Performance Assurance. Seller agrees to deliver to Buyer Performance Assurance in a form acceptable to Buyer to secure its obligations under this Agreement, which Performance Assurance Seller shall maintain in full force and effect for the period posted with Buyer, as follows:
Performance Assurance. Seller shall deliver the Performance Assurance to Buyer on or before three (3) Business Days after the Effective Date. From and after delivery of the Performance Assurance, Seller shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, the Performance Assurance until the later of (i) two hundred and seventy (270) days after the termination or expiration of this Agreement or (ii) the resolution of all disputes pending pursuant to, in connection with, relating to or arising out of this Agreement and any Performance Assurance at the end of such two hundred and seventy (270) day period (or thereafter arising during the pendency of any such disputes) (such later date, the “Release Date”); provided, however, that, if this Agreement is terminated due to the failure to satisfy the condition precedent set forth in Section 2.3(b)(i), the Release Date shall be sixty (60) days after such termination. No later than three (3) Business Days following written notification from Buyer to Seller of any draw on any Performance Assurance, Seller shall replenish the Performance Assurance to an undrawn capacity equal to the Required PA Amount. If, at any time, (A) the Person issuing any Letter of Credit as part of the Performance Assurance at such time ceases to have the total assets or Credit Ratings required by the definition of “Letter of Credit” or becomes Bankrupt or does not honor a draw request that complies with the terms of the Letter of Credit or (B) any such Letter of Credit ceases to be in full force and effect, then Seller shall, within three (3) Business Days thereof, replace the affected Letter of Credit with other Performance Assurance with undrawn capacity equal to the Required PA Amount. In addition to the replacement Performance Assurance that may be required pursuant to the preceding sentence, Seller shall, at any time and from time to time, have the right to replace the Performance Assurance in effect at such time with other Performance Assurance having an undrawn capacity equal to the Required PA Amount. Any Letter of Credit provided as Performance Assurance shall have an expiration date no sooner than 364 days after issuance, and Seller shall extend or replace (with other Performance Assurance with undrawn capacity equal to the Required PA Amount) such Letter of Credit by the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the expiration thereof. If Seller fails to extend or replace any Letter of Credit by the date that is thirty (30) days prior to the expiration thereof or fai...
Performance Assurance. (a) Seller’s Performance Assurance. Performance Assurance requirement is applicable with respect to Seller, but not with respect to Buyer. Seller shall be required, within thirty (30) Business Days of the Trade Date of a Product Order, to post Seller’s Performance Assurance through either the: (i) posting of a Letter of Credit; or (ii) posting of cash collateral in the amount indicated as the initial Performance Assurance Requirement on such Product Order with Buyer. For avoidance of doubt, Xxxxxx’s Performance Assurance with respect to a Designated System is required regardless of whether such Designated System is Energized as of the Trade Date or Energized within the thirty (30) Business Day period after the Trade Date.
Performance Assurance. “Performance Assurance” shall mean, at the election of T&D, either: (a) an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a U.S. office of a commercial bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States (or any state or a political subdivision thereof) or a Canadian Schedule A Chartered Bank with a U.S. branch office or U.S. affiliate bank and, in either case, having a long term debt rating or deposit rating of at least (A) Baa1 from Xxxxx’x, and (B) BBB+ from Standard & Poor’s; or (b) so long as no T&D Downgrade Event has occurred with respect to the T&D Guarantor, a guaranty of the T&D obligations hereunder issued by the T&D Guarantor in substantially the same form as the guaranty delivered by the Provider to the T&D as of the date hereof pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 301 of the MPUC Rules and Regulations; (c) cash; or (d) such other Performance Assurance as is reasonably acceptable to the Provider, in each case in an amount set forth in Exhibit E; provided, that, to the extent that Performance Assurance delivered by T&D is in the form of cash and T&D makes any payment to Provider in advance of the date on which T&D is otherwise required to make payment to Provider pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, T&D may request that Provider return such Performance Assurance to the extent of such early payment (and, unless T&D is in default under this Agreement, Provider shall so return such Performance Assurance within two (2) Business Days after such request); provided, further, however, that in the event that T&D ceases to make payments in advance of the date on which T&D is required to make payment to Provider pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, within five (5) Business Days after request by Provider, T&D shall provide additional Performance Assurance to Provider, such that the aggregate amount of Performance Assurance held by Provider is equal to an amount set forth in Exhibit E for the applicable period.
