Examples of USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate in a sentence
Whenever the Calculation Agent is required to act, make a determination or exercise judgement pursuant to a replacement of the USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate by either the Alternative Post-Nominated Index rate or the Calculation Agent Nominated Replacement Index rate, it shall do so by reference to Relevant Market Data available at, or a reasonable period of time prior to, the time of notification.
The Calculation Agent shall notify the Issuer of any determination it makes pursuant to the replacement of the USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate by either the Alternative Post-Nominated Index rate or the Calculation Agent Nominated Replacement Index rate as soon as reasonably practicable after either of these replacement rates first apply and, in any event, at least two Business Days before the Cut-off Date.
If an Index Cessation Event or an Administrator/Benchmark Event occurs with respect to the USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate, then, from and including the Index Cessation Effective Date or the Administrator/Benchmark Event Date, as applicable, the Alternative Post-Nominated Index rate will apply to Notes.
In that event, the fallback provisions below for the USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate will apply to the USD SOFR Spread-Adjusted ICE Swap Rate.
It is expected that IBA will also produce a USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate in due course, although the timing is uncertain.
Broadly, the formula for this fallback rate consists of using the USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate (“SOFR ISR”), adding the ISDA fallback spread adjustment and applying technical adjustments to account for differences in payment frequency and day count conventions between USD LIBOR swaps and SOFR swaps.
Accordingly, the new fallback provisions are triggered upon the ICE Swap Rate benchmarks becoming unavailable once LIBOR in the relevant currency and tenor had permanently ceased or become unrepresentative.o The new fallback rate is effectively the relevant USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate as adjusted to account for the inherent differences between it and the corresponding USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rate.
USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate is administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, who as at the Issue Date, does not appear on the register of administrators and benchmarks established and maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority pursuant to Article 36 of the Benchmarks (Regulation (EU) 2016/2011) (the “EU Benchmarks Regulation”).
IBA has been publishing USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate for use in financial contracts since November 8, 2021.
IBA will continue to provide USD SOFR ICE Swap Rate settings, including to USD LIBOR ICE Swap Rate licensees, on and subject to the terms of their current USD ICE Swap Rate licensing agreements.