L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect. (b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date. (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1. (d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Atkore International Group Inc.), Credit Agreement (Atkore International Group Inc.), Credit Agreement (Unistrut International Holdings, LLC)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Lender agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue (and shall not issue) any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ix) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers Dollar Equivalent L/C Exposure would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 Dollar Equivalent Total L/C Commitments, (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate y) the Dollar Equivalent of Available Revolving Commitment at such time would be less than zero, or (z) the then outstanding Issuing Lender has been notified in writing at least one Business Day prior to the issuance thereof by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or a Revolving Credit Loans Lender that the funding conditions set forth in any Designated Foreign Currency on Section 5.2 cannot be satisfied at such time (or otherwise has actual knowledge that such conditions cannot be satisfied at such time). Unless otherwise agreed to by the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))in their sole discretion, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars (or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued if agreed to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender) and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th Letter of Credit Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue (and in the case of clause (iii) below shall not issue) any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it;
(iii) the Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the requested date of issuance issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified contained in Section 6 are 5.2 shall not then be satisfied;
(iv) any requested Letter of Credit is not in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or that the issuance issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(dvi) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (except as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Administrative Agent and the Parent BorrowerIssuing Lender, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject is in an initial face amount less than $500,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 3.10, satisfactory to the Uniform Customs and, Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the extent not inconsistent therewith, Defaulting Lender arising from either the laws of the State of New York. All Letters Letter of Credit shall then proposed to be issued on a sight basis onlyor such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Appian Corp), Credit Agreement (Appian Corp), Credit Agreement (Appian Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (which may be commercial or standby) providing for the letters payment of credit issued on cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with shall include the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the Credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower Borrowers or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any of their Restricted Subsidiary Subsidiaries on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers Issuing Lender’s L/C Commitment would exceed the applicable limitations such Issuing Lender’s L/C Commitment set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))Schedule 3.1, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the aggregate L/C Commitments or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (iB) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A1) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B2) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no in clause (2) above).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond if: (i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in Issuing Lender or any L/C RequestParticipant to exceed any limits imposed by, the any applicable Issuing Lender mayRequirement of Law, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally, (diii) Each Section 2.23(e) applies or (iv) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit issued by an in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender shall be deemed with respect to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall be subject impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyit.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (SunCoke Energy, Inc.), Credit Agreement (SunCoke Energy, Inc.), Credit Agreement (SunCoke Energy, Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower (and on behalf of the Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderany of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such customary form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue commercial (as opposed to standby) Letters of Credit hereunder; provided further that an Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit to the Borrowers issued by such Issuing Lender then outstanding would exceed its L/C Commitment then in effect (in the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent case of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i), without the consent of such Issuing Lender), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or the aggregate L/C Commitments then in effect, (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders Available Commitments would exceed be less than zero or (iv) the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Availability would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (iB) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit date that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to 364 days after the Termination Date; provided that (I) any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above) and (II) at least 60 days prior to the Termination Date, Borrower shall, to the extent of the balance, replace outstanding Letters of Credit and/or deposit an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount in cash in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of a Subsidiary or Joint Venture inures to the benefit of the Borrower and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiary or joint venture.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not permit at any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time be obligated to issue such any Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)if such issuance would conflict with, or (y) it has received notice on cause the Issuing Lender or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant any L/C Participant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that exceed any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agentlimits imposed by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more applicable Requirement of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Law.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (William Lyon Homes), Credit Agreement (William Lyon Homes), Credit Agreement (William Lyon Homes)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to but in no event later than not including the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ia) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth L/C Commitment or (b) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Subsection 2.1 Dollars in a minimum amount of $100,000 (it being understood and or such lesser amount as agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that to by the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)Lender), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date that is no later than the earlier of (A) one year twelve (12) or thirteen (13) months (as requested by the Original Borrower) after its the date of issuance or last renewal of such Letter of Credit, and (B) the 5th fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Bowater Inc), Credit Agreement (Bowater Inc), Credit Agreement (AbitibiBowater Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the 3 and including each Existing Letters Letter of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided, that each of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Bank USA, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC and their respective Affiliates shall not be required to issue any commercial letters of credit; provided further that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (i) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit L/C Obligations owed by the Borrower to the Borrowers would any Issuing Lender shall exceed the applicable limitations set forth amount of such Issuing Lender’s L/C Pro Rata Commitment (or such higher amount agreed upon in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which writing between the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable and such Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)Lender), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect would exceed the L/C Commitment, (iii) the aggregate amount of Letters the Available Commitments would be less than zero or (iv) the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Bond at any time (iii) as determined by the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Designated Agent). Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesand, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter subject to the second paragraph of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”)Section 3.2, and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date (such fifth Business Day, the “Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided ”).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment or extension would (i) conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally or (iii) violate any order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority that, notwithstanding by its terms, purports to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any extension law applicable to such Issuing Lender. No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8Credit that is not a standby Letter of Credit, unless otherwise agreedagreed by such Issuing Lender. In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated required to issue a or arrange for such Letter of Credit to the extent the Issuing Lender is not reasonably satisfied that expires beyond the non-extended Termination DateDefaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit have been reallocated and/or cash collateralized pursuant to Section 2.20.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C RequestUnless otherwise specified herein, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue amount of a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to an extended expiry date not later than be the earlier stated amount of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day Credit that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that provides for one or more of automatic increases in the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfiedstated amount thereof, or that the issuance amount of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
(d) Each For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit issued has expired by an Issuing Lender shall its terms but any amount may still be deemed to constitute a utilization drawn thereunder by reason of the Commitments, operation of any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Rule 3.13 and shall be participated in (as more fully described Rule 3.14 of the ISP) or similar terms in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall itself that permit a drawing to be denominated in Dollars or in made under such Letter of Credit after the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lenderexpiration thereof, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject deemed to be “outstanding” in the Uniform Customs and, amount so remaining available to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlydrawn.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (PG&E Corp), Credit Agreement (PG&E Corp), Credit Agreement (PG&E Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Restatement Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the all Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding that any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
date referred to in clause (cy) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(babove), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter . All Existing Letters of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) been issued pursuant hereto and from and after the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit Restatement Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All terms and conditions hereof and shall constitute “Letters of Credit” for all purposes of this Agreement.
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Cinemark Usa Inc /Tx), Credit Agreement (Cinemark Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Cinemark Usa Inc /Tx)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $100,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent any Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiary thereof, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Cornerstone Realty Income Trust Inc), Credit Agreement (Cornerstone Realty Income Trust Inc), Credit Agreement (Cornerstone Realty Income Trust Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Applicable Issuing LenderParty, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Sections 3.4(a) and 3.8(b), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but (i) in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date case of Fronted Letters of Credit, in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender in an aggregate face amount not to exceed at any one time outstanding such Issuing Lender’s Fronted L/C Commitment and (ii) in the case of Several Letters of Credit, substantially in the form of Exhibit L; provided that such Applicable Issuing Party shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero and, provided, further, that, if any Issuing Lender shall issue any Fronted Letter of Credit to that results in the Borrowers would exceed aggregate amount of the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it Available Commitments being understood and agreed that less than zero without having received prior written confirmation from the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a issuance of such Fronted Letter of Credit for purposes would not result in the aggregate amount of determining compliance with this clause (i))the Available Commitments being less than zero, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect provisions of Letters Section 3.4 shall be applicable to such Fronted Letter of Credit only to the extent of the portion thereof (the “Participated Portion”) that, if such Fronted Letter of Credit had been issued in an amount equal to the Participated Portion, would exceed $50,000,000 or not have resulted in the aggregate amount of the Available Commitment being less than zero and the portion of such Fronted Letter of Credit (iiiand any related Reimbursement Obligations) that does not constitute the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Participated Portion shall be subject and subordinate in right of payment and as to priority of the security provided by the Collateral to all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) other Obligations. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative Pounds Sterling and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that such any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof at the option of the applicable Borrower for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above), so long as the Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit has the right to refuse to extend such Letter of Credit if at the time of such refusal the applicable Borrower would be unable to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5.2; provided further that any Secured Letter of Credit may have an expiration date up to 364 days after the Termination Date.
(a) No Applicable Issuing Party shall not permit at any time issue (i) any Letter of Credit if such renewal issuance would conflict with, or cause such Applicable Issuing Party, any L/C Participant or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (ii) any Secured Letter of Credit on behalf of any Borrower if (x) the then Borrowing Base of such Issuing Lender has determined that it Borrower would have no obligation at be less than such time Borrower’s aggregate Secured L/C Obligations after giving effect to issue the issuance of such Secured Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon all cash and Eligible Securities constituting such Borrowing Base are not then held in an Account of such Borrower established pursuant to the proviso Section 1 of Article II of the first sentence applicable Collateral Account Control Agreement. Prior to issuing any Secured Letter of this clause (c)Credit, (1) the Applicable Issuing Party shall obtain confirmation from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or the requirements imposed by clause (2ii) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender preceding sentence shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiarysatisfied.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD), Credit Agreement (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD), Credit Agreement (Aspen Insurance Holdings LTD)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other USD Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable any Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 L/C Obligations (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate including the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans L/C Obligations denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency on Optional Currencies) would exceed the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the USD Revolving Credit Lenders Facility would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign an Optional Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Revolving Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in its renewed form under no event extend beyond the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or date referred to in clause (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (cabove), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(c) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (CONMED Corp), Credit Agreement (CONMED Corp), Credit Agreement (Conmed Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 5.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable relevant Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period but in no event later than Closing Date until the 5th day date that is ten Business Days prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Utilized Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 be greater than the Revolving Loan Commitments or (iii) unless the Aggregate Outstanding Credit applicable Issuing Lender shall otherwise consent hereto, the aggregate amount of all the Revolving outstanding Letters of Credit Lenders issued by JPMCB or Barclays Bank PLC, each as Issuing Lender, would exceed 50% of the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) L/C Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $1,000,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Maturity Date; provided provided, that, notwithstanding if one or more Letters of Credit shall at any extension time have an expiry date that is later than the Maturity Date, the relevant Borrower shall, not later than (i) five days preceding the Maturity Date, deposit in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, an amount equal to the L/C Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit, if the Termination relevant Borrower's senior unsecured long-term, non-credit enhanced debt rating in effect is at least BBB- as published by S&P and is at least Baa3 as published by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or (ii) fifteen days preceding the Maturity Date, deposit in a cash collateral account established with the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the L/C Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit if the relevant Borrower's senior unsecured long-term, non-credit enhanced debt rating in effect is lower than BBB- as published by S&P or is lower than Baa3 as published by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇; provided, further, that the obligations under this Section 5 in respect of such Letters of Credit of (i) the Borrowers shall survive the Maturity Date pursuant and shall remain in effect until no such Letters of Credit remain outstanding and (ii) each Lender shall be reinstated, to Subsection 2.8the extent any such cash collateral, unless otherwise agreed, no the application thereof or reimbursement in respect thereof is required to be returned to the Borrowers by the Issuing Bank after the Maturity Date. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be held and applied by the Administrative Agent in the manner and for the purposes set forth in Section 10.2(c).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in Issuing Lender or any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Participant to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that exceed any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agentlimits imposed by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more applicable Requirement of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Law.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Virginia Electric & Power Co), Credit Agreement (Dominion Resources Inc /Va/), Credit Agreement (Consolidated Natural Gas Co/Va)
L/C Commitment. (ai) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Banks set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.5(b), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderBank; provided provided, that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to thereto (A) the amount of the Total Exposure would exceed the amount of the Total Commitment in effect at such issuance, time or (iB) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders at such time would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then L/C Commitment in effecteffect at such time.
(bii) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business credit; and
(a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year 365 days after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(diii) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Delaware.
(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.5, the Banks and the Borrower hereby agree that the Issuing Bank may issue, upon the Borrower's request, (A) one or more Letter(s) of Credit to support the issuance of bonds for the benefit of the Borrower which by its terms may expire more than 365 days after its date of issuance and (B) one or more Letter(s) of Credit which by its terms may be extended for additional periods of up to one year each, provided in each case that (1) the initial expiration date (or any subsequent expiration date) of each such Letter of Credit is not later than the Termination Date, and (2) renewal of such Letters of Credit Credit, at the Issuing Bank's discretion, shall be issued on a sight basis onlyavailable upon written request from the Borrower to the Issuing Bank at least 20 days (or such other time period as agreed by the Borrower and the Agent) before the date upon which notice of renewal is otherwise required.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Dover Downs Entertainment Inc), Credit Agreement (Dover Downs Entertainment Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable any Borrower or (if required by with the applicable Issuing Lenderconsent of the Administrative Agent, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereundersuch consent not to be unreasonably withheld) any Restricted Subsidiary its designee, on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later other than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date last ten (10) Business Days thereof in such form as may be approved acceptable from time to time by to the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions Cdn Dollar Amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect Available Commitment of Letters of Credit any Lender would exceed $50,000,000 be less than zero or (iii) the sum of the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would shall exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectaggregate Commitments.
(b) Each Letter of Credit (i) shall be denominated in Cdn Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and Dollars, (ii) shall be either available by sight payment (irather than by acceptance, by deferred payment or by negotiation), (iii) shall be a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesa Borrower, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business and (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiv) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent shall expire no later than the earlier of ten (A10) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs or the ISP and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Kimco Realty Corp), Credit Agreement (Kimco Realty Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ia) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Obligations would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign a Permitted Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date that is no later than the earlier of fifth (A5th) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit may, (A) by its terms and otherwise consistent with this Agreement, provide for automatic annual renewals and (B) expire on a date that is issued. Unless otherwise directed by after the Maturity Date with the prior written consent of each of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to in each such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Person’s sole discretion; provided that all L/C has been issued, Obligations associated with any such Letter of Credit are cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender on or prior to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date and that, on the Maturity Date; provided that , all the L/C Participants are released from their L/C Obligations pertaining to such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative Credit) and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderiv) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (AbitibiBowater Inc.), Credit Agreement (Bowater Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.04(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement issue Commercial L/Cs and Standby L/Cs for the account of the Parent any Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period from the 5th day prior to Effective Date until the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, if (i) after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the face amount of the requested Letter of Credit exceeds the Total Availability at such time; provided further that each Issuing Lender may, but shall not be required to, issue Letters of Credit would such that the aggregate L/C Obligations attributable to all such Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) 500,000,000. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything date referred to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or clause (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (cabove), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) . Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, Application and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the International Standby Practices (ISP 98) of the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Standby L/Cs) or the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Commercial L/Cs) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyif such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp), Credit Agreement (Kmart Holding Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereofhereof (including, each without limitation, the applicable conditions specified in Section 5), the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Section 3.4, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Company on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and Non-Facility L/C Obligations would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) 25,000,000. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (ix) a standby letter of credit issued (1) for the benefit of insurance companies to support obligations of the Parent Borrower guarantee insurance claims and premiums, (2) to provide bid and performance guarantees or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (3) to guarantee contested appeals (a “"Standby Letter of Credit”"), or (iiy) a commercial documentary sight letter of credit (a "Sight Letter of Credit") or documentary time letter of credit (a "Usance Letter of Credit") in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Revolving Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All .
(c) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(d) The terms of the Letters of Credit shall and the Company's relationship with the Issuing Lender under this Agreement may be issued on set forth in a sight basis onlyseparate agreement among the Company, the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, provided that the provisions of such agreement are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Essex International Inc /), Credit Agreement (BCP/Essex Holdings Inc)
L/C Commitment. (ai) Prior to the Closing Date, the Existing Issuing Bank has issued the Existing Letters of Credit which, from and after the Closing Date, shall constitute Letters of Credit hereunder.
