Standby An employee who is required to remain available for duty on standby, outside the normal working hours for that particular employee, shall receive standby pay in the amount of $2.00 per hour for all hours on standby. Standby pay shall, however, cease where an employee is called into work under Article 15.06 above and works during the period of standby."
Letter of Credit Compliance Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Servicer shall comply with all the requirements of any Letter of Credit so as to assure the full benefit of such Letter of Credit to the Trustee.
Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings (a) The Borrower agrees to reimburse each Issuing Lender, by making payment to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Payment Office, for any payment or disbursement made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit issued by it (each such amount, so paid until reimbursed by the Borrower, an “Unpaid Drawing”), not later than one Business Day following receipt by the Borrower of notice of such payment or disbursement (provided that no such notice shall be required to be given if a Default or an Event of Default under Section 11.05 shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case the Unpaid Drawing shall be due and payable immediately without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind (all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower)), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Lender, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date such Issuing Lender was reimbursed by the Borrower therefor at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time for Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans; provided, however, to the extent such amounts are not reimbursed prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the third Business Day following the receipt by the Borrower of notice of such payment or disbursement or following the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default under Section 11.05, interest shall thereafter accrue on the amounts so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Lender (and until reimbursed by the Borrower) at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate as in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans that are maintained as Base Rate Loans as in effect from time to time plus 2%, with such interest to be payable on demand. Each Issuing Lender shall give the Borrower prompt written notice of each Drawing under any Letter of Credit issued by it, provided that the failure to give any such notice shall in no way affect, impair or diminish the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.
(b) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 3.05 to reimburse each Issuing Lender with respect to drafts, demands and other presentations for payment under Letters of Credit issued by it (each, a “Drawing”) (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower may have or have had against any Lender (including in its capacity as an Issuing Lender or as a Participant), including, without limitation, any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any nonapplication or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Drawing; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be obligated to reimburse any Issuing Lender for any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Lender (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
Letter of Credit Commissions Subject to Section 5.15(a)(iii)(B), the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants, a letter of credit commission with respect to each Letter of Credit in the amount equal to the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit times the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Credit Loans that are LIBOR Rate Loans (determined on a per annum basis). Such commission shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each calendar quarter, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and thereafter on demand of the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, distribute to the applicable Issuing Lender and the L/C Participants all commissions received pursuant to this Section 3.3(a) in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages.
Letter of Credit Fees, Etc (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender a commission, payable in arrears quarterly, within 15 days of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing March 31, 2017, and on the earlier to occur of (A) the full drawing, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Letter of Credit and (B) on the Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility applicable to such Lender, on such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such quarter of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time at a percentage per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Advances made by such Lender at such time. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default under Section 6.01(a) or 6.01(f) or an Event of Default, the amount of commission payable by the Borrower under this clause (b)(i) shall be increased by 2% per annum.
(ii) The Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, a fronting fee, payable in arrears quarterly, within 15 days after each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing March 31, 2017 and on the earliest to occur of the full drawing, expiration, termination or cancellation of any Letter of Credit and, in the case of any Letter of Credit that is not a Special Letter of Credit, on the Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility applicable to such Lender, on the average daily aggregate Available Amount during such quarter of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time at a percentage per annum equal to 0.15% (as contemplated by the Fee Letters).
(iii) The Borrower shall pay to each Issuing Bank, for its own account, such other commissions and issuance fees, and such customary transfer fees, amendment fees and other fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including the administration of each Letter of Credit Agreement, as the Borrower and such Issuing Bank shall agree; provided that the fees of the type contemplated by clause (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.08(b) shall be exclusive of any similar fee that would otherwise be required to be paid under any such Letter of Credit Agreement.
Letter of Credit The Borrower further agrees with the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations under Section 4.2 shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any financing institution or other party to which any Letter of Credit may be transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower against the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee, PROVIDED that the Borrower shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower's Reimbursement Obligations shall not include, amounts or liabilities arising solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender in determining whether a request presented under any Letter of Credit complied with the terms of such Letter of Credit. The Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Lender under or in connection with each Letter of Credit and the related drafts and documents, if done in good faith, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not result in any liability on the part of the Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Borrower.
Letter of Credit Fee Borrowers shall pay Agent (for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders), a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) (which fee shall be in addition to the fronting fees and commissions, other fees, charges and expenses set forth in Section 2.11(k)) that shall accrue at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate Margin times the undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit.
The Letter of Credit Subfacility (a) On the terms and conditions set forth herein (i) the Issuer agrees (and each Revolving Lender acknowledges that such agreement is made in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Article III), (A) from time to time on any Business Day, during the period from the Effective Date to the day which is five days prior to the Revolving Termination Date, to Issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or jointly for the account of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries) in an aggregate Outstanding Amount at any one time that, together with the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all other outstanding Letters of Credit issued pursuant hereto (including the Existing Letters of Credit), does not exceed the L/C Commitment, and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Sections 3.02(c) and 3.02(d), and (B) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit; and (ii) the Revolving Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit (including the Existing Letters of Credit); provided that no Issuer shall be obligated to Issue, and no Revolving Lender shall be obligated to participate in, any Letter of Credit if as of the date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit (the “Issuance Date”) (1) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans exceeds the Aggregate Revolving Commitment or (2) the participation of any Revolving Lender in the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations plus the principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Revolving Lender and such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans exceeds such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and, accordingly, the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit which have expired or which have been drawn upon and reimbursed. Each of the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit Issued hereunder on the Effective Date.
(b) No Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) subject to Section 3.02(d), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
(ii) the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Revolving Maturity Date, unless (x) all the Revolving Lenders and the Issuer have approved such expiry date or (y) such Letter of Credit is cash collateralized or becomes a Supported Letter of Credit on terms and pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the Issuer.
(c) No Issuer shall be under any obligation to Issue any Letter of Credit if:
(i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuer from Issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to such Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such Issuer refrain from, the Issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such Issuer in good xxxxx xxxxx material to it;
(ii) such Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Lender, the Agent or the Borrower, on or prior to the Business Day prior to the requested date of Issuance of such Letter of Credit, that one or more of the applicable conditions contained in Article V is not then satisfied;
(iii) any requested Letter of Credit does not provide for drafts, or is not otherwise in form and substance acceptable to such Issuer, or the Issuance of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable policies of such Issuer;
(iv) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or
(v) any Revolving Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, with the Borrower or such Revolving Lender to eliminate the Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 3.11(a)(iv)) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.
(d) Each Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit Issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Agent in Article X with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit Issued by it or proposed to be Issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in Article X included the Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the Issuer.
Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension, Reinstatement or Renewal To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment of the terms and conditions, extension of the terms and conditions, extension of the expiration date, or reinstatement of amounts paid, or renewal of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Company shall deliver (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the L/C Issuer) to the L/C Issuer and to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, extended, reinstated or renewed, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, extension, reinstatement or renewal (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with clause (d) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, extend, reinstate or renew such Letter of Credit. If requested by the L/C Issuer, the Company also shall submit a letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement on the L/C Issuer’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application and reimbursement agreement or other agreement submitted by the Company to, or entered into by the Company with, the L/C Issuer relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.
Letter of Credit Amounts Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
