12.1 Payment of Expenses, etc. The Borrower agrees to: (i) whether or not the transactions herein contemplated are consummated, pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of Riemer & Braunstein LLP, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC, and local counsel) in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery and administration of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and any amendment, waiver or consent relating thereto; (ii) pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and each of the Lenders in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents and the documents and instruments referred to therein and, after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the protection of the rights of the Agent and each of the Lenders thereunder, including in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or pursuant to any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (including, without limitation, in each case the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including in-house counsel) for the Agent and for each of the Lenders); (iii) pay and hold each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all present and future stamp and other similar taxes with respect to the foregoing matters and save each of the Lenders harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay or omission (other than to the extent attributable to such Lender) to pay such taxes; and (iv) indemnify the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender, their subsidiaries and affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents and sub-collateral agents (each an “Indemnitee”) from and hold each of them harmless against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, settlement payments, obligations, actions or causes of action, costs or expenses incurred, suffered, sustained or required to be paid by any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or in any way related to, or by reason of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any transaction related thereto, including, without limitation (a) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender is a party thereto) related to the entering into and/or performance of this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the use of the proceeds of any Loans hereunder or the consummation of any other transactions contemplated in any Credit Document, or (b) the actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials in the air, surface water or groundwater or on the surface or subsurface of any Real Property owned, leased or at any time operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the Release, generation, storage, transportation, handling or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned, leased or operated by such Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the non-compliance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Real Property with foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, ordinances or Environmental Laws (including applicable permits thereunder) applicable to any Real Property, or any Environmental Claim relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Real Property owned, leased or at any time operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, including, in each case, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel acting for the Agent and the Lenders and not reasonably objectionable to the Borrower incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses to the extent incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (as finally determined by the court of competent jurisdiction)). The Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to select their own counsel not reasonably objectionable to the Borrower in connection with any of the matters set forth in this |