Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that: (a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Rocky Brands, Inc.), Loan and Security Agreement (Rocky Brands, Inc.)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFRBSBY Rate, including because the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bB) CME Bloomberg or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME Bloomberg or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFRBSBY Rate, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR “BSBY Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR BSBY Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus with, subject to the SOFR Adjustmentproviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, to any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If ):
(I) Term SOFR plus the Successor Rate is SOFR Adjustment; and
(II) Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.;
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Samples: Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (Inari Medical, Inc.), Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (Inari Medical, Inc.)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement (Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.), Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement (Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bB) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") ); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, to any Loan Document (“"Successor Rate”"). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x1) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR neither of the alternatives in clauses (I) and (II) above is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y2) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses Section (ag)(ii)(A) or (bB) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this the Credit Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United Statesfor such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (Key Tronic Corp)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent the Borrowers or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agentthe Borrowers) that the Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three (3) and six (6) month interest periods of Term SOFRBSBY Rate, including because the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME Bloomberg or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, CME Bloomberg or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFRBSBY, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which oneone (1), three (3) and six (6) month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which oneone (1), three (3) and six (6) month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR “BSBY Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR BSBY Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus with, subject to the SOFR Adjustmentproviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”)):
(A) Term SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment; and
(B) Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment; provided, that if initially BSBY is replaced with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment and, subsequent to such replacement, the Administrative Agent determines that Term SOFR has become available and is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent in its discretion, and the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrowers and Lenders of such availability, then from and after the beginning of the Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, in each case, commencing no less than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, the Successor Rate shall be Term SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment. If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR neither of the alternatives in clauses (A) and (B) above is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR BSBY Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ai) or (bii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and Borrower Agent the Borrowers may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR BSBY Rate or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero (0), the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero (0) for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrower) that Borrowers Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.be
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Summit Midstream Partners, LP)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers the Parent Borrower and Lenders each Lender of the implementation of any Successor RateSOFR-BasedSuccessor Rate contained in any such amendment. A Such. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, the such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. If no Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Parent Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans and/or LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Loans and/or Swing Line Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) the Eurocurrency Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate. Upon receipt of such notice and subject to clause (y) of the preceding sentence, the Parent Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Loans or Interest Periods), or a Borrowing of or conversion to LIBOR Daily Floating Rate Loans, or a Borrowing of Swing Line Loans; or, failing that will be deemed to have converted such request for a Loan into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (as applicable) a Base Rate Loan under the same Tranche or Facility as that requested (and, in the case of a request for a Loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency other than Dollars, such Base Rate Loan shall be the requested loan amount converted into Dollars determined at a spot rate selected by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Parent Borrower as in effect on the date two Business Days immediately prior to the date of the requested funding). Notwithstanding anything else to the contraryelse herein, if at any time definition oftime any Successor Rate as shall provide that in no event shall such Successor Rateas so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Successor Conforming Changes to the Borrowers and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. Any Adjustmentadjustment and Successor Rate agreed and proposed to the Required Lenders in the context of a Successor Rate Amendment shall be in form and substance acceptable to each of the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower;; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall in any event approve such terms as are generally no less favorable to the Parent Borrower than corresponding terms included in similar facilities for similarly situated borrowers in general, but not necessarily all such borrowers in transactions in which Bank of America serves as administrative agent;; provided, further, that nothing herein shall obligate the Administrative Agent to disclose any information regarding other borrowers or facilities.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (W. P. Carey Inc.)
