Ratings Event (i) If the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated at least as high as "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, a division of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc. ("S&P") and, as a result of such cessation, the then current rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes is downgraded or placed under review for possible downgrade by S&P (an "INITIAL S&P RATING EVENT"), then Party A will, within 30 days of the occurrence of such Initial S&P Rating Event, at its own cost either:
(A) put in place an appropriate ▇▇▇▇-to-market collateral agreement (which may be based on the credit support documentation published by ISDA, or otherwise, and relates to collateral in the form of cash or securities or both) in support of its obligations under this Agreement on terms satisfactory to the Security Trustee (whose consent will be given if S&P confirms that the provision of such collateral would maintain the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Initial S&P Rating Event) provided that (x) Party A will be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of S&P if the amount of collateral agreed to be provided in the form of cash and/or securities (the "COLLATERAL AMOUNT") is determined on a basis which satisfies (but is no more onerous than) the criteria of S&P published on 17th December, 2003, as amended and supplemented from time to time, which enables entities rated lower than a specified level to participate in structured finance transactions which, through collateralisation are rated at a higher level (the "S&P CRITERIA") and (y) the Collateral Amount will not be required to exceed such amount as would be required (in accordance with the S&P Criteria) to maintain or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes at or to the level they would have been at immediately prior to such Initial S&P Rating Event;
(B) transfer all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement to a replacement third party satisfactory to the Security Trustee (whose consent will be given if S&P confirms that such transfer would maintain the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Initial S&P Rating Event);
(C) obtain a guarantee of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the Security Trustee (whose consent will be given if S&P confirms that such guarantee would maintain the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes at, or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Initial S&P Rating Event); or
(D) take such other action as Party A may agree with S&P as will result in the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes following the taking of such action being maintained at, or restored to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Initial S&P Rating Event. If any of paragraphs (i)(B), (i)(C) or (i)(D) above are satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to paragraph (i)(A) above will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any additional collateral.
(ii) If the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated at least as high as "A-3" by S&P and, as a result of such downgrade, the then current rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes may in the reasonable opinion of S&P be downgraded or placed under review for possible downgrade (such event, a "SUBSEQUENT S&P RATING EVENT"), then Party A will, within 30 days of the occurrence of such Subsequent S&P Rating Event, at its own cost either:
(A) transfer all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement to a replacement third party satisfactory to the Security Trustee (whose consent will be given if S&P confirms that such transfer would maintain the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P at, or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes by S&P to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Subsequent S&P Rating Event);
(B) take such other action as Party A may agree with S&P as will result in the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes following the taking of such action being maintained at, or restored to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Subsequent S&P Rating Event; or
(C) obtain a guarantee of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement from a third party satisfactory to the Security Trustee (whose consent will be given if S&P confirms that such guarantee would maintain the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes at, or restore the rating of the Series 1 Class [A/B/C] Seventh Issuer Notes to, the level it would have been at immediately prior to such Subsequent S&P Rating Event), and, if, at the time a Subsequent S&P Rating Event occurs, Party A has provided collateral pursuant to a ▇▇▇▇-to-market collateral arrangement put in place pursuant to paragraph (i)(A) above following an Initial S&P Rating Event, it will continue to post collateral notwithstanding the occurrence of a Subsequent S&P Rating Event until such time as any of paragraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B) or (ii)(C) above have been satisfied. If any of paragraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B) or (ii)(C) above are satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to paragraph (i)(A) above will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any additional collateral.
(iii) If:
(A) the long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated at least as high as "A1" (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇; or
(B) the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated at least as high as "Prime-1" (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, (such cessation being an "INITIAL ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ RATING EVENT"), then Party A will, within 30 days of the occurrence of such Initial ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating Event, at its own cost either:
(1) transfer all of its rights and obligations with respect to this Agreement to either (x) a replacement third party with the Required Ratings (as defined below) domiciled in the same legal jurisdiction as Party A or Party B, or (y) a replacement third party as Party A may agree with ▇▇▇▇▇'▇;
(2) procure another person to become co-obligor or guarantor in respect of the obligations of Party A under this Agreement, which co-obligor or guarantor may be either (x) a person with the Required Ratings (as defined below) domiciled in the same legal jurisdiction as Party A or Party B, or (y) such other person as Party A may agree with ▇▇▇▇▇'▇;
(3) take such other action as Party A may agree with ▇▇▇▇▇'▇; or
(4) put in place a ▇▇▇▇-to-market collateral agreement in a form and substance acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ (which may be based on the credit support documentation published by ISDA, or otherwise, and relates to collateral in the form of cash or securities or both) in support of its obligations under this Agreement which complies with the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Criteria (as defined below) or such other criteria relating to the amount of collateral as may be agreed with ▇▇▇▇▇'▇. If any of paragraphs (iii)(1), (iii)(2) or (iii)(3) above are satisfied at any time, all collateral (or the equivalent thereof, as appropriate) transferred by Party A pursuant to paragraph (iii)(4) above will be transferred to Party A and Party A will not be required to transfer any additional collateral.
(iv) If:
(A) the long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated as high as "A3" (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇; or
(B) the short-term, unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Party A's Credit Support Provider cease to be rated as high as "Prime-2" (or its equivalent) by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, (such cessation being a "SUBSEQUENT ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ RATING EVENT"), then Party A will:
(1) on a reasonable efforts basis, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of such Subsequent ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Rating Event, at its own cost, either:
Rating Agency Downgrade In the event that DBAG’s short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is reduced below “A-1” by S&P or, if DBAG has both a long-term credit rating and a short-term credit rating from Moody’s, and either its long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “A2” by Moody’s or its short-term credit rating is withdrawn or reduced below “P-1” by Moody’s (and together with S&P, the “Swap Rating Agencies”, and such rating thresholds, “Approved Rating Thresholds”), then within 30 days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, DBAG shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and at its own expense, either (i) cause another entity to replace DBAG as party to this Agreement that meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds on terms substantially similar to this Agreement, (ii) obtain a guaranty of, or a contingent agreement of another person with the Approved Rating Thresholds, to honor, DBAG’s obligations under this Agreement, (iii) post collateral which will be sufficient to restore the immediately prior ratings of the Certificates and any Notes, or (iv) establish any other arrangement which will be sufficient to restore the immediately prior ratings of the Certificates and any Notes. In the event that DBAG’s long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is reduced below “BBB-” or its short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is reduced below “A-3” or is withdrawn by S&P or DBAG’s long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating is withdrawn or reduced below “A3” by Moody’s or its short-term credit rating is reduced below “P-2” by Moody’s, then within 10 days after such rating withdrawal or downgrade, DBAG shall, subject to the Rating Agency Condition and at its own expense, either (i) cause another entity to replace DBAG as party to this Agreement that meets or exceeds the Approved Rating Thresholds on terms substantially similar to this Agreement or (ii) obtain a guaranty of, or a contingent agreement of another person with the Approved Rating Thresholds to honor, DBAG’s obligations under this Agreement. In either case, DBAG shall deliver collateral acceptable to the Swap Rating Agencies until DBAG has made such transfer or obtained a guaranty as set forth in (i) and (ii) above. For purposes of this provision, “Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any particular proposed act or omission to act hereunder that the party acting or failing to act must consult with each of the Swap Rating Agencies then providing a rating of the Certificates and any Notes and receive from each of the Swap Rating Agencies a prior written confirmation that the proposed action or inaction would not cause a downgrade or withdrawal of the then-current rating of the Certificates or any Note.
