Common use of Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral Clause in Contracts

Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Obligor Parties and the Required Lenders or by the Obligor Parties and the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (irrespective of whether such Lender is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest or to change any financial covenant or defined term therein), (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest and this subsection shall not apply to prepayments), (iv) change Section 4.01(b) or 4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vi) release any Borrower from its joint and several liability for the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vii) except in accordance with Section 11.01(c) or in any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreement, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit any Borrower to grant any Lien that is senior to, or pari passu with, the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date)), without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (ix) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit or cause the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, subordination agreement or other similar agreement pursuant to which the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties are subordinated to, or shared on a pari passu basis with, other Liens (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date)) without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (x) [reserved], (xi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreements, collectively, without the written consent of each Lender or (xii) permit any Issuing Bank to issue Financial Standby Letters of Credit under this Agreement; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided further that no such agreement shall amend or modify any provision of Section 2.10 without the consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, the waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of Article VI, VII or VIII or Section 9.01 may be effected with the consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11.01(b) shall, in respect of a Defaulting Lender, be subject to Section 2.10(b). (c) The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that any Lien on any assets or property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon Payment in Full, (ii) at the time such assets or property are Disposed of in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (other than property Disposed of to a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction), (iii) to the extent constituting property leased to Parent or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any Disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IX and, in any case set forth above, promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to evidence such release. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement and (ii) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of any Collateral Document, then the they shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to the applicable Collateral Document. (e) Promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to effect a release of a Guarantor that ceases to exist in accordance with Section 8.02. The Borrowers hereby, jointly and severally, agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such release of a Guarantor.

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Samples: Lc Credit Agreement and u.s. Security Agreement (Weatherford International PLC)

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Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Obligor Parties and the Required Lenders or by the Obligor Parties and the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (irrespective of whether such Lender is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest or to change any financial covenant or defined term therein), (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest and this subsection shall not apply to prepayments), (iv) change Section 4.01(b) or 4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vi) release any Borrower from its joint and several liability for the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vii) except in accordance with Section 11.01(c) or in any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreement, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit any Borrower to grant any Lien that is senior to, or pari passu with, the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) or the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(b)), without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (ix) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit or cause the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, subordination agreement or other similar agreement pursuant to which the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties are subordinated to, or shared on a pari passu basis with, other Liens (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) or the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(b)) without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (x) [reserved], (xi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreements, collectively, without the written consent of each Lender or (xii) permit any Issuing Bank to issue Financial Standby Letters of Credit under this Agreement; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided further that no such agreement shall amend or modify any provision of Section 2.10 without the consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, the waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of Article VI, VII or VIII or Section 9.01 may be effected with the consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11.01(b) shall, in respect of a Defaulting Lender, be subject to Section 2.10(b). (c) The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that any Lien on any assets or property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon Payment in Full, (ii) at the time such assets or property are Disposed of in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (other than property Disposed of to a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction), (iii) to the extent constituting property leased to Parent or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any Disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IX and, in any case set forth above, promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to evidence such release. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment amendment, modification or supplement shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement and Agreement, (ii) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of any Collateral Document, then the they shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment amendment, modification or supplement shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to the applicable Collateral Document and (iii) the Administrative Agent and applicable Obligors shall be permitted to amend, restate, supplement or modify any Intercreditor Agreement and any Collateral Document, in each case, as necessary in connection with the effectiveness any Revolving Credit Facility permitted by this Agreement, and such amendments, restatements, supplements and modifications shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (e) Promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to effect a release of a Guarantor that ceases to exist in accordance with Section 8.02. The Borrowers hereby, jointly and severally, agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such release of a Guarantor.

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Samples: Lc Credit Agreement (Weatherford International PLC)

Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issuance making of a Letter of Credit Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, Agent or any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Obligor Parties and the Required Lenders or by the Obligor Parties and the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (irrespective of whether such Lender is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any LC Disbursement Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest or to change any financial covenant or defined term used therein), (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any LC DisbursementLoan, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest and this subsection shall not apply or to prepaymentschange any financial covenant or defined term used therein), (iv) change Section 4.01(b) or 4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunderhereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vi) except as provided in Article X, Section 11.01(c) and Section 11.22, release any Borrower from its joint and several liability for all or substantially all of the Obligationsvalue of the Guaranty Agreements, taken as a whole, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), ) or (vii) except as provided in accordance with Article X, Section 11.01(c) and Section 11.22 or in any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor AgreementDocument, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the ACTIVE 214387177 written consent of each Lender, (viii) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit any Borrower to grant any Lien that is senior to, or pari passu with, the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date)), without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (ix) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit or cause the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, subordination agreement or other similar agreement pursuant to which the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties are subordinated to, or shared on a pari passu basis with, other Liens (other than any such grant expressly contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date)) without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (x) [reserved], (xi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreements, collectively, without the written consent of each Lender or (xii) permit any Issuing Bank to issue Financial Standby Letters of Credit under this Agreement; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may beAgent; provided further that no such agreement shall amend or modify any provision of Section 2.10 2.15 without the consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank Agent and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, the waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of Article VI, VII or VIII or Section 9.01 may be effected with the consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11.01(b) shall, in respect of a Defaulting Lender, be subject to Section 2.10(b2.15(b). (c) The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that any Lien on any assets or property Any Liens granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document Obligors shall be automatically released on any Collateral (i) upon Payment in Full, (ii) at the time such assets or constituting property are being Disposed of in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (other than property Disposed of to a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction), (iii) to the extent constituting property leased to Parent WIL-Ireland or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any Disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IX and, and in any case set forth above, promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to evidence such release. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to . In addition, each of the contraryLenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, (i) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify to subordinate any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error Lien on any assets granted to or other defect in any provision of this Agreement, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement and (ii) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of any Collateral Document, then the they shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to the applicable Collateral Document. (e) Promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to effect a release of a Guarantor that ceases to exist in accordance with Section 8.02. The Borrowers hereby, jointly and severally, agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by clause (g) or (k) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” or (ii) in connection with the event that WIL-Ireland shall have advised the Administrative Agent that, notwithstanding the use by WIL-Ireland of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such holder (but without the requirement to pay any sums to obtain such consent) to permit the Administrative Agent to retain its liens (on a subordinated basis as contemplated by clause (i) above), the holder of such other Indebtedness requires, as a condition to the extension of such credit, that the Liens on such assets granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document be released, to release of a Guarantorthe Administrative Agent’s Liens on such assets.

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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Weatherford International PLC)

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Waiver; Amendments; Joinder; Release of Guarantors; Release of Collateral. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under any other Loan Document are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Obligor Parties and the Required Lenders or by the Obligor Parties and the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (irrespective of whether such Lender is a Defaulting Lender), (ii) reduce or forgive the principal amount of any LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce or forgive any interest or fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest or to change any financial covenant or defined term therein), (iii) postpone any scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest, fees or other Obligations payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including Defaulting Lenders) (it being understood that only the Required Lenders shall be required to waive or amend the default rate of interest and this subsection shall not apply to prepayments), (iv) change Section 4.01(b) or 4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vi) release any Borrower from its joint and several liability for the Obligations, without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (vii) except in accordance with Section 11.01(c) or in any Collateral Document or the Intercreditor Agreement, release all or substantially all of the Collateral without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit any Borrower to grant any Lien that is senior to, or pari passu with, the Liens granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (other than any such grant expressly contemplated required by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) ABL Collateral (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Datedefined therein)), without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (ix) change or waive any provisions of this Agreement or the Loan Documents so as to permit or cause the Administrative Agent to enter into any Intercreditor Agreement, subordination agreement or other similar agreement pursuant to which the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties are subordinated to, or shared on a pari passu basis with, other Liens Liens, (other than any such grant action expressly contemplated required by the Intercreditor Agreement in respect of the collateral securing any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.01(p) ABL Collateral (in each case, as in effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Datedefined therein)) without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders), (x) [reserved], release Guarantors that are borrowers or borrowing base loan parties under the ABL Credit Agreement from their applicable Guaranty Agreement without the written consent of each Lender (other than Defaulting Lenders) or (xi) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty Agreements, collectively, without the written consent of each Lender or (xii) permit any Issuing Bank to issue Financial Standby Letters of Credit under this AgreementLender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be; provided further that no such agreement shall amend or modify any provision of Section 2.10 without the consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, the waiver, amendment or modification of any provision of Article VI, VII or VIII or Section 9.01 may be effected with the consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 11.01(b) shall, in respect of a Defaulting Lender, be subject to Section 2.10(b). (c) The Lenders hereby irrevocably agree that authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent shall, release any Lien on any assets or property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon Payment in Full, (ii) at the time such assets or constituting property are being Disposed of in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (other than property Disposed of to a Restricted Subsidiary organized in a Specified Jurisdiction), (iii) to the extent constituting property leased to Parent or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, or (iv) as required to effect any Disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article IX and, in any case set forth above, promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to evidence such release. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. (d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement and (ii) if the Administrative Agent and Borrowers acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of any Collateral Document, then the they shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to the applicable Collateral Document. (e) Promptly upon receipt of a written request therefor from the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent will execute and deliver all documents as may reasonably be requested to effect a release of a Guarantor that ceases to exist in accordance with Section 8.02. The Borrowers hereby, jointly and severally, agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any such release of a Guarantor.

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Samples: Lc Credit Agreement (Weatherford International PLC)

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