Exhibit 10.12
INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
dated
as of August 20, 2007
among
EXTERRAN, INC.,
in its individual capacity and as Manager
EXTERRAN ABS 2007 LLC,
as Issuer
WELLS
FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Indenture Trustee
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Bank Agent,
THE
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS that may from time to time
become parties hereto as Exterran Lenders
and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
in its individual capacity and as Intercreditor Collateral
Agent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1.
Rules of Usage; Definitions
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Section 2.
Securitization Collections
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Section 3.
Acknowledgments Regarding Securitization Collateral
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Section 4.
Acknowledgment Regarding Non-Securitization Collateral
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Section 5.
Intercreditor Collateral Agent
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Section 6.
Establishment of Accounts: Deposit of Collections
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Section 7.
Allocation of Collections: Disbursements of Collections
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Section 8.
Monitoring of Allocation Process; Effect of a Securitization
Default; Effect of a Bank Default
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Section 9.
Compensation and Indemnity of Intercreditor Collateral Agent:
Waiver of Right of Set-off
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Section 10.
Resignation by or Removal of Intercreditor Collateral Agent
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Section 11.
No Implied Waivers, Etc
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Section 12.
Amendments
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Section 13.
Benefit of Agreement; Joinder
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Section 14.
Severability
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Section 15.
Counterparts
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Section 16.
Notices
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Section 17.
Headings
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Section 18.
Governing Law
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Section 19.
No Petition
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Section 20.
Insolvency
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Section 21.
Termination
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Section 22.
Entire Agreement
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INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL AGENCY AGREEMENT
This INTERCREDITOR AND COLLATERAL
AGENCY AGREEMENT dated as of August 20, 2007 (as amended,
supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time
to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, this
“ Agreement ” ) is
among:
(i) Exterran, Inc., a Texas
corporation, in its individual capacity (in such capacity, together
with its successors and permitted assigns, “
EI ” ), and as Manager under the
Management Agreement (in such capacity, and for so long as EI is
such Manager under that Agreement, the “
Manager ” );
(ii) Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors
and permitted assigns, “ ABS 2007
” );
(iii) Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as indenture trustee under the hereinafter defined
Securitization Indenture for the benefit of the Noteholders and the
other Persons set forth therein (in such capacity, together with
its successors and permitted assigns, the “
Indenture Trustee ” );
(iv) Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as U.S. administrative agent on behalf of the Bank
Lenders as hereinafter defined (in such capacity, together with its
successors and permitted assigns, the “ Bank
Agent ” );
(v) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
in its individual capacity and as collateral agent for the
Securitization Secured Parties (as defined herein), the Exterran
Lenders (as defined herein) and EI (in such capacity, together with
its successors and permitted assigns, the “
Intercreditor Collateral Agent ” );
and
(vi) The Additional Exterran
Lenders that from time to time become a party hereto in accordance
with Section 13 hereof.
RECITALS
(1) WHEREAS, EI, in its
individual capacity and as Manager, may receive from time to time
Collections relating to the Domestic Contract Compression Business
of (a) EI and its subsidiaries and (b) ABS 2007;
and
(2) WHEREAS, the parties hereto
desire to execute and deliver this Agreement to set forth certain
agreements among them with respect to such Collections as provided
below.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:
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Section 1. Rules of Usage;
Definitions.
(a) The following rules of usage
shall apply to this Agreement (and each appendix, schedule, exhibit
and annex to the foregoing) unless otherwise required by the
context or unless otherwise defined therein.
(i) The defined terms in this
Agreement shall include the plural as well as the singular, and the
use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include any other
gender.
(ii) Accounting terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the
date of this Agreement.
(iii) Except as otherwise expressly
provided, any definition defined herein shall be equally applicable
to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
(iv) Except as otherwise expressly
provided, references in this Agreement to articles, sections,
paragraphs, clauses, annexes, appendices, schedules or exhibits are
references to articles, sections, paragraphs, clauses, annexes,
appendices, schedules or exhibits in or to this Agreement.
