FairPoint Communications 2002 Annual Report Download - page 348

legal, beneficial and record owner of, and has (or will have) good and
marketable title to, all Securities pledged by it hereunder, subject to no
pledge, lien, mortgage, hypothecation, security interest, charge, option or
other encumbrance whatsoever, except (x) the liens and security interests
created by this Agreement and (y) liens permitted by Section 7.03(a) of the
Credit Agreement;
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(ii) it has full power, authority and legal right to pledge all
the Collateral pledged by it pursuant to this Agreement;
(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Pledgor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
generally affecting creditors' rights and by equitable principles
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);
(iv) except to the extent already obtained or made, no consent of
any other party (including, without limitation, any stockholder, limited or
general partner, member or creditor of such Pledgor or any of its
Subsidiaries) and no consent, license, permit, approval or authorization
of, exemption by, notice or report to, or registration, filing or
declaration with, any governmental authority is required to be obtained by
such Pledgor in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement, (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
(c) the perfection or enforceability of the Pledgee' s security interest in
the Collateral or (d) except for compliance with or as may be required by
applicable securities laws, the exercise by the Pledgee of any of its
rights or remedies provided herein;
(v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
such Pledgor will not violate any provision of any applicable law or
regulation or of any order, judgment, writ, award or decree of any court,
arbitrator or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, applicable to
such Pledgor, or of the certificate of incorporation, certificate of
formation, by-laws, certificate of limited partnership, partnership
agreement or limited liability company agreement, as the case may be, of
such Pledgor or of any securities issued by such Pledgor or any of its
Subsidiaries, or of any mortgage, indenture, lease, loan agreement, credit
agreement or other material contract, agreement or instrument or
undertaking to which such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
which purports to be binding upon such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries
or upon any of their respective assets and will not result in the creation
or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any lien or
encumbrance on any of the assets of such Pledgor or any of its Subsidiaries
except as contemplated by this Agreement;
(vi) all the shares of the Stock have been duly and validly
issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are subject to no options to
purchase or similar rights;
(vii) each of the Pledged Notes constitutes, or when executed by
the obligor thereof will constitute, the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such obligor, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
similar laws generally affecting creditors' rights and by equitable
principles (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at
law);