(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions hereofhereof (including satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 5.1 (on the Closing Date) and 5.2 (upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit)), each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Banks set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.5(d), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or in support of obligations (if required by including performance, bid and similar bonding obligations and credit enhancement) of the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary its Affiliates on any Business Day during on or after the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day Closing Date and prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that no Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iiA) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (B) the Total Outstanding Extensions of Credit then outstanding would exceed the Total Commitments then in respect effect and provided, further, that no Issuing Bank shall be required, without the consent of such Issuing Bank, to issue Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or in excess of such Issuing Bank’s applicable L/C Commitment at any time outstanding for each such Issuing Bank (iii) which, for the Aggregate Outstanding avoidance of doubt, shall not be construed as prohibiting the Existing Letters of Credit from constituting Letters of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then hereunder in effectaccordance with Section 2.5(a)(i)).
(biii) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesAffiliates, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of Maturity Date.
(Aiv) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding No Issuing Bank shall at any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, if the Borrower Representative so requests in or cause such Issuing Bank or any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Participant to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that exceed any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to limits imposed on such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative AgentBank by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more applicable Requirement of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Law.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC), Credit Agreement (Centerpoint Energy Houston Electric LLC)
L/C Commitment. (a) From and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit shall, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, constitute a Letter of Credit hereunder. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Effective Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit shall be issued (and no Existing Letter of Credit may become a Letter of Credit hereunder) if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, extension or renewal (or to the transfer of such Existing Letter of Credit hereunder, as the case may be), (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero, (iii) if the purpose of such Letter of Credit is energy procurement, the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for energy procurement purposes would exceed $50,000,000 the Procurement L/C Facility Limit or (iv) subject to Section 10.1, if such Letter of Credit is a Non-Procurement Letter of Credit, the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Non-Procurement Letters of Credit (A) plus the aggregate outstanding amount of L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued for energy procurement purposes would exceed the L/C Commitment or (B) plus the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans would exceed the Non-Procurement Facility Limit. The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely conclusively on the Borrower’s statements in determining whether the limitation set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all preceding sentence are satisfied; and the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders would exceed and the Commitments of all Lenders shall not be required to maintain any records with respect to whether or not the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Procurement L/C Facility Limit is exceeded at any time. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit with a oneyear term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in its renewed form under no event extend beyond the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or date referred to in clause (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (cabove), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Pacific Gas & Electric Co), Credit Agreement (Pg&e Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject Each Issuing Lender will issue standby and commercial letters of credit from time to time denominated in Dollars and/or in one or more Offshore Currencies before the Revolving Maturity Date, in each case containing such terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under as are permitted by this Agreement and are reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Lender and the Company, at the request of and for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit Company (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) or jointly for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant Company and jointly and severally liable thereunderany Subsidiary) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by before the Issuing Lenderdate which is 30 days prior to the scheduled Revolving Maturity Date; and (b) as more fully set forth in Section 2.3.2, each Lender agrees to purchase a participation in each such Letter of Credit; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued ifthat, after giving effect to such issuancethe issuance of each Letter of Credit, (i) the aggregate Extensions Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit to the Borrowers would shall not exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 lesser of (it being understood x) $100,000,000 and agreed that (y) the Administrative Agent shall calculate aggregate Revolving Commitment (the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)“L/C Sublimit”), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no an individual Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion), agree to issue a Letter the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) issued by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) exceed such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under Lender’s L/C Commitment, (iii) the terms hereof (by reason sum of the provisions aggregate outstanding Dollar Equivalent amount of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before all Offshore Currency Loans plus the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso Stated Amount of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All all Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in an Offshore Currency shall not exceed the respective Designated Foreign Offshore Currency requested by Sublimit, (iv) each Revolving Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment; and (v) the Borrower Representative and aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure shall be issued for not exceed the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiaryaggregate Revolving Commitment.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Regal Beloit Corp), Credit Agreement (Regal Beloit Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderLenders, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and agree to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars in a minimum amount of $100,000 (or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested such lesser amount as may be agreed by the Borrower Representative and shall Administrative Agent), (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of of: (A) one (1) year after its date of issuance and or (B) the 5th fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Application or as determined by the applicable Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Lmi Aerospace Inc), Credit Agreement (Lmi Aerospace Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Revolving Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent any Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiary thereof, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Revolving Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Cca Prison Realty Trust), Credit Agreement (Cca Prison Realty Trust)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement issue standby Letters of Credit for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the then applicable Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any in a minimum amount of $100,000 (other Designated than the Existing Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall Letters of Credit), (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of ninety (A90) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Paravant Inc), Credit Agreement (Paravant Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.10(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue documentary or standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue or cause to be issued any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollarsan L/C currency, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect at least the Dollar Amount of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to Subsection 2.8by the Issuing Lender but in no event shall any renewal period extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above), unless otherwise agreed, no the Issuing Lender shall be obligated elects, in its sole discretion, not to issue a extend for any such additional period; provided, further, that (i) any Letter of Credit that expires beyond after the non-extended Revolving Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders Date shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal Cash Collateralized and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided extent that the L/C Obligations exceed the L/C Commitment for more than three consecutive Business Days, the Borrower shall promptly, but in any event within two Business Days, Cash Collateralize such excess (it being agreed that the Issuing Lender shall not permit any promptly upon written request return such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant Cash Collateral to the proviso of Borrower if the first sentence of this clause (cL/C Obligations are less than or equal to the L/C Commitment for ten consecutive Business Days), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) . Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governed by laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (INC Research Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (INC Research Holdings, Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereofof this Agreement, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.04(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrower’s Subsidiaries on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day date that is ninety (90) days prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Commitments. The Existing Letters of Credit of all shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Closing Date shall be subject to, and governed by, the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectterms and conditions hereof.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $100,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its expire on a date of issuance and not later than five (B5) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8(B) have a term not exceeding two years, unless (C) and otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything reasonably satisfactory to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP 98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc), Credit Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Lender agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit Exposure would exceed $50,000,000 either the Total L/C Commitments or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all Available Revolving Commitment at such time. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Administrative Agent and the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then Issuing Lender, in effect.
(b) Each their sole discretion, each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th Letter of Credit Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above unless Cash Collateralized at a rate of 105% or otherwise backstopped to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender). The amount of any Letter of Credit issued in a foreign currency shall be carried at the equivalent rate in Dollars at the exchange rate used generally by the applicable Issuing Lender for all purposes of this Agreement and after any drawing on such Letter of Credit.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it;
(iii) the Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the requested date of issuance issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified contained in Section 6 are 5.2 shall not then be satisfied (which notice shall contain a description of any such condition asserted not to be satisfied);
(iv) any requested Letter of Credit is not in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or that the issuance issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(dvi) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (except as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Administrative Agent and the Parent BorrowerIssuing Lender, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject is in an initial face amount of less than $50,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, pursuant to Section 3.10, satisfactory to the Uniform Customs and, Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the extent not inconsistent therewith, Defaulting Lender arising from either the laws of the State of New York. All Letters Letter of Credit shall then proposed to be issued on a sight basis onlyor such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Organogenesis Holdings Inc.), Credit Agreement (Organogenesis Holdings Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment, (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero, or (c) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans plus the aggregate outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations (after giving effect to the Letter of Credit being requested at such time) would exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $500,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of one (A1) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of issuance thereof; provided, that in no case shall such renewal and expiration date be later than five (ii5) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Date and (xiv) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Rare Hospitality International Inc), Credit Agreement (Rare Hospitality International Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereofof this Agreement, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.04(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day date that is ninety (90) days prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Commitments. The Existing Letters of Credit of all shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Closing Date shall be subject to, and governed by, the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectterms and conditions hereof.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $500,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its expire on a date of issuance and not later than five (B5) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8(B) have a term not exceeding one year, unless (C) and otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything reasonably satisfactory to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP 98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (South Jersey Gas Co/New), Revolving Credit Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe Administrative Agent, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement arrange for the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Bank; provided, that the Issuing Lender; provided that Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to arrange for the issuance of any such Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the lesser of (x) the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Commitment and (y) the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Borrowing Base Amount. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $5,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby or commercial letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesCredit Party, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”including bid, performance, surety and similar bonds or obligations), or (iiiii) expire on a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business date no more than twelve (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A12) one year months after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the or last renewal of such Letter of Credit at (it being understood and agreed that such limitation shall not be construed to prohibit the issuance by such Issuing Bank of “evergreen” Letters of Credit providing for automatic extension for periods not exceeding 12 months), which expiry date (including any time such date that could automatically be extended pursuant to an extended expiry date not “evergreen” provision contained in a Letter of Credit) shall be no later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if date specified in clause (xa) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso definition of the first sentence of this clause term “Maturity Date” and (c), (1iv) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Application or as determined by such Issuing Bank and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to arrange for the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Broadview Networks Holdings Inc), Credit Agreement (Broadview Networks Holdings Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.10(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but substantially in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date form of Exhibit L or in such other form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to by the Issuing Lender but in its renewed form under no event shall any renewal period extend beyond the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or date referred to in clause (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (cabove), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) . Each Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis only and governed by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Microsemi Corp), Credit Agreement (Microsemi Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.10(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue documentary or standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue or cause to be issued any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesan L/C currency, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect at least the Dollar Amount of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to Subsection 2.8by the Issuing Lender but in no event shall any renewal period extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above), unless otherwise agreed, no the Issuing Lender shall be obligated elects, in its sole discretion, not to issue a extend for any such additional period; provided, further, that (i) any Letter of Credit that expires beyond after the non-extended Revolving Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders Date shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal Cash Collateralized and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided extent that the L/C Obligations exceed the L/C Commitment for more than three consecutive Business Days, the Borrower shall promptly, but in any event within two Business Days, Cash Collateralize such excess (it being agreed that the Issuing Lender shall not permit any promptly upon written request return such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant Cash Collateral to the proviso of Borrower if the first sentence of this clause (cL/C Obligations are less than or equal to the L/C Commitment for ten consecutive Business Days), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) . Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governed by laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (INC Research Holdings, Inc.), Credit Agreement (INC Research Holdings, Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Wachovia, as the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as Borrowers on a Borrower is a co-applicant joint and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary several basis on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the sum of (A) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or at such time plus (iiiB) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate principal amount of all the outstanding Revolving Credit Lenders Loans and Swingline Loans would exceed the Commitments of all then applicable Borrowing Limit. If at any time the Revolving Credit Lenders then L/C Obligations exceed such permitted amount, the Borrowers shall furnish to the Administrative Agent cash collateral satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in effectan amount equal to such excess to be applied in accordance with Section 12.2(b).
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $100,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Borrowers or any of its Restricted their Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date no later than the earlier of one (A1) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of issuance thereof; provided, that in no case shall such renewal and expiration date be later than five (ii5) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (xiv) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs andand/or ISPA 98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any Existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Credit Agreement (Duratek Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by and its Subsidiaries and with the applicable Issuing Lender, so long Borrower as a Borrower is a co-the applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) its L/C Obligations would exceed its L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 aggregate amount of L/C Commitments or (it being understood and agreed that iii) the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent aggregate amount of the then outstanding Revolving Available Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit Loans shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), and (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided thatDate (unless, notwithstanding any extension in the case of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
this clause (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(bii), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Requeston or prior to such date, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by cash collateralized or backstopped in an amount and on terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Lender), provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the applicable renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). If the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower shall not be required at any time that the amount of all L/C Obligations denominated in Designated Foreign Currencies at such time causes the L/C Commitment of any Issuing Lender or the aggregate L/C Commitment to make a specific request exceed an amount equal to 105% of the L/C Commitment of such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal or the aggregate L/C has been issuedCommitment then in effect, then, within five Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Lenders Borrower shall be deemed cash collateralize Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount sufficient to have authorized (but may reduce such amount as of such date to an amount not require) to exceed 100% of the applicable L/C Commitment of such Issuing Lender to permit or the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Dateaggregate L/C Commitment then in effect then in effect, as applicable; provided that such cash collateral shall be promptly released if the circumstances giving rise to the need for it to be provided no longer apply.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not permit at any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time be obligated to issue such any Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)if such issuance would conflict with, or (y) it has received notice on cause the Issuing Lender or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant any L/C Participant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that exceed any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agentlimits imposed by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more applicable Requirement of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Law.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Gartner Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), subsection 3.6 agrees to continue under this Agreement issue letters of credit ("Letters of Credit") for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters Borrowers (and, if such Letter of Credit is issued by it and to issue letters for the benefit of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3any Subsidiary, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing LenderParent Borrowers and such Subsidiary, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderseverally) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that (i) no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iiA) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit at such time would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Sublimit or (iiiB) the Aggregate Outstanding R/C Extensions of Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders at such time would exceed the Commitments Aggregate Revolving Commitment at such time and (ii) no Issuing Bank shall issue any Letter of Credit unless it shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent that the issuance of such Letter of Credit will not violate clause (i) above. Each Continuing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date (to the extent such Continuing Letter of Credit has not been fully drawn or has not expired or been terminated as of the Closing Date) and shall be a Letter of Credit for all purposes hereof (other than subsection 3.4) and the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectother Loan Documents.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(i) be denominated in Dollars Dollars, an Eligible L/C Currency or any such other Designated Foreign Offshore Currency requested by as the Borrower Representative Company, the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent may from time to time agree, and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of inventory or other goods or services by the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business business, and
(a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance 30 calendar days prior to the Revolving Termination Date and (B) one year after the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; date of issuance thereof, provided that, notwithstanding subject to the immediately preceding clause (A), any extension standby Letter of Credit may, at the request of the Termination Date pursuant Company as set forth in the applicable Application, be automatically extended on each anniversary of the issuance thereof for an additional period of one year unless the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit shall have given prior written notice to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a the Company and the 36 30 beneficiary of such Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Datesuch Letter of Credit will not be extended.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) No Issuing Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit and Guarantee Agreement (Young & Rubicam Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower (or (if required by any Restricted Subsidiary, provided the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderhereunder in respect of any such Letter of Credit) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be provided or approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, immediately after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))Total L/C Limit, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero, or (iii) the L/C Obligations Exposure in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding such Issuing Lender’s L/C Commitment; provided, further, that Barclays shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit that is not a standby letter of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) credit. Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance issuance, unless the Issuing Lender otherwise agrees and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided thatthat any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above) or (iv) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, notwithstanding any extension such Letter of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $10,000.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the non-extended Termination DateIssuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such The Issuing Lender shall not permit be under any such renewal obligation to amend or extend any Letter of Credit if (xA) such the Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such the Letter of Credit in its renewed amended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (yB) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance beneficiary of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1does not accept the proposed amendment thereto.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Teradyne, Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as Borrowers on a Borrower is a co-applicant joint and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary several basis on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (a) the L/C Obligations would exceed the lesser of (i) the aggregate Extensions Aggregate Commitment less the sum of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), and (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $100,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Borrowers or any of its Restricted their Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Revolving Loan Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C M#368727 17 Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect Available Commitment of Letters of Credit any Lender would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $1,000,000, (B) be either (i) a standby or commercial letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (C) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Revolving Loan Termination Date and (BD) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State Commonwealth of New YorkVirginia. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (WLR Foods Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Lender agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue (and shall not issue) any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ix) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers Dollar Equivalent L/C Exposure would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 Dollar Equivalent Total L/C Commitments, (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate y) the Dollar Equivalent of Available Revolving Commitment at such time would be less than zero, or (z) the then outstanding Issuing Lender has been notified in writing at least one Business Day prior to the issuance thereof by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or a Revolving Credit Loans Lender that the funding conditions set forth in any Designated Foreign Currency on Section 5.2 cannot be satisfied at such time (or otherwise has actual knowledge that such conditions cannot be satisfied at such time). Unless otherwise agreed to by the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))in their sole discretion, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars (or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued if agreed to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender) and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th Letter of Credit Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue (and in the case of clause (iii) below shall not issue) any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it;