(v) References to any Person shall
include such Person, its successors and permitted assigns and
transferees.
(vi) Except as otherwise expressly
provided, reference to any agreement means such agreement as
amended, restated, modified, extended or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with the applicable provisions thereof.
(vii) Except as otherwise expressly
provided, references to any law includes any amendment or
modification to such law and any rules or regulations issued
thereunder or any law enacted in substitution or replacement
thereof, or restatement thereof.
(viii) When used in this Agreement,
words such as “hereunder,” “hereto,”
“hereof” and “herein” and other words of
like import shall, unless the context clearly indicates to the
contrary, refer to the whole of this Agreement (including any other
document to the extent incorporated or referred to herein (whether
or not actually attached hereto)) and not to any particular
article, section, subsection, paragraph or clause hereof.
(ix) References to
“including” means including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term and for purposes
hereof the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit
a general statement, followed by or referable to any enumeration of
specific matters, to matters similar to those specifically
mentioned.
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(x) All terms used in the UCC and not
specifically defined in this Agreement are used therein as defined
in the UCC; provided, however, that references in this Agreement to
any section of the UCC shall mean, on or after the effective date
of the adoption of any revision to the UCC in the applicable
jurisdiction, such revised or successor section thereto.
(xi) Except as otherwise expressly
provided, in the computation of a period of time from a specified
date to a later specified date, the word “from” means
“from and including” and the words “to” and
“until” each mean “to but excluding”.
(b) Definitions . The
following terms (whether or not underscored) when used in this
Agreement, including its preamble and recitals, shall, except where
the content otherwise requires, have the following meanings (such
meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural
forms of the terms defined):
“ ABS
2007 ” has the meaning specified in clause
(ii) of the preamble hereto.
“ Additional
Exterran Lenders ” means any Person that is a
Exterran Lender other than a Bank Lender and executes and delivers
a “ Supplemental Agreement
” substantially in the form of Exhibit
“B” attached hereto pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of Section 13 hereof.
“
Agreement ” has the meaning specified in
the preamble hereto.
“ Allocated
Collections ” means all or any portion of the
Collections as of any date of determination that have been
allocated pursuant to the provisions of
Sections 7 and 8 of this
Agreement.
“ Allocation
Accounting Firm ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(a)(ii) hereof.
“ Bank
Agent ” has the meaning specified in clause
(iv) of the preamble hereto.
“ Bank
Collateral ” means any collateral in which the
Bank Agent has been granted a security interest by Exterran, EI and
certain of their subsidiaries to secure the obligations under the
Bank Credit Agreement.
“ Bank Collateral
Agreement ” means collectively that certain
(a) US Collateral Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007,
by Exterran Holdings, Inc., Exterran, Inc., Exterran Energy
Solutions, L.P., EI Leasing LLC and UCI MLP LP LLC in favor of
Wachovia Bank, National Association, as US Administrative Agent, as
such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time in accordance with its terms, (b) Pledge and
Security Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, by Exterran
and certain of the subsidiaries of Exterran in favor of the Bank
Agent, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, and
(c) any other Security Instrument (as defined in the Bank
Credit Agreement) from time to time outstanding.
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“ Bank Credit
Agreement ” means that certain Senior Secured
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007, among Exterran,
EI, Universal Compression Canada Limited Partnership, the Bank
Agent, Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Canada) as Canadian
Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as syndication
agent and Bank of America, N.A., Calyon New York Branch and Fortis
Capital Corp. as Documentation Agents and the Bank Lenders, as such
agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“ Bank
Default ” means an Event of Default (as
defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) that has occurred and is
continuing under the Bank Credit Agreement.
“ Bank
Documents ” means the Bank Credit Agreement,
the Bank Collateral Agreement, the Secured Hedging Agreements, the
Secured Treasury Management Agreement and each other agreement,
document or instrument executed in connection with the Bank Credit
Agreement or the Bank Collateral Agreement.
