LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. (a) The Company shall make a LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement and, for purposes of implementing the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA, if either of the events set forth below occurs (each, an “Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event”), the Company will make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 as set forth below: (1) CCL breaches the LNG SPA maintenance covenant in Section 4.29; or (2) with respect to a Required LNG SPA, a Required Export Authorization becomes Impaired and CCL does not (i) provide a remediation plan to the Trustee (setting forth in reasonable detail proposed steps to reinstate the Required Export Authorization or to modify its LNG SPA arrangements such that such Export Authorization is no longer a Required Export Authorization with respect to any or all of such Required LNG SPAs (each such item, an “Export Authorization Remediation”)) within thirty (30) days following such Impairment, and (ii) cause such Export Authorization Remediation to become effective within ninety (90) days following the occurrence of such Impairment, which period is automatically extended by an additional ninety (90) days to effect the Export Authorization Remediation if CCL certifies to the Trustee prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) day period that (A) CCL is diligently pursuing its plan for the Export Authorization Remediation and (B) the Impairment of the Required Export Authorization could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect during such subsequent cure period; provided that if no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith remain outstanding, the maximum period within which CCL shall effect such Export Authorization Remediation under sub-clause (b)(ii) is three hundred and sixty (360) days. (b) To the extent any Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding and the Intercreditor Agent has approved any extension of the time period in which a remediation plan must be submitted or in which an Export Authorization Remediation must take effect, then the Company shall have the benefit of such extended period under this Indenture to submit such remediation plan or for such Export Authorization Remediation to take effect. (c) For so long as at least $1 billion of Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount as determined in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation)”). (d) For so long as Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding but are less than $1 billion, the Company shall make a LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation)”) equal to the greater of: (1) the amount of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement; and (2) the difference between: (A) the aggregate principal amount of Senior Debt then outstanding plus the aggregate principal amount of undrawn Facility Debt Commitments, less (B) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any Replacement Indenture Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace any LNG SPAs whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding. (e) For so long as there are no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 in an aggregate amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount”) equal to: (1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Senior Debt then outstanding, less (2) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any new Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace an LNG SPA whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding. (f) The offer price in any LNG SPA Mandatory Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued but unpaid interest, to but excluding the date of purchase and will be payable in cash. (g) In the event that the principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of purchase, is: (1) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(c) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement; (2) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(d) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement; and (3) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to the Section 4.21(e), less than the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount, the Company shall not have any further obligations with respect to such LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. (h) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to a LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 or compliance with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 would constitute a violation of any such laws or regulations, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 by virtue of such compliance.
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Samples: Indenture (Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC), Indenture (Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC), Indenture (Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings, LLC)
LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. (a) The Company shall make a an LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement and, for purposes of implementing the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA, if either of the events set forth below occurs (each, an “Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event”), the Company will make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 as set forth below:
(1) CCL The Company breaches the LNG SPA maintenance covenant in Section 4.29; or
(2) with respect to a Required LNG SPA, a Required Export Authorization becomes Impaired and CCL the Company does not (i) provide a remediation plan to the Trustee (setting forth in reasonable detail proposed steps to reinstate the Required Export Authorization or to modify its LNG SPA arrangements such that such Export Authorization is no longer a Required Export Authorization with respect to any or all of such Required LNG SPAs (each such item, an “Export Authorization Remediation”)) within thirty (30) 30 days following such Impairment, and (ii) cause such Export Authorization Remediation to become effective within ninety (90) 90 days following the occurrence of such Impairment, which period is automatically extended by an additional ninety (90) 90 days to effect the Export Authorization Remediation if CCL the Company certifies to the Trustee prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) 90 day period that (A) CCL the Company is diligently pursuing its plan for the Export Authorization Remediation and (B) the Impairment of the Required Export Authorization could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect during such subsequent cure period; provided that if no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith remain outstanding, the maximum period within which CCL the Company shall effect such Export Authorization Remediation under sub-clause (b)(ii) is three hundred and sixty (360) 360 days.
(b) To the extent any Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding and the Intercreditor Agent has approved any extension of the time period in which a remediation plan must be submitted or in which an Export Authorization Remediation must take effect, then the Company shall have the benefit of such extended period under this Indenture to submit such remediation plan or for such Export Authorization Remediation to take effect.
(c) For so long as at least $1 billion of Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount as determined in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation)”).
(d) For so long as Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding but are less than $1 billion, the Company shall make a an LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation)”) equal to the greater of:
(1) the amount of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement; and
(2) the difference between:
(A) the aggregate principal amount of Senior Debt then outstanding plus the aggregate principal amount of undrawn Facility Debt Commitments, less
(B) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any Replacement Indenture Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace any LNG SPAs whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an a Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding.
(e) For so long as there are no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 in an aggregate amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount”) equal to:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Senior Debt then outstanding, less
(2) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any new Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace an LNG SPA whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an a Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding.
