Common use of LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS Clause in Contracts

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) Obligor shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary)Letter of Credit Obligor, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or Letter of Credit Obligor that such Subsidiary) Letter of Credit Obligor proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower Company (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes Borrowers assume all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its the use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower Borrowers (or a Subsidiary which another Credit Party that is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower Borrowers (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower Borrowers (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party) which that the Borrower Borrowers (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party) proves prove were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which that is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which that the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's ’s willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT that the such Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary)Borrower, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the such Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary)Borrower, to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but 92 97 not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower Borrowers (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower Borrowers (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the any Borrower (or such Subsidiary) which the such Borrower (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its the use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which that may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT except that the Borrower (or a Subsidiary which another Credit Party that is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party) which that the Borrower (or such SubsidiaryCredit Party) proves prove were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.

LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT ISSUERS. The Borrower Company assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit with respect to its use of such Letters of Credit. Neither any Letter of Credit Issuer nor any of its officers or directors shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee in connection therewith; (b) the validity, sufficiency or genuineness of documents, or of any endorsement thereon, even if such documents should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged; (c) payment by a Letter of Credit Issuer against presentation of documents that do not comply with the terms of a Letter of Credit, including failure of any documents to bear any reference or adequate reference to such Letter of Credit; or (d) any other circumstances whatsoever in making or failing to make payment under any Letter of Credit, EXCEPT that the Borrower Company (or a Subsidiary which is the account party in respect of the Letter of Credit in question) shall have a claim against a Letter of Credit Issuer, and a Letter of Credit Issuer shall be liable to the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary), to the extent of any direct, but not consequential, damages suffered by the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary) which the Borrower Company (or such Subsidiary) proves were caused by (i) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful misconduct or gross negligence in determining whether documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (ii) such Letter of Credit Issuer's willful failure to make lawful payment under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it of documentation strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, a Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation.