Common use of Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting Clause in Contracts

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Herbalife Ltd.)

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Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: (ia) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or (ii) (b) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (vb) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.:

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (vb) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection DocumentSolely with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the respect to Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) Loan A Facility and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability PeriodRevolving Credit Facility, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.following shall apply:

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Herbalife Ltd.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR EurocurrencySOFR Borrowing: (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term RateTerm SOFR for such Interest Period; or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term RateTerm SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; Period (in each case with respect to the Loans impacted by this clause (ii) or clause (i) above, “Impacted Loans”), then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone hand delivery, facsimile or facsimile other electronic transmission as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar EurocurrencySOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, as an ABR BorrowingBorrowing and the utilization of the LIBO RateAdjusted Term SOFR component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received. (ib) Solely with respect Notwithstanding any of the provisions in this Agreement to the Term Loan A Facility contrary, if the Borrower and Revolving Credit Facilitythe Administrative Agent reasonably determine in good faith, or the following Borrower and Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent, that (1) an interest rate is not ascertainable pursuant to the provisions of the definition of “LIBO Rate” and the inability to ascertain such rate is unlikely to be temporary, (2) the London Interbank Offered Rate as described in clause (i) of the definition of “LIBO Rate” shall apply: Notwithstanding anything no longer be made available or used for determining the interest rate of loans or (3) syndicated leveraged loans of this type in the United States are currently being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt new benchmark interest rates to replace the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition EventLondon Interbank Offered Rate, the applicableRevolver “LIBO Rate” shall be an alternate rate that is reasonably commercially practicable for the Administrative Agent to administer (as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) that shall include appropriate mathematical or other adjustments to minimize any changes to pricing in effect at the time of selection of such alternate rate of interest (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such alternate rate of interest as so modified shall not reduce the Applicable Rate in effect at the time of selection of such alternate rate of interest) and will be an alternate rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers Borrower, so long as the applicable Lenders shall have received at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof (the “Notice Period”), in which case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and make such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable, including any Successor Rate Conforming Changes; provided that such alternate rate of interest shall not apply (and any such amendment shall not be effective) to the extent the Administrative Agent has not receivedreceived a written objection within the Notice Period from the Required Lenders (any such alternate rate of interest so established in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause (d), by such time, written notice of objection to the “Successor Benchmark Rate”); provided that any such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the useAgreement, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan DocumentSection 9.02, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a provided, further, that, until such Successor Benchmark Replacement)Rate has been determined pursuant to this paragraph, (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor request for such Benchmark is not displayed on Borrowing, the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective; (B) in the administrator case of any affected Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not Borrowing shall be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR LoanBorrowing and (C) the LIBO Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Alternate Base Rate. During a Notwithstanding anything else herein, any Successor Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time Rate shall provide that a tenor in no event shall such Successor Benchmark Rate be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement. For the purpose hereof, “Successor Rate Conforming Changes” shall mean such changes as may be necessary to reflect the available interest periods for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenoralternate rate, including conforming the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination definition of Alternate Base Rate, Interest Period, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be reasonably agreed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (GoHealth, Inc.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: : 138 #97964454v4 #97964454v11 (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; Period (in each case with respect to the Loans impacted by this clause (ii) or clause (i) above, “Impacted Loans”), then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone hand delivery, facsimileemail or facsimile other electronic transmission as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar SOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, as an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent Borrowing and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace utilization of the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on Adjusted Term SOFR component in determining the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement Alternate Base Rate shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facilitysuspended; provided, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documentshowever, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, exceptthat, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to when such notice is received. Each determination by the Administrative Agent or continuation of SOFR Loan to the Required Lenders under this Section shall be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rateconclusive absent manifest error.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (GoHealth, Inc.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a1) If Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this Section 2.14, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Revolving Facility Borrowing: (ia) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall will be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR or SOFR, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or (iib) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Revolving Lenders and the Required Term Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR or SOFR, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall will give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone telephone, facsimile transmission or facsimile e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any applicable Borrowing to, or continuation of any such Borrowing as, a Eurodollar SOFR Revolving Facility Borrowing shall will be ineffective and such Borrowing will be converted to or continued as on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto an ABR Borrowing, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar SOFR Revolving Credit Facility Borrowing, such Borrowing shall will be made as, or converted to, as an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.

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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: : (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; Period (in each case with respect to the Loans impacted by this clause (ii) or clause (i) above, “Impacted Loans”), then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone hand delivery, facsimileemail or facsimile other electronic transmission as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar SOFR Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, as an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent Borrowing and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace utilization of the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on Adjusted Term SOFR component in determining the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement Alternate Base Rate shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facilitysuspended; provided, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documentshowever, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, exceptthat, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.the

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Samples: Credit Agreement (GoHealth, Inc.)

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Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a1) If Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this Section 2.14, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Revolving Facility Borrowing: : (ia) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall will be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR or SOFR, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or or (iib) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Revolving Lenders and the Required Term Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR or SOFR, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall will give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone telephone, facsimile transmission or facsimile e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any applicable Borrowing to, or continuation of any such Borrowing as, a Eurodollar SOFR Revolving Facility Borrowing shall will be ineffective and such Borrowing will be converted to or continued as on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto an ABR Borrowing, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar SOFR Revolving Credit Facility Borrowing, such Borrowing shall will be made as, or converted to, as an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.

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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.)

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or LIBO Rate Borrowing: . (a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.13, if prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a SOFR Term Benchmark Borrowing: (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term for suchTerm SOFR for such Dollars and the applicable Interest Period, provided that no Benchmark Transition Event shall have occurred at such time; or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term RateTerm SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall promptly give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders by telephone facsimile or facsimile email as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, which the Administrative Agent agrees promptly to do, (iiA) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar LIBO RateTerm Benchmark Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made continued as, or converted to, an ABR Borrowing (in the case of any conversion to an ABR Borrowing, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereof, and (ii(B) if any Borrowing Request requests a LIBO RateTerm Benchmark Revolving Borrowing in Dollars, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing. Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.13, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Term SOFR” cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof on any given day, the interest rate on ABR Loans shall be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to clause (c) of the definition of “Alternate Base Rate” until the Administrative Agent notifies otherwise. (ib) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan DocumentsDocument, upon the occurrence of if a Benchmark Transition Event, Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark with Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement. Any ” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment with respect to to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Transition Event Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will become effective replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted date notice of such proposed Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b)affected Class. (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.

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Samples: Credit Agreement

Alternate Rate of Interest; Benchmark Replacement Setting. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a SOFR Borrowing: (i) the applicable Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period; or (ii) the applicable Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period; then the applicable Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the applicable Administrative Agent notifies the applicable Borrowers and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as, or converted to, an ABR Borrowing. (i) Solely with respect to the Term Loan A Facility and Revolving Credit Facility, the following clause (i) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicableRevolver Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the applicable Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Pro Rata FacilityRevolving Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (ii) Solely with respect to the Term Loan B Facility, the following clause (ii) shall apply: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Documents, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Term Loan B Agent and the Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace the then-current Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Term Loan B Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all affected Lenders and the Borrowers so long as the Term Loan B Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Required Term B Lenders. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. No Swap Obligation or Hedge Agreement shall be deemed to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 2.16(b). (iii) In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the applicable Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. (iv) The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The applicable Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrowers of the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.16(b)(v). Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the applicable Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.16(b), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.16(b). (v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate or Adjusted LIBO Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the applicable Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the applicable Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor. (vi) Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a SOFR Loan of, conversion to or continuation of SOFR Loan to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to an ABR Loan. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Alternate Base Rate.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Herbalife Ltd.)

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