use or operation of the Property for the use currently being made thereof or impair Mortgagor’s ability to pay its obligations in a timely manner (such items being the “Permitted Encumbrances”).
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Lien Priority and Perfection. (a) This Security Agreement creates valid security interests in the Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and such security interests are or will be perfected first priority security interests, second only to perfected Liens or interests otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement, (i) in the case of Collateral other than as described in clause (ii) and (iii) below following the filing of a UCC Financing Statement in the form of Annex 2 attached hereto (with the Grantor's name and address filled in under the title "Debtor") in the office(s) set forth on Annex 3 attached hereto, (ii) in the case of Pledged Shares, provided that the Agent retains possession of such Pledged Shares and instruments of transfer or assignment related thereto which were executed in blank and delivered by the Grantor to the Agent prior to the date hereof, and (iii) in the case of titled Revenue Equipment, when the Agent's interest as a secured party is recorded on the certificates of title relating to the Grantor's titled Revenue Equipment (other than certificates of title for Revenue Equipment which is already subject to a Lien permitted by the Credit Agreement) as contemplated by the Custodial Agreement described in Section 4.9 of this Security Agreement. (b) No other authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is necessary to grant the security interests contemplated hereby, or to allow the Grantor to perform its obligations hereunder, or to permit the Agent to exercise its rights and remedies hereunder.
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Lien Priority and Perfection. (a) This Security Agreement creates valid security interests in the Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations, and such security interests (other than security interests in Property of any Canadian Subsidiary) are or will be perfected first priority security interests, second only to interests otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement, with respect to each Grantor's Collateral (i) in the case of Collateral other than as described in clauses (ii) and (iii) below following the filing of a UCC Financing Statement in the form of Annex 2 attached hereto (with each Grantor's name and address filed in under the title "Debtor") in the office(s) set forth on Annex 3 attached hereto with respect to such Grantor or in the Accession Agreement executed by such Grantor, (ii) in the case of the Pledged Shares owned by such Grantor, provided that the Agent retains possession of such Pledged Shares and instruments of transfer or assignment related thereto which were executed in blank by such Grantor and
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Lien Priority and Perfection. On the Closing Date this Second Security Agreement will create valid and continuing security interests in the Collateral, securing the payment of the Secured Obligations. Upon the filing of financing statements in the office(s) set forth on Schedule II attached hereto, the security interests granted to Secured Party hereunder will constitute valid, perfected security interests in all Collateral with respect to which a security interest can be perfected by the filing of a financing statement, subject only to Permitted Liens.
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Lien Priority and Perfection. Assuming Secured Party makes the necessary UCC filings within twenty (20) days after the date hereof, this Security Agreement creates a valid and perfected first priority purchase money security interest in the Collateral securing the payment by Debtor Parties of the Secured Obligations. No other authorization, approval or other action by any governmental authority or any other person or entity is necessary to (i) grant the security interest contemplated hereby, (ii) allow Debtor Parties to perform its obligations hereunder or (iii) permit Secured Party to exercise its rights and remedies hereunder.
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Related to Lien Priority and Perfection

  • PRESERVATION OF COLLATERAL AND PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTERESTS THEREIN Borrower shall, at Lender's request, at any time and from time to time, authenticate, execute and deliver to Lender such financing statements, documents and other agreements and instruments (and pay the cost of filing or recording the same in all public offices deemed necessary or desirable by Lender) and do such other acts and things or cause third parties to do such other acts and things as Lender may deem necessary or desirable in its sole discretion in order to establish and maintain a valid, attached and perfected security interest in the Collateral in favor of Lender (free and clear of all other liens, claims, encumbrances and rights of third parties whatsoever, whether voluntarily or involuntarily created, except Permitted Liens) to secure payment of the Liabilities, and in order to facilitate the collection of the Collateral. Borrower irrevocably hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Lender (and all Persons designated by Lender for that purpose) as Borrower's true and lawful attorney and agent-in-fact to execute and file such financing statements, documents and other agreements and instruments and do such other acts and things as may be necessary to preserve and perfect Lender's security interest in the Collateral. Borrower further agrees that a carbon, photographic, photostatic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement shall be sufficient as a financing statement. Borrower further ratifies and confirms the prior filing by Lender of any and all financing statements which identify the Borrower as debtor, Lender as secured party and any or all Collateral as collateral.

