Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens Borrower and each other Loan Party own the property granted by it as Collateral under the Collateral Documents, free and clear of any and all Liens in favor of third parties. Upon the proper filing of UCC financing statements, and the taking of the other actions required by the Required Lenders, the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents will constitute valid and enforceable first, prior and perfected Liens on the Collateral in favor of Agent, for the ratable benefit of Agent and Lenders.
Other Financing Statements and Liens Except with respect to Liens securing Permitted Indebtedness, without the prior written consent of the Agent, the Company shall not file or suffer to be on file, or authorize or permit to be filed or to be on file, in any jurisdiction, any financing statement or like instrument with respect to the Collateral in which the Agent is not named as the sole secured party for the benefit of each of the Purchasers.
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.
TITLE TO COLLATERAL; PERMITTED LIENS Borrower is now, and will at all times in the future be, the sole owner of all the Collateral, except for items of Equipment which are leased by Borrower. The Collateral now is and will remain free and clear of any and all liens, charges, security interests, encumbrances and adverse claims, except for Permitted Liens. Silicon now has, and will continue to have, a first-priority perfected and enforceable security interest in all of the Collateral, subject only to the Permitted Liens, and Borrower will at all times defend Silicon and the Collateral against all claims of others. None of the Collateral now is or will be affixed to any real property in such a manner, or with such intent, as to become a fixture. Borrower is not and will not become a lessee under any real property lease pursuant to which the lessor may obtain any rights in any of the Collateral and no such lease now prohibits, restrains, impairs or will prohibit, restrain or impair Borrower's right to remove any Collateral from the leased premises. Whenever any Collateral is located upon premises in which any third party has an interest (whether as owner, mortgagee, beneficiary under a deed of trust, lien or otherwise), Borrower shall, whenever requested by Silicon, use its best efforts to cause such third party to execute and deliver to Silicon, in form acceptable to Silicon, such waivers and subordinations as Silicon shall specify, so as to ensure that Silicon's rights in the Collateral are, and will continue to be, superior to the rights of any such third party. Borrower will keep in full force and effect, and will comply with all the terms of, any lease of real property where any of the Collateral now or in the future may be located.
Filings, Registrations and Recordings Each document (including any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by the Security Documents or under law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described therein, prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by Section 7.3), shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
Valid Liens Each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to Sections 4.02, 6.11 and 6.13 will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in, the Collateral described therein to the extent intended to be created thereby and (i) when financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4 to the Perfection Certificate and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by the Collateral Agent is required by the Security Agreement), the Liens created by the Collateral Documents shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in (to the extent intended to be created thereby), all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing financing statements, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted hereunder.
Perfection and Priority of Liens Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) searches of Uniform Commercial Code filings in the jurisdiction of formation of each Loan Party or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens;
(ii) UCC financing statements for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s sole 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 Pledge Agreements, together with duly executed in blank and undated stock powers (or equivalent documents in any applicable jurisdiction) and other customary deliverables in connection with security over Equity Interests attached thereto;
(iv) evidence (in a form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that no restrictions on the transfer of any shares which are charged pursuant to the Pledge Agreements exist in the Organization Documents of the issuer of such shares save as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent;
(v) searches of ownership of, and Liens on, the Intellectual Property of each Loan Party in the appropriate governmental offices;
(vi) duly executed notices of grant of security interest in 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 Intellectual Property of the Loan Parties;
(vii) subject to Section 7.21, in the case of any personal property Collateral located at a premises leased by a Loan Party, such Collateral Access Agreements as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent;
(viii) such Deposit Account Control Agreements as shall be necessary to cause the Loan Parties to be in compliance with Section 7.16; and
(ix) a duly executed promissory note with respect to the obligations under the Intercompany Irish Credit Facility, together with a duly executed in blank allonge.
