Common use of S&P Downgrade Clause in Contracts

S&P Downgrade. In the event that the Joint Probability is reduced below AA- in the case of S&P, the Counterparty shall promptly notify the Trust (and any permitted assignee or transferee of the Trust) and GMAC of such event and (unless, within thirty (30) days after such reduction, the applicable Rating Agency has reconfirmed the ratings of the Reference Notes and the Other Securities that were in effect immediately prior to such reduction) the Counterparty shall within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of such reduction, with the prior written confirmation of the applicable Rating Agency that such arrangement will not result in the reduction of the rating of any of the Reference Notes or the Other Securities existing immediately prior to the reduction of the applicable Joint Probability, either: