LIBOR Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that, by reason of any Regulatory Change (for purposes hereof "Regulatory Change" shall mean, with respect to the Agent or any Lender, any change after the date of this Agreement in United States Federal, state or foreign law or regulations (including, without limitation, Regulation D) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks including the Agent or any Lender of or under any United States Federal, state or foreign law or regulations (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful)), the Agent or any Lender either (a) incurs any material additional costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such bank which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Financing Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of the Agent or any Lender which includes LIBOR Loans or (b) becomes subject to any material restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets which it may hold, then, if the Agent or the Required Lenders so elect by notice to the Companies the obligation of the Agent and the Lenders to make or continue, or to convert Chase Bank Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect.
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LIBOR Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event that, by reason of any Regulatory Change (for purposes hereof "Regulatory Change" shall mean, with respect to the Agent or any Lender, any change after the date of this Agreement in United States Federal, state or foreign law or regulations (including, without limitation, Regulation D) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks including the Agent or any Lender of or under any United States Federal, state or foreign law or regulations (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful)), the Agent or any Lender either (a) incurs any material additional costs based on or measured by the excess above a specified level of the amount of a category of deposits or other liabilities of such bank which includes deposits by reference to which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is determined as provided in this Financing Agreement or a category of extensions of credit or other assets of the Agent or any Lender which includes LIBOR Loans or (b) becomes subject to any material restrictions on the amount of such a category of liabilities or assets which it may hold, then, if the Agent or the Required Lenders so elect by notice to the Companies the obligation of the Agent and the Lenders to make or continue, or to convert Chase Bank Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until such Regulatory Change ceases to be in effect.
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