Common use of Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments Clause in Contracts

Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments. (a) To the extent permitted by law and its articles of incorporation, the Borrower agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will maintain its corporate existence in good standing and its authorization to do business in the State and will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another Person or permit one or more other Persons to consolidate with or merge into it; provided, however, that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, merge into or consolidate with or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; and provided further that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, combine, consolidate with or merge into another Person qualified to do business in one of the states of the United States, or permit one or more other Persons to combine, consolidate with or merge into it, or sell to another Person all or substantially all of its assets, if: (i) the surviving, resulting or transferee Person, as the case may be (A) assumes and agrees in writing to pay and perform all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law, and (B) is qualified to do business in the State; (ii) any existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit will remain in full force and effect or will be replaced as provided in Sections 5.12 or 5.13, or 5.15, or the Bonds covered by such existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit shall have been redeemed; (iii) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “Baa3” from Xxxxx’x and “BBB-” from S&P, as applicable, or (2) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction; and (iv) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “A-1” from Xxxxx’x, “P-1” from S&P and “F-1” from Fitch, as applicable, or (2) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction. (v) if immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or conversion, or such sale or other disposition, the Borrower is a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdictions (or a similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, such successor entity shall be a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdiction (or another similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Borrower agrees to provide the Issuer such information as the Issuer may reasonably request in order to assure compliance with this Section 5.2(a). Within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the merger or other transaction described above, the Borrower shall (except as provided in the next sentence) provide the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee with counterpart copies of the merger instruments or other documents constituting the transaction but only to the extent that such documents or instruments are available to the public and not subject to any confidentiality agreement or restriction, and an officer’s certificate satisfactory to the Issuer executed by an Authorized Borrower Representative that all of the provisions of this Section 5.2(a) have been complied with. In the case of a (i) merger or consolidation of the Borrower and any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) the transfer to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the Borrower shall send the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee a notice of such merger within ten (10) Business Days after its completion, together with the officer’s certificate described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Borrower need not comply with any of the provisions of Section 5.2(a) if, at the time of such merger, combination, sale of assets, dissolution or reorganization, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture or redeemed in full as provided in Article III of the Indenture. (b) The rights and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement may be assigned and delegated, respectively, by the Borrower to any person in whole or in part, subject, however, to each of the following conditions: (i) No assignment other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall relieve the Borrower from primary liability for any of its obligations hereunder, and in the event of any assignment not pursuant to said subsection (a) the Borrower shall continue to remain primarily liable for the payments specified in Section 4.2 hereof and for performance and observance of the other agreements on its part herein provided to be performed and observed by it. (ii) Any assignment from the Borrower shall retain for the Borrower such rights and interests as will permit it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and any assignee from the Borrower shall assume in writing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder to the extent of the interest assigned, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law. (iii) The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days of each such assignment, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee a true and complete copy of each such assignment together with an instrument of assumption, if required, and an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Issuer that the Borrower has complied with the provision of this Section 5.2(b). (c) In the case of any consolidation, merger or transfer pursuant to subsection (a) hereof or any assignment pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee, not later than the effective date of such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the Tax-Exempt status of any Bonds.

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Samples: Financing Agreement (Southwest Gas Corp)

