Common use of Mitigation; Replacement of Bank Clause in Contracts

Mitigation; Replacement of Bank. (a) If any Bank requests compensation under Section 8.1, or if the Applicant is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Bank or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Bank pursuant to Section 8.15, then such Bank shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Liquidity Advances hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Bank, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.15, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Bank to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Bank. The Applicant hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Bank in connection with any such designation or assignment. (b) If (x) the Applicant is required pursuant to Section 8.1 to make any additional payment to any Bank or if any Bank’s obligation to continue, or to convert Liquidity Advances into, Eurodollar Advances shall be suspended pursuant to Section 2.15 (any Bank so affected an “Affected Bank”) or (y) any Bank becomes a Defaulting Bank, the Applicant may elect to replace the Commitment and participations in the Letter of Credit of such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, provided that no Event of Default or Potential Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (i) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Applicant and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash (to the extent of the principal amount of such Affected Bank’s or Defaulting Bank’s, as applicable, Liquidity Advances and accrued interest and fees and other reimbursable amounts then due and payable) and otherwise assume the Commitment and participation in the Letter of Credit of, and other Obligations then due to, such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption and to become a Bank for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, to be replaced as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 8.7 applicable to assignments, (ii) the Applicant shall pay to such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, in same day funds on the day of such replacement (A) all interest, fees and other amounts then accrued but unpaid to such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, by the Applicant hereunder to and including the date of replacement, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, under Section 8.1 and (B) an amount, if any, equal to the payment which would have been due to such Bank on the day of such replacement under Section 8.1 had the Eurodollar Advances of such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, been prepaid on such date rather than sold to the replacement Bank, in each case to the extent not paid by the purchasing Bank, and (iii) concurrently with the effectiveness of such replacement, such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, shall be released with respect to its Commitment, such Commitment shall be terminated, and Liquidity Advances assigned by such Affected Bank or Defaulting Bank, as applicable, and shall cease to be a Bank hereunder but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to, those provisions of this Agreement which survive payment of the Obligations and termination of the Agreement.

Appears in 3 contracts

Sources: Reimbursement Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc), Reimbursement Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc), Reimbursement Agreement (South Jersey Industries Inc)