Successor Rates. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agentthe Company) that Borrowers the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining oneone month, three month, and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which oneone month, three month, and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, ; provided, that that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which oneone month, three month, and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "the “Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, "a “Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment dateInterest Payment Date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the applicable SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (any such successor rate established pursuant to this Section 3.07(a), a “Term SOFR Successor Rate”). If the Term SOFR Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the applicable SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (xA) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date Date, or (yB) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses clause (ai) above or clause (bii) above have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Successor Rate then in effect, then then, in each case, the Administrative Agent and Borrower Agent the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then then-current Term SOFR Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.07(a) at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then then-existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then then-existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United StatesStates for such benchmark, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Term SOFR Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent posts shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders deliver have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to the such amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers the Company and Lenders each Lender of the implementation of any Term SOFR Successor Rate. A Any Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, the such Term SOFR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Term SOFR Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, such Term SOFR Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a Term SOFR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Term SOFR Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Term SOFR Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. For purposes of this Section 3.07(a), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, Term SOFR Loans (or Loans accruing interest by reference to a Term SOFR Successor Rate, as applicable) shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Company or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Company) that the Company or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that: (i) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) is available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (ii) the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans denominated in such Alternative Currency, or shall or will otherwise cease; provided, that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date” for such Relevant Rate); or (iii) syndicated loans currently being executed and agented in the United States are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency; or if the events or circumstances of the type described in clause (i) above, clause (ii) above or clause (iii) above have occurred with respect to a Successor Rate then in effect, then the Administrative Agent and the Company may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency or any then-current Successor Rate for an Alternative Currency in accordance with this Section 3.07(b) with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in such Alternative Currency for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Company unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Company and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. For purposes of this Section 3.07(b), those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, Loans denominated in the applicable Alternative Currency shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders for purposes of the Loan Documentsestablishment of a Successor Rate with respect to Alternative Currency.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (GENTHERM Inc)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocumentsDocument, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower Agent) that Borrowers the Borrower AgentBorrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining onethe Eurocurrency Rate for any requested Interest Periodone, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including including, without limitation, because the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bii) CME theCME or any successor administrator of the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which onethe Eurocurrency Rateone, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. loansU.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to Agent the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such the Eurocurrency Ratesuch interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the such specificthe latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the "Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.or
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Requisite Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Requisite Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Requisite Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bB) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on 28 which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bB) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, to any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x1) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR neither of the alternatives in clauses (I) and (II) above is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y2) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses Section (ae)(ii)(A) or (bB) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest PeriodSection, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United Statesfor such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Requisite Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Requisite Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero (0), the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero (0) for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Amcon Distributing Co)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six -month interest periods of Term SOFRSOFR Rate, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over AgentLender, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFRSOFR Rate, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six -month interest periods of Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be representative or made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent Lender that will continue to provide such representative interest periods of Term SOFR Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six -month interest periods of Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent Lender (any such date, "Term “SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period interest period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, applicable for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term the SOFR Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by AgentXxxxxx, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent Lender determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent Lender and Borrower Agent Borrowers may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term the SOFR Rate or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Periodinterest period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks benchmark in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks benchmark in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent Lender will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for AgentLender, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by AgentLender in its discretion. If a Successor Rate includes a SOFR-based rate, then as of the SOFR Replacement Date, the Unused Line Fee Rate shall increase by percentage points equal to the SOFR Adjustment for a one month interest period. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bB) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") ); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, to any Loan Document (“"Successor Rate”"). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Credit Document, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agentthe Borrower) that Borrowers the Borrower or the Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar Dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, "a “Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bb)(ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Credit Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Credit Document (the “Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date Date, (y) if the Administrative Agent determines that the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency is not available or (yz) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ab)(i) or (bb)(ii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 2.10 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in U.S. Dollars or in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, as applicable, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United StatesStates and denominated in U.S. Dollars or in such Alternative Currency for such alternative benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updatedas applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers the Borrower unless, prior to such time, the Required Lenders deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice that the Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") ); then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“"Successor Rate”"). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.85 #500021837_v16
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrowers) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:: 153790720_4
(aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining oneone month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFRBSBY Rate, including because the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bB) CME Bloomberg or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME Bloomberg or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which oneone month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate shall or will no longer be representative or made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, or that such interest periods or the BSBY Screen Rate have failed to comply with International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such representative interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which oneone month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR BSBY Rate or the Term SOFR BSBY Screen Rate are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR “BSBY Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR BSBY Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus with, subject to the SOFR Adjustmentproviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment interest period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, to any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If ):
(I) Term SOFR plus the Successor Rate is SOFR Adjustment; and
(II) Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.;
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Credit Document, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Parent Borrower Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agentthe Borrower) that Borrowers the Parent Borrower or the Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar Dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, "a “Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bb)(ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Credit Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Credit Document (the “Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ab)(i) or (bb)(ii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Parent Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 2.10 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and denominated in U.S. Dollars, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time States and denominated in its discretion and may be periodically updatedU.S. Dollars. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time (New York City time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers the Parent Borrower unless, prior to such time, the Required Lenders deliver to the Administrative Agent written notice that the Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocuments, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent the Borrowers or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrowers) that the Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Administrative Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Administrative Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ai) or (bii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Administrative Agent and Administrative Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Administrative Agent from time to time time, in its discretion consultation with the Borrowers, and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Administrative Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Administrative Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Administrative Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by AgentAdministrative Agent in consultation with the Borrowers. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (PBF Holding Co LLC)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over AgentLender, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent Lender that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent Lender (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by AgentXxxxxx, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent Lender determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent Lender and Borrower Agent Borrowers may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks benchmark in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks benchmark in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent Xxxxxx from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent Lender will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for AgentLender, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by AgentLender in its discretion. If a Successor Rate includes a SOFR-based rate, then as of the Term SOFR Replacement Date, the Unused Line Fee Rate shall increase by percentage points equal to the SOFR Adjustment for a one month interest period. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.00.25%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.00.25% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Loan and Security Agreement (Orion Energy Systems, Inc.)
Successor Rates. (i) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary contrary, the protection of Sections 2.11(1), 2.12(d), and 2.13 shall be available to Issuing Bank and each Lender (as applicable) regardless of any possible contention of the invalidity or inapplicability of the law, rule, regulation, judicial ruling, judgment, guideline, treaty or other change or condition which shall have occurred or been imposed, so long as it shall be customary for issuing banks or lenders affected thereby to comply therewith. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, neither Issuing Bank nor any Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.13 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of Issuing Bank or such Lender (as the case may be) to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bB) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") ); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.party
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent in good faith determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders in good faith notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrower) that Borrowers Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have in good faith determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three three- and six six-month interest periods of Term SOFRthe Benchmark Rate, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFRthe Benchmark Rate, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR the Benchmark Rate or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR the Benchmark Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR the Benchmark Rate or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR “Benchmark Rate Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment dateInterest Payment Date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR the Benchmark Rate will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable quarterly on a monthly basiseach Interest Payment Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary hereincontrary, (x) if Agent in good faith determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Benchmark Rate Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR the Benchmark Rate or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date Interest Payment Date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any DM3\8972795.2 such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers Borrower unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers Borrower and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.01.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.01.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocuments (including §17 hereof), if an Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent Ryder or Required Lenders Majority Banks notify Agent the Agents (with, in the case of the Required LendersMajority Banks, a copy to Borrower AgentRyder) that Borrowers Ryder or Required Lenders Majority Banks (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining onethe Applicable Reference Rate for an Applicable Currency for any requested Interest Period including, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFRwithout limitation, including because the Term SOFR Applicable Screen Rate for such Applicable Currency is not available or published on a current basis, basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor the administrator of the Term SOFR Applicable Screen Rate for an Applicable Currency or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME the applicable Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR (A) the Applicable Reference Rate for an Applicable Currency or the Term SOFR Applicable Screen Rate for an Applicable Currency shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar loans denominated syndicated loans, in such Applicable Currency or shall or (B) the administrator of the Applicable Screen Rate for an Applicable Currency will otherwise cease, be insolvent; provided, that that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to Agent the applicable Agent, that will continue to provide the Applicable Reference Rate for such interest periods of Term SOFR Applicable Currency after such specific date (such specific date, the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or
