Common use of Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit Clause in Contracts

Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereof, and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereof. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

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Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time Subject to time during all ------------------------------------ of the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with Lender agrees to issue the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters Letter of Credit or Commercial Letters for the benefit of the Beneficiary, in the amount of $2,546,758.84. The Letter of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.00) shall be in the aggregate as a subfacility form of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; Exhibit "H" attached hereto and incorporated ----------- herein by this reference, provided, however, that the aggregate amount drawable under the Letter of Credit at any time outstanding shall at no time exceed $2,546,758.84. The Letter of Credit shall be subject to and governed by the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits, 1993 Revision, ICC Publication No. 500. The Letter of Credit shall bear an expiry date not later than February 28, 2002 (the "Letter of Credit Expiration Date"), and the Lender shall have no obligation to issue any letters of credit after, or bearing an expiry date after, the Letter of Credit Expiration Date. i. Upon a Letter of Credit Payment, the payment of principal and interest as set forth in the Note. ii. A letter of credit fee (the "Letter of Credit Fee"), as compensation for the issuance of the Letter of Credit, computed at the rate of one percent (1%) of the aggregate maximum amount drawable under the Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable on the Closing Date. iii. Upon demand, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses of the Lender, including reasonable fees and expenses of the Lender incident to the opening of the Letter of Credit, any drawing, negotiation of drafts, execution of documents, amendments, waiver or transfer of any document referred to herein or therein, and the protection of the Lender's rights or interest under, or the enforcement of the Borrower's obligations under, this Agreement or under any document or instrument referred to herein or contemplated hereby, whether by judicial proceeding or otherwise, as a result of the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder, all with interest thereon from the date of demand until paid at the applicable rate as set forth in the Note. iv. Upon demand, any documentary taxes and other levies imposed upon the Lender in connection with the execution and delivery of the Letter of Credit or any transaction hereunder or thereunder, with interest thereon from date of demand until paid at the applicable rate as set forth in the Note. v. If any law or regulation or any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any court or administrative or governmental authority charged with the administration thereof shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, risk-based capital requirement or similar requirement which would impose upon the Lender, or any corporation controlling the Lender, any additional costs or fees or any reduced return on which capital (i) generally upon the Borrower requests a issuance or maintenance of so called "stand-by" letters of credit by the Lender, or (ii) specifically in respect of this Agreement or the Letter of Credit, and after giving effect the result of such imposition of additional costs or fees upon either clause (i) or (ii) above shall be to increase the cost to the Lender or reduce the return on capital of the Lender, or any corporation controlling the Lender, of issuing or maintaining the Letter of Credit Face Amount (which increase in costs or fees or reduction in return on capital shall be the result of the Lender's reasonable allocation of the aggregate of such Letter cost or fee increases resulting from such events as equitably applied to its customers and shall not be reflected in the Interest Rate, as defined in the Note ), then within thirty (30) days after demand from the Lender, accompanied by a certificate as to such increased costs or fees or reduction in return on capital, its allocation of Creditsuch increase in costs or fees and its offset for increases in the Interest Rate (as defined in the Note) reflecting the increase of costs or fees to the Lender, the sum Borrower shall pay all additional amounts as are necessary to compensate the Lender or such controlling corporation for such increased costs or fees or, to maintain its return on capital, incurred by the Lender or such controlling corporation as set forth in such certificate. The certificate of the Lender as to such increased costs or fees or return on capital shall show the manner of calculation and shall be conclusive (iin the absence of manifest error) as to the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitmentthereof. vi. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment payments by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As to the Lender under this Section shall be made in lawful currency of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereof, and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof United States and in reliance on immediately available funds at the agreements of the other Banks set forth Lender's principal office in this Section 2.06Louisville, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereof. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement)Kentucky.

