Common use of Effect of Benchmark Discontinuance Event Clause in Contracts

Effect of Benchmark Discontinuance Event. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Banking Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing a SOFR-Based Rate, the Majority Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Majority Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.15 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. (b) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (c) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.15, 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, 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 hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.15. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for, or conversion to, Base Rate Loans.

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Samples: Loan Agreement (New Gold Inc. /FI)

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Effect of Benchmark Discontinuance Event. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Banking Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing a SOFR-Based Rate, the Majority Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Majority Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.15 3.12 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. (b) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (c) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.153.12, 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, 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 hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.153.12. Upon the Borrower’s 's receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for, or conversion to, Base Rate Canada Loans."

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Samples: Amending Agreement (Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.)

Effect of Benchmark Discontinuance Event. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Borrowers may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Banking Day after the Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower Borrowers so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing a SOFR-Based Rate, the Majority Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Majority Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.15 3.12 will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. (b) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement. (c) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower Borrowers and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.153.12, 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, 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 hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.153.12. Upon the Borrower’s Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower Borrowers may revoke any request for, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower Borrowers will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for, or conversion to, Base Rate Loans.. 286042.00064/106711224.9 Credit Agreement - Equinox

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Equinox Gold Corp.)

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Effect of Benchmark Discontinuance Event. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein in this Agreement or any other Credit Loan Document, upon the occurrence of at or promptly after a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicableDetermination, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR the LIBO Rate with an alternate benchmark rate (which may include Term SOFR, to the extent publicly available quotes of Term SOFR exist at the relevant time), including any Replacement Benchmark Spread, in each case giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such alternative benchmarks and adjustments or any selection, endorsement or recommendation by the Relevant Governmental Body with respect to such facilities (any such proposed rate, together with the Replacement Benchmark Spread, a (“Replacement Benchmark”), together with any proposed Replacement Benchmark ReplacementConforming Changes. Such Replacement Benchmark shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice or, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; provided that in no event shall such Replacement Benchmark be less than zero for purposes of this Agreement. (b) Any such amendment with respect to a an event under clause (a) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event will Determination shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Banking Business Day after the Administrative Agent has shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower so long as the Administrative Agent has not receivedunless, by prior to such time, written notice of objection to such amendment from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing a SOFR-Based Rate, the Majority Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Majority Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Majority Required Lenders do not accept such amendment. Any such amendment with respect to an event under clause (b) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Determination shall become effective on the date that Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR the LIBO Rate with a Replacement Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 3.15 will 3.08 shall occur (i) prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date. Date or (bii) In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything prior to the contrary herein or effective date for such replacement, if any, specified in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreementamendment. (c) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date and Benchmark Transition Start Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 3.15, 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, 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 hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.15. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the The Borrower may revoke any request forfor a Borrowing of LIBO Rate Loans, conversion to or continuation of LIBOR LIBO Rate Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing thatif no such revocation is timely sent by the Borrower, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for, for a Borrowing of or conversion to, to Base Rate LoansLoans (subject to the next sentence). During any Benchmark Unavailability Period, the LIBO Rate component shall not be used in any determination of the Adjusted Base Rate.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Navigator Holdings Ltd.)

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