(iii) the administrator of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Applicable Screen Rate for an Applicable Currency or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the applicable Agent or such administrator has made a public statement announcing that all Interest Periods and other tenors of the Applicable Reference Rate for an Applicable Currency are no longer available permanently representative, or
(iv) syndicated loans currently being executed, or indefinitelythat include language similar to that contained in this §6.17, "Scheduled Unavailability Date"are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Applicable Reference Rate for an Applicable Currency, then, in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) above, on a date and time determined by the applicable Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR the “Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and shall occur reasonably promptly upon the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR ,
(A) the Applicable Reference Rate for Loans denominated in Dollars will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus with, subject to the SOFR Adjustmentproviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the applicable Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “LIBOR Successor Rate”). If ; and any such rate before giving effect to the Related Adjustment, the “Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate is Daily Simple Rate”): (x) Term SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or Related Adjustment and (y) if SOFR plus the events or circumstances Related Adjustment; and in the case of clause (iv) above, Ryder and the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower applicable Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Applicable Reference Rate for Loans denominated in Dollars under this Agreement and under any other Loan Document in accordance with the definition of “LIBOR Successor Rate” and such amendment will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicable Agent shall have notified all Banks and Ryder of the occurrence of the circumstances described in clause (iv) above unless, prior to such time, Banks comprising the Majority Banks have delivered to the applicable Agent written notice that such Majority Banks object to the implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate pursuant to such clause (provided, that, if the applicable Agent determines that Term SOFR or any then current has become available, is administratively feasible for the applicable Agent and would have been identified as the Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate in accordance with this Section the foregoing if it had been so available at the end time that the LIBOR Successor Rate then in effect was so identified, and the Administrative Agent notifies Ryder and each Bank of any such availability, then from and after the beginning of the Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicablein each case, commencing no less than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, the Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate shall be Term SOFR and the LIBOR Successor Rate shall be Term SOFR plus the relevant Related Adjustment); and
(B) with an alternative respect to any Applicable Currency other than Dollars, the applicable Agent and Ryder may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Applicable Reference Rate for Loans denominated in the Applicable Currency in accordance with this §6.17 with another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States U.S. and denominated in the Applicable Currency for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United StatesU.S. and denominated in the Applicable Currency for such benchmarks, each of which adjustment adjustments or method methods for calculating such adjustment adjustments shall be published on an information service as selected by the applicable Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated (each, an “Adjustment”; and any such proposed rate, an “Applicable Successor Rate” and together with the LIBOR Successor Rate, a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicable Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Banks and the Ryder unless, prior to such time, Banks comprising the Majority Banks have delivered to the applicable Agent written notice that such Majority Banks object to such amendment. If no Applicable Successor Rate has been determined for the Applicable Currency and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the applicable Agent will promptly so notify Ryder and each Banks. The Agents will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Ryder and each Bank of (x) any occurrence of any of the events, periods or circumstances under clauses (i) through (iii) above, (y) a Replacement Date and (z) the Successor Rate. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the applicable Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by such Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero, such Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the applicable Agent will have the right to make Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided, that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the applicable Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Successor Rate Conforming Changes to Ryder and the Banks reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. If the events or circumstances of the type described in §6.17(a)(i) through (iii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then the successor rate thereto shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Successor Rate.”
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) after any such determination by the applicable Agent or receipt by the applicable Agent of any such notice described under §6.17(a)(i) through (iii) with respect to an Applicable Reference Rate for Loans denominated in an Applicable Currency, as applicable, if the applicable Agent determines that a Successor Rate is not available (or, in the case of the LIBOR Successor Rate, none of the LIBOR Successor Rates is available) on or prior to the Replacement Date, (ii) if the events or circumstances described in §6.17(a)(iv) have occurred with respect to an Applicable Reference Rate for Loans denominated in an Applicable Currency but a Successor Rate is not available (or, in the case of the LIBOR Successor Rate, none of the LIBOR Successor Rates is available), or (iii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in §6.17(a)(i) through (iii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect for an Applicable Currency and the applicable Agent determines that the Successor Rate is not available (or, in the case of the LIBOR Successor Rate, none of the LIBOR Successor Rates is available), then in each case, the applicable Agent and Ryder may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Applicable Reference Rate for the Applicable Currency or any then current Successor Rate for such Applicable Currency at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, in accordance with this §6.17 with another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar syndicated credit facilities syndicated in the U.S. and denominated in the Applicable Currency for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any Related Adjustments (in the case of the LIBOR Successor Rate) and any other mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar syndicated credit facilities syndicated in the U.S. and denominated in the Applicable Currency for such benchmarks, each of which adjustments or methods for calculating such adjustments shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the applicable Agent posts shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders Banks and Borrowers Ryder unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver Banks comprising the Majority Banks have delivered to such Agent written notice that Required Lenders such Majority Banks object to such amendment.