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Jameson Inns Inc)

Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) Agent shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Ten Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.0010,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) outstanding and the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank Agent in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank the Agent of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank the Agent and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Prior Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) Agent no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bankthe Agent, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank Agent and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereof, and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank Agent in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank the Agent of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank the Agent and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereof. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank Agent a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank Agent shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an a Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Thirty-Five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.0035,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereofthereof (which shall not be later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date), and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV Section 4.01 is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereofhereof or otherwise payable in connection therewith. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. 265265096 Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral Cash Collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Third Amendment Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an a Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Fifty-FiveSeventy-Five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.0055,000,000.0075,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that the outstanding amount of Letters of Credit of any Issuing Bank shall not exceed its Specified L/C Sublimit; provided further, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereofthereof (which shall not be later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date), and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV Section 4.01 is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereofhereof or otherwise payable in connection therewith. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such 270134563 Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral Cash Collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

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Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an a Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Thirty-Five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.0035,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereof, and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV Section 4.01 is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereofhereof or otherwise payable in connection therewith. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

Agreement to Issue Letters of Credit. From time to time during the period from the Closing Date to the fifteenth (15th) day preceding the Expiry Date, subject to the further terms and conditions hereof, including those required in connection with the making of Revolving Credit Loans, the applicable Issuing Bank(s) shall issue Standby Letters of Credit or Commercial Letters of Credit (collectively the "Letters of Credit") for the account of the Borrower in an a Dollar Equivalent amount not to exceed Thirty Thirty-Five Million and 00/100 Dollars ($30,000,000.0035,000,000.00) in the aggregate as a subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment; provided, however, that on any date on which the Borrower requests a Letter of Credit, and after giving effect to the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit, the sum of (i) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, plus (ii) all Swing Line Loans outstanding, plus (iii) the Dollar Equivalent amount of all Letters of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility Commitment. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of letters of credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees with respect thereto. As of the date hereof, those Letters of Credit set forth on Schedule 2.06 hereof (collectively, the "Existing Letters of Credit"), which were issued under the Existing Loan Agreement and are outstanding on the date hereof, will be deemed to be Letters of Credit issued and outstanding hereunder. Each request for a Letter of Credit shall be delivered to the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time) on the second (2nd) Business Day, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by such Issuing Bank, prior to the proposed date of issuance. Each such request shall be in a form acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank and specify the Letter of Credit Face Amount thereof, the applicable currency, the account party, the beneficiary, the intended date of issuance, the expiry date thereofthereof (which shall not be later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date), and the nature of the transaction to be supported thereby. Promptly after receipt of any request for a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall confirm with the Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Agent has received a copy of such request for a Letter of Credit and if not, such Issuing Bank will provide the Agent with a copy thereof. Unless the Issuing Bank has received notice from any Bank, the Agent or any Loan Party, at least one (1) day prior to the requested date of issuance of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV Section 4.01 is not satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and in reliance on the agreements of the other Banks set forth in this Section 2.06, the Issuing Bank or any of the Issuing Bank's Affiliates will issue a Letter of Credit. All such Letters of Credit shall be issued by the applicable Issuing Bank in accordance with its then current practice relating to the issuance of Letters of Credit including, but not limited to, the execution and delivery to such Issuing Bank of applications and agreements required by such Issuing Bank and the payment by the Borrower of all applicable fees required by Section 2.07 hereofhereof or otherwise payable in connection therewith. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Bank shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the applicable Issuing Bank a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit Face Amount of such Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly, but in any event not later than the next Business Day, provide to each Bank notice of each such request for a Letter of Credit by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit, if any Bank is at such time an Impacted Bank hereunder, unless the Issuing Bank has entered into satisfactory arrangements with the Borrower or such Impacted Bank to eliminate the Issuing Bank's risk with respect to such Impacted Bank (it being understood that the Issuing Bank would consider the Borrower or the Impacted Bank providing cash collateral Cash Collateral to the Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Bank, to secure the Impacted Bank's Pro Rata Share of the Letter of Credit to be a satisfactory arrangement).

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Loan Agreement (Matthews International Corp)

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