Common use of Ashland Debt Obligation Amount Clause in Contracts

Ashland Debt Obligation Amount. No later than August 1, 2004, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth estimates, prepared in good faith by Ashland in light of any communications with the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"), written or otherwise, of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amounts based on assumed Closing Dates occurring on the last day of each month from August of 2004 through June of 2005. Ashland shall update such schedule promptly following any communication with the IRS, written or otherwise, that would materially affect the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for any assumed Closing Date. Within five business days of Ashland's receipt of the Private Letter Rulings, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for each such assumed Closing Date after the date of such schedule. Ashland shall not, without the prior written consent of Marathon, effect any repurchase, repayment or defeasance prior to the Closing Date of any debt outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (and any refinancings of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates) that would reduce the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount (taking into consideration any refinancing of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates), except to the extent required by the terms of such debt (including, with respect to obligations other than (i) the Ashland Public Debt, (ii) any other debt issued after the date of this Agreement to refinance any portion of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount and (iii) Ashland's industrial revenue bonds, as a result of any notice of Ashland's intent to repurchase, repay or defease such obligations on an expected Closing Date; provided, that such notice is delivered by Ashland after the satisfaction of the last to be satisfied of the conditions set forth in Sections 10.01(a) (Ashland Shareholder Approval), 10.01(c) (Antitrust) and 10.01(f) (Receipt of Private Letter Rulings; Tax Opinions)).

Ashland Debt Obligation Amount. No later than August 1, 2004, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth estimates, prepared in good faith by Ashland in light of any communications with the Internal Revenue Service (the "“IRS"”), written or otherwise, of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amounts based on assumed Closing Dates occurring on the last day of each month from August of 2004 through June of 2005. Ashland shall update such schedule promptly following any communication with the IRS, written or otherwise, that would materially affect the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for any assumed Closing Date. Within five business days of Ashland's ’s receipt of the Private Letter Rulings, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for each such assumed Closing Date after the date of such schedule. Ashland shall not, without the prior written consent of Marathon, effect any repurchase, repayment or defeasance prior to the Closing Date of any debt outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (and any refinancings of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates) that would reduce the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount (taking into consideration any refinancing of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates), except to the extent required by the terms of such debt (including, with respect to obligations other than (i) the Ashland Public Debt, (ii) any other debt issued after the date of this Agreement to refinance any portion of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount and (iii) Ashland's ’s industrial revenue bonds, as a result of any notice of Ashland's ’s intent to repurchase, repay or defease such obligations on an expected Closing Date; provided, that such notice is delivered by Ashland after the satisfaction of the last to be satisfied of the conditions set forth in Sections 10.01(a) (Ashland Shareholder Approval), 10.01(c) (Antitrust) and 10.01(f) (Receipt of Private Letter Rulings; Tax Opinions)).. ARTICLE X

Ashland Debt Obligation Amount. No later than August 1, 2004, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth estimates, prepared in good faith by Ashland in light of any communications with the Internal Revenue Service (the "“IRS"”), written or otherwise, of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amounts based on assumed Closing Dates occurring on the last day of each month from August of 2004 through June of 2005. Ashland shall update such schedule promptly following any communication with the IRS, written or otherwise, that would materially affect the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for any assumed Closing Date. Within five business days of Ashland's ’s receipt of the Private Letter Rulings, Ashland shall provide to Marathon a schedule setting forth the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount for each such assumed Closing Date after the date of such schedule. Ashland shall not, without the prior written consent of Marathon, effect any repurchase, repayment or defeasance prior to the Closing Date of any debt outstanding as of the date of this Agreement (and any refinancings of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates) that would reduce the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount (taking into consideration any refinancing of such debt by Ashland or any of its affiliates), except to the extent required by the terms of such debt (including, with respect to obligations other than (i) the Ashland Public Debt, (ii) any other debt issued after the date of this Agreement to refinance any portion of the Ashland Debt Obligation Amount and (iii) Ashland's ’s industrial revenue bonds, as a result of any notice of Ashland's ’s intent to repurchase, repay or defease such obligations on an expected Closing Date; provided, that such notice is delivered by Ashland after the satisfaction of the last to be satisfied of the conditions set forth in Sections 10.01(a) (Ashland Shareholder Approval), 10.01(c) (Antitrust) and 10.01(f) (Receipt of Private Letter Rulings; Tax Opinions)).