“ Bank
Lenders ” means the lenders from time to time
party to the Bank Credit Agreement and the counterparties to the
Secured Hedging Agreements.
“ Bankruptcy
Code ” means the Title 11 of the United States
Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., as amended from time to
time.
“ Business
Day ” means any day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York,
New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota or Houston, Texas are authorized
or obligated by law, executive order or governmental decree to be
closed.
“
Collateral ” means the Securitization
Collateral and the Non-Securitization Collateral.
“ Collection
Parties ” means the Securitization Secured
Parties and the Exterran Lenders.
“
Collections ” means cash, checks and
other instruments or any other method of payment and all other
amounts whatsoever owned by, owing to or paid to (a) EI or its
subsidiaries, (b) EI in its capacity as Manager, or
(c) ABS 2007, in each case from time to time.
“
Compressor ” means a natural gas or coal
methane compressor equipment unit, together with any tangible
components thereof, all related appliances, parts, accessories,
appurtenances, accessions, additions, improvements, replacements
thereto, all other equipment or components of any nature from time
to time incorporated or installed therein and all substitutions for
any of the foregoing.
“ Disputed
Allocations ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(c) hereof.
“ Domestic
Contract Compression Business ” means
(i) with respect to EI, the natural gas compression contract
business of EI and its subsidiaries in the United States of America
and (ii) with respect to ABS 2007, the natural gas compression
contract business of ABS 2007 in the United States of
America.
“ EESLP ”
means Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
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“ EESLP Lockbox
Account ” means the Lockbox Account under the
Intercreditor and Collateral Agency Agreement of even date herewith
among Exterran Energy Solutions, L.P., in its individual capacity
and as Manager, Exterran ABS 2007 LLC, as Issuer, Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as US Administrative Agent, the various financial
institutions that may from time to time become parties thereto as
Exterran Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in
its individual capacity and as Intercreditor Collateral
Agent.
“ EI
” has the meaning specified in clause (i) of the
preamble hereto.
“ EI
Account ” means account no. 636283384
maintained with the Intercreditor Collateral Agent on behalf of and
in the name of EI.
“ EI
Accountants ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(a)(ii) .
“ Enhancement
Agreement ” is defined in Appendix A to
the Securitization Indenture.
“ Exterran
” means Exterran Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“ Exterran Lender
Documents ” means the credit agreements,
reimbursement agreements, Secured Hedging Agreements, lease
agreements, indentures, including, without limitation, the Bank
Documents, that Exterran has entered into, or may enter into in the
future, with various Exterran Lenders, pursuant to which Exterran
has granted or may in the future grant to any or all such Exterran
Lenders, a security interest in and Liens on any NonSecuritization
Collateral.
“ Exterran
Lenders ” means the various lenders, lessors
and/or owners, including, without limitation, the Bank Agent, the
Bank Lenders and each Additional Exterran Lender, with which
Exterran has entered into, or may enter into in the future, any
Exterran Lender Document.
“ Exterran
Obligations ” means any and all sums owing
under the Exterran Lender Documents and all other obligations,
direct or contingent, joint, several or independent of Exterran or
any other obligor under the Exterran Lender Documents now or
hereafter existing, due or to become due, including any interest
accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy,
whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable
law.
“ Indenture
Trustee ” has the meaning specified in clause
(iii) of the preamble hereto.
“ Intercreditor
Collateral Agent ” has the meaning specified
in clause (vi) of the preamble hereto.
“ Interest Rate
Hedge Provider ” means any counterparty to a
cap, collar or other hedging instrument permitted to be entered
into pursuant to the Securitization Indenture.
“ Lien
” means any security interest, lien (statutory or
other), charge, pledge, equity, mortgage, hypothecation, assignment
for security or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever.
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“ Lockbox
Account ” means the lockbox account number
972641, and the related separate bank deposit account, account
number 636283392 maintained in the name of the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collection Parties and EI
with the Intercreditor Collateral Agent. The remittance address to
be used for payments and deposits to the Lockbox Account is
Exterran, Inc., P.O. Box 972641, Dallas, Texas 75397-2641.
“ Lockbox
Agreements ” has the meaning specified in
Section 22 hereof.
“ Management
Agreement ” means that certain Management
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2007 by and between the
Manager and ABS 2007, as such agreement may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
“ Manager
” has the meaning specified in clause (i) of the
preamble hereto.
“
Misallocation ” has the meaning
specified in Section 7(b)(iii)
hereof.
“
Non-Securitization Collateral ” means
(i) all Compressors and other assets received by EI or the
Manager that do not constitute Securitization Collateral and
(ii) all Non-Securitization Collections.
“
Non-Securitization Collections ” means
all Collections received by EI and/or the Manager that do not
constitute Securitization Collections.
“
Noteholder ” means a Person in whose
name a Note is registered in accordance with the terms of the
Securitization Indenture.
“ Notes
” means any of the promissory notes executed by ABS
2007 and authenticated by or on behalf of the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to and issued under the Securitization Indenture.
“ Person
” means any natural person, corporation, limited
liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company,
partnership, limited partnership or other entity.
“ Related
Documents ” is defined in Appendix A to
the Securitization Indenture.
“ Repetitive Wire
Instructions ” means a notice substantially in
the form of Exhibit “A” attached
hereto.
“ Requisite
Global Majority ” is defined in
Appendix A to the Securitization Indenture.
“ Returned
Items ” has the meaning specified in
Section 9(b)(ii) hereof.
“ Secured Hedging
Agreements ” has the meaning assigned in the
Bank Collateral Agreement.
“ Secured Treasury
Management Agreement ” has the meaning assigned in
the Bank Colalteral Agreement.
“ Securitization
Account ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(b)(ii) hereof, which account
shall initially be the Trust Account.
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“ Securitization
Accountants ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(a)(ii) hereof.
“ Securitization
Collateral ” means, collectively, all right,
title and interest of ABS 2007 in the property and rights subject
to the security interest granted by ABS 2007 under the
Securitization Indenture (including, without limitation, the
Securitization Compressors and the User Contracts).
“ Securitization
Collections ” has the meaning specified in
Section 2 hereof.
“ Securitization
Compressors ” means, as of any date of
determination, all Compressors owned by ABS 2007 as of such
date.
“ Securitization
Default ” means a Manager Default (as defined
in Appendix A to the Securitization Indenture), an Event of
Default (as defined in Appendix A to the Securitization
Indenture) or a Exterran Event (as defined in Appendix A to
the Securitization Indenture).
“ Securitization
Documents ” means the Securitization
Indenture, the Enhancement Agreements, the Management Agreement,
each other Related Document (as defined in Appendix A to the
Securitization Indenture) and each other agreement, document or
instrument executed in connection with the Securitization
Indenture.
“ Securitization
Indenture ” means that certain Indenture,
dated as of August 20, 2007, between ABS 2007 and the
Indenture Trustee, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its
terms, including any supplements thereto.
“ Securitization
Obligations ” means, collectively,
(a) any and all sums owing (i) to the Noteholders under
the Securitization Indenture, (ii) to any
Series Enhancer, including under any Enhancement Agreement,
(iii) to the Indenture Trustee under the Securitization
Indenture or any other Securitization Document and (iv) to the
Interest Rate Hedge Providers and (b) without duplication of
amounts described in clause (a) , all other obligations,
direct or contingent, joint, several or independent of ABS 2007, or
any other obligor under the Securitization Documents now or
hereafter existing, due or to become due, including any interest
accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in bankruptcy,
whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable
law.
“ Securitization
Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the
Indenture Trustee, ABS 2007, each Series Enhancer, each
Interest Rate Hedge Provider, and the Noteholders.
“
Series Enhancer ” is defined in
Appendix A to the Securitization Indenture.
“ Trust
Account ” is defined in Appendix A to the
Securitization Indenture.
