The Company waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Dutch Borrower of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its obligations and notice of protest for nonpayment. The obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to assert any claim or demand or to enforce or exercise any right or remedy against the Dutch Borrower under the provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise or (b) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or the release of the Dutch Borrower. The Company shall be obligated to keep informed of the financial condition of the Dutch Borrower;provided that the failure of the Company to keep so informed shall not affect its obligations hereunder.
The Company further agrees that its agreement under this Article X constitutes a promise of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Lender to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Lender in favor of the Dutch Borrower or any other Person or to any other remedy against the Dutch Borrower.
The Company guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto. This is a present and continuing guaranty of payment and not of collection, and the liability of the Company under this Article X shall be absolute and unconditional, in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, suspended, discharged, terminated or otherwise affected by, any circumstance or occurrence whatsoever, including, without limitation: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability or any avoidance or voidability of any Guaranteed Obligation, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto; (b) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other agreement, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to the Dutch Borrower or otherwise in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; (c) any taking, exchange, release ornon-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release, or amendment or waiver of, or consent to, or departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (d) any change, restructuring of termination of the structure or existence of the Dutch Borrower; (e) any bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to the Dutch Borrower or its properties or creditors; (f) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default under, or any invalidity or any unenforceability of, or any misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other agreement; (g) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, on the part of the Dutch Borrower to perform or comply with, or the impossibility or illegality of performance by the Dutch Borrower of, any term of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other agreement; (h) any suit or other action brought by, or any judgment in favor of, any beneficiaries or creditors of, the Dutch Borrower for any reasons whatsoever, including, without limitation, any suit or action in any way attacking or involving any issue, matter or thing in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or other agreement; (i) any lack or limitation of status or of power, incapacity or disability of the Dutch Borrower or any partner, principal, trustee or agent thereof; or (j) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Dutch Borrower or a third party guarantor, other than, in each case, a defense as to payment in full.
The obligations of the Company under this Article X shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever, by reason of the invalidity, illegality or
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