ECP Rules; Keepwell Clause Samples

The "ECP Rules; Keepwell" clause establishes the application of the European Commercial Paper (ECP) market rules to the relevant financial instruments and introduces a keepwell provision. In practice, this means that the issuer or a related entity agrees to maintain the financial health and solvency of a subsidiary or affiliate, often to support the creditworthiness of commercial paper issued under the ECP program. This clause ensures that investors have additional assurance regarding the issuer's ability to meet its obligations, thereby reducing credit risk and enhancing market confidence in the instruments.
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ECP Rules; Keepwell. (a) No Guarantor hereunder shall be deemed to be a guarantor of any Swap Obligations if such Guarantor is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined in § 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act and the applicable rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and/or the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively, and as now or hereafter in effect, “the ECP Rules”) to the extent that the providing of such guaranty by such Guarantor would violate the ECP Rules or any other applicable law or regulation. This paragraph shall not affect any Guaranteed Obligations of a Guarantor other than Swap Obligations, nor shall it affect the Obligations of any Guarantor who qualifies as an “Eligible Contract Participant (b) Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Loan Party to honor all of its obligations under this Agreement in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 5.18 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 5.18 or otherwise under this Agreement voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 5.18 shall remain in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with Section 5.15 hereof. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 5.18 constitute, and this Section 5.18 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act. By: Name: R. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Administrative Agent By: Name: Title: ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of , 200 , made (the “Additional Guarantor”), in favor of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the banks and other financial institutions (the “Lenders”) parties to the Credit Agreement referred to below. All capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in such Credit Agreement.
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