“ UCC
” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any successor
statute) of the State of New York as in effect from time to time or
of any other state or jurisdiction the laws of which are required
by Section 9-301 thereof to be applied in connection with the
issue of perfection of security interests.
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“ UCLP ”
means Universal Compression Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership
“ Unallocated
Collections ” has the meaning specified in
Section 7(a)(ii) hereof.
“ User
” means any Person (other than ABS 2007) that
contracts or subcontracts for the service of any Securitization
Compressor.
“ User
Contract ” means any contract with respect to
the service of one or more Securitization Compressors entered into
between the ABS 2007 (or Exterran acting on behalf of ABS 2007), as
obligor, and a User, as obligee.
Section 2. Securitization
Collections . The following shall constitute the “
Securitization Collections ” :
(a) all Collections in respect of ABS
2007’s Domestic Contract Compression Business, including,
without limitation, any and all contract payments under User
Contracts of the Securitization Compressors;
(b) all Collections in respect of the
sale, transfer or disposition of any Securitization Collateral and
all Collections in respect of any casualty or other event of loss
affecting any Securitization Collateral; and
(c) all proceeds and products of any
and all of the foregoing.
Section 3. Acknowledgments
Regarding Securitization Collateral . Each Exterran Lender
party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that, until all
Securitization Obligations shall have been paid in full in
cash:
(a) In the event that any Liens on or
security interest in all or any portion of the Securitization
Collateral at any time exists in favor of any Exterran Lenders,
each such Exterran Lender will, immediately upon the request of the
Indenture Trustee, release or otherwise terminate such security
interest in and Lien upon such Securitization Collateral and such
Exterran Lender will immediately deliver such release documents as
the Indenture Trustee may require in connection therewith.
(b) Without limiting the agreements
contained in paragraph (a) above, all security interests in
or Liens on the Securitization Collateral now or at any time
hereafter granted by ABS 2007 to the Indenture Trustee or, pursuant
to the Securitization Documents, secure the Securitization
Obligations and shall be prior, paramount, and superior to any and
all Liens and security interests, if any, on or in such
Securitization Collateral heretofore, now or at any time hereafter
granted by Exterran to any Exterran Lender, either pursuant to the
Exterran Lender Documents or otherwise (and, as such, any interest
of any Exterran Lender in the Securitization Collections and the
Securitization Collateral shall be at all times subordinated to the
interest of the Indenture Trustee therein), regardless of the date
of execution of any such Lien documents or the order of filing of
any of them for record in any public office. The Lien priorities
provided in this Section 3(b) shall not be
altered or otherwise affected by any amendment, modification,
supplement, extension, renewal, restatement or refinancing of
either the Securitization
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Obligations or
the Securitization Documents, on the one hand, or the Exterran
Obligations or the Exterran Lender Documents, on the other hand,
nor by any action or inaction which the Indenture Trustee, or any
other beneficiary under the Securitization Indenture may take or
fail to take in respect of the Securitization Collections and the
Securitization Collateral.
(c) Each Exterran Lender hereby
fully, unconditionally and irrevocably disclaims, waives,
relinquishes and releases any right, title or interest (including
any Lien) it may have, now or in the future, to the Securitization
Collateral, including, without limitation, to (i) foreclose or
otherwise realize upon, or attempt to foreclose or otherwise
realize upon any of the Securitization Collateral, including,
without limitation, the Securitization Collections, or assert any
claims or interests therein, or (ii) seek to obtain possession
of or issue or cause to be issued any levies, garnishments,
attachments, or other legal process of any kind or nature against
any of the Securitization Collateral, including, without
limitation, the Securitization Collections, or (iii) contact
any. Users or other Persons that are account debtors or obligees
with respect to any Securitization Collateral, to the extent such
contact relates to any User Contract or other Securitization
Collateral.