(iii) the Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the requested date of issuance issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified contained in Section 6 are 5.2 shall not then be satisfied;
(iv) any requested Letter of Credit is not in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or that the issuance issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender; ny-2508035
(v) such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(dvi) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (except as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Administrative Agent and the Parent BorrowerIssuing Lender, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject is in an initial face amount less than $500,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 3.10, satisfactory to the Uniform Customs and, Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the extent not inconsistent therewith, Defaulting Lender arising from either the laws of the State of New York. All Letters Letter of Credit shall then proposed to be issued on a sight basis onlyor such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Appian Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ia) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Obligations would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign a Permitted Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date that is no later than the earlier of fifth (A5th) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit may, (A) by its terms and otherwise consistent with this Agreement, provide for automatic annual renewals and (B) expire on a date that is issued. Unless otherwise directed by after the Maturity Date with the prior written consent of each of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to in each such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Person's sole discretion; provided that all L/C has been issued, Obligations associated with any such Letter of Credit are cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender on or prior to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date and that, on the Maturity Date; provided that , all the L/C Participants are released from their L/C Obligations pertaining to such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative Credit) and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderiv) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe L/C Provider (or its permitted assigns pursuant to Section 9.17), in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Committed Note Purchasers set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Sections 2.08 and 2.09, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account provide standby letters of the Parent Borrower the Existing credit, including Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3each, together with the Existing Letters a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Issuer on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period commencing on the 5th day Series 2019-3 Closing Date and ending on the date that is ten Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date to be issued in accordance with Section 2.07(h) in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderL/C Provider; provided that the L/C Provider shall have no obligation or right to provide any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a requested issuance date if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed $50,000,000 the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Notes Maximum Principal Amount or (iii) the Aggregate Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Credit of all Principal Amount attributable to the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Provider (in its capacity as Committed Note Purchaser and L/C Provider) would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) its Commitment Amount. Each Letter of Credit shall (x) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either Dollars, (iy) have a standby letter face amount of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent L/C Provider, together with a reasonable administrative fee to be agreed upon) and (z) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th date that is ten (10) Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Commitment Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond (the non-extended Termination “Required Expiration Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional periods, each individually not to exceed one year (which shall in no event extend beyond the Required Expiration Date) unless the L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in Provider notifies each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time least thirty (30) calendar days prior to an extended expiry the then-applicable expiration date not (or no later than the earlier applicable notice date, if earlier, as specified in such Letter of (iCredit) one year from the date that such Letter of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination DateCredit shall not be renewed; provided further that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is later than the Required Expiration Date so long as either (x) the Undrawn L/C Face Amount with respect to such Letter of Credit has been fully cash collateralized by the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.02 or 4.03 as of the Required Expiration Date and there are no other outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit as of the Required Expiration Date or (y) other than with respect to Interest Reserve Letters of Credit, arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Provider in its sole and absolute discretion have been made with the L/C Provider (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Lender has determined Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank) pursuant to Section 4.04 such that it such Letter of Credit shall cease to be deemed outstanding or to be deemed a “Letter of Credit” for purposes of this Agreement as of the Commitment Termination Date. Additionally, each Interest Reserve Letter of Credit shall (1) name each of (A) the Trustee, for the benefit of the Senior Noteholders or the Senior Subordinated Noteholders, as applicable, and (B) the Control Party, as the beneficiary thereof; (2) allow the Trustee or the Control Party to submit a notice of drawing in respect of such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit whenever amounts would otherwise be required to be withdrawn from the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, pursuant to the Indenture; and (3) indicate by its terms that the proceeds in respect of drawings under such Interest Reserve Letter of Credit shall be paid directly into the Senior Notes Interest Reserve Account or the Senior Subordinated Notes Interest Reserve Account, as applicable, or such other Account, as permitted pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. The L/C Provider shall not at any time be obligated to (I) provide any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would violate, or cause any L/C Issuing Bank to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (II) amend any Letter of Credit hereunder if (1) the L/C Provider would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed amended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance each beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(b) On the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations and agreements set forth herein and therein, the Issuer shall issue and shall cause the Trustee to authenticate the initial Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note, which the Issuer shall deliver to the L/C Provider on the Series 2019-3 Closing Date. Such initial Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note shall be dated the Series 2019-3 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the L/C Provider or in such other name or nominee as the L/C Provider may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the L/C Commitment, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit after the Series 2019-3 Closing Date will constitute an Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note in an amount corresponding to the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. All L/C Obligations (whether in respect of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings) shall be deemed to be principal outstanding under the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note and shall be deemed to be Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts for all purposes of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents other than, in the case of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts, for purposes of accrual of interest. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2019-3 Supplement, each issuance of a Letter of Credit will constitute a Subfacility Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note and the expiration of any Letter of Credit or reimbursements of any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings thereunder or other circumstances resulting in the permanent reduction in any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts from time to time will constitute a Subfacility Decrease in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 L/C Note. The L/C Provider and the Issuer agree to promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee of any such decreases for which notice to the Administrative Agent is not otherwise provided hereunder.
(c) The Issuer may (or shall cause the Manager on its behalf to) from time to time request that the L/C Provider provide a new Letter of Credit by delivering to the L/C Provider at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor (in the form required by the applicable L/C Issuing Bank as notified to the Issuer by the L/C Provider), completed to the satisfaction of the L/C Provider, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the L/C Provider may reasonably request on behalf of the L/C Issuing Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the letter of credit set forth on Schedule IV hereto shall be deemed a Letter of Credit provided and issued by the L/C Provider hereunder as of the Series 2019-3 Closing Date. Upon receipt of any completed Application, the L/C Provider will notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in writing of the amount, the beneficiary or beneficiaries and the requested expiration of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall comply with Section 2.07(a) and (i)) and, subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2019-3 Supplement and upon receipt of written confirmation from the Administrative Agent (based, with respect to any portion of the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount held by any Person other than the Administrative Agent, solely on written notices received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement) that after giving effect to the requested issuance, the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would violate Subsection 3.1not exceed the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Notes Maximum Principal Amount (provided that the L/C Provider shall be entitled to rely upon any written statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons of the Administrative Agent for purposes of determining whether the L/C Provider received such prior written confirmation from the Administrative Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit), the L/C Provider will cause such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered in connection therewith to be processed in accordance with the L/C Issuing Bank’s customary procedures and shall promptly provide the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the L/C Provider be required to provide any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto, as provided in Section 2.07(a)) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary or beneficiaries thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the L/C Provider and the Issuer. The L/C Provider shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Manager (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) promptly following the issuance thereof. The L/C Provider shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Funding Agents, the Investors, the Control Party and the Trustee, written notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender The Issuer shall be deemed pay to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in L/C Provider the L/C Quarterly Fees (as more fully described defined in the following Subsection 3.4Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Notes Fee Letter, the “L/C Quarterly Fees”) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account terms of the applicable Borrower or (if required by Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Notes Fee Letter and subject to the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted SubsidiaryPriority of Payments.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by [Reserved].
(f) To the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article II, the provisions of this Article II shall be subject apply.
(g) The Issuer may, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Uniform Customs andAdministrative Agent and the L/C Provider, effect a permanent reduction in the L/C Commitment; provided that any such reduction will be limited to the extent not inconsistent therewithundrawn portion of the L/C Commitment. If requested by the Issuer in writing and with the prior written consent of the L/C Provider and the Administrative Agent, the laws L/C Provider may (but shall not be obligated to) increase the amount of the State L/C Commitment; provided that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of New York. All Letters each of the Series 2019-3 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment does not exceed the aggregate Commitment Amounts.
(h) The L/C Provider shall satisfy its obligations under this Section 2.07 with respect to providing any Letter of Credit hereunder by issuing such Letter of Credit itself or through an Affiliate if the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is satisfied with respect to such Affiliate. If the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is not satisfied with respect to such Affiliate, a Person selected by the Issuer (at the expense of the L/C Provider) shall be issued on a sight basis only.issue such Letter of Credit; provided that such Person and issuance of
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Sources: Class a 1 Note Purchase Agreement (Driven Brands Holdings Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Lender agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by or, with the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderany Group Member) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions L/C Exposure would exceed an amount equal to the Total L/C Commitments at such time minus the General Letter of Credit to Basket Utilization at such time, (ii) the Borrowers Available Revolving Commitments would exceed be less than zero at such time, or (iii) an Overadvance would exist at such time. Except as otherwise agreed by the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood Issuing Lender and agreed that the Administrative Agent in their sole discretion, each Letter of Credit shall calculate expire no later than the Dollar Equivalent earlier of (x) the then outstanding Revolving first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the Letter of Credit Loans Maturity Date, provided that (i) any Letter of Credit may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which, except as otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent in any Designated Foreign Currency on their sole discretion, shall in no event extend beyond the date on which referred to in clause (y) above) and (ii) in the Borrower Representative has requested event that the applicable Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent agree to issue a Letter of Credit for purposes with an expiration date that is after the Letter of determining compliance with this clause (i))Credit Maturity Date, (ii) such Letter of Credit shall be required to be Cash Collateralized on or prior to the Letter of Credit Maturity Date in an amount equal to 105% of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) accordance with Section 3.10. Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by Dollars, or, in the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations sole discretion of the Parent Borrower or Issuing Lender with respect to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby particular Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter an alternative foreign currency. For purposes of credit this Agreement, the stated amount of any Letter of Credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services an alternative currency shall be converted into Dollars from time to time by the Parent Borrower or Issuing Lender and upon any drawing under such Letter of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business Credit.
(a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ab) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.if:
(ci) Notwithstanding anything to such issuance would conflict with, or cause the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in Issuing Lender or any L/C RequestLender to exceed any limits imposed by any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the applicable Issuing Lender mayissuance, in its sole and absolute discretionamendment, agree to issue a renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit in particular or shall impose upon the applicable Issuing Lender with respect to prevent such Letter of Credit any such renewal at least once restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in each twelve-month period effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good f▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it;
(commencing iii) subject to the provisions of Section 1.5 to the extent an LCA Election has been made with respect to any acquisition corresponding to the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior , the Issuing Lender has received written notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing from any Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issuedAdministrative Agent or the Borrower, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized at least one (but may not require1) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)Credit, or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified contained in Section 6 are 5.2 shall not then be satisfied (which notice shall contain a description of any such condition asserted not to be satisfied);
(iv) any requested Letter of Credit is not in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or that the issuance issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(dvi) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (except as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Administrative Agent and the Parent BorrowerIssuing Lender, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject is in an initial face amount less than $25,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 3.10, satisfactory to the Uniform Customs and, Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the extent not inconsistent therewith, Defaulting Lender arising from either the laws of the State of New York. All Letters Letter of Credit shall then proposed to be issued on a sight basis onlyor such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 4.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”"LETTERS OF CREDIT") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided PROVIDED that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii1) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the L/C Commitment or (2) the aggregate Available RC Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectwould be less than zero.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(1) be denominated in Dollars (or any other Designated Foreign Currency another currency requested by the Borrower Representative unless the issuance of such a Letter of Credit by the Issuing Lender at the time of such request is not permitted under applicable law or is otherwise not acceptable to the Issuing Lender) and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesBorrower, contingent or otherwise, which finance in respect of (u) warranty obligations or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs equipment performance assurance obligations, (v) insurance obligations, (w) obligations to work▇▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pensation board or similar Governmental Authority for work▇▇▇'▇ ▇▇▇pensation liabilities of the Parent Borrower or a Subsidiary, (x) other contractual obligations of the Borrower or a Subsidiary in respect of which advance payments have been made, (y) existing letters of credit outstanding as of the Closing Date and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in listed on Schedule 9.2 hereof and (z) such other obligations or for such other purposes as may be approved by the ordinary course of business Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) (a “Standby Letter of Credit”"STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT"), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”"COMMERCIAL LETTER OF CREDIT"), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent ; and
(2) expire no later than the earlier of (Ai) one year after its five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (ii) 364 days from the date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior subject to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Daterenewal).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (Aa) one (1) year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized or (but may not requireb) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day business day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Maturity Date and (xiv) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit RCF Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing issue Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderother than Canadian F▇▇▇▇) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th 30th day prior to the Termination RCF Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the respective Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) (A) aggregate Canadian RCF L/C Obligations shall exceed $15,000,000 or (B) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers or any Borrower would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 subsection 2.2 or 2.5 (it being understood and agreed that the U.S. Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit RCF Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars on the date on which the applicable Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 400,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding RCF Credit of all the Revolving Credit RCF Lenders would exceed the RCF Commitments of all the Revolving Credit RCF Lenders then in effect.
(b) . Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars, as requested by the Borrower Representative applicable Borrower, and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiaries (other than Canadian F▇▇▇▇), contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Canadian F▇▇▇▇) in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial Documentary L/C”), and (ii) unless otherwise agreed by the U.S. Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, expire no later than the earlier of (I) (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day 10th day prior to the Termination RCF Maturity Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension in the case of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter Standby Letters of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)subject, if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed requested by the applicable Borrower and agreed to by the Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall to auto-renewals for successive periods not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) exceeding one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day ending prior to the Termination 10th day prior to the RCF Maturity Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (yII) it has received notice on or before (A) 180 days after its date of issuance and (B) the 30th day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant prior to the proviso RCF Maturity Date, in the case of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Documentary L/Cs. Each Letter of Credit issued by an the U.S. RCF Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the U.S. RCF Commitments and each Letter of Credit issued by the Canadian RCF Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Canadian RCF Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection subsection 3.4) by the U.S. RCF Lenders or the Canadian RCF Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their respective U.S. RCF Commitment Percentages or Canadian RCF Commitment Percentages, as applicable. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder under the U.S. RC Facility shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required U.S. Borrower. All Letters of Credit issued under the Canadian RC Facility shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiaryshall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower.
(eb) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs Customs, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued payable on a sight basis only.
(c) No Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3, no Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit for the account of Canadian F▇▇▇▇.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (RSC Holdings Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue and shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment, (b) the Committed Extensions of Credit of any Lender would exceed such Lender's Commitment or (c) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans plus the L/C Obligations would exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”)business, or (ii) expire on a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and issuance thereof (ii) subject to automatic renewal, if applicable, unless the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided Issuing Bank provides advance written notice that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(cwill not be renewed) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall Termination Date and (iii) be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 5.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower and for the benefit of the Borrower or (if required by any Subsidiary of the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period but in no event later than Closing Date until the 5th day date that is ten Business Days prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that such Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Utilized Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all be greater than the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Loan Commitments. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent applicable Issuing Lender) and expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Maturity Date; provided provided, that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter if one or more Letters of Credit shall at any time have an expiry date that expires beyond is later than the non-extended Termination Maturity Date.
