Common use of Exceptional duties Clause in Contracts

Exceptional duties. (a) If (i) an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) an Agent considers it necessary or expedient or (iii) an Agent is requested by a Secured Party to undertake duties that such Agent and the relevant Obligor or Obligors consider to be of an exceptional nature and/or outside the scope of the normal duties of such Agent under the Finance Documents, the relevant Obligor or Obligors shall pay to such Agent any additional remuneration (together with any applicable VAT) that may be agreed between them. (b) If the relevant Agent and Obligor or Obligors fail to agree upon the nature of those duties or upon any additional remuneration, that dispute shall be determined by an investment bank (acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator) selected by the Agent and approved by the Obligor or Obligors or, failing approval, nominated (on the application of the Agent) by the President for the time being of the Law Society of England and Wales (the costs of the nomination and of the investment bank being payable by the Obligor or Obligors) and the determination of any investment bank shall be final and binding upon the parties to this Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Project Facilities Agreement and Intercreditor Agreement (Pacific Drilling S.A.), Project Facilities Agreement and Intercreditor Agreement (Pacific Drilling S.A.), Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Pacific Drilling S.A.)