Optional LOC Reductions Clause Samples

The "Optional LOC Reductions" clause allows a party to reduce the amount of a Letter of Credit (LOC) provided under an agreement, typically at specified intervals or upon meeting certain conditions. In practice, this clause may permit the reduction of the LOC amount as obligations are fulfilled, milestones are achieved, or as the underlying exposure decreases. Its core function is to provide flexibility and cost savings by ensuring that the LOC amount accurately reflects the remaining risk, preventing parties from unnecessarily tying up capital.
Optional LOC Reductions. The Borrower shall, subject to the prior written consent of the Ceding Company and the Reinsurance Trustee, have the right at any time to reduce, upon fifteen (15) calendar days prior written notice to the Issuing Lender, the LOC Amount (an “Optional LOC Reduction”). Upon (A) the Issuing Lender’s receipt of such notice and expiration of such fifteen (15) calendar day notice period and (B) the Borrower’s payment to the Issuing Lender of any applicable Early Termination Fee, then an Optional LOC Reduction shall immediately become effective (it being understood that any such reduction shall not become effective until the Reinsurance Trustee has countersigned such amendment). In connection with any Optional LOC Reduction, the Issuing Lender shall immediately amend the Letter of Credit to reduce the LOC Amount to the corresponding amount requested by the Borrower and consented to by the Reinsurance Trustee, (the “Optional LOC Reduction Amount”) and the Borrower shall request that the Reinsurance Trustee countersign such amendment. Any Optional LOC Reduction shall remain effective until the LOC Amount is further amended in accordance with the terms hereof or the Letter of Credit is terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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Related to Optional LOC Reductions

  • Optional Reductions The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, or from time to time permanently reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitments to an amount not less than the Outstanding Revolving Amount of Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m., five (5) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $2,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Aggregate Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Outstandings would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitments, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Revolving Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Revolving Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit.

  • Optional Increase in Commitments Following the Effective Date, the Borrower may, if it so elects, increase the aggregate amount of the Commitments, either by designating a financial institution not theretofore a Lender (a “New Lender”) to become a Lender (such designation to be effective only with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Lender, which consents will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), or by agreeing with an existing Lender that such Lender’s Commitment shall be increased. Upon execution and delivery by the Borrower and such Lender or New Lender of an instrument in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with such evidence of appropriate corporate authorization on the part of the Borrower with respect to the increased Commitments and such opinions of counsel for the Borrower with respect to the increased Commitments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, such existing Lender shall have a Commitment as therein set forth or such other financial institution shall become a Lender with a Commitment as therein set forth and all the rights and obligations of a Lender with such a Commitment hereunder; provided: (i) that the Borrower shall provide prompt notice of such increase to the Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify the Lenders; (ii) the conditions set forth in Sections 3.02(c) and (d) shall be satisfied on and as of the effective date of any increase in Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18; (iii) that any such increase shall be in an amount which is a multiple of $10,000,000; and (iv) that immediately after such increase is made, the aggregate amount of increases in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall not exceed $250,000,000. On the effective date of any increase in the aggregate amount of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.18, (i) each New Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate outstanding Loans (and funded participations, if any, in Letters of Credit) and (ii) any Lender whose Commitment has been increased (an “Increasing Lender”) shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the increase in its pro rata share of the aggregate outstanding Loans (and funded participations as above); in each case such payments shall be for the account of each other Lender. Upon receipt of such amount by the Administrative Agent, (A) each other Lender shall be deemed to have ratably assigned that portion of its outstanding Loans that is being reduced to the New Lenders and the Increasing Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s new Commitment or the increased portion thereof as applicable, (B) the Administrative Agent shall promptly distribute to each other Lender its ratable share of the amounts received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this paragraph and (C) the participations of the Lenders in outstanding Letters of Credit shall be determined in accordance with their Commitments after giving effect to such increase. For the avoidance of doubt, no existing Lender shall have any obligation to participate in such increase except in its absolute and sole discretion.

  • Commitment Reductions Any reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitments required or permitted hereunder shall reduce the Revolving Loan Commitment of each Lender having a Revolving Loan Commitment on a pro rata basis based on the Commitment Ratio of such Lender for the Revolving Loan Commitment.

  • Optional Termination or Reduction of the Commitments The Borrower shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days' notice to the Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce in part the unused Commitments of the Lenders, provided that each partial reduction shall be in the amount of $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

  • Mandatory Repayments and Commitment Reductions (a) If on any date the aggregate amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings and Bank Guaranty Outstandings exceeds the Total Credit-Linked Commitment as then in effect, the U.S. Borrower or the Bermuda Borrower (as determined by the U.S. Borrower) (subject to clause (x) of the proviso to this clause (a)) agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent at the Payment Office on such date an amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents in Dollars equal to such excess, such cash or Cash Equivalents to be held as security for all Obligations of the respective Borrower (including, without limitation, in the case of the U.S. Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement Party Guaranty) to the Issuing Lenders, Bank Guaranty Issuers and Lenders relating to Letters of Credit and Bank Guaranties (and reimbursement and other Obligations relating thereto) hereunder in a cash collateral account to be established by, and under the sole dominion and control of, the Administrative Agent; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of cash and/or Cash Equivalents paid by the Bermuda Borrower to the Administrative Agent under this clause (a) shall not at any time exceed the sum of the Letter of Credit Outstandings (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Letters of Credit) and the Bank Guaranty Outstandings (with respect to Bermuda Borrower Bank Guaranties) at such time and (y) any such cash and/or Cash Equivalents shall first be applied to repay any amounts owing to the respective Issuing Lender and Bank Guaranty Issuer as described in Section 2C.03 hereof. (i) In addition to any other mandatory repayments or commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 4.02, on each date set forth below, the U.S. Borrower shall be required to repay that principal amount of Tranche B Term Loans, to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (each such repayment, as the same may be reduced as provided in Sections 4.01 and 4.02(g), a “Tranche B Term Loan Scheduled Repayment”):