, the Borrower shall, not later than (cA) Notwithstanding anything five days preceding the Maturity Date, cash collateralize in accordance with Section 5.9, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)Administrative Agent and Issuing Lenders, an amount equal to the L/C Obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit, if the Borrower Representative so requests Borrower’s Rating in any effect is at least BBB- as published by S&P, is at least Baa3 as published by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and is at least BBB- as published by Fitch or (B) fifteen days preceding the Maturity Date, cash collateralize in accordance with Section 5.9, on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and Issuing Lenders, an amount equal to the L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Obligations with respect to issue a Letter such Letters of Credit if (1) the Borrower’s Rating in effect is lower than BBB- as published by S&P, is lower than Baa3 as published by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ or is lower than BBB- as published by Fitch, or (2) no Rating of the Borrower exists; provided, further, that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once obligations under this Section 5 in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance respect of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter Letters of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date Borrower shall survive the Maturity Date and shall remain in effect until no Letters of such renewal Credit for the Borrower remain outstanding and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior each Lender shall be reinstated, to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit extent any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time cash collateral, the application thereof or reimbursement in respect thereof is required to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant be returned to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender after the Maturity Date. Amounts held in such cash collateral account shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of held and applied by the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described Administrative Agent in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative manner and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiarypurposes set forth in Section 10.2(c).
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe L/C Provider, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Committed Note Purchasers set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Sections 2.08 and 2.09, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue provide standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3each, together with the Existing Letters a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a coCo-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Issuers on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period commencing on the 5th day Series 2007-1 Closing Date and ending on the date that is seven Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date to be issued in accordance with Section 2.07(h) in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderL/C Provider; provided that the L/C Provider shall have no obligation or right to provide any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders Principal Amount would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount. Each Letter of Credit shall (x) be denominated in Dollars or (except to the extent provided in Section 2.07(i) with respect to any other Designated Permitted Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiy) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent L/C Provider) and (z) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th date that is seven Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender any Letter of Credit may provide for the renewal thereof for additional periods not to exceed one year (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (B) above). The L/C Provider shall not permit at any time be obligated to (I) provide any Letter of Credit hereunder if such renewal issuance would conflict with, or cause any L/C Issuing Bank to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (II) amend any Letter of Credit hereunder if (x1) such Issuing Lender has determined that it the L/C Provider would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed amended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(b) On the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations and agreements set forth herein and therein, the Co-Issuers shall issue and shall cause the Trustee to authenticate the initial Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note which the Co-Issuers shall deliver to the L/C Provider on the Series 2007-1 Closing Date. Such initial Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note shall be dated the Series 2007-1 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the L/C Provider or its nominee, or in such other name as the L/C Provider may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the L/C Commitment, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit after the Series 2007-1 Closing Date will constitute a Subfacility Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note in an amount corresponding to the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. All L/C Obligations (whether in respect of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings) shall be deemed to be principal outstanding under the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note for all purposes of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Related Documents other than, in the case of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts, for purposes of accrual of interest. Any payment of such principal in respect of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts shall be deposited into a cash collateral account as provided in Sections 4.02 and 4.03. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2007-1 Supplement, the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note may be increased by issuances of Letters of Credit or decreased by expirations thereof or payments of drawings thereunder or other circumstances resulting in the permanent reduction in any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts from time to time. The L/C Provider and the Co-Issuers agree to promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee of any such decreases for which notice to the Administrative Agent is not otherwise provided hereunder.
(c) The Co-Issuers may from time to time request that the L/C Provider provide a Letter of Credit by delivering to the L/C Provider at its address for notices specified herein an Application therefor (in the form required by the applicable L/C Issuing Bank as notified to the Co-Issuers by the L/C Provider), completed to the satisfaction of the L/C Provider, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the L/C Provider may request on behalf of the L/C Issuing Bank. Upon receipt of any completed Application, the L/C Provider will notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in writing of the amount, the beneficiary and the requested expiration of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall comply with Section 2.07(a)) and, for any Permitted Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, its Permitted L/C Dollar Cap, and subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2007-1 Supplement and upon receipt of confirmation from the Administrative Agent (based, with respect to any portion of the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount held by any Person other than the Administrative Agent, solely on written notices received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement) that after giving effect to the requested issuance, the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would violate Subsection 3.1not exceed the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Maximum Principal Amount, the L/C Provider will cause such Application to be processed and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered in connection therewith in accordance with the L/C Issuing Bank’s customary procedures and shall promptly provide the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the L/C Provider be required to provide any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the L/C Provider and the Co-Issuers. The L/C Provider shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Master Servicer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) promptly following the issuance thereof. The L/C Provider shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Funding Agents, the Investors, the Trustee and the Series 2007-1 Class A Insurers, written notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof and, for any Permitted Foreign Currency Letter of Credit, its Permitted L/C Dollar Cap).
(d) Each The Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally pay fees (the “L/C Quarterly Insured Fees”) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall at a per annum rate equal to the L/C Quarterly Insured Fees Rate calculated on the daily maximum amount then available to be deemed drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to constitute a utilization the terms of such Letter of Credit) during the Commitmentsapplicable Interest Period, shared ratably among the Committed Note Purchasers and shall be participated payable in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentagesthe applicable provisions of the Indenture. All In addition, under the circumstances set forth in Section 3.4 of the Series 2007-1 Supplement, the Co-Issuers shall jointly and severally pay contingent additional fees in respect of the outstanding Letters of Credit issued hereunder in an amount equal to the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Quarterly Contingent Additional L/C Fees payable pursuant to such Section 3.4 and shared ratably among the Committed Note Purchasers.
(e) In addition, the Co-Issuers shall be denominated in Dollars jointly and severally pay to or in reimburse the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by L/C Provider for the Borrower Representative and shall be issued following amounts for the account of the applicable Borrower L/C Issuing Bank: (i) fronting fees (the “L/C Fronting Fees”) with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it at a per annum rate equal to the L/C Fronting Fees Rate calculated on the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) during the applicable Interest Period, payable in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture, and (if required ii) such normal and customary costs and expenses as are incurred or charged by the applicable L/C Issuing LenderBank in issuing, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant negotiating, effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of Credit and jointly separately charged to account parties (the “L/C Additional Charges”). Subject to the Priority of Payments, the L/C Additional Charges are due and severally liable thereunderpayable within ten (10) any Restricted SubsidiaryBusiness Days of demand and are nonrefundable.
(ef) Unless otherwise agreed To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article II, the provisions of this Article II shall apply.
(g) The Co-Issuers may, upon three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Provider, effect a permanent reduction in the L/C Commitment; provided that any such reduction will be limited to the unused portion of the L/C Commitment. If requested by the applicable Issuing Lender Co-Issuers in writing and with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Provider may (but shall not be obligated to) increase the amount of the L/C Commitment; provided further that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitment and the Parent BorrowerL/C Commitment does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments.
(h) The L/C Provider shall have the right to satisfy its obligations under this Section 2.07 with respect to providing any Letter of Credit hereunder either by issuing such Letter of Credit itself or by causing another Person selected by the L/C Provider to issue such Letter of Credit (the L/C Provider in its capacity as the issuer of such Letter of Credit or such other Person selected by the L/C Provider being referred to as the “L/C Issuing Bank”); provided that the L/C Issuing Bank is a U.S. commercial bank that has, each at the time of such issuance, (i) a short-term certificate of deposit rating of not less than “P-1” from ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and “A-1” from S&P and (ii) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “Aa1” from ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and “A+” from S&P.
(i) No Letter of Credit shall be subject denominated in any currency other than Dollars unless all of the following conditions have been met (any such Letter of Credit meeting all such conditions being referred to herein as a “Permitted Foreign Currency Letter of Credit”):
(i) The foreign currency in which such Letter of Credit is denominated shall be acceptable to the Uniform Customs and, L/C Provider in its sole discretion;
(ii) The Application for such Letter of Credit shall set forth a maximum amount denominated in Dollars for such Letter of Credit (the “Permitted L/C Dollar Cap”);
(iii) For purposes of determining whether the conditions to the extent not inconsistent therewithissuance set forth in Section 2.07(c)(i) or (ii) shall have been met, the laws Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit on the State date of New Yorkits issuance shall be deemed to equal its Permitted L/C Dollar Cap; and
(iv) By the terms of such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank shall not be obligated to make any payment of any draft thereunder in a Dollar Equivalent Amount greater than the excess, if any, of (x) the Permitted L/C Dollar Cap for such Letter of Credit over (y) the Dollar Equivalent Amount of any other drafts previously presented thereunder. All Letters For all purposes of this Agreement and the other Related Documents (including, without limitation, for purposes of determining the Outstanding Principal Amount of any Series 2007-1 Class A-1 L/C Note, the amount of any L/C Monthly Insured Fees or L/C Fronting Fees, or the Series 2007-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount), (x) the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of any Permitted Foreign Currency Letter of Credit shall be issued deemed to equal its Permitted L/C Dollar Cap at all times from and after the date of its issuance unless and until a draft is presented to and paid by the L/C Issuing Bank thereunder, and (y) on a sight basis onlyany date from and after the date on which any draft is presented to and paid by the L/C Issuing Bank thereunder until the Reimbursement Obligations arising from all such drafts are reimbursed in full by the Co-Issuers (through the proceeds of Advances pursuant to Section 2.08(a) or otherwise), the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of (A) the Permitted L/C Dollar Cap of such Letter of Credit over (B) the aggregate of the Dollar Equivalent Amounts of all drafts presented and paid under such Letter of Credit on or before such date.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Participants set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderLender and the Administrative Agent; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue, and the L/C Participants shall have no obligation to participate in, any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Commitment. Each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of Credit) shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) be in a minimum amount of $25,000 unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Lender, (ii) be a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of date satisfactory to the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), Issuing Lender and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire Agent, which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one (1) year after its the date of its issuance (but any Letter of Credit issued hereunder may, by its terms and consistent with the terms hereof, be renewable annually with the consent of the Issuing Bank), and (B) the 5th fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be issued on a sight basis onlyobligated to issue, and the L/C Participants shall have no obligation to participate in, any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each -------------- the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing -------- Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Prior to the date hereof, the Existing Issuing Lender has issued the Existing Letters of Credit which, from and after the Closing Date, shall constitute Letters of Credit hereunder. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, Credit collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations Commitment (provided further that Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Issuing Lender, shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit, if after giving effect to such issuance, the L/C obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by it would exceed $50,000,000 40,000,000) or (iiiii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders Available Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars Dollars, or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed currency deemed acceptable by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, each in its sole discretion and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in its renewed form under no event extend beyond the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or date referred to in clause (y) above). In the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars, it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been understood and agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence that, for all purposes of this clause (c)Agreement, (1) from the face amount and drawable amount thereof at the time of issuance, and the amount of any unreimbursed drawing in respect thereof at the end of each subsequent L/C Fee Payment Date or on any applicable date of measurement hereunder, shall be deemed to be the equivalent in Dollars of such amount at such time, in each case as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not in a manner acceptable to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any the Borrower and the Issuing Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance respect of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Credit.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue documentary letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $100,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent any Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiary, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension first anniversary of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day , which date shall in each such twelve-month period to no event be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal Termination Date, and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State Commonwealth of New YorkPennsylvania. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the principal amount of outstanding Loans from any Lender to the Borrower would exceed such Lender's Commitment less such Lender's Commitment Percentage of outstanding Letter of Credit obligations. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $500,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (and, to the extent agreed to by an Issuing Lender, bank guarantees and commercial letters of credit issued on and after providing for the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder (collectively with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of UK Holdco or the applicable account of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that the Borrower or (if required by Representative shall be an applicant, and be fully and unconditionally liable, with respect to each Letter of Credit issued for the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as account of a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderRestricted Subsidiary) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderLenders; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate Dollar Amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 be less than zero or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit L/C Obligation of all the Revolving Credit Lenders such Issuing Lender would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) its L/C Sublimit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or one or more Alternative Currencies (any other Designated Foreign Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, an “Alternative Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”); provided that Royal Bank of Canada, or Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and their respective affiliates shall not be required to issue Alternative Currency Letters of Credit without their consent; (ii) have a commercial letter of credit in respect of stated amount acceptable to the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business relevant Issuing Lender, (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the first anniversary of its date of issuance, and (y) the date that is 3 Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender may provide for the renewal or extension thereof for additional one-year periods or such longer periods of time as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above, except to the extent the L/C Obligations under such Letter of Credit have been Cash Collateralized); provided, further, that the Issuing Lenders shall not renew or extend any such Letter of Credit if it has received written notice (or otherwise has knowledge) that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any of the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 are not satisfied prior to the date of the decision to renew or extend such Letter of Credit) and (iv) be otherwise reasonably acceptable in all respects to the Issuing Lenders. Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Lenders, the Borrower Representative shall not be required to make a specific request to such an Issuing Lender for any such renewalextension. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C any Letter of Credit has been issuedissued that may be extended automatically pursuant to the foregoing, the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender Lenders to permit the renewal extension of such Letter of Credit, including to the date that is 3 Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute utilization of the Revolving Commitments. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall G▇▇▇▇▇▇ S▇▇▇▇ Bank USA or any other Issuing BankLender be required to issue Letters of Credit other than standby letters of credit.
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier issue any Letter of Credit (i) if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or if such issuance would conflict with one year from or more policies of the date Issuing Lender applicable to the issuance by it of such renewal and letters of credit generally, (ii) if any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) particular or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed shall impose upon pursuant such Issuing Lender with respect to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such Issuing Lender in good f▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it or (iii) as otherwise provided in Section 3.2(b) below.
(dc) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed Subject to constitute a utilization of the Commitmentsterms and conditions hereof, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4i) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit may be issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars on the Closing Date to backstop or in replace letters of credit outstanding on the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be Closing Date or (ii) all letters of credit issued for the account of the applicable Borrower Representative or any Restricted Subsidiary and outstanding on the Closing Date and issued by an entity that is an Issuing Lender under this Agreement, which, by its execution of this Agreement, has agreed to act as an Issuing Lender hereunder and listed on Schedule 3.1 (if required each, an “Existing Letter of Credit”) shall automatically be continued hereunder on the Closing Date by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long and as of the Closing Date the Revolving Lenders shall acquire a Borrower is a co-applicant participation therein as if such Existing Letter of Credit were issued hereunder, and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each such Existing Letter of Credit shall be subject deemed a Letter of Credit for all purposes of this Agreement as of the Closing Date without any further action by the Borrower Representative.
