Guaranty Provisions (a) In consideration of loans, advances or disbursements heretofore or hereafter granted by CoBank to the Borrowers pursuant to the CoBank Loan Agreement or otherwise and for other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy, sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably, completely and immediately guarantees the prompt payment of, when due, whether by acceleration or Continuing Guaranty/Knology Broadband, Inc. Loan No. ML0883T1 otherwise, and the prompt payment and performance of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations, subject to the provisions set forth herein. The liability of Guarantor hereunder shall not be reduced as a result of amounts collected pursuant to any other guaranty, but shall be determined with reference to the amount of CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations prior to collection from any party other than the Borrowers;
(b) Subject to the provisions set forth herein, Guarantor further agrees to pay to CoBank, upon demand, (i) all losses and reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred in attempting to cause the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations to be paid, performed or otherwise satisfied or in attempting to protect or preserve any property, personal or real, securing the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations and (ii) all losses and reasonable costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred in enforcing or endeavoring to enforce this Guaranty and any other CoBank Loan Document to which Guarantor is a party or in attempting to protect or preserve property pledged under any CoBank Loan Document to which Guarantor is a party;
(c) Subject to the provisions set forth herein, Guarantor expressly guarantees, within its maximum liability hereunder, any sum or sums which become due and owing to CoBank as a result of any order of a bankruptcy court which requires CoBank to turn over moneys paid by the Borrowers, Guarantor or any other person to CoBank on account of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations;
(d) Guarantor assents to all terms and agreements heretofore or hereafter made by the Borrowers, any of their subsidiaries or any other guarantor of the Borrowers with CoBank;
(e) Guarantor hereby consents to the following and agrees that its liability will not be affected or impaired by (i) the exchange, release or surrender of any collateral to the Borrowers or any other person, including any other guarantor, pledgor or grantor, or the waiver, release or subordination of any security interest, in whole or in part; (ii) the waiver or delay in the exercise of any of CoBank's rights or remedies against the Borrowers or any other person, including any other guarantor; (iii) the release of the Borrowers or any other person, including any other person guaranteeing any portion of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations; (iv) the renewal, extension or modification of the terms of any of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations or any instrument or agreement evidencing the same;
(f) Guarantor waives acceptance hereof, notice of acceptance hereof, and notice of acceleration of and intention to accelerate the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations, and waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor, notice of default, notice of nonpayment or protest in relation to any instrument evidencing any of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations, and any other demands and notices required by law except as such waiver may be expressly prohibited by law;
(g) This is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. Subject to the provisions set forth herein, the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be absolute, unconditional, direct, complete and immediate and shall not be contingent upon the pursuit of Continuing Guaranty/Knology Broadband, Inc. Loan No. ML0883T1 any remedies against the Borrowers or any other guarantor or person, nor against any security or lien available to CoBank, its successors, successors-in-title, endorsees or assigns. Guarantor waives any right to require that an action be brought against the Borrowers or any other person or to require that resort be had to any security. In the event of a default under the CoBank Loan Documents, or any of them, CoBank shall have the right to enforce its rights, powers and remedies under any of the CoBank Loan Documents, in any order, and all rights, powers and remedies available to CoBank in such event shall be nonexclusive and cumulative of all other rights, powers and remedies provided thereunder (including, without limitation, under the Companion Guaranty) or hereunder or by law or in equity. Accordingly, Guarantor hereby authorizes and empowers CoBank upon acceleration of the maturity of the Note or any other CoBank Loan Agreement Obligation, at its sole discretion, and without notice to Guarantor, to exercise any right or remedy which CoBank may have or any right or remedy hereinafter granted which CoBank may have as to any security, subject to the provisions set forth herein. Guarantor expressly waives any right to require any action on the part of CoBank to proceed to collect amounts due under the Note or any other CoBank Loan Agreement Obligation;
(h) Until the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations are paid in full, Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all indebtedness of any Borrower now or hereafter owed to Guarantor to all CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations of the Borrowers to CoBank, and agrees with CoBank that, from and after the occurrence of a default or event of default under any of the CoBank Loan Documents and for so long as such default or event of default exists, Guarantor shall not demand or accept any payment of principal or interest from the Borrowers, shall not claim any offset or other reduction of Guarantor's liability hereunder because of any such indebtedness and shall not take any action to obtain any of the security for the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations; provided, however, that, if CoBank so requests, such indebtedness shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantor as trustee for CoBank and be paid over to CoBank on account of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations of the Borrowers to CoBank, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty;
(i) Guarantor hereby authorizes CoBank, without notice to Guarantor, to apply all payments and credits received from the Borrowers or from any guarantor or realized from any security in such manner and in such priority as CoBank in its sole judgment shall see fit to the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations which are the subject of this Guaranty;
(j) The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall not in any manner be affected by reason of any action taken or not taken by CoBank, which action or inaction is consented and agreed to by Guarantor, nor by the partial or complete unenforceability or invalidity of any other guaranty (including, without limitation, under the Companion Guaranty) or surety agreement, pledge, assignment, or other security for any of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations. No delay in making demand on Guarantor for satisfaction of its liability hereunder shall prejudice CoBank's right to enforce such satisfaction. All of CoBank's rights and remedies shall be cumulative and any failure of CoBank to exercise any right hereunder shall not be construed as a waiver of the right to exercise the same or any other right at any time, and from time to time, thereafter; Continuing Guaranty/Knology Broadband, Inc. Loan No. ML0883T1
(k) This Guaranty shall be a continuing one and shall be binding upon Guarantor regardless of how long before or after the date hereof the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations are incurred. This Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect until a written instrument of termination shall be executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of CoBank. CoBank will only be obligated to execute such an instrument of termination if: (i) all CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations have been paid in full and (ii) CoBank has no further commitment or obligation to extend credit to the Borrowers. If so terminated, this Guaranty and Guarantor's obligations hereunder shall be automatically reinstated if at any time payment in whole or in part of any of the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations is rescinded or restored to the Borrowers or other payor, or must be paid to any other person, upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution or reorganization of the Borrowers or other payor, all as though such payment has not been made; and
(l) Until the CoBank Loan Agreement Obligations are paid finally and in full, or this Guaranty is released as provided herein, Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any and all rights it may have to enforce any of CoBank's rights or remedies or participate in any security now or hereafter held by CoBank, and any and all such other rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution or indemnification against the Borrowers or any other person having any manner of liability for the Borrowers' obligations to CoBank, whether or not arising hereunder, by agreement, at law or in equity.
Safety and Security Procedures Contractor shall maintain and enforce, at the Contractor Work Locations, industry-standard safety and physical security policies and procedures. While at each Court Work Location, Contractor shall comply with the safety and security policies and procedures in effect at such Court Work Location.
Additional Indemnity Provisions A. GRANTEE AND SYSTEM AGENCY AGREE TO FURNISH TIMELY WRITTEN NOTICE TO EACH OTHER OF ANY INDEMNITY CLAIM. GRANTEE SHALL BE LIABLE TO PAY ALL COSTS OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES.
B. THE DEFENSE SHALL BE COORDINATED BY THE GRANTEE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL WHEN TEXAS STATE AGENCIES ARE NAMED DEFENDANTS IN ANY LAWSUIT AND GRANTEE MAY NOT AGREE TO ANY SETTLEMENT WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING THE CONCURRENCE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL.
C. GRANTEE SHALL REIMBURSE SYSTEM AGENCY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS, EXPENSES OR OTHER AMOUNTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COURT COSTS, ARISING FROM ANY SUCH CLAIM. IF THE SYSTEM AGENCY DETERMINES THAT A CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN ITS INTERESTS AND THOSE OF GRANTEE OR IF SYSTEM AGENCY IS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW TO SELECT SEPARATE COUNSEL, SYSTEM AGENCY WILL BE PERMITTED TO SELECT SEPARATE COUNSEL AND GRANTEE SHALL PAY ALL REASONABLE COSTS OF SYSTEM AGENCY’S COUNSEL.
Conditions Precedent and Secured Party’s Rights and Remedies The following Termination Events will be a “Specified Condition” for the party specified (that party being the Affected Party if the Termination Event occurs with respect to that party): With respect to Party A: any Additional Termination Event with respect to which Party A is the sole Affected Party. With respect to Party B: None.
Liability Provisions (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the Main Agreement or this Appendix B, BNYM shall not be liable under this Appendix B under any theory of tort, contract, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for lost profits, for exemplary, punitive, special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages, or for any other damages which are not direct damages regardless of whether such damages were or should have been foreseeable and regardless of whether any entity has been advised of the possibility of such damages, all and each of which damages is hereby excluded by agreement of the parties.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Main Agreement or this Appendix B, BNYM's cumulative, aggregate liability to the Company for any Loss, including Loss arising from Claims for indemnification pursuant to the Main Agreement and this Appendix B, that arises or relates to a term of this Appendix B, the recovery of which is not otherwise excluded or barred by another provision of this Agreement, shall not exceed the fees paid by Company to BNYM for use of the particular Component System with respect to which the claim of Loss was made for the six (6) months immediately prior to the date the last claim of Loss relating to the particular Component System arose.
(c) In the event of a material breach of this Appendix B by BNYM with respect to the operation of a particular Component System, Company's sole and exclusive termination remedy shall be to terminate the Licensed Rights granted by this Appendix B to the particular Component System with respect to which the material breach occurred by complying with the notice and cure period provisions in the Main Agreement applicable to a material breach of the Agreement, but the Company shall not be entitled to terminate any other provision of the Agreement or the Licensed Rights with respect to any other Component System. For purposes of clarification: The foregoing sentence is not intended to restrict, modify or abrogate any remedy available to a Company under another provision of the Agreement for a breach of Appendix B by BNYM other than the termination remedy.
