Enforcement of Security On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the Security Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders, take any action which, as a result of the Event of Default or any notice served under Clause 27.19 (Acceleration), the Security Agent is entitled to take under any Finance Document or any applicable law or regulation.
Confirmation of Security Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that all of the Security Instruments, as may be amended in accordance herewith, which presently secure the Indebtedness shall continue to secure, in the same manner and to the same extent provided therein, the payment and performance of the Indebtedness as described in the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment.
Grant of Security As collateral security for the due and punctual payment and performance in full of the Obligations, as and when due, each Grantor hereby pledges and assigns to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders, a continuing Lien on and security interest in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following (the “Collateral”):
(i) the Patents and Patent applications set forth in Schedule A hereto;
(ii) the Trademark and service mark registrations and applications set forth in Schedule B hereto (provided that no security interest shall be granted in United States intent-to-use trademark applications to the extent that, and solely during the period in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark applications under applicable federal law), together with the goodwill symbolized thereby;
(iii) all Copyrights, whether registered or unregistered, now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including, without limitation, the copyright registrations and applications and exclusive copyright licenses set forth in Schedule C hereto;
(iv) all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, extensions, renewals and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, all rights in the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world and all other rights of any kind whatsoever of such Grantor accruing thereunder or pertaining thereto;
(v) any and all claims for damages and injunctive relief for past, present and future infringement, dilution, misappropriation, violation, misuse or breach with respect to any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect, or otherwise recover, such damages; and
(vi) any and all Proceeds, including without limitation Cash and Noncash Proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, and Supporting Obligations relating to, any and all of the collateral of or arising from any of the foregoing.
Perfection of Security Each Obligor shall have duly authorized, executed, acknowledged, delivered, filed, registered and recorded such security agreements, notices, financing statements, memoranda of intellectual property security interests and other instruments as the Agent may have reasonably requested in order to perfect the Liens purported or required pursuant to the Credit Documents to be created in the Credit Security and shall have paid all filing or recording fees or taxes required to be paid in connection therewith, including any recording, mortgage, documentary, transfer or intangible taxes.
Protection of Security Each Grantor shall, at its own cost and expense, take any and all actions necessary to defend title to the Collateral against all persons and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in the Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.
Grant of Security Interest/Remedies To secure its obligations under this Agreement and to the extent Seller delivers the Collateral Requirement, as applicable, hereunder, Seller hereby grants to Buyer, as the secured party, a first priority security interest in, and lien on (and right of setoff against), and assignment of, all such Collateral Requirement posted with Buyer in the form of cash or Letter of Credit and any and all proceeds resulting therefrom or the liquidation thereof, whether now or hereafter held by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of, Buyer. Within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the Collateral Requirement, Seller agrees to take such action as Buyer reasonably requires in order to perfect a first-priority security interest in, and lien on (and right of setoff against), such Collateral Requirement and any and all proceeds resulting therefrom or from the liquidation thereof. Upon or any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, an Early Termination Date or an occasion provided for in this Agreement where Buyer is authorized to retain all or a portion of the Collateral Requirement, Buyer may do any one or more of the following: (a) exercise any of the rights and remedies of a secured party with respect to the Collateral Requirement, as applicable, including any such rights and remedies under Law then in effect; (b) exercise its rights of setoff against any and all property of Seller in the possession of the Buyer or Buyer’s agent; (c) draw on any outstanding Letter of Credit issued for its benefit or retain any cash deposit; and (d) liquidate the Collateral Requirement then held by or for the benefit of Buyer free from any claim or right of any nature whatsoever of Seller, including any equity or right of purchase or redemption by Seller. Buyer shall apply the proceeds of the collateral realized upon the exercise of any such rights or remedies to reduce Seller’s obligations under the Agreement (Seller remaining liable for any amounts owing to Buyer after such application), subject to the Buyer’s obligation to return any surplus proceeds remaining after such obligations are satisfied in full.
Rights of Secured Party Secured Party shall have the rights contained in this Section at all times during the period of time this Agreement is effective.
