Replacement of Credit Support. (a) AOL shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective as early as possible prior to the Distribution Date, the replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or credit support (“Credit Support Instruments”) provided by or through TWX or any other member of the TWX Group for the benefit of AOL or any other member of the AOL Group (“TWX Credit Support Instruments”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from TWX or any other member of the TWX Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original TWX Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to TWX of cancelation thereof) indicating that TWX or such other member of the TWX Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to TWX; provided, however, that in the event that AOL shall not have obtained all such releases on or prior to the Distribution Date, the terms of the Credit Support Agreement shall govern all such unreleased TWX Credit Support Instruments.
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Samples: Separation and Distribution Agreement (AOL Inc.), Separation and Distribution Agreement (Time Warner Inc.), Separation and Distribution Agreement (AOL Inc.)
Replacement of Credit Support. (a) AOL shall use reasonable best efforts to arrange, at its sole cost and expense and effective as early as possible on or prior to the Distribution Date, the replacement of all guarantees, covenants, indemnities, surety bonds, letters of credit or similar assurances or credit support (“Credit Support Instruments”) provided by or through TWX or any other member of the TWX Group for the benefit of AOL or any other member of the AOL Group (“TWX Credit Support Instruments”) with alternate arrangements that do not require any credit support from TWX or any other member of the TWX Group, and shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments written releases (which in the case of a letter of credit or bank guarantee would be effective upon surrender of the original TWX Credit Support Instrument to the originating bank and such bank’s confirmation to TWX of cancelation thereof) indicating that TWX or such other member of the TWX Group will, effective upon the consummation of the Distribution, have no liability with respect to such Credit Support Instruments, in each case reasonably satisfactory to TWX; provided, however, that in the event that AOL shall not have obtained all such releases on or prior to the Distribution Date, the terms AOL shall provide TWX with letters of the Credit Support Agreement shall govern credit or guarantees, in each case issued by a bank reasonably acceptable to TWX, against losses arising from all such unreleased TWX Credit Support Instruments, or if TWX agrees in writing, cash collateralize the full amount of any outstanding Credit Support Instrument with respect to which such release has not been obtained. TWX shall use reasonable best efforts to assist AOL in obtaining from the beneficiaries of such Credit Support Instruments those written releases in favor of TWX.
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