Common use of Acceptance and Rejection of Bids Clause in Contracts

Acceptance and Rejection of Bids. Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders by telephone, confirmed by telecopy whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Fixed Rate Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Variable Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, and (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable and once notified of the acceptance of its bid under this paragraph, each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted; provided that the obligations of such Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Competitive Loans as required.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Leggett & Platt Inc), Credit Agreement (Leggett & Platt Inc), Credit Agreement (Leggett & Platt Inc)

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Acceptance and Rejection of Bids. Subject only to the provisions of this paragraph, the Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders by telephone, confirmed by telecopy facsimile whether and to what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case of a Fixed Rate Competitive Borrowing, not later than 10:30 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive Borrowing, and in the case of a Variable Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided that (i) the failure of the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the requested Competitive Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, and (iv) to the extent necessary to comply with clause (iii) above, the Borrower may accept Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable and once notified of the acceptance of its bid under this paragraph, each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of which its Competitive Bid has been accepted; provided that the obligations of such Revolving Lenders are several and no Revolver Lender shall be responsible for any other Revolver Lender’s failure to make Competitive Loans as required.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Leggett & Platt Inc)

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