Common use of Superpriority Claims and Liens Clause in Contracts

Superpriority Claims and Liens. Each Grantor hereby covenants, represents and warrants that, upon entry of the Final Order, the Obligations of the Grantors under the Credit Documents: (i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute joint and several allowed administrative expense claims in the Cases having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 503(b), 507(a) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors that is not subject to Existing Liens or post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure (A) post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into under the Credit Agreement or (B) obligations not to exceed $4 million, owing to JPMorgan Chase, N.A., in connection with procurement card obligations and the cash management system of the Grantors (collectively, “Cash Management Obligations”); (iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected Lien upon all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors that is subject to Existing Liens and to post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into hereunder or Cash Management Obligations, junior to such Existing Liens and the Liens granted in connection with such Cash Management Obligations, Capitalized Leases and purchase money financings; and (iv) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected first priority, senior priming Lien on all of the tangible and intangible property of Grantors that is subject to existing Liens that secure the Grantors’ Debt and other obligations under the Prepetition Facility and any Liens that are junior thereto (but subject to any Existing Liens to which the Liens being primed hereby are subject or become subject subsequent to the Filing Date as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), including any Liens granted on or after the Filing Date to provide adequate protection in respect of the Prepetition Facility (provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (a)(ii) to (a)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Obligations be secured by any pledge in excess of 65% of the capital stock of its direct foreign subsidiaries or any of the capital stock or interests of indirect foreign subsidiaries (if adverse tax consequences could result to the Grantors) or joint ventures interest (if otherwise prohibited or requiring the consent of any third party)); in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv) subject only to (x) on and after delivery of notice by the applicable Agent to the Borrower that an Event of Default has occurred and the Lenders desire to trigger the Carve-Out (a “Carve-Out Trigger Notice”), the payment of allowed and unpaid professional fees and disbursements incurred by the Grantors, any statutory committees appointed in the Cases, and the adhoc noteholders’ committee, on or after the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice in an aggregate amount not in excess of $5,000,000 plus the amount of unpaid professional fees and expenses incurred by the Grantors prior to the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice and (y) the payment of fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 ((x) and (y), together, the “Carve-Out”), provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Final Order, no portion of the Carve- Out shall be utilized for the payment of professional fees and disbursements incurred in connection with any challenge to the amount, extent, priority, validity, perfection or enforcement of the indebtedness of the Grantors owing to the lenders, agents or indemnified parties under the Facility or to the collateral securing the Facility. The Lenders agree that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Grantors shall be permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses allowed and payable under 11 U.S.C. § 330 and 11 U.S.C. § 331, as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-Out. The foregoing shall not be construed as a consent to the allowance of any fees and expenses referred to above and shall not affect the right of the Agents and the Lenders to object to the allowance and payment of such amounts.

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Samples: And Collateral Agreement (Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp)

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Superpriority Claims and Liens. Each Grantor Borrower hereby covenants, represents and warrants that, upon entry of the Final Order, the Obligations of the Grantors Borrower under the Credit Loan Documents: (i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute joint and several allowed superpriority administrative expense claims in the Cases Case having priority over all administrative other costs and expenses of the kind specified in in, or ordered pursuant to, Sections 105, 326, 330, 331, 503(b), 506(c), 507(a) ), 507(b), 726 or 507(b) any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors Borrower that is not subject to Existing Liens or post-petition Permitted Liens permitted hereunder that secure (A) post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into under the Credit Agreement or (B) obligations not to exceed $4 million, owing to JPMorgan Chase, N.A., in connection with procurement card obligations other than Avoidance Actions and the cash management system of the Grantors (collectively, “Cash Management Obligations”proceeds therefrom); and (iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected Lien upon all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors Borrower that is subject to Existing Liens and to post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into hereunder or Cash Management ObligationsPermitted Liens, junior to such Existing Liens and the Liens granted in connection with such Cash Management Obligations, Capitalized Leases and purchase money financings; and (iv) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected first priority, senior priming Lien on all of the tangible and intangible property of Grantors that is subject to existing Liens that secure the Grantors’ Debt and other obligations under the Prepetition Facility and any Liens that are junior thereto (but subject to any Existing Liens to which the Liens being primed hereby are subject or become subject subsequent to the Filing Date as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), including any Liens granted on or after the Filing Date to provide adequate protection in respect of the Prepetition Facility (provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (a)(ii) to (a)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Obligations be secured by any pledge in excess of 65% of the capital stock of its direct foreign subsidiaries or any of the capital stock or interests of indirect foreign subsidiaries (if adverse tax consequences could result to the Grantors) or joint ventures interest (if otherwise prohibited or requiring the consent of any third party))Permitted Liens; in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iviii) subject only to (x) on and after delivery of notice by the applicable Agent Lender to the Borrower (and its counsel), the UST and counsel to the Creditors’ Committee, if applicable, that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Lenders desire Lender desires to trigger the Carve-Out (a “Carve-Out Trigger Notice”), the payment of allowed and unpaid professional fees and disbursements incurred by the Grantors, any statutory committees appointed in the Cases, and the adhoc noteholders’ committee, on or after the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice in an aggregate amount not in excess of $5,000,000 plus the amount of unpaid professional fees and expenses incurred by the Grantors prior to the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice and (y) the payment of fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 ((x) and (yas defined below), together, the “Carve-Out”), ; provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Final Order, no portion of the Carve- Carve-Out shall be utilized for the payment of professional fees and disbursements incurred in connection with any challenge to the amount, extent, priority, validity, perfection or enforcement of the indebtedness of the Grantors Borrower owing to the lenderslender, agents or indemnified parties under this Agreement. “Carve-Out” means the Facility (a) unpaid fees of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court and the U.S. Trustee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a), (b) unpaid and allowed fees and expenses of professional persons, retained by the Borrower or any Creditors’ Committee (collectively, the “Professionals”), in each case, incurred on and prior to delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice and (c) unpaid and allowed fees and expenses of Professionals incurred subsequent to delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000 (the collateral securing “Professional Expense Cap”). For the Facilityavoidance of doubt, the Professional Expense Cap shall only apply after the delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. The Lenders agree Professional Expense Cap shall be reduced, dollar for dollar, by the amount of any fees, costs and expenses incurred and paid to Professionals subsequent to delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. The Lender agrees that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Grantors Borrower shall be permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses allowed and payable under 11 U.S.C. § 330 and 11 U.S.C. § 331, as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-OutOut prior to the delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. The foregoing shall not be construed as a consent to the allowance of any fees and expenses referred to above and shall not affect the right of the Agents and the Lenders Lender to object to the allowance and payment of such amounts.

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Samples: Possession Security Agreement (Americanwest Bancorporation)

Superpriority Claims and Liens. Each Grantor Borrower hereby covenants, represents and warrants that, upon entry of the Final Order, the Obligations of Borrower and the Grantors Guarantors under the Credit Documents: (i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute joint and several allowed administrative expense claims in the Cases having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in Sections 503(b), 507(a) or 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on all tangible and intangible property of Borrower and the Grantors Guarantors that is not subject to Existing Liens or post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure (A) post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into under the Credit Agreement hereunder or (B) obligations not to exceed $4 million, owing to JPMorgan Chase, N.A., in connection with procurement card obligations and the cash management system of the Grantors Borrower and the Guarantor (collectively, “Cash Management Obligations”); (iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected Lien upon all tangible and intangible property of Borrower and the Grantors Guarantors that is subject to Existing Liens and to post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into hereunder or Cash Management Obligations, junior to such Existing Liens and the Liens granted in connection with such Cash Management Obligations, Capitalized Leases and purchase money financings; and (iv) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected first priority, senior priming Lien on all of the tangible and intangible property of Grantors Borrower and the Guarantors that is subject to existing Liens that secure Borrower’s and the GrantorsGuarantors’ Debt and other obligations under the Prepetition Facility and any Liens that are junior thereto (but subject to any Existing Liens to which the Liens being primed hereby are subject or become subject subsequent to the Filing Date as permitted by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), including any Liens granted on or after the Filing Date to provide adequate protection in respect of the Prepetition Facility (provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (a)(ii) to (a)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Obligations be secured by any pledge in excess of 65% of the capital stock of its direct foreign subsidiaries or any of the capital stock or interests of indirect foreign subsidiaries (if adverse tax consequences could result to the GrantorsBorrower or the Guarantors) or joint ventures interest (if otherwise prohibited or requiring the consent of any third party)); in the case of each of clauses (i) through (iv) subject only to (x) on and after delivery of notice by the applicable Agent to the Borrower that an Event of Default has occurred and the Lenders desire to trigger the Carve-Out (a “Carve-Out Trigger Notice”), the payment of allowed and unpaid professional fees and disbursements incurred by Borrower and the GrantorsGuarantors, any statutory committees appointed in the Cases, and the adhoc noteholders’ committee, on or after the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice in an aggregate amount not in excess of $5,000,000 plus the amount of unpaid professional fees and expenses incurred by the Grantors Borrower and Guarantors prior to the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice and (y) the payment of fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 ((x) and (y), together, the “Carve-Out”), provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Final Order, no portion of the Carve- Carve-Out shall be utilized for the payment of professional fees and disbursements incurred in connection with any challenge to the amount, extent, priority, validity, perfection or enforcement of the indebtedness of Borrower and the Grantors Guarantors owing to the lenders, agents or indemnified parties under the Facility or to the collateral securing the Facility. The Lenders agree that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower and the Grantors Guarantors shall be permitted to pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses allowed and payable under 11 U.S.C. § 330 and 11 U.S.C. § 331, as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-Out. The foregoing shall not be construed as a consent to the allowance of any fees and expenses referred to above and shall not affect the right of the Agents and the Lenders to object to the allowance and payment of such amounts.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp)

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Superpriority Claims and Liens. Each Grantor The Borrower hereby covenants, represents and warrants that, upon entry of the Final DIP Order, and subject to the Carve-Out (defined below), the Obligations of the Grantors Borrower under the Credit Loan Documents: (i) pursuant to Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times constitute joint and several allowed administrative expense superpriority claims in the Cases Case having priority over all administrative other costs and expenses of the kind specified in in, or ordered pursuant to, Sections 105, 326, 330, 331, 503(b), 506(c), 507(a) ), 507(b), 726 or 507(b) any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code; (ii) pursuant to Section Sections 364(c)(2) and 364(d)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall at all times be secured by a perfected first priority Lien on all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors Borrower that is not subject to Existing Liens or post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure (A) post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into under the Credit Agreement or (B) obligations not to exceed $4 million, owing to JPMorgan Chase, N.A., in connection with procurement card obligations Permitted Liens; and the cash management system of the Grantors (collectively, “Cash Management Obligations”); (iii) pursuant to Section 364(c)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code, shall be secured by a perfected Lien upon all tangible and intangible property of the Grantors Borrower that is subject to Existing Liens and to post-petition Liens permitted hereunder that secure post-petition Capitalized Leases or purchase money financings permitted to be entered into hereunder or Cash Management ObligationsPermitted Liens, junior to such Existing Liens and Permitted Liens. “Carve-Out” means the Liens granted in connection with such Cash Management Obligations, Capitalized Leases and purchase money financings; and (iva) pursuant to Section 364(d)(1) unpaid fees of the Clerk of the Bankruptcy CodeCourt and the UST pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a), shall be secured by a perfected first priority, senior priming Lien on all (b) unpaid and allowed fees and expenses of the tangible Borrowers’ attorneys, a chief restructuring officer for the Borrower, one financial advisor for the Borrower, one investment banker for the Borrower, a claims agent, and intangible property of Grantors that is subject to existing Liens that secure attorneys for the GrantorsCreditorsDebt and other obligations under Committee (collectively, the Prepetition Facility and any Liens that are junior thereto (“Professionals”), but subject to any Existing Liens to which the Liens being primed hereby are subject or become subject subsequent only to the Filing Date as permitted extent approved by Section 546(b) of the Bankruptcy Code), including any Liens granted on or after the Filing Date to provide adequate protection in respect of the Prepetition Facility (provided, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (a)(ii) to (a)(iv) herein, in no event shall the Obligations be secured by any pledge in excess of 65% of the capital stock of its direct foreign subsidiaries or any of the capital stock or interests of indirect foreign subsidiaries (if adverse tax consequences could result to the Grantors) or joint ventures interest (if otherwise prohibited or requiring the consent of any third party)); Lender in the case Budget, and only if incurred before the delivery of each a Carve-Out Trigger Notice, and (c) unpaid and allowed fees and expenses of clauses Professionals in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000 (ithe “Professional Expense Cap”) through (iv) subject only to (x) on and incurred after delivery of notice by the applicable Agent Lender to the Borrower (and its counsel), the UST and counsel to the Creditors’ Committee, if applicable, that an Event of Default has occurred and the Lenders desire to trigger the Carve-Out is continuing (a “Carve-Out Trigger Notice”). For the avoidance of doubt, the payment Professional Expense Cap shall only apply after the delivery of allowed and unpaid professional fees and disbursements incurred a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. The Professional Expense Cap shall be reduced, dollar-for-dollar, by the Grantorsamount of any fees, any statutory committees appointed in the Cases, costs and the adhoc noteholders’ committee, on or expenses incurred and paid to Professionals after the date delivery of delivery a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. No portion of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice in an aggregate amount not in excess of $5,000,000 plus the amount of unpaid professional fees and expenses incurred by the Grantors prior may be used to the date of delivery of the Carve-Out Trigger Notice and (y) the payment of fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930 ((x) and (y), together, the “Carve-Out”), provided that, except as otherwise provided in the Final Order, no portion of the Carve- Out shall be utilized for the payment of pay professional fees and disbursements incurred in connection with any challenge to the amount, extent, priority, validity, perfection or enforcement of the indebtedness of the Grantors Borrower owing to the lenders, agents Lender or indemnified parties under the Facility or to the collateral securing the Facilityany Indemnitee. The Lenders agree that so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Grantors shall be permitted to Borrower may pay compensation and reimbursement of expenses allowed and payable under 11 U.S.C. § 330 and 11 U.S.C. § 331, as the same may be due and payable, and the same shall not reduce the Carve-OutOut prior to the delivery of a Carve-Out Trigger Notice. The foregoing shall not be construed as a consent to the allowance of any fees and expenses referred to above and shall not affect the right of the Agents and the Lenders Lender to object to the allowance and payment of such amounts.

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Samples: Possession Credit Agreement (Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.)

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