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 the Approval Order and the Security and Pledge Agreement, the Borrower and each of the Guarantors hereby covenants, represents and warrants that, upon entry of the Approval Order, the Obligations and the other Secured Obligations (including the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors in respect of any hedging obligations permitted hereunder and Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.03(viii), in each case owing to JPMCB, any other Lender or any of their respective banking Affiliates) and subject, in each of clauses (i) through (iv) below, to the Carve-Out:
(i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute allowed claims in the Cases having priority over any and all administrative expenses, diminution claims (including the Replacement Liens and Junior Adequate Protection Liens) and all other claims against the Borrower and the Guarantors, now existing or hereafter arising, of any kind whatsoever, including all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 503(b) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that such claims granted under the Approval Order in respect of Obligations under the Tranche A Facility and the Tranche B Loan shall be senior in priority to such claims granted under the Approval Order in respect of Obligations under the Tranche C Loan;
(ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a valid, binding, continuing, enforceable and fully-perfected first priority senior security interest in and Lien on all tangible and intangible property of the Borrower’s and the Guarantors’ respective estates in the Cases that is not subject to valid, perfected, non-avoidable and enforceable Liens in existence on the Closing Date, including all present and future accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles, chattel paper, real property, leaseholds, fixtures, machinery and equipment, deposit accounts, patents, copyrights, trademarks, tradenames, rights under license agreements and other intellectual property, capital stock of any Subsidiaries of the Borrower and Guarantors and on all cash and investments maintained in the Letter of Credit Account (but excluding (x) the Borrower’s and the Guarantors’ rights in respect of avoidance actions under the Bankruptcy Code and (y) joint venture interests with respect to which a valid prohibition on pledging such interests or granting Liens thereon exists, it being understood that, notwithstanding such exclusion of such interests, the proceeds of such interests shall be subject to such liens under Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and available to satisfy the Obligations and the other Secured Obligations);
(iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by valid, binding, continuing, enforceable and fully-perfected security interests in and Liens upon all tangible and intangible property of the Borrower and the Guarantors (other than property described in clauses (ii) and (iv), as to which the liens and security interests in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will be as described in such clauses) that is subject to valid, perfected and non-avoidable liens in existence on the Closing Date, which security interests and liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are junior to such valid, perfected and unavoidable liens;
(iv) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a valid, binding, continuing, enforceable and fully-perfected first priority senior priming security interest in and senior priming Lien on all of the tangible and intangible property of the Borrower and the Guarantors that is subject to existing Liens that pursuant to the terms of the Existing DIP Order are subject and subordinate to the Existing DIP Liens, which existing liens, rights and interests (the “Primed Liens”) shall be primed by and made subject and subordinate to the liens granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, which senior priming liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall also prime any liens granted under the Approval Order or thereafter to provide adequate protection in respect of the Primed Liens; provided, however, that such security interests and liens granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be subject and subordinate to (x) the Carve-Out, (y) any valid, perfected and unavoidable interests of other parties arising out of liens existing on the Closing Date, if any, on such property that pursuant to the terms of the Existing DIP Order are senior in priority to the Existing DIP Liens and (z) statutory liens or security interests arising after the Closing Date and permitted under this Agreement that by operation of law would have priority over a previously perfected security interest; provided, further, that any valid, perfected and non-voidable liens or security interests that remain in existence after the Closing Date and that were senior to or pari passu with the liens securing obligations under the Existing Pre-Petition Agreement prior to the Closing Date shall maintain such priority or pari passu position relative to the liens securing the Tranche C Loan; provided, however, that (w) all liens granted under the Approval Order to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to secure Obligations under the Tranche A Facility and the Tranche B Loan shall be senior in priority to all liens granted under the Approval Order to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to secure Obligations under the Tranche C Loan; (x) the Borrower and the Guarantors shall not be required to pledge to the Administrative Agent in excess of 65% of the voting capital stock of its direct Foreign Subsidiaries or any of the capital stock or interests of its indirect Foreign Subsidiaries (if, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, adverse tax consequences would result to the Borrower); (y) no portion of the Carve-Out may be utilized to fund prosecution or assertion of any claims against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders and (z) following the Termination Date, amounts in the Letter of Credit Account shall not be subject to the Carve-Out. The Lenders agree that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall be permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses allowed and payable under Sections 330 and 331 of title 11 of the United States Code, as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-Out.
(b) Subject to the priorities set forth in subsection (a) above and to the Carve-Out, as to all real property the title to which is held by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors, or the possession of which is held by the Borrower or any of the Guarantors pursuant to leasehold interests and which secured the Existing Pre-Petition Indebtedness prior to the refinancing thereof on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each Guarantor hereby assigns and conveys as security, grants a security interest in, hypothecates, mortgages, pledges and sets over unto the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders all of the right, title and interest of the Borrower and such Guarantor 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 the Borrower and such Guarantor in and to all buildings, improvements, and fixtures related thereto, any lease or sublease thereof, all general intangibles relating thereto and all proceeds thereof. The Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges that, pursuant to the Approval Order, the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders in all of such real property and leasehold instruments shall be perfected without the recordation of any instruments of mortgage or assignment. The Borrower and each Guarantor further agrees that, upon the request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence of an Event of Default (regardless of whether such Event of Default is continuing), the Borrower and such Guarantor shall enter into separate fee or leasehold mortgages in recordable form with respect to such properties on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Limitation on Liens on Collateral No Grantor will create, permit or suffer to exist, and each Grantor will defend the Collateral against, and take such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien on the Collateral except Permitted Encumbrances, and will defend the right, title and interest of Agent and Lenders in and to any of such Grantor's rights under the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever.