(c) If, at the amendment. end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, no Successor Rate has been determined for an Applicable Currency in accordance with §6.17(a) or (b) and the circumstances under §6.17(a)(i) or (a)(iii) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the applicable Agent will promptly so notify Ryder and each Bank. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Banks to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans and U.K. Overnight LIBOR Rate Loans in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate each such Applicable Currency shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that suspended (to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agentof the affected LIBOR Rate Loans, U.K. Overnight LIBOR Rate Loans, Interest Periods, interest payment dates or payment periods), and (y) the Domestic LIBOR Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Domestic Base Rate, until the Successor Rate shall be applied has been determined in accordance with §6.17(a) or (b). Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the applicable Borrower may revoke any pending request made by such Borrower for a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else hereinborrowing of, if conversion to or continuation of LIBOR Rate Loans and U.K. Overnight LIBOR Rate Loans in each such affected Applicable Currency (to the extent of the affected LIBOR Rate Loans, U.K. Overnight LIBOR Rate Loans, Interest Periods, interest payment dates or payment periods) or, failing that, (A) only with respect to Loans bearing interest at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%the Domestic LIBOR Rate, the Successor Rate will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a borrowing of Domestic Loans or PR Loans, as applicable, bearing interest at the Domestic Base Rate (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein and (B) only with respect to U.K. Loans, will be 2.0% deemed to have converted such request into a request for all purposes a borrowing of U.K. Loans in the Applicable Currency bearing interest at the applicable Reference Rate or, in the event such Reference Rate is not available at such time, the U.K. Cost of Funds Rate in the amount specified therein (it being understand that if for any reason in the sole determination of the Loan DocumentsU.K. Agent, the U.K. Agent is unable to provide a quotation for the applicable U.K. Cost of Funds Rate for such U.K. Loans, then in such circumstance, such U.K. Loans shall be subject to Section 6.17(c)(ii)), and (ii) any outstanding affected LIBOR Rate Loans (other than (A) Domestic Loans or PR Loans, as applicable, bearing interest at the Domestic LIBOR Rate and (B) U.K. Loans bearing interest at the applicable Reference Rate or the U.K. Cost of Funds Rate in accordance with Section 6.17(c)(i)(B)) and U.K. Overnight LIBOR Rate Loans shall be prepaid at the end of the applicable Interest Period in full.
