Amendment of Section 1.1 Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new definitions in the appropriate locations according to alphabetical order, or by amending and restating existing definitions to read as indicated, as applicable:
Addition of Trust as Party to Distribution Agreement Pursuant to Section 1 of the Distribution Agreement, each of the undersigned parties hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Trust, upon execution hereof by the Trust and the other parties to the Distribution Agreement (other than any other trusts organized in connection with the Registration Statement that are party thereto as of the date hereof), shall become a Trust for purposes of the Distribution Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, in respect of the Notes, with all the authority, rights, powers, duties and obligations of a Trust under the Distribution Agreement. The Trust confirms that any agreement, covenant, acknowledgment, representation or warranty under the Distribution Agreement applicable to the Trust is made by the Trust at the date hereof, unless another time or times are specified in the Distribution Agreement, in which case such agreement, covenant, acknowledgment, representation or warranty shall be deemed to be confirmed by the Trust at such specified time or times.
Amendment of Section 1.01 Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights The provisions of this Article XII are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior Debt on the other hand. Nothing contained in this Article XII or elsewhere in this Indenture or in the Securities is intended to or shall (a) impair, as between the Company and the Holders of the Securities, the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to the Holders of the Securities the principal of and any premium and interest (including any Additional Interest) on the Securities as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms, (b) affect the relative rights against the Company of the Holders of the Securities and creditors of the Company other than their rights in relation to the holders of Senior Debt or (c) prevent the Trustee or the Holder of any Security (or to the extent expressly provided herein, the holder of any Preferred Security) from exercising all remedies otherwise permitted by applicable law upon default under this Indenture, including filing and voting claims in any Proceeding, subject to the rights, if any, under this Article XII of the holders of Senior Debt to receive cash, property and securities otherwise payable or deliverable to the Trustee or such Holder.
Amendment of Section 10 1. Section 10.1 of the Note Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
Amendment of Section 6 14. Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Amendment of Section 7 2.10(f). Clause (iii) of Section 7.2.10(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to the following:
Extension of Scheduled Termination Date Under the Fee Agreement, the Fund shall have the right, exercisable not more than one hundred twenty (120) days nor less than ninety (90) days prior to the Scheduled Termination Date, to request that the Liquidity Provider extend the term of such Scheduled Termination Date for an additional period of up to 364 days or, if mutually agreed upon by the parties to the Fee Agreement, a period greater than 364 days, which request may be conditioned upon terms and conditions that are different from the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Fee Agreement then in effect. The Liquidity Provider shall, no later than thirty (30) days after receiving such request, notify the Fund and the Tender and Paying Agent of its acceptance or rejection of such request, which acceptance by the Liquidity Provider may be a Conditional Acceptance conditioned upon terms and conditions which are different from the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Fee Agreement then in effect or the terms and conditions proposed by the Fund in making an extension request. If the Liquidity Provider fails to notify the Fund and the Tender and Paying Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the Fund's request for extension within such 30-day period, such failure to respond shall constitute a rejection of such request. If the Liquidity Provider provides a Conditional Acceptance, then the Fund shall have thirty (30) days thereafter to notify the Liquidity Provider and the Tender and Paying Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the terms and conditions specified in the Liquidity Provider's Conditional Acceptance. The Fund's failure to notify the Liquidity Provider and the Tender and Paying Agent within the 30-day period will be deemed a rejection of the terms and conditions specified in the Liquidity Provider's Conditional Acceptance. Under the Fee Agreement, the Fund will acknowledge and agree that the Liquidity Provider may grant or deny any request for extension of the Scheduled Termination Date in its sole and absolute discretion.
Amendments; Termination Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of the consummation of the Merger and the date which is 18 months after the date hereof.
EFFECTIVENESS, TERMINATION, AND AMENDMENT OF AGREEMENT (a) This Agreement shall become effective on the date set forth below and may be terminated at any time by any party upon sixty (60) days’ prior written notice to the other parties, and may be terminated earlier by the Fund, the Participant or the Distributor at any time in the event of a material breach by another party of any provision of this Agreement.