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Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments. (a) To the extent permitted by law and its articles of incorporation, the Borrower agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will maintain its corporate existence in good standing and its authorization to do business in the State and will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another Person or permit one or more other Persons to consolidate with or merge into it; provided, however, that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, merge into or consolidate with or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; and provided further that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, combine, consolidate with or merge into another Person qualified to do business in one of the states of the United States, or permit one or more other Persons to combine, consolidate with or merge into it, or sell to another Person all or substantially all of its assets, if: (i) the surviving, resulting or transferee Person, as the case may be (A) assumes and agrees in writing to pay and perform all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law, and (B) is qualified to do business in the State; (ii) any existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit will remain in full force and effect or will be replaced as provided in Sections 5.12 or 5.13, 5.14 or 5.15, or 5.16, or the Bonds covered secured by such existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit shall have been redeemedredeemed or have been converted to a different Rate Period following a mandatory tender; (iii) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “Baa3” from Xxxxx’x and or “BBB-” from S&P, as applicable, or (2) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction; and (iv) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “A-1” from Xxxxx’x, “P-1” from S&P and “F-1” from Fitch, as applicable, or (2) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction. (v) if immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or conversion, or such sale or other disposition, the Borrower is a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdictions (or a similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, such successor entity shall be a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdiction (or another similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Borrower agrees to provide the Issuer such information as the Issuer may reasonably request in order to assure compliance with this Section 5.2(a). Within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the merger or other transaction described above, the Borrower shall (except as provided in the next sentence) provide the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee with counterpart copies of the merger instruments or other documents constituting the transaction but only to the extent that such documents or instruments are available to the public and not subject to any confidentiality agreement or restriction, and an officer’s certificate satisfactory to the Issuer executed by an Authorized Borrower Representative that all of the provisions of this Section 5.2(a) have been complied with. In the case of a (i) merger or consolidation of the Borrower and any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) the transfer to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the Borrower shall send the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee a notice of such merger within ten (10) Business Days after its completion, together with the officer’s certificate described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Borrower need not comply with any of the provisions of Section 5.2(a) if, at the time of such merger, combination, sale of assets, dissolution or reorganization, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture or redeemed in full as provided in Article III of the Indenture. (b) The rights and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement may be assigned and delegated, respectively, by the Borrower to any person in whole or in part, subject, however, to each of the following conditions: (i) No assignment other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall relieve the Borrower from primary liability for any of its obligations hereunder, and in the event of any assignment not pursuant to said subsection (a) the Borrower shall continue to remain primarily liable for the payments specified in Section 4.2 hereof and for performance and observance of the other agreements on its part herein provided to be performed and observed by it. (ii) Any assignment from the Borrower shall retain for the Borrower such rights and interests as will permit it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and any assignee from the Borrower shall assume in writing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder to the extent of the interest assigned, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law. (iii) The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days of each such assignment, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee a true and complete copy of each such assignment together with an instrument of assumption, if required, and an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Issuer that the Borrower has complied with the provision of this Section 5.2(b). (c) In the case of any consolidation, merger or transfer pursuant to subsection (a) hereof or any assignment pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee, not later than the effective date of such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the Tax-Exempt status of any Bonds.

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Samples: Financing Agreement (Southwest Gas Corp)

Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments. (a) To the extent permitted by law and its articles of incorporation, the Borrower agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will maintain its corporate existence in good standing and its authorization to do business in the State and will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another Person or permit one or more other Persons to consolidate with or merge into it; provided, however, that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, merge into or consolidate with or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; and provided further that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, combine, consolidate with or merge into another Person qualified to do business in one of the states of the United States, or permit one or more other Persons to combine, consolidate with or merge into it, or sell to another Person all or substantially all of its assets, if: (i) the surviving, resulting or transferee Person, as the case may be (A) assumes and agrees in writing to pay and perform all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law, and (B) is qualified to do business in the State; (ii) any existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit will remain in full force and effect or will be replaced as provided in Sections 5.12 5.13 or 5.135.14, or 5.155.16, or the Bonds covered by such existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit shall have been redeemed; (iii) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “Baa3” from Xxxxx’x Mxxxx’x and “BBB-” from S&P, as applicable, or (2) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction; and (iv) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “A-1” from Xxxxx’xMxxxx’x, “P-1” from S&P and “F-1” from Fitch, as applicable, or (2) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction. (v) if immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or conversion, or such sale or other disposition, the Borrower is a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdictions (or a similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, such successor entity shall be a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdiction (or another similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Borrower agrees to provide the Issuer such information as the Issuer may reasonably request in order to assure compliance with this Section 5.2(a). Within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the merger or other transaction described above, the Borrower shall (except as provided in the next sentence) provide the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee with counterpart copies of the merger instruments or other documents constituting the transaction but only to the extent that such documents or instruments are available to the public and not subject to any confidentiality agreement or restriction, and an officer’s certificate satisfactory to the Issuer executed by an Authorized Borrower Representative that all of the provisions of this Section 5.2(a) have been complied with. In the case of a (i) merger or consolidation of the Borrower and any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) the transfer to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the Borrower shall send the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee a notice of such merger within ten (10) Business Days after its completion, together with the officer’s certificate described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Borrower need not comply with any of the provisions of Section 5.2(a) if, at the time of such merger, combination, sale of assets, dissolution or reorganization, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture or redeemed in full as provided in Article III of the Indenture. (b) The rights and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement may be assigned and delegated, respectively, by the Borrower to any person in whole or in part, subject, however, to each of the following conditions: (i) No assignment other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall relieve the Borrower from primary liability for any of its obligations hereunder, and in the event of any assignment not pursuant to said subsection (a) the Borrower shall continue to remain primarily liable for the payments specified in Section 4.2 hereof and for performance and observance of the other agreements on its part herein provided to be performed and observed by it. (ii) Any assignment from the Borrower shall retain for the Borrower such rights and interests as will permit it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and any assignee from the Borrower shall assume in writing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder to the extent of the interest assigned, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law. (iii) The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days of each such assignment, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee a true and complete copy of each such assignment together with an instrument of assumption, if required, and an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Issuer that the Borrower has complied with the provision of this Section 5.2(b). (c) In the case of any consolidation, merger or transfer pursuant to subsection (a) hereof or any assignment pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee, not later than the effective date of such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the Tax-Exempt status of any Bonds.

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Samples: Financing Agreement (Southwest Gas Corp)

Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments. (a) To the extent permitted by law and its articles of incorporation, the Borrower agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will maintain its corporate existence in good standing and its authorization to do business in the State and will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another Person or permit one or more other Persons to consolidate with or merge into it; provided, however, that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, merge into or consolidate with or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; and provided further that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, combine, consolidate with or merge into another Person qualified to do business in one of the states of the United States, or permit one or more other Persons to combine, consolidate with or merge into it, or sell to another Person all or substantially all of its assets, if: (i) the surviving, resulting or transferee Person, as the case may be (A) assumes and agrees in writing to pay and perform all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law, and (B) is qualified to do business in the State; (ii) any the existing Bond InsuranceLiquidity Facility, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit if any, will remain in full force and effect or will be replaced as provided in Sections 5.12 or 5.13, or 5.15, Section 5.14 or the Series 1999B Bonds covered by such existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit shall have been redeemed;; and (iii) the long-term ratings rating on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, Bonds shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “Baa3” from Xxxxx’x and “BBB-” from S&P, as applicable, or (2) the long-term ratings rating on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction; and (iv) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “A-1” from Xxxxx’x, “P-1” from S&P and “F-1” from Fitch, as applicable, or (2) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction. (v) if immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or conversion, or such sale or other disposition, the Borrower is a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdictions (or a similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, such successor entity shall be a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdiction (or another similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Borrower agrees to provide the Issuer such information as the Issuer may reasonably request in order to assure compliance with this Section 5.2(a). Within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the merger or other transaction described above, the Borrower shall (except as provided in the next sentence) provide the Issuer, any the Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider Insurer and the Trustee with counterpart copies of the merger instruments or other documents constituting the transaction but only to the extent that such documents or instruments are available to the public and not subject to any confidentiality agreement or restriction, and an officer’s 's certificate satisfactory to the Issuer executed by an Authorized Borrower Representative that all of the provisions of this Section 5.2(a) have been complied with. In the case of a (i) merger or consolidation of the Borrower and any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) the transfer to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the Borrower shall send the Issuer, any the Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider Insurer and the Trustee a notice of such merger within ten (10) Business Days after its completion, together with the officer’s 's certificate described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Borrower need not comply with any of the provisions of Section 5.2(a) if, at the time of such merger, combination, sale of assets, dissolution or reorganization, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture or redeemed in full as provided in Article III of the Indenture. (b) The rights and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement may be assigned and delegated, respectively, by the Borrower to any person in whole or in part, subject, however, to each of the following conditions: (i) No assignment other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall relieve the Borrower from primary liability for any of its obligations hereunder, and in the event of any assignment not pursuant to said subsection (a) the Borrower shall continue to remain primarily liable for the payments specified in Section 4.2 hereof and for performance and observance of the other agreements on its part herein provided to be performed and observed by it. (ii) Any assignment from the Borrower shall retain for the Borrower such rights and interests as will permit it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and any assignee from the Borrower shall assume in writing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder to the extent of the interest assigned, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law. (iii) The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days of each such assignment, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee a true and complete copy of each such assignment together with an instrument of assumption, if required, and an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Issuer that the Borrower has complied with the provision of this Section 5.2(b). (c) In the case of any consolidation, merger or transfer pursuant to subsection (a) hereof or any assignment pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee, not later than the effective date of such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the Tax-Exempt status of any Bonds.