  • Perfection and Priority The security interest granted pursuant to this Agreement constitutes a valid and continuing perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in all Collateral subject, for the following Collateral, to the occurrence of the following: (i) in the case of all Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC, the completion of the filings specified on Schedule 2 (which, in the case of all filings referred to on such schedule, have been duly authorized by each Grantor and delivered to the Collateral Agent in completed form), (ii) with respect to any deposit account, the execution of a Control Agreement, (iii) in the case of all Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents for which UCC filings are insufficient, all appropriate filings having been made with the Applicable IP Office, (iv) in the case of letter-of-credit rights that are not supporting obligations of Collateral, the execution of a Contractual Obligation granting control to the Collateral Agent over such letter-of-credit rights, and (v) in the case of electronic chattel paper, the completion of all steps necessary to grant control to the Collateral Agent over such electronic chattel paper. Such security interest shall be prior to all other Liens on the Collateral except for Customary Permitted Liens having priority over the Collateral Agent’s Lien by operation of law or permitted pursuant to clause (c), (e) or (j) of the definition of “Customary Permitted Liens” in the Credit Agreement or subsection 8.2(c), 8.2(d), 8.2(e), 8.2(f) or 8.2(h) of the Credit Agreement upon (i) in the case of all Pledged Certificated Stock, Pledged Debt Instruments and Pledged Investment Property, the delivery thereof to the Collateral Agent of such Pledged Certificated Stock, Pledged Debt Instruments and Pledged Investment Property consisting of instruments and certificates, in each case properly endorsed for transfer to the Collateral Agent or in blank, (ii) in the case of all Pledged Investment Property not in certificated form, the execution of a Control Agreement with respect to such investment property, and (iii) in the case of all other instruments and tangible chattel paper that are not Pledged Certificated Stock, Pledged Debt Instruments or Pledged Investment Property, the delivery to the Collateral Agent of such instruments and tangible chattel paper. Except as set forth in this Section 4.2, all actions by each Grantor necessary to perfect the Lien granted hereunder on the Collateral have been duly taken.

  • Perfection and Priority of Liens Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following: (i) searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings and tax and judgment liens in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party and each other jurisdiction reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, disclosing no Liens other than Permitted Liens; (ii) UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral; (iii) all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank and undated stock powers attached thereto; (iv) searches of ownership of, and Liens on, United States registered intellectual property of each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices, disclosing no Liens other than (A) Permitted Liens and (B) Liens to be released on the Initial Borrowing Date; and (v) duly executed notices of grant of security interest in substantially the form required by the Security Agreement as are necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the United States registered intellectual property of the Loan Parties; provided that, to the extent any Collateral is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Initial Borrowing Date (other than the pledge and perfection of the security interests in the Equity Interests of the Parent’s material, wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries (except with respect to certificated Equity Interests in the Target and its Subsidiaries, which shall be delivered with duly executed in blank and undated stock powers attached thereto not later than 2 Business Days after the Initial Borrowing Date) and assets with respect to which a lien may be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement) after the Loan Parties’ use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the delivery of such Collateral and/or the perfection of a security interest in such Collateral shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the Comdata Facilities on the Initial Borrowing Date but instead shall be delivered and/or perfected within thirty (30) days after the Initial Borrowing Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent agrees in its sole discretion).

  • Title, Perfection and Priority Such Grantor has good and valid rights in or the power to transfer the Collateral and title to the Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a security interest hereunder, free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted under Section 4.1(e), and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent the security interest in such Collateral pursuant hereto. When financing statements have been filed in the appropriate offices against such Grantor in the locations listed on Exhibit H, the Collateral Agent will have a fully perfected first priority security interest in that Collateral of the Grantor in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, subject only to Liens permitted under Section 4.1(e).