(d) Subject to the Uniform Customs andterms and conditions hereof, any letter of credit issued for the account of a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment, in each case that is (x) outstanding on the extent not inconsistent therewithdate of such acquisition and (y) issued by an entity that is an Issuing Lender under this Agreement shall, at the laws request of the State Borrower Representative and with the consent of New York. All Letters such Issuing Lender in its sole discretion, be deemed to be a “Letter of Credit” for all purposes of this Agreement as of the date of such acquisition; provided that (i) such Letter of Credit would otherwise be permitted to be issued under this Section 3 at such time (provided that such Letter of Credit may be in another currency agreed by the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender, and such Letter of Credit shall be deemed an “Alternative Currency Letter of Credit” hereunder) and (ii) the Borrower Representative, the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender shall have entered into an acknowledgment reasonably acceptable to each party thereto confirming that such letters of credit shall be treated as having been issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.19(e), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (if or any Joint Venture, provided such Issuing Bank has received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities with respect to such Joint Venture under applicable “know your customer”, “beneficial ownership” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including with respect to the applicable PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in a form reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant Bank and jointly and severally liable thereunderthe Administrative Agent) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period from the 5th day Closing Date to the date that is five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date of such Issuing Bank in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) without the aggregate Extensions consent of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Bank, (A) in the case of any Principal Issuing Bank, the L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Principal Issuing Bank would exceed $193,000,000 or such other amount (not to exceed, when added to the Letter of Credit for purposes commitments of determining compliance all other Issuing Banks, the aggregate amount of the Commitments) as may be agreed to by such Principal Issuing Bank and the Borrower in writing from time to time (with this clause prompt notice to the Administrative Agent), and (i)B) in the case of any other Issuing Bank, the L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank would exceed such amount (not to exceed, when added to the Letter of Credit commitments of all other Issuing Banks, the aggregate amount of the Commitments) as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank and the Borrower in writing from time to time (with prompt notice to the Administrative Agent), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments or (iii) in the event that the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.20 with respect to some but not all of the Lenders, the portion of the L/C Obligations in respect of attributable to Letters of Credit would with expiry dates after any Existing Commitment Termination Date will exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit portion of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed aggregate Commitments attributable to the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) with respect to which the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended beyond such Existing Commitment Termination Date. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either Dollars, (iB) have a standby letter face amount of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business at least $1,000,000 (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Bank) and (C) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension Date of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8applicable Issuing Bank, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a provided that any Letter of Credit that expires with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
date referred to in clause (cy) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(babove), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter . All Existing Letters of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. It is agreed that the Borrower shall have the right from and after the Closing Date to request that any letter of credit issued by a Principal Issuing Bank pursuant to documentation other than this Agreement be deemed (but may not require) at any time during the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal Commitment Period of such Principal Issuing Bank) to constitute a Letter of Credit at any time issued under this Agreement, and, provided that all requirements of this Agreement that would then be applicable to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date issuance of such renewal letter of credit if it were then being newly issued as a Letter of Credit hereunder are satisfied (including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in and (ii) Section 4.2), and with the 5th Business Day prior consent of the applicable Principal Issuing Bank, such letter of credit shall be so deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued under this Agreement as fully as if it were then newly issued under this Agreement. The applicable Principal Issuing Bank shall provide the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue Administrative Agent with a copy of each such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderSection 2.19(b) any Restricted Subsidiarybelow.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Phillips 66)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided PROVIDED, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) the Available Commitment of any Lender. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $1,000,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISPA98, as applicable, in the Issuing Lender's sole discretion and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Hickory Tech Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe ISSUING BANK, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders LENDERS set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Section 2.6.4, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant collectively referred to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, as the “Letters of CreditLETTERS OF CREDIT”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary BORROWER on any Business Day BUSINESS DAY during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date COMMITMENT PERIOD in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderISSUING BANK; provided provided, that no Letter of Credit LETTER OF CREDIT shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, thereto (i) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C OBLIGATIONS plus the principal balance of the LOANS would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent amount of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans TOTAL COMMITMENT in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), effect at such time (ii) the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit OBLIGATIONS at such time would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C COMMITMENT in effect at such time or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
a DEFAULT or EVENT OF DEFAULT shall exist or be continuing; (b) Each Letter of Credit each LETTER OF CREDIT: (i) shall be denominated in United States Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of (except for the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CO. L/C); and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) shall be for the account of a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business BORROWER; (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire iii) shall have an expiration date no later than the earlier REVOLVING LOAN MATURITY DATE; and (iv) may during the COMMITMENT PERIOD be extended at the sole discretion of (A) the ISSUING BANK for additional periods of up to one year after its date of issuance and each (Bbut in no event to expire later than the REVOLVING LOAN MATURITY DATE) upon written request from the 5th Business Day prior BORROWERS to the Termination DateISSUING BANK at least 20 days (or such other time period as agreed by the BORROWERS and the ISSUING BANK) before the date upon which notice of extension is otherwise required by the terms thereof; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
and (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit LETTER OF CREDIT shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyMaryland.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.23(c), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) denominated in a Permitted Currency for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the Termination Revolving Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderBank and the Agent; provided provided, that the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) based upon the aggregate Extensions Equivalent Dollar Amount of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))and L/C Obligations, (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments lesser of (i) the L/C Commitment or (ii) the Revolving Commitment less the amount of all the outstanding Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
Loans, Swingline Loans and Competitive Bid Loans or (b) the unused portion of the Revolving Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars a Permitted Currency in a minimum amount of $100,000, or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested such lesser amounts as may be agreed to by the Borrower Representative and shall Issuing Bank, (or the Alternative Currency Amount thereof with respect to any Alternative Currency Letter of Credit), (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”)business, and unless otherwise agreed by (iii) expire on a date satisfactory to the Administrative Agent expire Issuing Bank and the Agent, which date shall be no later than the earlier of five (A5) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Revolving Maturity Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension . As of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8Closing Date, unless otherwise agreedthe Existing Letter of Credit shall constitute, no for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. The Issuing Lender Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in Issuing Bank or any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Participant to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that exceed any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agentlimits imposed by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed Applicable Law. References herein to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, “issue” and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance derivations thereof with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject respect to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (Choice Hotels International Inc /De)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Company on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no in clause (y) above).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the non-extended Termination DateIssuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) Notwithstanding anything On the Closing Date, (i) each Existing Letter of Credit, to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)extent outstanding, if shall be automatically and without further action by the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue parties thereto deemed converted into a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender pursuant to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice this Section 3.1 and subject to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in provisions hereof as if each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Existing Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by had been issued on the applicable Issuing LenderClosing Date, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that each such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Existing Letter of Credit shall be subject to included in the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws calculation of L/C Exposure and L/C Obligations and (iii) all liabilities of the State of New York. All Company and the other Loan Parties with respect to such Existing Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyconstitute Obligations.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.8(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing any Designated Letters of Credit, collectively, the “"Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect sum of Letters the Total Outstanding Extensions of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Total Commitments. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated a Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesCurrency, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of at least $10,000 or the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business Foreign Currency Equivalent thereof (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent relevant Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no in clause (y) above).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Dateif such issuance would conflict with, or cause any Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to On the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)Closing Date, if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date Borrower shall provide Schedule 2.6, which Schedule shall list the Designated Letters of such renewal and Credit, (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued on a sight basis onlypursuant to and in compliance with this Section 2.6, (iii) the face amount of such Designated Letters of Credit shall be included in the calculation of the available L/C Commitment and the Outstanding Committed Extensions of Credit, (iv) the provisions of this Agreement shall apply thereto, and the Borrower and the Lenders hereunder hereby expressly assume all obligations with respect to such Letters of Credit that they would have if such Letters of Credit had been issued pursuant to this Agreement and (v) all liabilities of the Borrower with respect to such Designated Letters of Credit shall constitute obligations of the Borrower hereunder.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Kennametal Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, NationsBank or an Affiliate, as Issuing Bank, agrees, and other Lenders designated by the Company with the consent of the Documentation Agent and the Administrative Agent may agree, in each Issuing Lender, case in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (together with the letters Letters of credit issued Credit outstanding on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with issued under (and as defined in) the Existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Company on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderBank; provided that the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or the lesser of (iiiA) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the aggregate Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
effect and (bB) the excess of the Borrowing Base then in effect over Permitted Senior Indebtedness. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (ix) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiy) a commercial documentary letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(c) The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Ryland Group Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Applicable Issuing LenderParty, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Sections 3.4(a) and 3.8(b), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but (i) in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date case of Fronted Letters of Credit, in such form as may be approved from time to time by such Issuing Lender and (ii) in the Issuing Lendercase of Several Letters of Credit, substantially in the form of Exhibit L; provided that such Applicable Issuing Party shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions amount of the Available Commitments would be less than zero and, provided, further, that, if any Issuing Lender shall issue any Fronted Letter of Credit to that results in the Borrowers would exceed aggregate amount of the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it Available Commitments being understood and agreed that less than zero without having received prior written confirmation from the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a issuance of such Fronted Letter of Credit for purposes would not result in the aggregate amount of determining compliance with this clause (i))the Available Commitments being less than zero, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect provisions of Letters Section 3.4 shall be applicable to such Fronted Letter of Credit only to the extent of the portion thereof (the “Participated Portion”) that, if such Fronted Letter of Credit had been issued in an amount equal to the Participated Portion, would exceed $50,000,000 or not have resulted in the aggregate amount of the Available Commitment being less than zero and the portion of such Fronted Letter of Credit (iiiand any related Reimbursement Obligations) that does not constitute the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Participated Portion shall be subject and subordinate in right of payment and as to priority of the security provided by the Collateral to all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) other Obligations. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative Pounds Sterling and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that such any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof at the option of the applicable Borrower for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above), so long as the Issuing Lender of such Letter of Credit has the right to refuse to extend such Letter of Credit if at the time of such refusal the applicable Borrower would be unable to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 5.3; provided further that any Secured Letter of Credit may have an expiration date up to 364 days after the Termination Date.
(b) No Applicable Issuing Party shall not permit at any time issue (i) any Letter of Credit if such renewal issuance would conflict with, or cause such Applicable Issuing Party, any L/C Participant or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (ii) any Secured Letter of Credit on behalf of any Borrower if (x) the then Borrowing Base of such Issuing Lender has determined that it Borrower would have no obligation at be less than such time Borrower’s aggregate Secured L/C Obligations after giving effect to issue the issuance of such Secured Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon all cash and Eligible Securities constituting such Borrowing Base are not then held in an Account of such Borrower established pursuant to the proviso Section 1 of Article II of the first sentence applicable Collateral Account Control Agreement. Prior to issuing any Secured Letter of this clause (c)Credit, (1) the Applicable Issuing Party shall obtain confirmation from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or the requirements imposed by clause (2ii) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender preceding sentence shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiarysatisfied.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.04(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Parent any Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period from the 5th day prior to Effective Date until the Extended Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, if (i) after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with all other then outstanding Extensions of Credit, shall not exceed the Line Cap at such time; provided further that each Issuing Lender may, but shall not be required to, issue Letters of Credit would such that the aggregate L/C Obligations attributable to all such outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) 500,000,000. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested lawful foreign currency which is approved in writing on a case by case basis by the Borrower Representative Issuing Lender and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise Agent in connection with the working capital their sole and business needs of the Parent Borrower absolute discretion and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)issuance, or (y) it has received notice on or before subject to the day provisions of Section 6.01(p), the date that is two five (5) Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant prior to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c)Extended Termination Date, (1) from the Administrative Agent provided that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute with a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued one-year term may provide for the account renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01(p)) shall in no event extend beyond the applicable Borrower or date referred to in clause (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant y) above). Each Application and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the International Standby Practices (ISP 98) of the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Standby L/Cs) or the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Commercial L/Cs) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall be issued by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it; (iii) such issuance would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally, or (iv) any Lender is at such time a sight basis onlyDefaulting Lender or Deteriorating Lender hereunder, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to such Lender.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”Credit ") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ia) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Obligations would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign a Permitted Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date that is no later than the earlier of fifth (A5th) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit may, (A) by its terms and otherwise consistent with this Agreement, provide for automatic annual renewals and (B) expire on a date that is issued. Unless otherwise directed by after the Maturity Date with the prior written consent of each of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to in each such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Person's sole discretion; provided that all L/C has been issued, Obligations associated with any such Letter of Credit are cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender on or prior to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date and that, on the Maturity Date; provided that , all the L/C Participants are released from their L/C Obligations pertaining to such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative Credit) and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderiv) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of - the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe Issuer, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Banks set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), subsection 2A.4(a) agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Toy Biz on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderIssuer; provided that the Issuer shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit Available Commitment would exceed $50,000,000 be less than zero or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would Banks will exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders Borrowing Base then in effect.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i1) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesToy Biz, contingent or otherwise, the payment of which finance or otherwise arise in connection with Toy Biz would be permitted to utilize the working capital and business needs proceeds of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business Loans hereunder (a “"Standby Letter of Credit”"), or (ii2) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of Toy Biz and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “"Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Letter of Credit") and
(ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day five days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuer shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuer or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the 3 and including each Existing Letters Letter of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day on or after the Effective Date and during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided, that each of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Bank USA, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Barclays Bank PLC and their respective Affiliates shall not be required to issue any commercial letters of credit; provided further that no Issuing Lender shall issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (ii)(i) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit L/C Obligations owed by the Borrower to the Borrowers would any Issuing Lender shall exceed the applicable limitations set forth amount of such Issuing Lender’s L/C Pro Rata Commitment (or such higher amount agreed upon in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which writing between the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable and such Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)Lender), (iiii)(ii) the L/C Obligations in respect would exceed the L/C Commitment, (iii)(iii) the aggregate amount of Letters the Available Commitments would be less than zero or (iv) the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Bond at any time (iii) as determined by the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Designated Agent). Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesand, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter subject to the second paragraph of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”)Section 3.2, and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date (such fifth Business Day, the “Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided ”).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance, amendment or extension would (i)(i) conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii)(ii) violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally or (iii) violate any order, judgment, or decree of any Governmental Authority that, notwithstanding by its terms, purports to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any extension law applicable to such Issuing Lender. No Issuing Lender shall be under any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8Credit that is not a standby Letter of Credit, unless otherwise agreedagreed by such Issuing Lender. In the event there is a Defaulting Lender as of the date of any request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated required to issue a or arrange for such Letter of Credit to the extent the Issuing Lender is not reasonably satisfied that expires beyond the non-extended Termination DateDefaulting Lender’s L/C Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit have been reallocated and/or cash collateralized pursuant to Section 2.20.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C RequestUnless otherwise specified herein, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue amount of a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to an extended expiry date not later than be the earlier stated amount of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day Credit that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that provides for one or more of automatic increases in the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfiedstated amount thereof, or that the issuance amount of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
(d) Each For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination, a Letter of Credit issued has expired by an Issuing Lender shall its terms but any amount may still be deemed to constitute a utilization drawn thereunder by reason of the Commitments, operation of any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Rule 3.13 and shall be participated in (as more fully described Rule 3.14 of the ISP) or similar terms in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall itself that permit a drawing to be denominated in Dollars or in made under such Letter of Credit after the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lenderexpiration thereof, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject deemed to be “outstanding” in the Uniform Customs and, amount so remaining available to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlydrawn.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to, but in no event later than not including, the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (ia) the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Obligations would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Borrowing Limit. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign a Permitted Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date that is no later than the earlier of fifth (A5th) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit may, (A) by its terms and otherwise consistent with this Agreement, provide for automatic annual renewals and (B) expire on a date that is issued. Unless otherwise directed by after the Maturity Date with the prior written consent of each of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to in each such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Person's sole discretion; provided that all L/C has been issued, Obligations associated with any such Letter of Credit are cash collateralized in a manner satisfactory to the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Lender on or prior to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if ) and (xiv) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs ISP98 and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be also include extensions or modifications of any outstanding Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis onlyand outstanding hereunder.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(asubsection 2.9(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations at such time would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time would exceed the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time or (iii) in the case of Letters of Credit issued in currencies other than Dollars only, the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders issued in currencies other than Dollars would exceed the Commitments Foreign L/C Commitment Sublimit at such time. Each Continuing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Effective Date (to the extent such Continuing Letter of Credit has not been fully drawn or has not expired or been terminated as of the Effective Date) and shall be (x) a Letter of Credit for all purposes hereof (other than subsection 2.7) and the Revolving other Loan Documents and (y) a Commercial Letter of Credit Lenders then in effector a Standby Letter of Credit, as applicable, for purposes of subsections 2.8(b) and 2.8(c), respectively.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(i) be denominated in Dollars or any such other Designated Foreign Currency requested by currency that as of the Borrower Representative date of issuance thereof is in the reasonable judgment of the relevant Issuing Bank (which shall be binding on the L/C Participants) freely convertible or exchangeable into Dollars as the Borrower, the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent may from time to time agree, and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesa Subsidiary, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “"Standby Letter of Credit”"), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of inventory or other goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “"Commercial L/C”Letter of Credit"), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and
(ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (B) one year after the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; date of issuance thereof, provided that, notwithstanding subject to clause (A) above, any extension Letter of Credit may, at the request of the Termination Date pursuant Applicant as set forth in the applicable Application, be automatically renewed on each anniversary of the issuance thereof for an additional period of one year unless the Issuing Bank which issued such Letter of Credit shall have given prior written notice to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a the Borrower and the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Datesuch Letter of Credit will not be renewed.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs (except to the extent that any Continuing Letter of Credit continues to be subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, in accordance with its terms), and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) No Issuing Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Kmart Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 4.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”"LETTERS OF CREDIT") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided PROVIDED that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii1) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the L/C Commitment or (2) the aggregate Available Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectwould be less than zero.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(1) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Borrower, Metrocorp, Jewel, and/or their respective Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiA) a commercial letter of credit in respect of insurance obligations, (B) to workman's compensation board or similar Governmental A▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ for workman's compensation liabilities of the purchase Borrower, Me▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Jewel, and/or their respective Subsidiaries, (C) in respect of goods performance bonds or services to otherwise support performance by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Borrower, Metrocorp, Jewel, and/or their respective Subsidiaries in under contracts and (D) for such other purposes as may be approved by the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), Issuing Lender and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), and
(2) expire no later than the earlier of (Ai) one year after its date of issuance and five (B5) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension Date and (ii) 364 days from the date of the Termination Date pursuant issuance (subject to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Daterenewal).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Section
(a) agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but substantially in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date form of Exhibit L or in such other form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to by the Issuing Lender but in its renewed form under no event shall any renewal period extend beyond the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or date referred to in clause (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (cabove), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) . Each Letter of Credit issued on a sight basis only and governed by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Microsemi Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Section 3.4.1, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Three Year Facility Termination Date in such form as may be requested by the Borrower and approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Commitment or (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans made under the Three Year Facility, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of L/C Obligations and (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate principal amount of all Competitive Bid Loans made under the Revolving Credit Lenders Three Year Facility, would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Three Year Facility Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall Dollars, (B) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (C) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no date not later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date and not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal Three Year Facility Specified Maturity, and (iiD) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State in which the corporate headquarters of New Yorkthe relevant Issuing Lender is located or such other jurisdiction as is acceptable to the relevant Issuing Lender. All Letters No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Pittston Co)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Canadian/US Secured Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2A.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower GM or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary GM Canada on any Business Day during the relevant Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the Laggregate amount of the Available Canadian/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit US Secured Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 be less than zero or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Total Extensions of Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the aggregate Commitments then in effect of all the Revolving Lenders and, provided, further, that any Issuing Bank that issues Letters of Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) to GM Canada shall be a Qualifying Canadian/US Lender. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or in any other Designated Foreign Currency currency freely transferable into Dollars (each such other currency an, "Alternative Currency") requested by GM or GM Canada, as the Borrower Representative case may be, and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued acceptable to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital applicable Issuing Bank and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Extended Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date pursuant renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no in clause (y) above).
(b) No Issuing Lender Bank shall at any time be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)if such issuance would conflict with, if the Borrower Representative so requests in or cause such Issuing Bank or any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Participant to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that exceed any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agentlimits imposed by, any Lender or Borrower that one or more applicable Requirement of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Law.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the Swingline Commitment plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (Aa) one (1) year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized or (but may not requireb) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of fifth (i5th) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day business day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Maturity Date and (xiv) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each -------------- the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to -------- issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”)date satisfactory to the Issuing Lender, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (American Business Information Inc /De)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed $50,000,000 the Issuing Lender Commitment of such Issuing Lender (it being understood and agreed that, subject to the foregoing clause (i) and the following clause (iii), any Issuing Lender may, in its sole discretion, issue Letters of Credit in excess of its Issuing Lender Commitment as separately agreed with the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent) or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed be less than zero. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, reduce or increase the Commitments Issuing Lender Commitment of all any Issuing Lender with the Revolving Credit Lenders then consent of such Issuing Lender; provided that the Borrower shall not reduce the Issuing Lender Commitment of any Issuing Lender if, after giving effect of such reduction, the conditions set forth in effect.
clauses (bi) through (iii) above shall not be satisfied. Each Letter of Credit shall (1) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested an Alternative Currency, as selected by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”)Borrower, and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent (2) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) unless Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 1035 % of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit (and it being understood and agreed that (A) any Letter of Credit will not be issued for longer than one year past the Revolving Termination Date or be renewable thereafter without the consent of the applicable Issuing Lender and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided thatextent such L/C Obligations have been and continue to be so Cash Collateralized, notwithstanding any extension the obligations of the L/C Participants under Section 3.4 shall not continue after the Revolving Termination Date pursuant with respect to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires after the Revolving Termination Date), the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the Revolving Termination Date,; provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Datedate referred to in clause (y) above).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or if issuance of said Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the Issuing Lender pertaining to letters of credit in general.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)foregoing, if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C RequestDeutsche Bank AG New York Branch andGoldman Sachs Bank USA, the applicable eachin its capacity as an Issuing Lender mayhereunder, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not only be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter standby Letters of Credit in its renewed form under accordance with the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1hereof.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Initial Funding Date through but in no event later than the 5th day prior to not including the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
L/C Commitment or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $250,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Borrowers or any of its Restricted their respective Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (a “Standby Letter of Credit”)iii) expire no more than one year after the issuance date thereof, or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance Termination Date and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Parent US Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date to but in no event later than not including the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the applicable Issuing Lender; provided provided, that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) based upon the Dollar Amount of all outstanding Loans and L/C Obligations, the aggregate Extensions amount of Credit to the Borrowers all outstanding L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 lesser of (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Commitment less the Commitments sum of (A) during the Reserve Period, the Reserve Amount and (B) the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) outstanding Loans. Each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of Credit) shall (i) be denominated in Dollars in a minimum amount of $30,000 or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by a lesser amount acceptable to the Borrower Representative applicable Issuing Lender and shall the Administrative Agent, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit or a trade letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent US Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date no later than the earlier of (A) five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date and (B) one year after its date of issuance issuance, and (Biv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Letter of Credit Application or as determined by the applicable Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. No Issuing Lender shall at any time be issued on a sight basis onlyobligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Pool Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(asubsection 2.8(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Company on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; Bank, provided that (i) the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iiA) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Sublimit or (iiiB) the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit Outstandings of all the Revolving Credit Lenders at such time would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectCommitments at such time and (ii) the Issuing Bank shall not issue any Letter of Credit unless it shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent that the issuance of such Letter of Credit will not violate clause (i) above.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars Dollars, an Eligible L/C Currency or any such other Designated Foreign Offshore Currency requested by as the Borrower Representative Company, the Issuing Bank and shall the Administrative Agent may from time to time agree, (ii) be either (ix) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiy) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year the date that is 12 months after its the date of its issuance and (By) the 5th thirtieth Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding subject to the immediately preceding clause (y), any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a standby Letter of Credit that expires beyond may, at the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to request of the contrary 34 27 Company as set forth in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (eachApplication, be automatically extended on each anniversary of the issuance thereof for an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit additional period of one year unless the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time Bank which issued such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by shall have given prior written notice to the applicable Issuing Lender, Company and the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal beneficiary of such Letter of Credit at any time least 30 Business Days prior to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance termination of such Letter of Credit that such Letter of Credit will not be extended and the Issuing Bank shall permit such beneficiary, upon receipt of such notice, to draw under such Letter of Credit prior to the date such Letter of Credit otherwise would violate Subsection 3.1have been automatically renewed.
(dc) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit and Guarantee Agreement (Kci New Technologies Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it issue standby and to issue commercial letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Guarantor on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to and shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitment with respect to any Lender would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby or commercial letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of the respective Subsidiary Guarantor and its Restricted respective Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or and (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(c) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Guarantor on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to and shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Available Tranche A Revolving Credit Lenders Commitment with respect to any Lender would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of the respective Subsidiary Guarantor and its Restricted respective Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or and (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(c) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders and the Loan Parties set forth herein and in Subsection 3.4(a)the other Loan Documents, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue documentary or standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Initial Revolving Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue or cause to be issued any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), aggregate L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Commitments would be less than zero, and no individual Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, its L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) its individual L/C Commitment. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $200,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) subject to clause (ii) of the 5th proviso below, the date that is five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Initial Revolving Termination Date; provided thatprovided, notwithstanding that (i) any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the extension thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to by the Issuing Lender but in no event shall any, subject to clause (ii) of this proviso below, no extended period shall extend beyond the Termination Date pursuant date referred to Subsection 2.8in clause (y) above), unless otherwise agreed, no the Issuing Lender shall be obligated elects, in its sole discretion, not to issue a extend for any such additional period; provided, further, that (iii) any Letter of Credit that expires beyond after the non-extended Initial Revolving Termination DateDate shall be Cash Collateralized on or prior to the Initial Revolving Termination Date and (iiiii) to the extent that the L/C Obligations exceed the L/C Commitment, the Borrower shall promptly, but in any event within one (1) Business Day, Cash Collateralize such excess (it being agreed that the Issuing Lender shall promptly upon written request return such Cash Collateral to the Borrower if the L/C Obligations are less than or equal to the L/C Commitment for ten (10) consecutive Business Days). Each Letter of Credit shall be governed by laws of the State of New York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98) or the Uniform Customs, as applicable.
(cb) Notwithstanding anything The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), issue any Letter of Credit hereunder (i) if the Borrower Representative so requests proceeds of any such Letter of Credit would be made available to any Person (A) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (B) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement or (ii) if such issuance would (A) conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C RequestParticipant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (B) violate one or more policies of general application of the applicable Issuing Lender maynow or hereafter in effect., in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit at any such renewal time be obligated to issue any amendment to any Letter of Credit if (x) such the Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such the Letter of Credit in its renewed amended form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1Agreement.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to Lenders' Purchase of L/C Participations in Letters of Credit. ------------------------------------------------------------ Immediately upon the terms and conditions hereof, issuance of each Issuing Lender, in reliance on Letter of Credit (including the agreements deemed issuance of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) on the --------------- Closing Date), each Lender shall be deemed to, and to issue letters of credit (hereby agrees to, have irrevocably purchased from the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as on the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, for such Lender's own account and risk, a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderparticipation (each, an "L/C Participation") any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time Letter of Credit and drawings thereunder ----------------- in an amount equal to time such Lender's Pro Rata Share in the Issuing Lender's obligations and rights under each Letter of Credit issued hereunder and the amount of each draft paid by the Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) Lender thereunder. Each Lender unconditionally and irrevocably agrees with the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue that, if a draft is paid under any Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) which the L/C Obligations Issuing Lender is not reimbursed in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested full by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders Borrowers in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters the terms of Credit issued hereunder this Agreement, such Lender shall be denominated in Dollars or in pay to the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by Issuing Lender upon demand at the Borrower Representative and shall be issued Issuing Lender's address for the account notices specified herein an amount equal to such Lender's Pro Rata Share of the applicable Borrower amount of such draft, or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lenderany part thereof, which is not so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiaryreimbursed.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Planvista Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for issue, amend, renew or extend, as the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue case may be, letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable any Borrower or (if required by with the applicable Issuing Lenderconsent of the Administrative Agent, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereundersuch consent not to be unreasonably withheld) any Restricted Subsidiary its designee, on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later other than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date last ten (10) Business Days thereof in such form as may be approved acceptable from time to time by to the Issuing Lender; provided that no the Issuing Lender shall not issue, amend, renew or extend, as the case may be, any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i) the aggregate Extensions Cdn Dollar Amount of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect Available Commitment of Letters of Credit any Lender would exceed $50,000,000 be less than zero or (iii) the sum of the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Extensions of Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would shall exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectaggregate Commitments.
(b) Each Letter of Credit (i) shall be denominated in Cdn Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and Dollars, (ii) shall be either available by sight payment (irather than by acceptance, by deferred payment or by negotiation), (iii) shall be a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiariesa Borrower, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business and (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiv) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent shall expire no later than the earlier of ten (A10) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs or the ISP and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters York or any other jurisdiction requested by the applicable Borrower and acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender in their sole discretion.
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue, amend, renew or extend, as the case may be, any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Kimco Realty Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or for the account of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (if required by in which case the applicable Issuing LenderBorrower and Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, so long as a Borrower is a applicable, shall be co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderapplicants with respect to such Letter of Credit) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be reasonably approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) any Revolving Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including reallocation of such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations in pursuant to Section 2.27(a)(iv) or the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such Issuing Lender with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.27(a)(iv)) with respect of Letters to such Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 then proposed to be issued or such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit aggregate amount of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender in its sole discretion and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of if requested by the Termination Date pursuant Borrower and acceptable to Subsection 2.8the applicable Issuing Lender, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires issued by such Issuing Lender may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one year periods containing an expiry date of more than twelve months after the date of issuance (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
date referred to in clause (cy) Notwithstanding anything above (unless, at least five Business Days prior to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)then current expiry date, if the Borrower Representative so requests in any shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree Obligations with respect to issue a such Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, in an “Auto-Renewal L/C”amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount applicable to such Letter of Credit)); provided provided, however, that (A) any such Auto-Renewal L/C must Letter of Credit shall permit the applicable such Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day at least 30 days (the “Nonrenewal Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal issued and (iiB) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day date that is two seven Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) Nonrenewal Notice Date from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Facility have elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) renewal. Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws a standby letter of credit backing a performance or monetary obligation of the State Borrower or any of New York. All Letters its Subsidiaries (each a “Standby Letter of Credit”).
(b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyif such issuance would conflict with any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Participants set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderLender and the Administrative Agent; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue, and the L/C Participants shall have no obligation to participate in, any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Commitment or (iiib) the Aggregate Outstanding aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, plus the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Swingline Loans, plus the aggregate amount of L/C Obligations would exceed the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) Commitment. Each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of Credit) shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) be in a minimum amount of $25,000 unless otherwise agreed to by the Issuing Lender, (ii) be a standby or trade letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of date satisfactory to the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), Issuing Lender and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire Agent, which date shall be no later than the earlier of (A) one (1) year after its the date of its issuance (but any Letter of Credit issued hereunder may, by its terms and consistent with the terms hereof, be renewable annually with the consent of the Issuing Bank), and (B) the 5th fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All As of the Closing Date, each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall constitute, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Letter of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be issued on a sight basis onlyobligated to issue, and the L/C Participants shall have no obligation to participate in, any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”"LETTERS OF CREDIT") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderBank; provided PROVIDED that the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued (i) if there is sufficient availability under the Existing Credit Agreement to issue an Existing Letter of Credit in the requested amount or (ii) if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iix) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the L/C Commitment, (y) the Available Commitments would be less than zero or (z) the Aggregate L/C Obligations would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) 24,000,000. No Letter of Credit shall be issued hereunder unless after giving effect thereto the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Borrower shall be in compliance with the provisions of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectsubsection 2.1(b).
