Letters of Credit and Alternative Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment. (i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit, at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Participating Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, participate in Alternative Letters of Credit) issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Participating Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Participating Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. (ii) Each Borrower and each Existing L/C Issuer listed in Schedule 1.01B agrees that, on and from the First Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Letter of Credit set forth beside its name in Schedule 1.01B shall be deemed to be an Alternative Letter of Credit established under the Class B Revolving Credit Commitments on a bilateral basis in respect of all or any part of its Class B Revolving Credit Commitment for all purposes under this Agreement. (iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Existing L/C Issuer agrees (1) to amend or renew the Existing Letters of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) and (2) to honor drafts under the applicable Existing Letter of Credit and (B) with respect to Alternative Letters of Credit that are not Existing Letters of Credit, each Alternative L/C Issuer (or an Affiliate of such an Alternative L/C Issuer) may, in its discretion, upon request of a Borrower, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, agree to issue Alternative Letters of Credit on a bilateral basis to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower (provided that any Alternative Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Alternative Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Alternative Letters of Credit provided that no Alternative L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Alternative Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, the Revolving Credit Exposure of that Alternative L/C Issuer would exceed such Alternative L/C Issuer’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Alternative Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Alternative Letters of Credit to replace Alternative Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. (iv) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if: (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the First Amendment Effective Date (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder); (B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable; (C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent; (D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, applicable to letters of credit generally; (E) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participating Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the relevant Borrower to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by such Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit; and (F) such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than an Available Currency. (v) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the expiry date of any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling must be approved by the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer in its sole discretion even if it is less than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal and any Auto-Extension Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling shall be issued only at the sole discretion of the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Liberty Latin America Ltd.), Credit Agreement (Liberty Latin America Ltd.)
Letters of Credit and Alternative Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First 2020 Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit, at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Participating Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, participate in Alternative Letters of Credit) issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit Credit, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Participating Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Participating Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) Each Borrower and each Existing L/C Issuer listed in Schedule 1.01B agrees that, on and from the First Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Letter of Credit set forth beside its name in Schedule 1.01B shall be deemed to be an Alternative Letter of Credit established under the Class B Revolving Credit Commitments on a bilateral basis in respect of all or any part of its Class B Revolving Credit Commitment for all purposes under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Existing L/C Issuer agrees (1) to amend or renew the Existing Letters of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) and (2) to honor drafts under the applicable Existing Letter of Credit and (B) with respect to Alternative Letters of Credit that are not Existing Letters of Credit, each Alternative L/C Issuer (or an Affiliate of such an Alternative L/C Issuer) may, in its discretion, upon request of a Borrower, (1A) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First 2020 Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, agree to issue Alternative Letters of Credit on a bilateral basis to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Alternative Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Alternative Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2B) to honor drafts under the Alternative Letters of Credit Credit; provided that no Alternative L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Alternative Letter of CreditCredit if, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, the Revolving Credit Exposure of that Alternative L/C Issuer would exceed such Alternative L/C Issuer’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Alternative Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Alternative Letters of Credit to replace Alternative Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(iviii) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the First Amendment 2021 Extension Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the First Amendment 2021 Extension Effective Date (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);
(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable;
(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent;
(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, applicable to letters of credit generally;
(E) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participating Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the relevant Borrower to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by such Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit; andor
(F) such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than an Available CurrencyCurrency applicable to the Class of Commitments under which such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is issued.
(viv) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the expiry date of any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency must be approved by the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer in its sole discretion even if it is less than twelve 12 months after the date of issuance or last renewal and any Auto-Extension Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency shall be issued only at the sole discretion of the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer.
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Samples: Additional Facility Joinder Agreement (Liberty Latin America Ltd.), Extension Amendment (Liberty Latin America Ltd.)
Letters of Credit and Alternative Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit, to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Participating Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, participate in Alternative Letters of Credit) issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Participating Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Participating Lendxx’x Xarticipating Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability Borrxxxx’x xbility to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) Each Borrower and each Existing L/C Issuer listed in Schedule 1.01B agrees that, on and from the First Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Letter of Credit set forth beside its name in Schedule 1.01B shall be deemed to be an Alternative Letter of Credit established under the Class B Revolving Credit Commitments on a bilateral basis in respect of all or any part of its Class B Revolving Credit Commitment for all purposes under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Existing L/C Issuer agrees (1) to amend or renew the Existing Letters of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) and (2) to honor drafts under the applicable Existing Letter of Credit and (B) with respect to Alternative Letters of Credit that are not Existing Letters of Credit, each Alternative L/C Issuer (or an Affiliate of such an Alternative L/C Issuer) may, in its discretion, upon request of a Borrower, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, agree to issue Alternative Letters of Credit on a bilateral basis to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Alternative Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Alternative Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Alternative Letters of Credit Credit; provided that no Alternative L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Alternative Letter of CreditCredit if, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, the Revolving Credit Exposure of that Alternative L/C Issuer would exceed such Alternative L/C Issuer’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability Borrxxxx’x xbility to obtain Alternative Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Alternative Letters of Credit to replace Alternative Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(iviii) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the First 2021 Amendment Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the First 2021 Amendment Effective Date (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);
(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable;
(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent;
(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, applicable to letters of credit generally;
(E) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participating Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the relevant Borrower to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by such Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit; and
(F) such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than an Available CurrencyCurrency applicable to the Class of Commitments under which such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is issued.