  • Creation, Perfection and Priority of Liens The execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents by Loan Parties and Sponsors, together with (i) the actions taken on or prior to the date hereof pursuant to subsections 4.1, 4.2, 6.8 and 6.9 and (ii) the delivery to Administrative Agent of any Pledged Collateral not delivered to Administrative Agent at the time of execution and delivery of the applicable Collateral Document (all of which Pledged Collateral has been so delivered) are effective to create in favor of Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders, as security for the respective Secured Obligations (as defined in the applicable Collateral Document in respect of any Collateral), a valid and perfected First Priority Lien on all of the Collateral, and all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect and maintain the perfection and First Priority status of such Liens have been duly made or taken and remain in full force and effect, other than the filing of any UCC financing statements or Mortgages delivered to Administrative Agent for filing or recording, as applicable (but not yet filed or recorded) and the periodic filing of UCC continuation statements in respect of UCC financing statements filed by or on behalf of Administrative Agent.

  • Lien Priority Any Lien created hereunder or by any other Loan Document shall at any time fail to constitute a valid and perfected Lien on any of the Collateral purported to be secured thereby, subject to no prior or equal Lien, other than Permitted Liens which are permitted to have priority in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

  • Creation, Perfection and Priority of Security Interests The representations and warranties regarding creation, perfection and priority of security interests in the Purchased Property, which are attached to this Agreement as Appendix B, are true and correct to the extent that they are applicable.

  • Servicer to Maintain Perfection and Priority The Servicer covenants that, in order to evidence the interests of CNHCR and Issuing Entity under this Agreement, Servicer shall take such action, or execute and deliver such instruments as may be necessary or advisable (including, without limitation, such actions as are requested by Issuing Entity) to maintain and perfect, as a first priority interest, Issuing Entity’s security interest in the Receivables. Servicer shall, from time to time and within the time limits established by law, prepare and present to Issuing Entity for Issuing Entity to authorize the Servicer to file all financing statements, amendments, continuations, financing statements in lieu of a continuation statement, terminations, partial terminations, releases or partial releases, or any other filings necessary or advisable to continue, maintain and perfect the Issuing Entity’s security interest in the Receivables as a first-priority interest (each a “Filing”). Issuing Entity shall promptly authorize in writing Servicer to, and Servicer shall, effect such Filing under the Uniform Commercial Code without the signature of CNHCR or Issuing Entity where allowed by applicable law.

