Priority of Liens and Guaranties
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Priority of Liens (a) Notwithstanding (i) the date, time, method, manner, or order of grant, attachment, or perfection of any Liens granted to the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Common Collateral or of any Liens granted to any New First Lien Collateral Agent or any New First Lien Secured Parties in respect of all or any portion of the Common Collateral, and regardless of how any such Lien was acquired (whether by grant, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise), (ii) the order or time of filing or recordation of any document or instrument for perfecting the Liens in favor of the ABL Collateral Agent or any New First Lien Collateral Agent (or the ABL Secured Parties or any of the New First Lien Secured Parties) on any Common Collateral, (iii) any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, or of any of the ABL Documents or any of the New First Lien Documents, or (iv) whether the ABL Collateral Agent or any New First Lien Collateral Agent, in each case, either directly or through agents, holds possession of, or has control over, all or any part of the Common Collateral, the ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, and the New First Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the New First Lien Secured Parties, hereby agree that: (1) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Common Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the New First Lien Collateral Agent or the New First Lien Secured Parties that secures all or any portion of the New First Lien Obligations shall in all respects be junior and subordinate to all Liens granted to the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Secured Parties on the Common Collateral; and (2) any Lien in respect of all or any portion of the Common Collateral now or hereafter held by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Secured Party that secures all or any portion of the ABL Obligations shall in all respects be senior and prior to all Liens granted to the New First Lien Collateral Agent or the New First Lien Secured Parties on the Common Collateral. The New First Lien Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself and each New First Lien Secured Party, expressly agrees that any Lien purported to be granted on any Common Collateral as security for the ABL Obligations shall be deemed to be and shall be deemed to remain senior in all respects and prior to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any New First Lien Obligations for all purposes regardless of whether the Lien purported to be granted is found to be improperly granted, improperly perfected, preferential, a fraudulent conveyance or legally or otherwise deficient in any manner. (b) The ABL Collateral Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the ABL Secured Parties, acknowledges and agrees that, concurrently herewith, the New First Lien Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the New First Lien Secured Parties, has been granted Liens upon all of the Common Collateral in which the ABL Collateral Agent has been granted Liens and the ABL Collateral Agent hereby consents thereto. The subordination of Liens by the New First Lien Collateral Agent in favor of the ABL Collateral Agent as set forth herein shall not be deemed to subordinate the respective Liens of the New First Lien Collateral Agent or the New First Lien Secured Parties to Liens securing any other Obligations other than the ABL Obligations (subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any Additional General Intercreditor Agreement).
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.
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).
Priority of Liens; Title to Properties The security interests and liens granted to Agent under this Agreement and the other Financing Agreements constitute valid and perfected first priority liens and security interests in and upon the Collateral subject only to the liens indicated on Schedule 8.4 to the Information Certificate and the other liens permitted under Section 9.8 hereof. Each Borrower and Guarantor has good and marketable fee simple title to or valid leasehold interests in all of its Real Property and good, valid and merchantable title to all of its other properties and assets subject to no liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests, encumbrances or charges of any kind, except those granted to Agent and such others as are specifically listed on Schedule 8.4 to the Information Certificate or permitted under Section 9.8 hereof.
Release of Liens and Guarantees A Subsidiary Loan Party (other than a Borrower) shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, (1) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to a merger with a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) or (2) upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement, as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan party ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary. Upon any sale or other transfer by any Loan Party (other than to Holdings, the Parent Borrower, the Co-Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral or the release of any Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section 9.02, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents or such guarantee shall be automatically released. Upon termination of the aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Secured Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit including as a result of obtaining the consent of the applicable Issuing Bank as described in Section 9.05 of the Credit Agreement), all obligations under the Loan Documents and all security interests created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.
Title to Properties; Priority of Liens Each Borrower and Subsidiary has good and marketable title to (or valid leasehold interests in) all of its Real Estate, and good title to all of its personal Property, including all Property reflected in any financial statements delivered to Agent or Lenders, in each case free of Liens except Permitted Liens. Each Borrower and Subsidiary has paid and discharged all lawful claims that, if unpaid, could become a Lien on its Properties, other than Permitted Liens. All Liens of Agent in the Collateral are duly perfected, first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted Liens that are expressly allowed to have priority over Agent’s Liens.
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.
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 Lender, the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents will constitute valid and enforceable first, prior and perfected (to the extent that Liens on the Collateral can be perfected by the filing of UCC financing statements) Liens on the Collateral in favor of Lender.
Collateral Documents and Guaranties Each Lender (which term shall include, for purposes of this Section 8.6, any Hedge Agreement Counterparty) hereby further authorizes Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Lenders, to enter into each Collateral Document as secured party and to be the agent for and representative of Lenders under each Guaranty, and each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of each Collateral Document and the Guaranties; provided that Administrative Agent shall not (a) enter into or consent to any material amendment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision contained in any Collateral Document or the Guaranties or (b) release any Collateral (except as otherwise expressly permitted or required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the applicable Collateral Document), in each case without the prior consent of Requisite Lenders (or, if required pursuant to Section 9.6, all Lenders); provided further, however, that, without further written consent or authorization from Lenders, Administrative Agent may execute any documents or instruments necessary to (i) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement or to which Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented, (ii) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from the Subsidiary Guaranty if all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor is sold to any Person (other than an Affiliate of Company) pursuant to a sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or to which Requisite Lenders have otherwise consented or (iii) subordinate the Liens of Administrative Agent, on behalf of Secured Parties, to any Liens permitted by clause (v) of Section 6.2(a); provided that, in the case of a sale or other disposition of such item of Collateral or stock referred to in subdivision (i) or (ii), the requirements of Section 9.14 are satisfied. Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, (A) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Collateral Document or to enforce any Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Collateral Documents and the Guaranties may be exercised solely by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof and (B) in the event of a foreclosure by Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless Requisite Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by Administrative Agent at such sale.
Priority of Lien Transfer Agent consents to the granting of the security interest in the Pledged Shares. Transfer Agent will not agree with any third party that Transfer Agent will comply with instructions concerning the Pledged Shares originated by such third party without the prior written consent of Secured Party and Debtor.