GRANTOR'S RIGHT TO POSSESSION AND TO COLLECT ACCOUNTS Until default and except as otherwise provided below with respect to accounts, Grantor may have possession of the tangible personal property and beneficial use of all the Collateral and may use it in any lawful manner not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Related Documents, provided that Grantor's right to possession and beneficial use shall not apply to any Collateral where possession of the Collateral by Lender is required by law to perfect Lender's security interest in such Collateral. Until otherwise notified by Lender, Grantor may collect any of the Collateral consisting of accounts. At any time and even though no Event of Default exists, Lender may exercise its rights to collect the accounts and to notify account debtors to make payments directly to Lender for application to the Indebtedness. If Lender at any time has possession of any Collateral, whether before or after an Event of Default, Lender shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral if Lender takes such action for that purpose as Grantor shall request or as Lender, in Lender's sole discretion, shall deem appropriate under the circumstances, but failure to honor any request by Grantor shall not of itself be deemed to be a failure to exercise reasonable care. Lender shall not be required to take any steps necessary to preserve any rights in the Collateral against prior parties, nor to protect, preserve or maintain any security interest given to secure the Indebtedness.
Lien Perfection; Further Assurances Each Borrower shall execute such instruments, assignments or documents as are necessary to perfect Agent's Lien upon any of the Collateral and shall take such other action as may be required to perfect or to continue the perfection of Agent's Lien upon the Collateral. Unless prohibited by applicable law, each Borrower hereby authorizes Agent to execute and file any UCC, PPSA or similar financing statement, including, without limitation, financing statements that indicate the Collateral (i) as all assets of such Borrower or words of similar effect, or (ii) as being of an equal or lesser scope, or with greater or lesser detail, than as set forth in Section 5.1, on such Borrower's behalf. Each Borrower also hereby ratifies its authorization for Agent to have filed in any jurisdiction any like financing statements or amendments thereto if filed prior to the date hereof. The parties agree that a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement and may be filed in any appropriate office in lieu thereof. At Agent's request, each Borrower shall also promptly execute or cause to be executed and shall deliver to Agent any and all documents, instruments and agreements deemed necessary by Agent, to give effect to or carry out the terms or intent of the Loan Documents.
Limitation of Vendor Indemnification and Similar Clauses This is a requirement of the TIPS Contract and is non-negotiable TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, is prohibited from indemnifying third-parties (pursuant to the Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution) except as otherwise specifically provided for by law or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. Article 3, Section 52 of the Texas Constitution states that "no debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State … " and the Texas Attorney General has opined that a contractually imposed obligation of indemnity creates a "debt" in the constitutional sense. Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. No. MW-475 (1982). Thus, contract clauses which require TIPS to indemnify Vendor, pay liquidated damages, pay attorney's fees, waive Vendor's liability, or waive any applicable statute of limitations must be deleted or qualified with ''to the extent permitted by the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas." Does Vendor agree? Yes, I Agree TIPS, a department of Region 8 Education Service Center, a political subdivision, and local government entity of the State of Texas, does not agree to binding arbitration as a remedy to dispute and no such provision shall be permitted in this Agreement with TIPS. Vendor agrees that any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement, except those specifically and expressly waived or negotiated within this Agreement, may be subject to non-binding mediation at the request of either party to be conducted by a mutually agreed upon mediator as prerequisite to the filing of any lawsuit arising out of or related to this Agreement. Mediation shall be held in either Camp or Titus County, Texas. Agreements reached in mediation will be subject to the approval by the Region 8 ESC's Board of Directors, authorized signature of the Parties if approved by the Board of Directors, and, once approved by the Board of Directors and properly signed, shall thereafter be enforceable as provided by the laws of the State of Texas. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a waiver of sovereign or government immunity; nor constitute or be construed as a waiver of any of the privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department. The failure to enforce, or any delay in the enforcement, of any privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities available to Region 8 Education Service Center or its TIPS Department under this Agreement or under applicable law shall not constitute a waiver of such privileges, rights, defenses, remedies, or immunities or be considered as a basis for estoppel. Does Vendor agree? Yes, Vendor agrees Vendor agrees that TIPS and TIPS Members shall not be liable for interest or late-payment fees on past-due balances at a rate higher than permitted by the laws or regulations of the jurisdiction of the TIPS Member. Funding-Out Clause: Vendor agrees to abide by the applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to Texas Local Government Code § 271.903, or any other statutory or regulatory limitation of the jurisdiction of any TIPS Member, which requires that contracts approved by TIPS or a TIPS Member are subject to the budgeting and appropriation of currently available funds by the entity or its governing body.
Notification of Creditor Parties and Security Parties The Agent shall send to each Lender, the Security Trustee and each Security Party a copy or the text of any notice which the Agent serves on the Borrower under Clause 19.2; but the notice shall become effective when it is served on the Borrower, and no failure or delay by the Agent to send a copy or the text of the notice to any other person shall invalidate the notice or provide the Borrower or any Security Party with any form of claim or defence.
SEVERABILITY PROVISION In the event that any court of competent jurisdiction shall hold any provision of this Agreement unenforceable or invalid, such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other provision hereof.