  • Perfected First Priority Liens (a) This Agreement is effective to create, as collateral security for the Obligations of such U.S. Grantor, valid and enforceable Liens on such U.S. Grantor’s Security Collateral in favor of the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (b) Except with regard to (i) Liens (if any) on Specified Assets and (ii) any rights in favor of the United States government as required by law (if any), upon the completion of the Filings and, with respect to Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents, upon the earlier of such Filing or the delivery to and continuing possession by the ABL Collateral Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable, in accordance with any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, of all Instruments, Chattel Paper and Documents a security interest in which is perfected by possession, and upon obtaining and maintenance of “control” (as described in the Code) by the ABL Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, as applicable (or their respective agents appointed for purposes of perfection), in accordance with any applicable Intercreditor Agreement of the Collateral Proceeds Account, all Letter-of-Credit Rights and all Electronic Chattel Paper a security interest in which is perfected by “control,” and in the case of Commercial Tort Actions (other than such Commercial Tort Actions listed on Schedule 6 on the date of this Agreement), upon the taking of the actions required by subsection 5.2.12, the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement will constitute valid Liens on and (to the extent provided herein) perfected security interests in such U.S. Grantor’s Security Collateral in favor of the ABL Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and will be prior to all other Liens of all other Persons, in each case other than Liens permitted to have priority pursuant to subsection 8.2 of the ABL Credit Agreement (and subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement), and enforceable as such as against all other Persons other than Ordinary Course Transferees, except to the extent that the recording of an assignment or other transfer of title to the ABL Collateral Agent, Administrative Agent, the applicable Collateral Representative or any Additional Agent, (in accordance with any applicable Intercreditor Agreement) or the recording of other applicable documents in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office may be necessary for perfection or enforceability, and except as to enforcement, as may be limited by applicable domestic or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. As used in this subsection 4.2.2(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  • Priority and Liens (a) Subject to Section 2.20(c), each of the Loan Parties hereby covenants and agrees that, upon the entry of the DIP Order, its obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents: (i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute an allowed Superpriority Claim in the Cases, subject to any limitations set forth in the DIP Order; (ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a valid, binding, continuing, enforceable perfected first priority Lien (that is subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and DIP Order) on all of the property of such Loan Parties, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, that is not subject to valid, perfected, non-voidable liens in existence at the time of commencement of the Cases or to valid, non-voidable liens in existence at the time of such commencement that are perfected subsequent to such commencement as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (limited, in the case of voting equity interests of CFC’s, 65% of the voting equity interests); (iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a valid, binding, continuing, enforceable perfected second Lien upon all property of such Loan Parties, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, that is subject to valid, perfected and non-voidable Liens in existence at the time of the commencement of the Cases or that is subject to valid Liens in existence at the time of the commencement of the Cases that are perfected subsequent to such commencement as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code (other than certain property that is subject to the existing Liens that secure obligations in respect of the Existing Second Lien Debt, which liens shall be primed by the liens described in the following clause (iv)); and (iv) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a valid, binding, continuing, enforceable perfected first priority senior priming Lien on all of the property of such Loan Parties that is subject to the existing liens which secure the Existing Second Lien Debt (collectively, the “Primed Liens”), all of which Primed Liens shall be primed by and made subject and subordinate to (to the extent set forth in the DIP Order) the perfected first priority senior Liens to be granted to the Agent, which senior priming Liens in favor of the Agent shall also prime any Liens granted after the commencement of the Cases to provide adequate protection Liens in respect of any of the Primed Liens, subject in each case to the Carve-Out and as set forth in the DIP Order and the Intercreditor Agreement. (a) As to all real property the title to which is held by a Loan Party (other than any Loan Party that is not a Debtor) or the possession of which is held by any such Loan Party pursuant to leasehold interest, such Loan Parties hereby assign and convey as security, grant a security interest in, hypothecate, mortgage, pledge and set over unto the Agent on behalf of the Lenders all of the right, title and interest of such Loan Parties in all of such owned real property and in all such leasehold interests, together in each case with all of the right, title and interest of such Loan Parties in and to all buildings, improvements, and fixtures related thereto, any lease or sublease thereof, all general intangibles relating thereto and all proceeds thereof. Such Loan Parties acknowledge that, pursuant to the DIP Order, the Liens in favor of the Agent on behalf of the Lenders in all of such real property and leasehold instruments of such Loan Parties shall be perfected without the recordation of any instruments of mortgage or assignment. Such Loan Parties further agree that, upon the request of the Agent, in the exercise of its business judgment, such Loan Parties shall enter into separate fee and leasehold mortgages in recordable form with respect to such properties on terms satisfactory to the Agent and including customary related deliverables, including, without limitation, a Standard Flood Hazard Determination and, to the extent applicable, a notification to the applicable Loan Party that that flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program is not available or evidence of flood insurance with respect to such property consistent with the requirements set forth in Section 5.01(c). (b) The relative priorities of the Liens described in this Section 2.20 with respect to the Collateral shall be as set forth in the DIP Order and the Intercreditor Agreement. The relative priorities of the First Lien First Out Loans, the First Lien Last OutNew Money Loans and the Junior Loans shall be as set forth in the DIP Order and Section 6.02. All of the Liens described in this Section (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, not more than 65% of the voting equity interests of any CFC or a Subsidiary of a CFC shall be pledged in favor of any Lender or the Agent.

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