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesBorrower, contingent or otherwise, the terms and conditions of which finance or otherwise arise in connection with are satisfactory to the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business Required Lenders, as evidenced by their prior written approval (a “Standby Letter of Credit”"STANDBY LETTER OF CREDIT"), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or and services by the Parent Borrower or any of and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”"COMMERCIAL LETTER OF Credit"), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent ; and
(ii) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Datecash collateralized as provided in subsection 3.5(d).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Recoton Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.10(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but substantially in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date form of Exhibit M or in such other form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 L/C Commitment or (it being understood and agreed that ii) the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent aggregate amount of the then outstanding Available Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause shall (i))) be denominated in Dollars, (ii) have a face amount of at least $100,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the Aggregate Outstanding Credit earlier of all (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that any Letter of Credit Lenders would exceed with a one-year term may provide for the Commitments of all renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (or a longer period if agreed to by the Revolving Credit Lenders then Issuing Lender but in effect.
no event shall any renewal period extend beyond the date referred to in clause (by) above). Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested Dollars, issued on a sight basis only and governed by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender) and governed under The International Standby Practices (ISP98).
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Intersil Corp/De)
L/C Commitment. (a) Prior to the Effective Date, the Issuing Lender has issued, for the account of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation, the letters of credit listed on Schedule 2.12 (the ``Existing Letters of Credit'') and the Borrower hereby assumes all obligations of ▇▇▇▇▇ Corona Corporation in respect of such letters of credit. All Existing Letters of Credit shall, as of the Effective Date, be deemed to be issued and outstanding pursuant to this Agreement and all Prior Indebtedness in respect of the Existing Letters of Credit shall be Obligations. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)subsection 2.15, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue irrevocable letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “``Letters of Credit”'') for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that no the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (1) the Aggregate Outstanding Extensions of Credit would exceed the lesser of (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), Commitments or (ii) the Borrowing Base as of such time, or (2) the aggregate of the L/C Obligations in respect of would exceed $5,000,000. The commitment to issue Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or as set forth in this subsection 2.12
(iiia) is referred to as the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect``L/C Commitment.''
(b) Each Letter of Credit Credit:
(i) shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby an irrevocable commercial letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business business; and (a “Commercial L/C”)ii) if issued or extended after 30 days prior to the Termination Date, and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Smith Corona Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.10(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Revolving Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender, with the face amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit (and, without duplication, any unpaid drawing in respect thereof) reducing the Available Revolving Commitments on a Dollar-for-Dollar basis; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit such Issuing Lender’s Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) have a commercial letter face amount of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business at least $100,000 (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent such Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Lender) and (y) the Parent Borrower, each date that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewals pursuant to Section 3.8(b). Each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the governed by laws of the State of New York. All Letters York (unless the laws of another jurisdiction is agreed to by the respective Issuing Lender).
(a) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if (i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall be issued by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Requirements of Law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on a sight basis onlythe Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such Issuing Lender in good fa▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇aterial to it and (iii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Microsemi Corp)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the lesser of (i) the L/C Commitment or (iiiii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Commitment less the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
outstanding Loans or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars in a minimum amount of $100,000 or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by a lesser amount acceptable to the Borrower Representative and shall Issuing Lender, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiary thereof, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business business, (iii) expire on a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire date no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (unless renewed in accordance with the terms thereof) or (B) the 5th five (5) Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (iiiv) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and/or ISP 98, as set forth in the Application or as determined by the Issuing Lender, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to “issue” and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall also include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires. The Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding under this Agreement on a sight basis onlyand after the Closing Date.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; , provided that no the Issuing Lender shall not have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date which is five Business Day Days prior to the Scheduled Revolving Credit Termination Date; , provided thatthat any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). On the Effective Date, notwithstanding each “Letter of Credit” under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement shall automatically, and without any extension action on the part of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8any Person, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue become a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Datehereunder.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(db) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(c) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law. To the extent that the Issuing Lender is not also the Administrative Agent it shall be issued on promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of any request for a sight basis onlyLetter of Credit, the issuance thereof, any payments thereunder and reimbursements of such payments and any termination, expiration and amendment thereof.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit RCF Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing issue Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderother than Canadian ▇▇▇▇▇) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th 30th day prior to the Termination RCF Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the respective Issuing Lender; provided that no Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) (A) aggregate Canadian RCF L/C Obligations shall exceed $15,000,000 or (B) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the U.S. Borrowers, the Canadian Borrowers or any Borrower would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 subsection 2.2 or 2.5 (it being understood and agreed that the U.S. Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit RCF Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars on the date on which the applicable Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 400,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding RCF Credit of all the Revolving Credit RCF Lenders would exceed the RCF Commitments of all the Revolving Credit RCF Lenders then in effect.
(b) . Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars, as requested by the Borrower Representative applicable Borrower, and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiaries (other than Canadian ▇▇▇▇▇), contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “"Standby Letter of Credit”"), or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Canadian ▇▇▇▇▇) in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial "Documentary L/C”"), and (ii) unless otherwise agreed by the U.S. Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, expire no later than the earlier of (I) (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day 10th day prior to the Termination RCF Maturity Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension in the case of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter Standby Letters of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)subject, if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed requested by the applicable Borrower and agreed to by the Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall to auto-renewals for successive periods not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) exceeding one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day ending prior to the Termination 10th day prior to the RCF Maturity Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (yII) it has received notice on or before (A) 180 days after its date of issuance and (B) the 30th day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant prior to the proviso RCF Maturity Date, in the case of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Documentary L/Cs. Each Letter of Credit issued by an the U.S. RCF Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the U.S. RCF Commitments and each Letter of Credit issued by the Canadian RCF Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Canadian RCF Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection subsection 3.4) by the U.S. RCF Lenders or the Canadian RCF Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their respective U.S. RCF Commitment Percentages or Canadian RCF Commitment Percentages, as applicable. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder under the U.S. RC Facility shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required U.S. Borrower. All Letters of Credit issued under the Canadian RC Facility shall be denominated in Canadian Dollars requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiaryshall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower.
(eb) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs Customs, and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued payable on a sight basis only.
(c) No Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(d) Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3, no Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit for the account of Canadian ▇▇▇▇▇.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (RSC Holdings Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Available Revolving Credit Lenders Commitments would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectbe less than zero.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier first anniversary of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice Credit (subject to certain extension provisions acceptable to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at Administrative Agent and the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, ; it being understood that provisions which provide for the applicable Borrower shall not be required automatic extensions of up to make a specific request to such one year unless the Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed given a termination notice at least 30 to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender 60 days prior to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) automatic extension shall be permitted), provided, that if the 5th Business Day Termination Date occurs prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall, on or prior to the Termination Date; provided , (i) cause all such Letters of Credit to be returned to the Issuing Bank undrawn and marked "cancelled" or (ii) to the extent that such Issuing Lender shall not permit the Borrower is unable to replace and return any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit Credit, deposit cash in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason L/C Cash Collateral Account in an amount equal to 105% of the provisions face amount of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)all such Letters of Credit, or (y) it has received notice on or before as collateral security for the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant Borrower's reimbursement obligations in connection therewith, such cash to be remitted to the proviso Borrower upon the expiration, cancellation or other termination or satisfaction of the first sentence Borrower's reimbursement obligations in respect of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit all such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter Letters of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) and all other Obligations then outstanding under this Agreement. Each Letter of Credit issued that remains outstanding as of the date of a refinancing of the Lenders' Revolving Credit Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an exit facility agented by an Issuing Lender the Agents as contemplated under the Plan of Reorganization shall be rolled into, and deemed to constitute a utilization be, letters of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiarycredit outstanding under such facility.
(ec) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 3.04(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Parent any Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period from the 5th day prior to Effective Date until the Extended Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no Issuing Lender shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, if (i) after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the face amount of the requested Letter of Credit, when aggregated with all other then outstanding Extensions of Credit, shall not exceed the Line Cap at such time; provided further that each Issuing Lender may, but shall not be required to, issue Letters of Credit would such that the aggregate L/C Obligations attributable to all such outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) 500,000,000. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested lawful foreign currency which is approved in writing on a case by case basis by the Borrower Representative Issuing Lender and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise Agent in connection with the working capital their sole and business needs of the Parent Borrower absolute discretion and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise)issuance, or (y) it has received notice on or before subject to the day provisions of Section 6.01(p), the date that is two five (5) Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant prior to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c)Extended Termination Date, (1) from the Administrative Agent provided that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute with a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued one-year term may provide for the account renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which, subject to the provisions of Section 6.01(p)) shall in no event extend beyond the applicable Borrower or date referred to in clause (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant y) above). Each Application and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the International Standby Practices (ISP 98) of the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Standby L/Cs) or the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (in the case of Commercial L/Cs) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall be issued by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which the Issuing Lender in good f▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it; (iii) such issuance would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Lender applicable to letters of credit generally, or (iv) any Lender is at such time a sight basis onlyDefaulting Lender or Deteriorating Lender hereunder, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s risk with respect to such Lender.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 5.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii1) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the L/C Commitment or (2) the aggregate Available RC Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effectwould be less than zero.
(b) Each Letter of Credit shall shall:
(1) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted and/or the Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of insurance obligations, to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ compensation board or similar Governmental Authority for ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'▇ compensation liabilities of the purchase of goods or services Borrower and/or the Subsidiaries, and for such other purposes as may be approved by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), Issuing Lender and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), and
(2) expire no later than the earlier of (Ai) one year after its the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (ii) 364 days from the date of issuance and (B) the 5th Business Day prior subject to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Daterenewal).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters .
(d) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Unidigital Inc)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection subsection 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Borrowers on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day third Business Day prior to the Termination Maturity Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing Lender; provided that no such Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Aggregate Canadian Facility Lender Exposure, Aggregate Canadian Borrowing Extensions, Aggregate U.S. Facility Lender Exposure or Aggregate U.S. Borrowing Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars on the date on which the U.S. Borrower Representative or the Canadian Borrower Representative, as the case may be, has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), ) or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) 400.0 million. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency Canadian Dollars (in the case of the Canadian Facility Letters of Credit only), requested by the U.S. Borrower Representative or the Canadian Borrower Representative, as the case shall be, and shall be either (iA) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), ) or (iiB) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/CLetter of Credit”), and (ii) unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire Issuing Lender, mature not more than twelve months after the date of issuance (automatically renewable annually thereafter or for such longer period of time as may be agreed by the relevant Issuing Lender) and, in any event no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (B) the 5th third Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of Maturity Date (except to the Termination Date extent cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything arrangements reasonably acceptable to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable relevant Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal). Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an the U.S. Facility Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the U.S. Facility Commitments and each Letter of Credit issued by the Canadian Facility Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Canadian Facility Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection subsection 3.4) by the U.S. Facility Lenders or the Canadian Facility Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their respective U.S. Facility Commitment Percentages or Canadian Facility Commitment Percentages, as applicable. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder under the U.S. Facility shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower U.S. Borrower. All Letters of Credit issued under the Canadian Facility shall be denominated in Dollars or (if required by Canadian Dollars and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Issuing LenderCanadian Borrower. For greater certainty, so long as no Letters of Credit shall be issued under the Canadian Facility on account of a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted SubsidiaryU.S. Borrower.
(eb) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent BorrowerBorrower Representative on behalf of the applicable Borrower at the time of issuance, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
(c) No Issuing Lender shall at any time issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Abl Credit Agreement (HSI IP, Inc.)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lenderthe L/C Provider (or its permitted assigns pursuant to Section 9.17), in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders Committed Note Purchasers set forth in Subsection 3.4(a)Sections 2.08 and 2.09, agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account provide standby letters of the Parent Borrower the Existing credit, including Interest Reserve Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3each, together with the Existing Letters a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower Issuer or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary its designee on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period commencing on the 5th day Series 2018-1 Closing Date and ending on the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date to be issued in accordance with Section 2.07(h) in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing LenderL/C Provider; provided that the L/C Provider shall have no obligation or right to provide any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a requested issuance date if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i))L/C Commitment, (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would exceed $50,000,000 the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Notes Maximum Principal Amount or (iii) the Aggregate Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Credit of all Principal Amount attributable to the Revolving Credit Lenders L/C Provider (in its capacity as Committed Note Purchaser and L/C Provider) would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) its Commitment Amount. Each Letter of Credit shall (x) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested Dollars, (y) have a face amount of at least $25,000 or, if less than $25,000, shall bear a reasonable administrative fee to be agreed upon by the Borrower Representative Issuer and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), C Provider and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent (z) expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (B) the 5th date that is ten (10) Business Day Days prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Commitment Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond (the non-extended Termination “Required Expiration Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit may provide for the automatic renewal thereof for additional periods, each individually not to exceed one year (which shall in no event extend beyond the Required Expiration Date) unless the L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in Provider notifies each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time least thirty (30) calendar days prior to an extended expiry the then-applicable expiration date not (or no later than the earlier applicable notice date, if earlier, as specified in such Letter of (iCredit) one year from the date that such Letter of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination DateCredit shall not be renewed; provided further that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is later than the Required Expiration Date so long as either (x) the Undrawn L/C Face Amount with respect to such Letter of Credit has been fully cash collateralized by the Issuer in accordance with Section 4.02 or 4.03 as of the Required Expiration Date and there are no other outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to such Letter of Credit as of the Required Expiration Date or (y) other than with respect to Interest Reserve Letters of Credit, arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Provider in its sole and absolute discretion have been made with the L/C Provider (and, if the L/C Provider is not the L/C Issuing Lender has determined Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuing Bank) pursuant to Section 4.04 such that it such Letter of Credit shall cease to be deemed outstanding or to be deemed a “Letter of Credit” for purposes of this Agreement as of the Commitment Termination Date. The L/C Provider shall not at any time be obligated to (I) provide any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would violate, or cause any L/C Issuing Bank to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law or (II) amend any Letter of Credit hereunder if (1) the L/C Provider would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed amended form under the terms hereof or (by reason 2) each beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(b) On the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture and this Agreement, and in reliance on the covenants, representations and agreements set forth herein and therein, the Issuer shall issue and shall cause the Trustee to authenticate the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Notes, which the Issuer shall deliver to the L/C Provider on the Series 2018-1 Closing Date. Such Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Note shall be dated the Series 2018-1 Closing Date, shall be registered in the name of the L/C Provider or in such other name or nominee as the L/C Provider may request, shall have a maximum principal amount equal to the L/C Commitment, shall have an initial outstanding principal amount equal to the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Initial Aggregate Undrawn L/C Face Amount, and shall be duly authenticated in accordance with the provisions of Subsection 3.2(cthe Indenture. Each issuance of a Letter of Credit after the Series 2018-1 Closing Date will constitute an Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Note in an amount corresponding to the Undrawn L/C Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. All L/C Obligations (whether in respect of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts or Unreimbursed L/C Drawings) shall be deemed to be principal outstanding under the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Note and shall be deemed to be Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amounts for all purposes of this Agreement, the Indenture and the other Transaction Documents other than, in the case of Undrawn L/C Face Amounts, for purposes of accrual of interest. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the Series 2018-1 Supplement, each issuance of a Letter of Credit will constitute a Subfacility Increase in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Note and the expiration of any Letter of Credit or otherwisereimbursements of any Unreimbursed L/C Drawings thereunder or other circumstances resulting in the permanent reduction in any Undrawn L/C Face Amounts from time to time will constitute a Subfacility Decrease in the outstanding principal amount evidenced by the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 L/C Note. The L/C Provider and the Issuer agree to promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee of any such decreases for which notice to the Administrative Agent is not otherwise provided hereunder.