Performance Assurance. (a) Seller will be required to post Performance Assurance with respect to this Confirmation Agreement and any other Fixed Price Customer Supply Contracts, whether under this Confirmation Agreement or under any other Fixed Price Customer Supply Contracts, in an aggregate amount equal to the Total Exposure Amount less the applicable Collateral Threshold Amount (as defined below). The requirements for posting, transferring, holding and using Performance Assurance are set forth in Attachment A. The Seller will be granted a single Collateral Threshold Amount to be applied across this Confirmation Agreement and all other Fixed Price Customer Supply Contracts as provided below.
Performance Assurance. Seller’s Performance Assurance. Performance Assurance requirement is applicable with respect to Seller, but not with respect to Buyer.
Performance Assurance. If at any xxxx Xxxxxx’x (or Seller’s Guarantor’s, if applicable) Collateral Threshold is lower than the Collateral Requirement, then Seller, upon request from Buyer, shall be required, within five (5) Business Days of notice from Buyer, to post “Seller’s Performance Assurance” through either the: (i) posting of a Letter of Credit; or (ii) posting of cash collateral with Buyer. “
Performance Assurance. Seller agrees to deliver to Buyer the Performance Assurance in a form acceptable to Buyer to secure its obligations under this Agreement as required herein. Seller shall maintain the Performance Assurance in full force and effect for the required posting period with Buyer. The amount of the Performance Assurance shall be equal to the Delivery Term Security amount minus Seller's Collateral Threshold. The Performance Assurance shall be delivered to Buyer no later than five (5) Business Days after the Execution Date. If after the Execution Date Buyer determines that there has been a change to the Seller’s Collateral Threshold and such change results in an increase to the amount of Performance Assurance required under this Section 10.4(b), Buyer shall provide Notice to Seller of the amount of such increase and Seller shall deliver to Buyer additional Performance Assurance in that amount no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of Buyer’s Notice.
Performance Assurance. If either Party ("X") has reasonable grounds to believe that the other Party's ("Y") creditworthiness or performance under this Agreement has become unsatisfactory, X may provide Y with written notice requesting Performance Assurance in an amount determined by X in a commercially reasonable manner. Upon receipt of such notice, Y shall have three (3) Business Days to remedy the situation by providing Performance Assurance to X. Failure of Y to provide Performance Assurance, or a guaranty or other credit assurance, acceptable to X within three (3) Business Days after written notice shall constitute an Event of Default under the Agreement. "Performance Assurance" means collateral in the form of either cash, Letter(s) of Credit, or other security acceptable to the requesting Party. "Letter(s) of Credit" means one or more irrevocable, transferable standby letters of credit issued by a U.S. commercial bank or a foreign bank with a U.S. branch with such bank having a credit rating of at least A- from the Standard & Poor's Rating Group or A3 from Xxxxx'x Investor Services, Inc. "Business Day" means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal Reserve Bank holiday.
Performance Assurance. (a) On any Business Day, ENA may demand in writing that Counterparty establish and maintain (subject to increase as provided below) (1) Performance Assurance for the benefit of ENA equal to Counterparty's Collateral Requirement, rounded up to the next higher integral multiple of $100,000, or (2) increase the amount of any outstanding Performance Assurance so that after such increase the Collateral Requirement has been fully satisfied. Counterparty shall either establish such Performance Assurance or increase any outstanding Performance Assurance, in each case by either (i) increasing the amount of any outstanding Letter of Credit; (ii) establishing additional Letters of Credit; or (ii) delivering Cash to ENA. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, Performance Assurance demanded of Counterparty by 10:00 a.m., New York time, on a Business Day shall be provided by the close of business on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that Letters of Credit shall be Transferred by the close of business on the second succeeding Business Day.
