Common use of Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt Clause in Contracts

Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt. Without the prior written consent of the Guarantor, Regency shall not be entitled, prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of this Guarantee, to (i) repay any principal amount of the Supported Debt or (ii) refinance through an exchange offer or otherwise all or any portion of the Supported Debt, unless, in the case of (ii) above, Regency (x) simultaneously replaces such Supported Debt with at least an equivalent amount of new indebtedness (such new indebtedness, the “Refinancing Supported Debt”) with substantially similar covenants providing for no earlier amortization of principal than the amortization contemplated by the applicable maturity date of any such Supported Debt (any such date, a “Maturity Date”) and (y) permits the Guarantor at its sole discretion to provide a guarantee of collection of the Refinancing Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. If all or any portion of any Supported Debt or Refinancing Supported Debt is repaid or refinanced after the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of this Guarantee and prior to the applicable Maturity Date, the Guarantor may at its sole discretion enter into and provide for a guarantee of collection and/or of payment for the principal amount of all or a portion of any debt of Regency.

Appears in 5 contracts

Samples: Contribution Agreement, Guarantee of Collection (Southern Union Co), Guarantee of Collection (Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.)

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Repayment or Refinancing of Supported Debt. Without the prior written consent of the GuarantorSupport Provider, Regency shall not be entitled, prior to the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of this GuaranteeSupport Agreement, to (i) repay any principal amount of the Supported Debt or (ii) refinance through an exchange offer or otherwise all or any portion of the Supported Debt, unless, in the case of (ii) above, Regency (x) simultaneously replaces such Supported Debt with at least an equivalent amount of new indebtedness (such new indebtedness, the “Refinancing Supported Debt”) with substantially similar covenants providing for no earlier amortization of principal than the amortization contemplated by the applicable maturity date of any such Supported Debt (any such date, a “Maturity Date”) and (y) permits the Guarantor Support Provider at its sole discretion to provide a guarantee of collection support to Regency Subsidiary Guarantor in furtherance of the Refinancing Regency Subsidiary Guarantee in support of the Refinanced Supported Debt, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. If all or any portion of any Supported Debt or Refinancing Supported Debt is repaid or refinanced after the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of this Guarantee Support Agreement and prior to the applicable Maturity Date, the Guarantor Support Provider may at its sole discretion enter into and provide for a guarantee of collection and/or of payment for the principal amount of all or a portion of any debt of Regency.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Contribution Agreement (Energy Transfer Equity, L.P.), Contribution Agreement (Regency Energy Partners LP)

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