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Samples: Global Revolving Credit Agreement (Ryder System Inc)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrowers and Lenders each Lender of the implementation of any Successor RateSOFR-BasedSuccessor Rate contained in any such amendment. A Such LIBOR. Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, the such LIBOR Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Parent Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurocurrency Rate Loans shall be suspended, (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) the Eurocurrency Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Base Rate. Upon receipt of such notice, the Parent Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Rate Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Rate Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a loan into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (as applicable) a Base Rate Loan (and, in the case of a request for a loan denominated in a LIBOR Quoted Currency other than Dollars, such Base Rate Loan shall be the Dollar Equivalent of the requested loan amount determined based on the applicable Spot Rate in effect two business days immediately prior to the date of the requested funding). Notwithstanding anything else herein, if any definition of LIBORif at any time any Successor Rate as shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rateas so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%zero, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In connection with the implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such LIBOR Successor Conforming Changes to the Parent Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Credit Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocuments, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrower) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) If adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods any relevant Interest Period of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, Administrative Agent or CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month the applicable interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar Dollar-denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, providedprovided that, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to Agent Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month such interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "the “Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a time and date and time determined by Administrative Agent (any such date, "the “Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date Date, or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ai) or (bii) above have occurred with respect to Daily Simple SOFR or the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Administrative Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Credit Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or SOFR, Daily Simple SOFR, and/or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 4.03 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or the end of any payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. Dollar-denominated credit facilities for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States benchmarks. and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar Dollar-denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United Statesfor such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such amendment shall will become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent posts has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising Required Lenders deliver have delivered to Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to the such amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Revolving Credit Agreement (Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc.)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Borrowers or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocuments, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Lead Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agentthe Lead Borrower) that Borrowers the Lead Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(a) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining oneLIBOR or the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency for any requested Interest Period, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFRincluding, including without limitation, because the Term SOFR LIBOR Screen Rate or any tenor of such Relevant Rate, as applicable, is not available or published on a current basis, basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(b) CME or any successor the administrator of the Term SOFR Reuters Screen LIBOR Screen Rate or the Relevant Rate for such Alternative Currency or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR LIBOR or the Term SOFR LIBOR Screen Rate or all tenors of the Relevant Rate for an Alternative Currency, as applicable, shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar loans denominated syndicated loansin an applicable currency (in each case, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (date, the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at or
(c) syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR or the end of Relevant Rate for an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment dateAlternative Currency, as applicable, for interest calculated andthen, solely with respect to clause (b) abovereasonably promptly after such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, no later than as applicable, the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely to replace LIBOR or such Relevant Rate for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR such Alternative Currency (or any then then-current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculatedsuch Alternative Currency), as applicable, with an alternative alternate benchmark rate (including any mathematical or other adjustments to the benchmark (if any) incorporated therein), giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, (any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute in the case of LIBOR, a “LIBOR Successor Rate. Any ”, and in the case of a Relevant Rate, a “Successor Rate”), together with any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes and any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time (New York time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent posts shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers the Lead Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders deliver have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to do not accept such amendment (in which case, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Borrower may propose an alternative amendment). If no LIBOR Successor Rate or Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (a) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Lead Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans, SXXXX Rate Loans or European Base Rate Loans, as applicable, in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate the applicable currency shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that suspended (to the extent market practice of the affected Eurodollar Loans, SXXXX Rate Loans or European Base Rate Loans, as applicable, or Interest Periods) and (y) the LIBOR component shall no longer be utilized in determining the ABR or the European Base Rate, as applicable. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Lead Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Loans, SXXXX Rate Loans or European Base Rate Loans, as applicable, in the applicable currency (to the extent of the affected Eurodollar Loans, SXXXX Rate Loans or European Base Rate Loans, as applicable, or Interest Periods) or, failing that, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in U.S. Dollars, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of ABR Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein, and in the case of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of ABR Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) denominated in U.S. Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein and (ii) (A) any outstanding affected Eurodollar Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars will be deemed to have been converted into ABR Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period, (B) any outstanding affected European Base Rate Loans denominated in U.S. Dollars will be deemed to have been converted into ABR Loans on the date of such notice and (C) any outstanding affected Eurodollar Loans or European Base Rate Loans denominated in an Alternative Currency or in the case of SXXXX Rate Loans, Sterling, at the Lead Borrower’s election, shall either (1) be converted into a Borrowing of ABR Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) denominated in U.S. Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding (A) Eurodollar Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period in the case of Eurodollar Loans or (B) European Base Rate Loans or SXXXX Rate Loans on the date of such notice, or (2) be prepaid in full at the end of the applicable Interest Period in the case of Eurodollar Loans or as of the date of such notice in the case of European Base Rate Loans or SXXXX Rate Loans; provided that in the case of Eurodollar Loans, if no election is not administratively feasible made by the Lead Borrower by the earlier of (x) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Lead Borrower of such notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period for Agentthe applicable Eurodollar Loan, the Successor Rate Lead Borrower shall be applied deemed to have elected clause (1) above or in a manner the case of European Base Rate Loans or SXXXX Rate Loans, if no election is made or prepayment received by the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Lead Borrower of such notice, the Lead Borrower shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above effective as otherwise reasonably determined by Agentof the date of such notice. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any definition of LIBOR Successor Rate or Successor Rate shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rate or Successor Rate, as so determined would otherwise applicable, be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% zero for all purposes of the Loan Documentsthis Agreement.
