(c) The Obligor agrees that any action or omission by the Bank or any of its correspondents in connection with any Credit or presentation thereunder shall be binding on the Obligor and shall not result in any liability of the Bank or any of its correspondents to the Obligor in the absence of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Bank. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Bank and each of its correspondents (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by the Bank or such correspondent to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the Obligor; (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by the Bank; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being separately delivered), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Credit; and (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located. In no event shall the Bank be liable to the Obligor for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Credit.
(d) If the Obligor or any other person seeks to delay or enjoin the honor by the Bank of a presentation under a Credit, the Bank shall have no obligation to delay or refuse to honor the presentation until validly so ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
6. Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following is an “Event of Default” hereunder: (a) the Obligor’s failure to pay when due any obligation to the Bank or any Bank Affiliate under this Agreement or otherwise; (b) the Obligor’s failure to perform or observe any other term or covenant of this Agreement; (c) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement or in any document given now or hereafter by the Obligor in connection herewith is materially false, erroneous, or misleading; (d) the occurrence of any event of default or default and the lapse of any notice or cure period under any other debt, liability or obligation of the Obligor to the Bank or any Bank Affiliate; (e) the failure to pay or perform any material obligation to any other person if such failure may cause any such obligation to be due or performable immediately; (f) any levy, garnishment, attachment, or similar proceeding is instituted against the Obligor’s property in possession of, on deposit with, or in transit to, the Bank; (g) the Obligor’s dissolution or termination, or the institution by or against the Obligor or any of its property of any proceeding relating to bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, conservatorship, foreclosure, execution, attachment, garnishment, levy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, relief of debtors, or similar proceeding (and, in the case of any such proceeding instituted against the Obligor, such proceeding is not dismissed or stayed within 30 days of the commencement thereof); (h) the entry of a material final judgment against the Obligor and the failure of the Obligor to discharge the judgment within 10 days of the final entry thereof; (i) any material adverse change in the Obligor’s business, assets, operations, financial condition or results of operations; (j) the death, incarceration, indictment, or legal incompetency of an individual Obligor or, if the Obligor is a partnership or limited liability company, the death, incarceration, indictment, or legal incompetency of any individual general partner or member; (k) the occurrence of any of the above events with respect to any person which has now or hereafter guarantied or provided any collateral for any of the Obligor’s obligations hereunder; or (1) any guarantee, or any document, instrument or agreement purporting to provide the Bank security for the Obligor’s obligations hereunder shall be challenged, repudiated, or unenforceable for any reason.
7. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (a) the amount of each Credit, together with any additional amounts payable hereunder, shall, at the Bank’s option, become due and payable immediately without demand upon or notice to the Obligor; (b) the Bank may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available to the Bank under this Agreement, under any other documents now or in the future evidencing or securing obligations of the Obligor to the Bank, or under applicable law, and all such remedies shall be cumulative and not exclusive; and (c) upon request of the Bank, the Obligor shall promptly deliver to the Bank in immediately available funds, as collateral for any and all obligations of the Obligor to the Bank, an amount equal to 105% of the maximum aggregate amount then or at any time thereafter available to be drawn under all outstanding Credits, and the Obligor hereby pledges to the Bank and grants to the Bank a security interest in all such funds as security for such obligations, acknowledges that the Bank shall at all times have control of such funds and shall be authorized to give entitlement orders (as defined in the UCC) with respect to such funds, without further consent of the Obligor or any other person, and agrees promptly to do all further things that the Bank may deem necessary in order to grant and perfect the Bank’s security interest in such funds. The Obligor waives presentment, protest, dishonor, notice of dishonor, demand, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, and notice of acceptance of this Agreement, and any other notice or demand of any kind from the Bank.
8. Subrogation. The Bank, at its option, shall be subrogated to the Obligor’s rights against any person who may be liable to the Obligor on any transaction or obligation underlying any Credit, to the rights of any holder in due course or person with similar status against the Obligor, and to the rights of any beneficiary or any successor or assignee of any beneficiary.