(c) The Issuer may (or shall cause the Manager on its behalf to) from time to time request that the L/C Provider provide a new Letter of Credit by delivering to the L/C Provider at its address for notices specified herein an application therefor (in the form required by the applicable L/C Issuing Bank as notified to the Issuer by the L/C Provider) (an “Application”), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant completed to the proviso satisfaction of the first sentence L/C Provider, and such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as the L/C Provider may reasonably request on behalf of this clause the L/C Issuing Bank. Upon receipt of any completed Application, the L/C Provider will notify the Administrative Agent and the Trustee in writing of the amount, the beneficiary or beneficiaries and the requested expiration of the requested Letter of Credit (cwhich shall comply with Section 2.07(a) and (i)) and, (1) subject to the other conditions set forth herein and in the Series 2018-1 Supplement and upon receipt of written confirmation from the Administrative Agent that (based, with respect to any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from portion of the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Subfacility Amount held by any Person other than the Administrative Agent, solely on written notices received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement) that after giving effect to the requested issuance, the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Outstanding Principal Amount would not exceed the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Notes Maximum Principal Amount (provided that the L/C Provider shall be entitled to rely upon any Lender written statement, paper or Borrower that one document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or more sent by the proper Person or Persons of the applicable conditions specified Administrative Agent for purposes of determining whether the L/C Provider received such prior written confirmation from the Administrative Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit), the L/C Provider will cause such Application and the certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered in connection therewith to be processed in accordance with the L/C Issuing Bank’s customary procedures and shall promptly provide the Letter of Credit requested thereby (but in no event shall the L/C Provider be required to provide any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto, as provided in Section 6 are 2.07(a)) by issuing the original of such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary or beneficiaries thereof or as otherwise may be agreed to by the L/C Provider and the Issuer. The L/C Provider shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Manager (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) promptly following the issuance thereof. The L/C Provider shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall in turn promptly furnish to the Funding Agents, the Investors, the Control Party and the Trustee, written notice of the issuance of each Letter of Credit (including the amount thereof).
(d) The Issuer shall pay to the L/C Provider the L/C Quarterly Fees (as defined in the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Notes Fee Letter, the “L/C Quarterly Fees”) in accordance with the terms of the Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Notes Fee Letter and subject to the Priority of Payments.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) To the extent that any provision of any Application related to any Letter of Credit is inconsistent with the provisions of this Article II, the provisions of this Article II shall apply.
(g) The Issuer may, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Provider, effect a permanent reduction in the L/C Commitment; provided that any such reduction will be limited to the undrawn portion of the L/C Commitment. If requested by the Issuer in writing and with the prior written consent of the L/C Provider and the Administrative Agent, the L/C Provider may (but shall not then satisfiedbe obligated to) increase the amount of the L/C Commitment; provided that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of each of the Outstanding Series 2018-1 Class A-1 Note Advances, the Swingline Commitment and the L/C Commitment does not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments.
(h) The L/C Provider shall satisfy its obligations under this Section 2.07 with respect to providing any Letter of Credit hereunder by issuing such Letter of Credit itself or that through an Affiliate if the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is satisfied with respect to such Affiliate, and the issuance of such Letter of Credit. If the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test is not satisfied with respect to such Affiliate, and the issuance of such Letter of Credit, a Person selected by the Issuer (at the expense of the L/C Provider) shall issue such Letter of Credit; provided that such Person and issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
satisfies the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test (dthe L/C Provider (or such Affiliate of the L/C Provider) or such other Person selected by the Issuer (at the expense of the L/C Provider), in each case in its capacity as the issuer of such Letter of Credit being referred to as the “L/C Issuing Bank” with respect to such Letter of Credit). The “L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test” is a test that is satisfied with respect to a Person issuing a Letter of Credit if the Person is a U.S. commercial bank that has, at the time of the issuance of such Letter of Credit, (i) a short-term certificate of deposit rating of not less than “A-2” (or then equivalent grade) from S&P and (ii) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “BBB” (or then equivalent grade) from S&P or such other minimum long-term unsecured debt rating as may be reasonably required by the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such proposed Letter of Credit. Each of the parties hereto shall execute any amendments to this Agreement reasonably requested by the Issuer in order to have any letter of credit issued by a Person selected by the Issuer pursuant to this Section 2.07(h) or Section 5.17 of the Base Indenture be a “Letter of Credit” that has been issued hereunder and such Person selected by the Issuer be an “L/C Issuing Bank”. If any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed L/C Provider hereunder in favor of an insurance or other similar provider to constitute any Wingstop Entity no longer satisfies such provider’s criteria for an eligible or otherwise conforming letter of credit for its particular purpose, the Issuer may select an alternative Person to issue a utilization replacement for such Letter of the Commitments, Credit; provided that such Person and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters issuance of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each such replacement Letter of Credit satisfies the L/C Issuing Bank Rating Test, and such L/C Provider shall be subject to reasonably cooperate with the Uniform Customs and, to Issuer in connection with the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws termination and replacement of the State such Letter of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyCredit.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection Section 3.4(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the a Revolving Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderLender (it being understood that any commercial Letter of Credit shall provide for sight drafts and not bankers acceptances); provided that no Issuing Lender shall issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers L/C Obligations would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), L/C Commitment or (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect aggregate amount of Letters of Credit the Available Revolving Commitments would exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted SubsidiariesDollars, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender, have a face amount of at least $5,000 and (iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the then latest Revolving Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding that any extension Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the Termination Date -58- renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). Each Existing Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be issued pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no this Section 3.1(a) on the Restatement Effective Date.
(b) No Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a any Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.hereunder if:
(ci) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b)such issuance would conflict with, if the Borrower Representative so requests in or cause such Issuing Lender or any L/C RequestParticipant to exceed any limits imposed by, the any applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter Requirement of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and Law;
(ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided any Lender is at that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) time a Defaulting Lender, unless such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at entered into arrangements, including, if requested, the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender with the Borrower or such time Lender to issue eliminate such Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.21(a)(iii)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant then proposed to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, be issued or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.and all other L/C Obligations as to which such Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or
(diii) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance issuance thereof would otherwise conflict with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by any separate written agreement between the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable such Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Charter Communications, Inc. /Mo/)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(aSection 2.19(e), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (if or any Joint Venture, provided such Issuing Bank has received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities with respect to such Joint Venture under applicable “know your customer”, “beneficial ownership” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including with respect to the applicable PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in a form reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant Bank and jointly and severally liable thereunderthe Administrative Agent) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Period but in no event later than period from the 5th day Closing Date to the date that is five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date of such Issuing Bank in such form as may be approved from time to time by the such Issuing LenderBank; provided that no Issuing Bank shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) without the aggregate Extensions consent of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Bank, (A) in the case of any Principal Issuing Bank, the L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Principal Issuing Bank would exceed $208,333,333.33 or such other amount (not to exceed, when added to the Letter of Credit for purposes commitments of determining compliance all other Issuing Banks, the aggregate amount of the Commitments) as may be agreed to by such Principal Issuing Bank and the Borrower in writing from time to time (with this clause prompt notice to the Administrative Agent), and (i)B) in the case of any other Issuing Bank, the L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank would exceed such amount (not to exceed, when added to the Letter of Credit commitments of all other Issuing Banks, the aggregate amount of the Commitments) as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank and the Borrower in writing from time to time (with prompt notice to the Administrative Agent), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Total Extensions of Credit would exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments or (iii) in the event that the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended pursuant to Section 2.20 with respect to some but not all of the Lenders, the portion of the L/C Obligations in respect of attributable to Letters of Credit would with expiry dates after any Existing Commitment Termination Date will exceed $50,000,000 or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit portion of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed aggregate Commitments attributable to the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
(b) with respect to which the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended beyond such Existing Commitment Termination Date. Each Letter of Credit shall (A) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either Dollars, (iB) have a standby letter face amount of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business at least $1,000,000 (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent Issuing Bank) and (C) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th date that is five Business Day Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension Date of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8applicable Issuing Bank, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a provided that any Letter of Credit that expires with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
date referred to in clause (cy) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(babove), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter . All Existing Letters of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof. It is agreed that the Borrower shall have the right from and after the Closing Date to request that any letter of credit issued by a Principal Issuing Bank pursuant to documentation other than this Agreement be deemed (but may not require) at any time during the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal Commitment Period of such Principal Issuing Bank) to constitute a Letter of Credit at any time issued under this Agreement, and, provided that all requirements of this Agreement that would then be applicable to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date issuance of such renewal letter of credit if it were then being newly issued as a Letter of Credit hereunder are satisfied (including the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in and (ii) Section 4.2), and with the 5th Business Day prior consent of the applicable Principal Issuing Bank, such letter of credit shall be so deemed to constitute a Letter of Credit issued under this Agreement as fully as if it were then newly issued under this Agreement. The applicable Principal Issuing Bank shall provide the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue Administrative Agent with a copy of each such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunderSection 2.19(b) any Restricted Subsidiarybelow.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis only.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Phillips 66)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing LenderBank, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(asubsection 2.8(a), agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary Company on any Business Day during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; Bank, provided that (i) the Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iiA) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the L/C Sublimit or (iiiB) the Aggregate Outstanding Revolving Credit Outstandings of all the Revolving Credit Lenders at such time would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
Commitments at such time and (bii) the Issuing Bank shall not issue any Letter of Credit unless it shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent that the issuance of such Letter of Credit will not violate clause (i) above. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars Dollars, an Eligible L/C Currency or any such other Designated Foreign Offshore Currency requested by as the Borrower Representative Company, the Issuing Bank and shall the Administrative Agent may from time to time agree, (ii) be either (ix) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiy) a commercial letter of credit issued in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent iii) expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year the date that is 12 months after its the date of its issuance and (By) the 5th thirtieth Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date; , provided that, notwithstanding subject to the immediately preceding clause (y), any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a standby Letter of Credit that expires beyond may, at the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to request of the contrary Company as set forth in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (eachApplication, be automatically extended on each anniversary of the issuance thereof for an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit additional period of one year unless the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time Bank which issued such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by shall have given prior written notice to the applicable Issuing Lender, Company and the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal beneficiary of such Letter of Credit at any time least 30 Business Days prior to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance termination of such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each that such Letter of Credit issued by an will not be extended and the Issuing Lender Bank shall be deemed permit such beneficiary, upon receipt of such notice, to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters draw under such Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in prior to the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account date such Letter of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless Credit otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each would have been automatically renewed. Each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs Customs, the ISP (to the extent applicable) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New York. All Letters The Issuing Bank shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyhereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by any applicable Requirement of Law.
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Sources: Credit and Guarantee Agreement (Kinetic Concepts Inc /Tx/)
L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period but in no event later than the 5th day prior to the Termination Date in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (ii) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit Exposure would exceed $50,000,000 either the Total L/C Commitments or (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit of all Available Revolving Commitment at such time. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed Administrative Agent and the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then Issuing Lender, in effect.
(b) Each their sole discretion, each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (ii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (Ax) one year after the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (By) the 5th Letter of Credit Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above unless Cash Collateralized at a rate of 105% or otherwise backstopped to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender). The amount of any Letter of Credit issued in a foreign currency shall be carried at the equivalent rate in Dollars at the exchange rate used generally by the applicable Issuing Lender for all purposes of this Agreement and after any drawing on such Letter of Credit.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it;
(iii) the Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the requested date of issuance issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified contained in Section 6 are 5.2 shall not then be satisfied (which notice shall contain a description of any such condition asserted not to be satisfied);
(iv) any requested Letter of Credit is not in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or that the issuance issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(dvi) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the Commitments, and shall be participated in (except as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender Administrative Agent and the Parent BorrowerIssuing Lender, each such Letter of Credit shall be subject is in an initial face amount of less than $50,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, pursuant to Section 3.10, satisfactory to the Uniform Customs and, Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the extent not inconsistent therewith, Defaulting Lender arising from either the laws of the State of New York. All Letters Letter of Credit shall then proposed to be issued on a sight basis onlyor such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
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L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in Subsection 3.4(a), Lender agrees to continue under this Agreement for the account of the Parent Borrower the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it and to issue standby letters of credit (the letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 3, together with the Existing "Letters of Credit, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”") for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary on any Business Day during from the Commitment Period Closing Date through but in no event later than not including the 5th day prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided provided, that the Issuing Lender shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit shall be issued if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the aggregate Extensions of Credit to the Borrowers would exceed the applicable limitations set forth in Subsection 2.1 (it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall calculate the Dollar Equivalent of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans in any Designated Foreign Currency on the date on which the Borrower Representative has requested that the applicable Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (i)), (iia) the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed $50,000,000 the lesser of (i) the L/C Commitment or (iiiii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Commitment less the sum of the Dollar Amount of the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Credit Lenders would exceed the Commitments of all the Revolving Credit Lenders then in effect.
loans or (b) the Available Commitment of any Lender would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or any other Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall in a minimum amount of $50,000, (ii) be either (i) a standby letter of credit issued to support obligations of the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, contingent or otherwise, which finance or otherwise arise in connection with the working capital and business needs of the Parent Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or otherwise for a purpose consistent with the permitted use of proceeds described in Section 2.7, (a “Standby Letter of Credit”), or (iiiii) a commercial letter of credit in respect of the purchase of goods or services by the Parent Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business (a “Commercial L/C”), and unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent expire no later than the earlier of (A) one year after its date of issuance and (Bx) the 5th Business Day prior to date which is 365 days after the Termination Date; provided that, notwithstanding any extension of the Termination Date pursuant to Subsection 2.8, unless otherwise agreed, no Issuing Lender shall be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit that expires beyond the non-extended Termination Date.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Subsection 3.1(b), if the Borrower Representative so requests in any L/C Request, the applicable Issuing Lender may, in its sole issuance thereof and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “Auto-Renewal L/C”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal L/C must permit the applicable Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the applicable Issuing Lender, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such Issuing Lender for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal L/C has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the applicable Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an extended expiry date not later than the earlier of (i) one year from the date of such renewal and (ii) the 5th Business Day prior to the Termination Date; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit any such renewal if (x) such Issuing Lender has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Subsection 3.2(c) or otherwise), or (y) it has received notice on or before the day that is two Business Days before the date which has been agreed upon pursuant to the proviso of the first sentence of this clause (c), (1) from the Administrative Agent that any Lender directly affected thereby has elected not to permit such renewal or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 6 are not then satisfied, or that the issuance of such Letter of Revolving Credit would violate Subsection 3.1.
(d) Each Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Lender shall be deemed to constitute a utilization of the CommitmentsTermination Date, and shall be participated in (as more fully described in the following Subsection 3.4iv) by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages. All Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall be denominated in Dollars or in the respective Designated Foreign Currency requested by the Borrower Representative and shall be issued for the account of the applicable Borrower or (if required by the applicable Issuing Lender, so long as a Borrower is a co-applicant and jointly and severally liable thereunder) any Restricted Subsidiary.
(e) Unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Issuing Lender and the Parent Borrower, each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the Uniform Customs and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, the laws of the State of New YorkNorth Carolina. All The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any Applicable Law. References herein to "issue" and derivations thereof with respect to Letters of Credit shall be issued on a sight basis onlyalso include extensions or modifications of any existing Letters of Credit, unless the context otherwise requires.
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