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Samples: Financing Agreement (Southwest Gas Corp)

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Borrower’s Maintenance of Its Existence; Assignments. (a) To the extent permitted by law and its articles of incorporation, the Borrower agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will maintain its corporate existence in good standing and its authorization to do business in the State and will not dissolve or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another Person or permit one or more other Persons to consolidate with or merge into it; provided, however, that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, merge into or consolidate with or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower; and provided further that the Borrower may, without violating the covenants in this Section, combine, consolidate with or merge into another Person qualified to do business in one of the states of the United States, or permit one or more other Persons to combine, consolidate with or merge into it, or sell to another Person all or substantially all of its assets, if: (i) the surviving, resulting or transferee Person, as the case may be (A) assumes and agrees in writing to pay and perform all of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law, and (B) is qualified to do business in the State; (ii) any existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit will remain in full force and effect or will be replaced as provided in Sections 5.12 5.13 or 5.135.14, or 5.155.16, or the Bonds covered by such existing Bond Insurance, Liquidity Facility or Letter of Credit shall have been redeemedredeemed or have been converted to a different Rate Period following a mandatory tender; (iii) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “Baa3” from Xxxxx’x and Mxxxx’x or “BBB-” from S&P, as applicable, or (2) the long-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction; and (iv) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds, as applicable, shall be no lower than the lower of (1) “A-1” from Xxxxx’xMxxxx’x, “P-1” from S&P and “F-1” from Fitch, as applicable, or (2) the short-term ratings on the outstanding Bonds immediately prior to the transaction. (v) if immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or conversion, or such sale or other disposition, the Borrower is a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdictions (or a similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, such successor entity shall be a public utility regulated by the Public Utility Commission of their respective jurisdiction (or another similar body in another jurisdiction) or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Borrower agrees to provide the Issuer such information as the Issuer may reasonably request in order to assure compliance with this Section 5.2(a). Within ten (10) Business Days after the consummation of the merger or other transaction described above, the Borrower shall (except as provided in the next sentence) provide the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee with counterpart copies of the merger instruments or other documents constituting the transaction but only to the extent that such documents or instruments are available to the public and not subject to any confidentiality agreement or restriction, and an officer’s certificate satisfactory to the Issuer executed by an Authorized Borrower Representative that all of the provisions of this Section 5.2(a) have been complied with. In the case of a (i) merger or consolidation of the Borrower and any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower or (ii) the transfer to any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the Borrower shall send the Issuer, any Bond Insurer, any Bank, any Liquidity Provider and the Trustee a notice of such merger within ten (10) Business Days after its completion, together with the officer’s certificate described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.2, the Borrower need not comply with any of the provisions of Section 5.2(a) if, at the time of such merger, combination, sale of assets, dissolution or reorganization, the Bonds will be defeased as provided in Article VIII of the Indenture or redeemed in full as provided in Article III of the Indenture. (b) The rights and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement may be assigned and delegated, respectively, by the Borrower to any person in whole or in part, subject, however, to each of the following conditions: (i) No assignment other than pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall relieve the Borrower from primary liability for any of its obligations hereunder, and in the event of any assignment not pursuant to said subsection (a) the Borrower shall continue to remain primarily liable for the payments specified in Section 4.2 hereof and for performance and observance of the other agreements on its part herein provided to be performed and observed by it. (ii) Any assignment from the Borrower shall retain for the Borrower such rights and interests as will permit it to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and any assignee from the Borrower shall assume in writing the obligations of the Borrower hereunder to the extent of the interest assigned, unless such obligations are assumed by operation of law. (iii) The Borrower shall, within thirty (30) days of each such assignment, furnish or cause to be furnished to the Issuer and the Trustee a true and complete copy of each such assignment together with an instrument of assumption, if required, and an opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Issuer that the Borrower has complied with the provision of this Section 5.2(b). (c) In the case of any consolidation, merger or transfer pursuant to subsection (a) hereof or any assignment pursuant to subsection (b) hereof, the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Trustee, not later than the effective date of such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment, an opinion of Bond Counsel to the effect that such consolidation, merger, transfer or assignment will not, in and of itself, adversely affect the Tax-Exempt status of any Bonds.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Financing Agreement (Southwest Gas Corp)

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