Common use of Change in Legality Clause in Contracts

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 12 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

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Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Revolving Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans as, LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Revolving Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Revolving Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans due to it such Bank that are affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 10 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Revolving Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans as, LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Revolving Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Revolving Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans due to it such Bank that are affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Sigeco Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; exist and (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a4.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.84.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 4.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC)

Change in Legality. (a) a Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreementanything to the contrary herein contained, if any Bank shall notify change after the Administrative Agent that it has determined date hereof in good faith that the introduction of any law or any change in regulation or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation thereof by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after governmental authority charged with the date of this Agreement) makes administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, unlawful for any Bank to make or its applicable lending office maintain any LIBOR Loan or Competitive LIBO Rate Loan or to perform give effect to its obligations hereunder with respect to make LIBOR Loans or Competitive LIBO Rate Loans or as contemplated hereby, then, by written notice to fund or maintain the Company and to the Agent, such Bank may: (i declare that LIBOR Loans will not thereafter be made by such Bank hereunder, whereupon any subsequent request for a LIBOR Loan shall, as to such Bank only, be deemed a request for an Alternate Base Loan unless such declaration is subsequently withdrawn; and (ii require that all outstanding LIBOR Loans and Competitive LIBO Rate Loans hereundermade by it be converted to Alternate Base Loans, in which event (iA) the obligation of all such Bank to make, or to convert LIBOR Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR and Competitive LIBO Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate automatically converted to Alternate Base Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days as of the last day of the Interest Period then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as applicable thereto or, if so required by law), accompanied, as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below and (B) all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon converted LIBOR Loans and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Competitive LIBO Rate Loans due shall instead be applied to it affected by repay the Alternate Base Loans resulting from the conversion of such LIBOR Loans and Competitive LIBO Rate Loans. (b For purposes of this Section 3.82.14, if such designation will avoid a notice to the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not Company by any Bank pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined effective on the date of receipt thereof by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faiththe Company.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Cummins Engine Co Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Committed Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a4.7(a), and (iii) the Borrower shall, with respect to each CAF LIBOR Rate Loan of such Bank, take such action as such Bank shall reasonably request. Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.84.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 4.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined determine in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation by any Governmental Authority or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Committed Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a)(iii) the Borrower shall, with respect to each CAF LIBOR Rate Loan of such Bank, take such action as such Bank shall reasonably request. Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.84.9, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 4.9 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Reliant Energy Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans as, LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate SOFR Loans due to it such Bank that are affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

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Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined determine in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation by any Governmental Authority or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Committed Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; exist and (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a)thereon. Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.84.9, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 4.9 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Reliant Energy Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Loans into, or to continue LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans as, LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a). Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Eurodollar Rate Loans due to it such Bank that are affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Committed Loans into, or to continue Committed LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all Committed LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon thereon; and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a)(iii) the Borrower shall, with respect to each CAF LIBOR Rate Loan of such Bank, take such action as such Bank shall reasonably request. Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.84.9, if such designation will avoid the illegality described 45 40 in this Section 3.8 4.9 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Houston Industries Inc)

Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent that it has determined in good faith that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation or application of any law or regulation by any Governmental Authority (in each case occurring after the date of this Agreement) makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority governmental authority asserts after the date of this Agreement that it is unlawful, for any Bank or its applicable lending office LIBOR Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make LIBOR Rate Loans or to fund or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans hereunder, (i) the obligation of such Bank to make, or to convert Committed Loans into, or to continue Committed LIBOR Rate Loans as, LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist; (ii) the Borrower shall, at its option, either prepay in full all Committed LIBOR Rate Loans of such Bank then outstanding, or convert all such Loans to ABR Loans, on the respective last days of the then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans (or within such earlier period as required by law), accompanied, in the case of any prepayments, by interest accrued thereon thereon; and any amounts payable under Section 3.7(a)(iii) Borrower shall, with respect to each CAF LIBOR Rate Loan of such Bank, take such action as such Bank shall reasonably request. Each Bank agrees that it will use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office Applicable Lending Office for the LIBOR Rate Loans due to it affected by this Section 3.8, if such designation will avoid the illegality described in this Section 3.8 so long as such designation will not be disadvantageous to such Bank as determined by such Bank in its sole discretion acting in good faith.this

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Advance Facilities Agreement (Reliant Energy Inc)

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