(viv) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the expiry date of any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency must be approved by the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer in its sole discretion even if it is less than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal and any Auto-Extension Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency shall be issued only at the sole discretion of the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer.
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Letters of Credit and Alternative Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Shareholder Approval Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit, at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Participating Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, participate in Alternative Letters of Credit) issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Participating Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Participating Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) Each Borrower and each Existing L/C Issuer listed in Schedule 1.01B agrees that, on and from the First Amendment Effective Date, that the Existing Letter of Credit set forth beside its name in Schedule 1.01B shall be deemed to be an Alternative Letter of Credit established under the Class B Revolving Credit Commitments on a bilateral basis in respect of all or any part of its Class B Revolving Credit Commitment for all purposes under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Existing L/C Issuer agrees (1) to amend or renew the Existing Letters of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) ), and (2) to honor drafts under the applicable Existing Letter Letters of Credit and (B) with respect to Alternative Letters of Credit that are not Existing Letters of Credit, each Alternative L/C Issuer (or an Affiliate of such an Alternative L/C Issuer) may, in its discretion, upon request of a Borrower, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Shareholder Approval Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, agree to issue Alternative Letters of Credit on a bilateral basis to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower (provided that any Alternative Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Alternative Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Alternative Letters of Credit provided that no Alternative L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Alternative Letter of Credit, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, the Revolving Credit Exposure of that Alternative L/C Issuer would exceed such Alternative L/C Issuer’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Alternative Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Alternative Letters of Credit to replace Alternative Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(iv) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the First Amendment Effective Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the First Amendment Effective Closing Date (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);
(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable;
(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent;
(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, applicable to letters of credit generally;
(E) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participating Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the relevant Borrower to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by such Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit; and
(F) such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than an Available Currency.
(v) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the expiry date of any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling must be approved by the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer in its sole discretion even if it is less than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal and any Auto-Extension Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling shall be issued only at the sole discretion of the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer.
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Letters of Credit and Alternative Letters of Credit. (a) The Letter of Credit Commitment.
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit, to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (B) the Participating Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, participate in Alternative Letters of Credit) issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided 95007600_2 that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Participating Revolving Credit Lender would exceed such Lender’s Participating Revolving Credit Commitment or (y) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit would exceed the applicable Letter of Credit Sublimit. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(ii) Each Borrower and each Existing L/C Issuer listed in Schedule 1.01B agrees that, on and from the First Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Letter of Credit set forth beside its name in Schedule 1.01B shall be deemed to be an Alternative Letter of Credit established under the Class B Revolving Credit Commitments on a bilateral basis in respect of all or any part of its Class B Revolving Credit Commitment for all purposes under this Agreement.
(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each Existing L/C Issuer agrees (1) to amend or renew the Existing Letters of Credit, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) and (2) to honor drafts under the applicable Existing Letter of Credit and (B) with respect to Alternative Letters of Credit that are not Existing Letters of Credit, each Alternative L/C Issuer (or an Affiliate of such an Alternative L/C Issuer) may, in its discretion, upon request of a Borrower, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from and including the First Amendment Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, agree to issue Alternative Letters of Credit on a bilateral basis to a Borrower at sight denominated in an Available Currency for the account of a Borrower Loan Party (provided that any Alternative Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of a Borrower and Loan Party or may be issued for the joint and several account of a Borrower and a Restricted Subsidiary Loan Party and/or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement) and to amend or renew Alternative Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drafts under the Alternative Letters of Credit Credit; provided that no Alternative L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Alternative Letter of CreditCredit if, if as of the date of such L/C Credit Extension, the Revolving Credit Exposure of that Alternative L/C Issuer would exceed such Alternative L/C Issuer’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Alternative Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Alternative Letters of Credit to replace Alternative Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
(iviii) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the First 2021 Amendment Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the First 2021 Amendment Effective Date (for which such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);
(B) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve (12) months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved of such expiration date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable;
(C) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) each Appropriate Lender has approved such expiry date or (2) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations in respect of such requested Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent;; 95007600_2
(D) the issuance of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit would violate any policies of the L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer, as applicable, applicable to letters of credit generally;
(E) with respect to any Letter of Credit, any Participating Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to it and the relevant Borrower to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.17(a)(iv)) with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by such Defaulting Lender, including by cash collateralizing Cash Collateralizing such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations in respect of such Letter of Credit; and
(F) such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is denominated in a currency other than an Available CurrencyCurrency applicable to the Class of Commitments under which such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit is issued.
(viv) No L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to amend any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the expiry date of any Letter of Credit or Alternative Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency must be approved by the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer in its sole discretion even if it is less than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal and any Auto-Extension Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars or Sterling an Available Currency shall be issued only at the sole discretion of the relevant L/C Issuer or Alternative L/C Issuer.
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