(f) The offer price in any LNG SPA Mandatory Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued but unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase and will be payable in cash.
(g) In the event that the principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of purchase, is:
(1) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(c) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement;
(2) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(d) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement; and
(3) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to the Section 4.21(e), less than the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount, the Company shall not have any further obligations with respect to such LNG SPA Mandatory Offer.
(h) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to a LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 or compliance with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 would constitute a violation of any such laws or regulations, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 by virtue of such compliance.
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Samples: Indenture (Venture Global, Inc.)
LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. (a) The Company shall make a LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement and, for purposes of implementing the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA, if either of the events set forth below occurs (each, an “Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event”), the Company will make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 as set forth below:
(1) CCL breaches the LNG SPA maintenance covenant in Section 4.29; or
(2) with respect to a Required LNG SPA, a Required Export Authorization becomes Impaired and CCL does not (i) provide a remediation plan to the Trustee (setting forth in reasonable detail proposed steps to reinstate the Required Export Authorization or to modify its LNG SPA arrangements such that such Export Authorization is no longer a Required Export Authorization with respect to any or all of such Required LNG SPAs (each such item, an “Export Authorization Remediation”)) within thirty (30) 30 days following such Impairment, and (ii) cause such Export Authorization Remediation to become effective within ninety (90) 90 days following the occurrence of such Impairment, which period is automatically extended by an additional ninety (90) 90 days to effect the Export Authorization Remediation if CCL certifies to the Trustee prior to the termination of the initial ninety (90) 90 day period that (A) CCL is diligently pursuing its plan for the Export Authorization Remediation and (B) the Impairment of the Required Export Authorization could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect during such subsequent cure period; provided that if no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith remain outstanding, the maximum period within which CCL shall effect such Export Authorization Remediation under sub-clause (b)(ii) is three hundred and sixty (360) 360 days.
(b) To the extent any Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding and the Intercreditor Agent has approved any extension of the time period in which a remediation plan must be submitted or in which an Export Authorization Remediation must take effect, then the Company shall have the benefit of such extended period under this Indenture to submit such remediation plan or for such Export Authorization Remediation to take effect.
(c) For so long as at least $1 billion of Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount as determined in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation)”).
(d) For so long as Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith are outstanding but are less than $1 billion, the Company shall make a LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment in accordance with the provisions of the Common Terms Agreement (including an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in an amount as determined in accordance with the applicable pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligations provisions of the CSAA) in an amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation)”) equal to the greater of:
(1) the amount of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment as required by the Common Terms Agreement; and
(2) the difference between:
(A) the aggregate principal amount of Senior Debt then outstanding plus the aggregate principal amount of undrawn Facility Debt Commitments, less
(B) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any Replacement Indenture Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace any LNG SPAs whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an Indenture Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding.
(e) For so long as there are no Loans or Senior Debt Commitments in connection therewith outstanding, the Company shall make an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer in accordance with Section 3.09 in an aggregate amount (such amount, the “LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount”) equal to:
(1) the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other Senior Debt then outstanding, less
(2) the maximum amount of Senior Debt that can be incurred such that it is capable of being amortized to a zero balance through the termination date of the last to terminate of the Qualifying LNG SPAs then in effect (including any new Qualifying LNG SPAs entered into to replace an LNG SPA whose termination triggered the Indenture LNG SPA Prepayment Event) and produces an Indenture Projected Fixed DSCR of at least 1.40:1.00 through the terms of such Qualifying LNG SPAs, with such calculation using all such Qualifying LNG SPAs in respect of which there is in effect their Required Export Authorizations which are not Impaired, and using an interest rate equal to the weighted average interest rate of all Senior Debt (other than Working Capital Debt) then outstanding.
(f) The offer price in any LNG SPA Mandatory Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued but unpaid interest, and Additional Interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase and will be payable in cash.
(g) In the event that the principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the date of purchase, is:
(1) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(c) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement;
(2) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to Section 4.21(d) less than the pro rata portion of the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment Amount (CTA/Indenture Calculation) that is required to be applied toward the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer pursuant to the pro rata payment of Senior Debt Obligation provisions of the CSAA, the amount of the difference shall be applied as if it was a Senior Debt Obligation (other than Notes) to be prepaid in accordance with the LNG SPA Mandatory Prepayment provisions of the Common Terms Agreement; and
(3) in the case of an LNG SPA Mandatory Offer made pursuant to the Section 4.21(e), less than the LNG SPA Mandatory Offer Amount, the Company shall not have any further obligations with respect to such LNG SPA Mandatory Offer.
(h) The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of Notes pursuant to a LNG SPA Mandatory Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 or compliance with the provisions of Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 would constitute a violation of any such laws or regulations, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under Section 3.09 or this Section 4.21 by virtue of such compliance.
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Samples: Indenture (Cheniere Energy Inc)