9. Indemnification. The Obligor agrees to indemnify the Bank and each Bank Affiliate and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents (each, an “Indemnified Party”) and to hold each Indemnified Party harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, Taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and costs, whether of internal or external counsel to the Bank and all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor), which may be incurred by or awarded against any Indemnified Party, and which arise out of or in connection with (a) any Credit, this Agreement, or any suit, action, claim, proceeding or governmental investigation, pending or threatened, whether based on statute, regulation or order, or tort, or contract or otherwise, before any court or governmental authority, which arise our of or relates to this Agreement or any Credit (and irrespective of who may be the prevailing party); (b) any payment or action taken in connection with any Credit, including, without limitation, any action or proceeding seeking to restrain any drawing under a Credit or to compel or restrain any payment or any other action under a Credit or this Agreement (and irrespective of who may be the prevailing party); (c) the enforcement of this Agreement or the collection or sale of any property or collateral; and (d) any act or omission of any Governmental Authority or other cause beyond the Bank’s reasonable control; except, in each case, to the extent such claim, liability, loss, damage, Tax, penalty, interest, judgment, cost or expense is found by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the Bank’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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10. Miscellaneous. All notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals and other communications required or permitted hereunder (“Notices”) must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt. Notices may be given in any manner to which the parties may separately agree, including electronic mail. Without limiting the foregoing: (i) first class mail, facsimile transmission and commercial courier service are hereby agreed to as acceptable methods for giving Notices and (ii) Applications may be submitted electronically via, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the PINACLE Network System (or such other network system offered by the Bank), if Obligor is an authorized user of such system or by such other electronic means acceptable to the Bank. Regardless of the manner in which provided, Notices may be sent to a party’s address as set forth above or to such other address as any party may give to the other for such purpose in accordance with this section. The Bank may rely, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting, upon any Notice or Application believed by the Bank to be genuine and to have been given by the proper party or parties. No delay or omission on the Bank’s part to exercise any right or power arising hereunder will impair any such right or power or be considered to be a waiver of any such right or power, nor will the Bank’s action or inaction impair any such right or power. No modification, amendment or waiver of, or consent to any departure by the Obligor from, any provision of this Agreement, will be effective unless made in a writing signed by the Bank, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by a court, all the other provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect. If this Agreement is executed by more than one Obligor, each Obligor waives any and all defenses to payment and performance hereunder based upon principles of suretyship, impairment of collateral, or otherwise and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Obligor consents to: any change in the time, manner, or place of payment of or in any other term of all or any of the obligations of any other Obligor hereunder or otherwise, and any exchange or release of any property or collateral, or the release or other amendment, extension, renewal, waiver of, or consent to departure from, the terms hereof or of any guaranty or security agreement or any other agreement related hereto. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Obligor and the Bank and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Obligor may not assign this Agreement in whole or in part without the Bank’s prior written consent and the Bank may at any time assign this Agreement in whole or in part. The Obligor hereby authorizes the Bank, from time to time without notice to the Obligor, to record telephonic and other electronic communications of the Obligor and provide any information pertaining to the financial condition, business operations or creditworthiness of the Obligor to or at the direction of any Governmental Authority to any of the Bank’s correspondents, and any Bank Affiliate, and to any of its or their directors, officers, employees, auditors and professional advisors, to any person which in the ordinary course of its business makes credit reference inquiries, to any person which may succeed to or participate in all or part of the Bank’s interest hereunder, and as may be necessary or advisable for the preservation of the Bank’s rights hereunder. This is a continuing Agreement and shall remain in full force and effect until no obligations of the Obligor and no Credit exist hereunder; provided, however, that termination of this Agreement shall not release the Obligor from any payment or performance that is subsequently rescinded or recouped, and the obligation to make any such payment or performance shall continue until paid or performed as if no such payment or performance ever occurred. Provisions concerning payment, indemnification, increased costs, Taxes, immunity, and jurisdiction shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
11. Waiver of Immunity. The Obligor acknowledges that this Agreement is entered into, and each Credit will be issued, for commercial purposes and, if the Obligor now or hereafter acquires any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or any of its property, the Obligor hereby irrevocably waives such immunity.
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12. Jurisdiction. The Obligor hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court for the county or judicial district in the State of Pennsylvania where the Bank’s office set forth above is located; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent the Bank from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment, or exercising any right against the Obligor individually, against any security, or against any property of the Obligor within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. The Obligor agrees that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for the Bank and the Obligor. The Obligor waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action under this Agreement.
13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE OBLIGOR IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS THE OBLIGOR MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR CLAIM OF ANY NATURE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY CREDIT, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY CREDIT, OR ANY OBLIGATION OR TRANSACTION UNDERLYING ANY OF THE FOREGOING. THE OBLIGOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY.
14. Governing Law. This Agreement and each Credit shall be interpreted, construed, and enforced according to (a) the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including, without limitation, the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC;” with the definitions of Article 5 of the UCC controlling over any conflicting definitions in other UCC Articles); and (b) the UCP or the ISP, as set forth in each Credit, which are, as applicable, incorporated herein by reference and which shall control (to the extent not prohibited by the law referred to in (a)) in the event of any inconsistent provisions of such law. In the event that a body of law other than that set forth above is applicable to a Credit, the Obligor shall be obligated to pay and reimburse the Bank for any payment made under such Credit if such payment is, in the Bank’s judgment, justified under either the law governing this Agreement or the law governing such Credit.
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SCHEDULE I
Existing Letters of Credit
Number | | Amount | | Expiration Date |
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18103309 | | $ | 13,732.94 | | 11-30-06 |
18103773 | | | 24,000.00 | | 3-30-07 |
258078 | | | 500,000.00 | | 11-30-07 |
260691 | | | 21,341.75 | | 6-30-07 |
18101978 | | | 195,000.00 | | 3-26-07 |
18101979 | | | 585,000.00 | | 3-26-07 |
18103889 | | | 599,550.00 | | 8-31-07 |
18103494 | | | 15,131.00 | | 6-30-08 |
258206 | | | 282,272.10 | | 2-15-07 |
259738 | | | 43,190.00 | | 5-15-07 |
262405 | | | 37,991.70 | | 5-9-07 |
263283 | | | 161,000.00 | | 1-31-07 |
18100463 | | | 6,220.00 | | 12-31-06 |
18102384 | | | 710,526.32 | | 12-31-07 |
18103099 | | | 20,672.19 | | 3-14-07 |