Section 4. Acknowledgment
Regarding Non-Securitization Collateral . The Indenture Trustee
hereby acknowledges and agrees that, so long as any Exterran
Obligations are outstanding:
(a) In the event that any Liens on or
security interest in all or any portion of the Non-Securitization
Collateral at any time exists in favor of the Indenture Trustee,
the Indenture Trustee will, immediately upon the request of EI or
the Bank Agent, release or otherwise terminate such security
interest in and Lien upon such Non-Securitization Collateral and
the Indenture Trustee will immediately deliver such release
documents as EI or the Bank Agent may require in connection
therewith.
(b) Without limiting the agreements
contained in paragraph (a) above, all security interests in or
Liens on the Non-Securitization Collateral now or at any time
hereafter granted by EI to any Exterran Lender pursuant to the
Exterran Lender Documents, secure the Exterran Obligations and
shall be prior, paramount, and superior to any and all Liens and
security interests, if any, on or in such Non-Securitization
Collateral heretofore, now or at any time hereafter granted to the
Indenture Trustee, either pursuant to the Securitization Documents
or otherwise (and, as such, any interest of the Indenture Trustee
in the Non-Securitization Collections and the Non-Securitization
Collateral shall be at all times subordinated to the interest of
any such Exterran Lender), regardless of the date of execution of
any such Lien documents or the order of filing of any of them for
record in any public office. The Lien priorities provided in this
Section 4(b) shall not be altered or otherwise
affected by any amendment, modification, supplement, extension,
renewal, restatement or refinancing of either the Exterran
Obligations or the Exterran Lender Documents, on the one hand, or
the Securitization Obligations or the Securitization Documents, on
the other hand, nor by any action or inaction which the Exterran
Lenders may take or fail to take in respect of the
Non-Securitization Collateral.
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(c) The Indenture Trustee hereby
fully, unconditionally and irrevocably disclaims, waives,
relinquishes and releases any right, title or interest (including
any Liens) it may have, now or in the future, to the
Non-Securitization Collateral, including, without limitation, to
(i) foreclose or otherwise realize upon, or attempt to
foreclose or otherwise realize upon any of the Non-Securitization
Collateral, or assert any claims or interests therein, or
(ii) seek to obtain possession of or issue or cause to be
issued any levies, garnishments, attachments, or other legal
process of any kind or nature against any of the Non-Securitization
Collateral, or (iii) contact any parties who are account
debtors or obligees with respect to Non-Securitization Compressors
to the extent such contact relates to the Non-Securitization
Collateral.
Section 5. Intercreditor
Collateral Agent .
(a) Appointment . Each of the
Collection Parties and EI hereby designates the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent to act, and the Intercreditor Collateral Agent
hereby accepts such designation to act, as specified herein and as
such Collection Party’s nominee and agent under the Exterran
Lender Documents and under the Securitization Documents, as the
case may be, and, in the case of EI, to act as EI’s nominee
and agent under the Exterran Lender Documents, the Securitization
Documents and otherwise for EI in its own capacity, to hold for
such Collection Party’s and EI’s respective benefit, as
its interest may appear, all Collections from the Collateral that
may from time to time be in the possession or control of the
Intercreditor Collateral Agent in the Lockbox Account. Without
prejudice to the rights of the Collection Parties to enforce the
Securitization Documents and the Exterran Lender Documents, as
applicable, each of the Collection Parties and EI hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Intercreditor Collateral Agent to take
such action, to exercise such powers and remedies and to perform
such duties hereunder as are specifically provided or delegated to
or required of the Intercreditor Collateral Agent by the terms
hereof and such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
The Intercreditor Collateral Agent may perform any of its duties
hereunder by or through its agents or employees.
(b) Duties of Intercreditor
Collateral Agent .
(i) The Intercreditor Collateral
Agent shall not be deemed to have any knowledge (imputed or
otherwise) of: (A) any of the terms or conditions of the
Exterran Lender Documents, the Securitization Documents or any
documents referred to therein or relating to any financing
arrangement between or among any of the Collection Parties and/or
EI, or any other party, or any breach thereof, or (B) any
occurrence or existence of a default thereunder. The Intercreditor
Collateral Agent has no obligation to inform any Person of any
breach under any such Exterran Lender Document or Securitization
Document or take any action in connection with any of the
foregoing, except such actions as are specified in this
Agreement.
(ii) The Intercreditor Collateral
Agent is not responsible for the enforceability or validity of any
security interest in the Collateral and the Lockbox Account.
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(iii) The Intercreditor Collateral
Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities to the Collection
Parties or EI except those expressly set forth or described herein
and the duty to exercise “ordinary care” with respect
to the Collections in its possession or under its control and as
required by applicable law. With respect to the immediately
preceding sentence, the Intercreditor Collateral Agent shall be
deemed to have exercised “ordinary care” if its action
or failure to act is in conformity with general banking usages or
is otherwise in accordance with commercially reasonable practices
of the banking industry. Except as set forth above with respect to
the Intercreditor Collateral Agent’s duties with respect to
the Collections in its possession or under its control, neither the
Intercreditor Collateral Agent nor any of its officers, directors,
employees or agents shall be liable to the Collection Parties or EI
for any action taken or omitted by it as such hereunder, or in
connection herewith, unless caused by its or their gross negligence
or willful misconduct.
(iv) The duties of the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent as agent of the Collection Parties and EI shall be
mechanical and administrative in nature. The Intercreditor
Collateral Agent shall not have, by reason of this Agreement or any
Securitization Document or Exterran Lender Document, a fiduciary
relationship in respect of any Collection Parties or EI and nothing
herein expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so
construed as to impose upon the Intercreditor Collateral Agent any
obligations in respect of any Securitization Document or Exterran
Lender Document except as expressly set forth herein. The
Intercreditor Collateral Agent shall not be liable for
consequential, incidental or special damages even if it has been
advised of the possibility of same. The Intercreditor Collateral
Agent shall not be liable for failure to perform its obligations
when the failure arises out of causes beyond its control,
including, without limitation, an act of a governmental or
regulatory authority, an act of God, accident, equipment failure,
labor disputes or system failure, provided it has exercised
commercially reasonable diligence with respect thereto.
(c) Reliance of the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent . The Intercreditor Collateral Agent shall be
entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any
note, writing, resolution, notice, statement, certificate, telex,
teletype or telecopier message, cablegram, radiogram, order or
other document or telephone message that the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent reasonably believes in good faith to be signed,
sent or made by any apparently authorized person or entity, with
respect to all matters pertaining to the Collateral (including,
without limitation, the Collections) and the Lockbox Account and
its duties hereunder. Neither any Collection Party nor EI shall
have any right of action whatsoever against the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent as a result of the Intercreditor Collateral Agent
acting or refraining from acting based upon instructions given to
the Intercreditor Collateral Agent pursuant to and consistent with
this Agreement to so act or refrain from acting, provided that such
action or refraining from acting is in accordance with this
Agreement. Unless expressly provided herein, the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent shall have a reasonable opportunity to act after
the receipt of any notice or instruction as described herein.
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Section 6. Establishment of
Accounts: Deposit of Collections .
(a) EI shall cause the Lockbox
Account to be maintained with the Intercreditor Collateral Agent.
The Lockbox Account shall at all times be held in the name of, and
under the exclusive dominion and control of, the Intercreditor
Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Collection Parties and EI,
at the expense of EI. EI in its individual capacity agrees that the
Lockbox Account shall be under the exclusive dominion and control
of the Intercreditor Collateral Agent and that it shall not, and
shall have no right to, make withdrawals therefrom, give any
instructions with respect thereto, or have access thereto, except
with respect to Non-Securitization Collections constituting
Non-Securitization Collateral to the extent provided in
Section 7(b)(i) hereof and with respect
to Securitization Collections constituting Securitization
Collateral pursuant to Section 7(b)(ii) hereof. The
Collection Parties hereby agree that the Lockbox Account shall be
under the exclusive dominion and control of t
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