C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements set forth in this Agreement, agrees to issue letters of credit (provided that Barclays shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit) (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero, (iii) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Multicurrency Loans, Local Currency Loans and L/C Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars would exceed the Multicurrency Sublimit, (iv) the L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed its Issuing Lender Commitment or (v) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to subsection 2.19(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars, any Available Foreign Currency, or any other currency acceptable to the Issuing Lender, (ii) have a face amount of at least $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Lender to the beneficiary thereof) no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date. (b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law. (c) Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Facilities and outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Boston Scientific Corp), Credit Agreement (Boston Scientific Corp)
C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to issue letters of credit (provided that Barclays shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit) credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall not have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations Exposure would exceed either the Total L/C Commitment, Commitments or the Available Revolving Commitment at such time. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the aggregate amount earlier of (x) the Available Revolving first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the Letter of Credit Commitments Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). For the avoidance of doubt, no commercial letters of credit shall be issued by the Issuing Lender to any Person under this Agreement.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would be less than zeroconflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(iii) the Dollar Equivalent Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit, that one or more of the aggregate outstanding principal amount applicable conditions contained in Section 5.2 shall not then be satisfied (which notice shall contain a description of Multicurrency Loans, Local Currency Loans and L/C Obligations attributable any such condition asserted not to Letters of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars would exceed the Multicurrency Sublimit, be satisfied);
(iv) the L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters any requested Letter of Credit issued by such is not in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender would exceed its Lender, or the issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender Commitment or Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(vi) except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender, such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount less than $100,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash CollateralCollateral pursuant to Section 3.10, reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to subsection 2.19(a)(ivSection 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated , as it may elect in Dollars, any Available Foreign Currency, or any other currency acceptable to the Issuing Lender, (ii) have a face amount of at least $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Lender to the beneficiary thereof) no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Dateits sole discretion.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Facilities and outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to issue letters of credit (provided that Barclays shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit) (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Letter of Credit Availability Period in such form as may reasonably be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall not have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, either (ix) the L/C Obligations Exposure would exceed the Total L/C Commitment, Commitments or (iiy) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars or, in the sole discretion of the Issuing Lender with respect to any particular Letter of Credit, a Foreign Currency, and (ii) expire no later than the earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the Letter of Credit Maturity Date, provided that any Letter of Credit with a one-year term may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). For the avoidance of doubt, no commercial letters of credit shall be issued by the Issuing Lender to any Person under this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the stated amount of any Letter of Credit issued in a Foreign Currency shall be converted into Dollars from time to time by the Issuing Lender and upon any drawing under such Letter of Credit.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Lender to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law;
(ii) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Lender from issuing, amending or reinstating such Letter of Credit, or any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Issuing Lender or any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the Issuing Lender in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(iii) the Dollar Equivalent Issuing Lender has received written notice from any Lender, the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, at least one (1) Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or reinstatement of such Letter of Credit, that one or more of the aggregate outstanding principal amount applicable conditions contained in Section 5.2 shall not then be satisfied (which notice shall contain a description of Multicurrency Loans, Local Currency Loans and L/C Obligations attributable any such condition asserted not to Letters of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars would exceed the Multicurrency Sublimit, be satisfied);
(iv) the L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters any requested Letter of Credit issued is not in form and substance acceptable to the Issuing Lender, or the issuance, amendment or renewal of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable laws or regulations or any applicable policies of the Issuing Lender;
(v) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions providing for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder;
(vi) except (A) as otherwise agreed by such the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender would exceed its Issuing Lender Commitment or and (vB) with respect to any Existing Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit is in an initial face amount of less than $50,000; or
(vii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash CollateralCollateral pursuant to Section 3.10, reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to subsection 2.19(a)(ivSection 2.24(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that such Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations Exposure as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated , as it may elect in Dollars, any Available Foreign Currency, or any other currency acceptable to the Issuing Lender, (ii) have a face amount of at least $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Lender to the beneficiary thereof) no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Dateits sole discretion.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Facilities and outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each the Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Lenders set forth in this Agreementsubsection 5.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (provided that Barclays shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit) (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Issuing Lender; provided that the Issuing Lender shall not issue any Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero, (iii) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Multicurrency Loans, Local Currency Loans and L/C Obligations attributable to Letters of Credit denominated in any currency other than Dollars would exceed the Multicurrency Sublimit, Sublimit or (iv) the L/C Obligations in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender would exceed its Issuing Lender Commitment or (v) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the Issuing Lender’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to subsection 2.19(a)(iv2.22(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the Issuing Lender has actual or potential Fronting Exposure. Each Letter of Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars, Dollars or any Available Foreign Currency, Currency or any other currency acceptable to the Issuing Lender, (ii) have a face amount of at least $1,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Issuing Lender) and (iii) expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Lender to the beneficiary thereof) no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to the Termination Date.
(b) The Issuing Lender shall not at any time be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit if such issuance would conflict with, or cause the Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any applicable Requirement of Law.
(c) Letters of Credit issued under the Existing Credit Facilities and outstanding on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be issued under this Agreement on the Closing Date.
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