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Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrower) that Borrowers Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(bii) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (ai) or (bii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 5:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers Borrower unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers Borrower and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%the Floor, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% the Floor for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Eastman Kodak Co)
Successor Rates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan DocumentDocuments, if Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Required Lenders notify Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower AgentBorrower) that Borrowers Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
(ai) If adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods LIBOR for any relevant Interest Period hereunder or any other tenors of Term LIBORTerm SOFR, including including, without limitation, because the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bii) CME theCME or any successor administrator of the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, Administrative Agent or CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month LIBORthe applicable interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term LIBORTerm SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar Dollar-denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, providedprovided that, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to Agent Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such LIBORsuch interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the such specific datethe latest date on which one, three and six month such interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "the “Scheduled Unavailability Date"”); or (iii) the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such administrator has made a public statement announcing that all Interest Periods and other tenors of LIBOR are no longer representative; or (iv) syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 3.03, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR; then, in the case of clauses (i)-(iii) above, on a time and date and time determined by Administrative Agent (any such date, "Term the “LIBORTerm SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date 4877- 6131- 2829 v.16 57 shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and shall occur within a reasonable period of time after the occurrence of any of the events or circumstances under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above and, solely with respect to clause (bii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term LIBORTerm SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with with, subject to the proviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “LIBOR Successor Rate”). If ; and any such rate before giving effect to the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Related Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Agent and Borrower Agent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Pre-Adjustment Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents”):.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (NVR Inc)
Successor Rates. (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or U.S. Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in the case of the U.S. Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that U.S. Borrowers or U.S. Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:
: (aA) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
or (bB) CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, CME or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, "“Scheduled Unavailability Date") ”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, "“Term SOFR Replacement Date"”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any other applicable Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, any Loan Document (“Successor Rate”). If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest will be payable on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date or (y) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (a) or (b) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in effectany Loan Document, then if Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or Borrower Agent or Australian Required Lenders notify Agent (with, in each casethe case of the Australian Required Lenders, a copy to Borrower Agent) that Australian Borrowers or Australian Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that: (A) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one, three and six month interest periods of the Australian Bill Rate, including because the applicable Reuters screen rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or (B) Reuters or any successor administrator of the applicable screen rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Agent, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one, three and six month interest periods of the Australian Bill Rate shall or will no longer be made available or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of Australian dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided, that at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator satisfactory to Agent that will continue to provide such interest periods of Australian Bill Rate after such specific date (the latest date on which one, three and six month interest periods of the Australian Bill Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, “Scheduled Australian Bill Rate Unavailability Date”); then, on a date and time determined by Agent (any such date, “Australian Bill Rate Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (b) above, no later than the Scheduled Australian Bill Rate Unavailability Date, Agent and Borrower Agent Australian Borrowers may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or the Australian Bill Rate hereunder and under any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, other applicable Loan Document with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such alternative benchmarks in similar U.S. Australian dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for such benchmarks in similar U.S. Australian dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service selected by Agent from time to time in its discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 4:00 p.m. Chicago Time on the fifth Business Day after Agent posts such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrowers unless, prior to such time, Required Lenders deliver to Agent written notice that Required Lenders object to the amendment. Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify Borrowers and Lenders of implementation of any Successor Rate. A Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, that to the extent market practice is not administratively feasible for Agent, the Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by Agent. Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 2.0%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 2.0% for all purposes of the Loan Documents.
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