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Agreement to Grant Acceptable Security Interest
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Security Interest. The Borrower has granted a security interest (as defined in the UCC) to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, which is enforceable in accordance with Applicable Law upon execution and delivery of this Agreement. Upon the filing of UCC-1 financing statements naming the Administrative Agent, as secured party and the Borrower as debtor, delivery of possessory Collateral to the Administrative Agent (or its designee), and execution and delivery of the Account Control Agreement, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have a first priority (except for any Permitted Liens) perfected security interest in the Collateral to the extent such an interest can be perfected by filing a financing statement under the UCC, maintaining such possession or execution and delivery of the Account Control Agreement. All filings (including such UCC filings) as are necessary in any jurisdiction to perfect such security interest of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral have been (or prior to the applicable Loan will be) made.

SECTION #Security Interest in Collateral. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and, upon filing a UCC financing statement in the Loan Parties’ applicable jurisdiction of organization, such Liens will constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral in which a security interest can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement, securing the Secured Obligations, and having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral except in the case of # Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Liens would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable law or agreement, and # Liens perfected only by possession (including possession of any certificate of title), to the extent the Administrative Agent has not obtained or does not maintain possession of such Collateral.

SECTION # Security Interest in Collateral. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, upon execution and delivery by the parties thereto, create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in respect of which and to the extent this Agreement and such other Loan Documents purport to create Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon the proper filing of UCC financing statements, upon the taking of possession or control by the Administrative Agent of the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Administrative Agent to the extent possession or control by the Administrative Agent is required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents), and the taking of all other actions to be taken pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such Liens constitute perfected first priority Liens on the Collateral (subject to Liens permitted by [Section 6.02]) to the extent perfection can be obtained by the filing of UCC financing statements, possession or control, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the applicable Loan Party in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION # Security Interest in Collateral. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, upon execution and delivery by the parties thereto, create legal and valid Liens on all of the Collateral in respect of which and to the extent this Agreement and such other Loan Documents purport to create Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon the proper filing of UCC financing statements, upon the taking of possession or control by the Administrative Agent of the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected by

Following the due execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents (other than the Mortgages) required to be executed and delivered by this Agreement, when UCC financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the appropriate governmental offices, the Administrative Agent shall have a valid and perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) (to the extent that such security interest can be perfected by execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents and/or recording of the UCC financing statements), free and clear of all Liens other than with respect to Liens expressly permitted by [Section 7.2]. When the certificates evidencing all Capital Stock of Subsidiaries of the Borrower pledged pursuant to the Guaranty and Security Agreement are delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with appropriate stock powers or other similar instruments of transfer duly executed in blank, the Liens in such Capital Stock shall be duly perfected first priority security interests, perfected by “control” as defined in the UCC to the extent capable of being perfected by delivery of such applicable financing statements.

SECTION #Collateral Documents. Upon execution by the applicable Loan Parties, the Collateral Documents shall be effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral, securing the Obligations, and, upon # the filing of one or more UCC financing statements in the appropriate jurisdictions, # delivery of the certificates evidencing shares of stock, membership interests and other equity interests and delivery of the original notes and other instruments representing debt or other obligations owing to the Loan Parties to the Collateral Custodian as bailee for the Administrative Agent and # subject to [Section 5.32], execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements (in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with any depositary bank (other than Capital One) at which any Loan Party maintains a deposit account, the Administrative Agent shall have or continue to have a fully perfected first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Encumbrances) on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the applicable Loan Parties, in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof that can be perfected upon filing of one or more UCC financing statements and execution and delivery of such equity interests, notes and other instruments and such control agreements, in each case prior and superior in any right to any other Person. The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in the Collateral Documents are true and correct (other than Permitted Encumbrances).

The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) and, when financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices under the applicable UCC, the Administrative Agent shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in such portion of such Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the applicable UCC, in each case prior in right to any other Lien, other than, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, Permitted Liens.

SECTION #Collateral Documents. Upon execution by the applicable Loan Parties, the Collateral Documents shall be effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral, securing the Obligations, and, upon # the filing of one or more UCC financing statements in the appropriate jurisdictions, # delivery of the certificates evidencing shares of stock, membership interests and other equity interests and delivery of the original notes and other instruments representing debt or other obligations owing to the Loan Parties to the Collateral Custodian as bailee for the Administrative Agent and # execution and delivery of deposit account control agreements (in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with any depositary bank (other than Capital One) at which any Loan Party maintains a deposit account, the Administrative Agent shall have or continue to have a fully perfected first priority Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the applicable Loan

When Collateral (to the extent such Collateral constitutes an instrument or certificated security under the applicable UCC) is delivered to the Administrative Agent and financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices under the applicable UCC, the Administrative Agent shall have a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the pledgors thereunder in such Collateral, in each case prior in right to any other Lien, other than the Permitted Liens that have priority as matter of Legal Requirement.

Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints Administrative Agent and each other Lender as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral of Administrative Agent in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can be perfected only by possession (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of any such Collateral for the benefit of Administrative Agent as secured party. Should any Lender obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify Administrative Agent thereof, and, promptly upon Administrative Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to Administrative Agent or in accordance with Administrative Agent’s instructions.

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