Preservation of Security 6.1. It is hereby agreed and declared that:
6.1.1. the security created by this Charge shall be held by the Chargee as a continuing security for the payment and discharge of the Secured Obligations and the security so created shall not be satisfied by any intermediate payment or satisfaction of any part of the Secured Obligations;
6.1.2. the security created by this Charge is in addition to and independent of and shall not prejudice or merge with any other security (or any right of set-off) which the Chargee may hold at any time for the Secured Obligations or any of them;
6.1.3. the Chargee shall not be bound to seek to recover any amounts due from the Chargor or any other person, exercise any rights against the Chargor or any other person or enforce any other security before enforcing the security created by this Charge;
6.1.4. no delay or omission on the part of the Chargee in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Charge shall impair such right, power or remedy or be construed as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights, powers and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers and remedies provided by law and may be exercised from time to time and as often as the Chargee may deem expedient; and
6.1.5. any waiver by the Chargee of any terms of this Charge shall only be effective if given in writing and then only against the Chargee and for the purpose and upon the terms for which it is given.
6.2. Where any discharge is made in whole or in part or any arrangement is made on the faith of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be repaid on bankruptcy, liquidation, by virtue of Section 1001 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 or otherwise without limitation, this Charge shall continue in force as if there had been no such discharge or arrangement. The Chargee shall be entitled to concede or compromise in good faith any claim that any such payment, security or other disposition is liable to avoidance or repayment.
6.3. Until the Secured Obligations have been unconditionally and irrevocably satisfied and discharged in full to the satisfaction of the Chargee or as otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, the Chargee may at any time keep in a separate account or accounts (without liability to pay interest thereon) in the name of the Chargee for as long as the Chargee may think fit, any moneys received recovered or realised under this Charge or under any other guarantee, security or agreement relating in whole or in part to the Secured Obligations without being under any intermediate obligation to apply the same or any part thereof in or towards the discharge of such amount.
Release of Security (a) In the event that (i) on a pro forma basis giving effect to the release of the security for the Securities and any other Debt of the Company with similar release provisions, (A) no Debt of the Company would be outstanding and (B) there would be no availability to the Company under any bank credit facilities, operating credit facilities or swap agreements, in the case of each of (A) and (B) that is or are secured by a Lien of the Pledge Agreement or any Collateral Document or any other Lien on the Deed of Trust Collateral, (ii) the ratings assigned to the Securities by at least two of the three Rating Agencies are Investment Grade Ratings and (iii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, then, without the consent of the Holders, the Company may permanently terminate the Lien of the Pledge Agreement or any Collateral Document and any other Lien on the Deed of Trust Collateral. On the Release Date, the provisions of Article Twelve of this Indenture shall terminate and have no further force or effect.
(b) The Company shall notify the Rating Agencies and the Trustee of its intention to exercise its option to release the collateral at least 45 days prior to the proposed date of such release (the "Release Date"). In order to effect the release of the security, on the proposed Release Date the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that (A) each of the conditions specified above has been satisfied and (B) the Company has not been notified by the Rating Agencies that the ratings assigned to the Securities will be downgraded as a result of the release of the security such that the ratings assigned to the Securities by at least two of the three Rating Agencies will be below Investment Grade. Such Officers' Certificate shall be dated on, or not more than one day prior to, the Release Date.
(c) As soon as practicable after the occurrence of the Release Date, the Trustee will, upon Company Order and at the Company's expense, (i) return to the Company all Collateral in the Trustee's possession as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms of the Lien of the Pledge Agreement and any Collateral Document and any other Lien on the Deed of Trust Collateral and (ii) promptly execute and deliver further instruments and documents, and take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Company may reasonably request, in order to evidence the termination of the Lien of the Pledge Agreement and any Collateral Document and any other Lien on the Deed of Trust Collateral.
Impairment of Security, etc Any Loan Document or any Lien granted thereunder shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of any Obligor party thereto; any Obligor or any other party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability; or, except as permitted under any Loan Document, any Lien securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority Lien.
