Exhibit 10.4
CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of July 27, 2009
BETWEEN
Borrower
and
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
Lender
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur
LLP
41 South High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.
DEFINITIONS.
1.1.
Certain
Defined Terms.
1.2.
Other
Definitional Provisions and Construction.
2.
THE CREDIT EXTENSIONS AND TERMS
OF REPAYMENT.
2.1.
The
Letters of Credit.
2.2.
Provisions Applicable to
the Credit Extensions and the Letters of Credit.
2.4.
Increased
Costs and Capital Requirements.
2.5.
Illegality and
Impossibility.
2.6.
Survival
of Obligations.
3.
FEES.
4.
COLLATERAL.
4.1.
Collateral Deposit
Account. All Obligations under this Agreement shall be
secured by the Collateral.
5.
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
5.1.
Conditions Precedent to
Initial Credit Extensions.
5.2.
Conditions Precedent to
Subsequent Letter of Credit Issuances.
6.
WARRANTIES AND
REPRESENTATIONS.
6.1.
Organization and
Authority.
6.2.
Borrowing
is Legal and Authorized.
6.3.
Margin
Loans and Purchase of Ineligible Securities.
6.5.
Compliance with
Law.
6.6.
Financial
Statements; Full Disclosure.
6.7.
Litigation; Adverse
Effects.
6.10.
No Liens
on Collateral.
7.
BORROWER AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
COVENANTS.
7.1.
Payment
of Taxes and Claims.
7.2.
Place of
Business; Books and Records.
7.3.
Proper
Books; Collateral.
7.4.
Restriction on
Fundamental Changes; Conduct of Business.
8.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND
REPORTING.
9.
DEFAULT.
10.
GENERAL
PROVISIONS.
10.2.
Costs and
Expenses.
10.3.
Survival,
Successors and Assigns.
10.4.
Amendment
and Waiver.
10.5.
Enforceability and
Governing Law.
10.9.
Severability of
Provisions.
10.10.
Counterparts; Facsimile
Execution.
10.11.
Revival
and Reinstatement of Obligations.
10.13.
Waiver of
Right to Trial by Jury.
10.14.
No
Consequential Damages.
10.16.
Patriot
Act Notice.
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit
A -
Application and Agreement for Letter of Credit
Exhibit
B -
Form of Compliance Certificate
Schedule
5.1 -
Conditions Precedent to Initial Letter of Credit
Issuance
CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement (this “
Agreement ”) is entered into at Columbus, Ohio,
between THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, a national banking
association with a place of business in Columbus, Ohio (“
Lender ”), and M/I Homes, Inc., an Ohio corporation
with its principal place of business in Columbus, Ohio (“
Borrower ”), as of July 27, 2009.
1.1.
Certain Defined Terms
.
The following terms used in this Agreement or in
the other Loan Documents executed in connection herewith shall have
the following meanings, applicable both to the singular and the
plural forms of the terms defined. As used in this
Agreement:
“ Affiliate ” means, as
applied to any Person, any other Person who, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with, such Person, or is a family member related by birth or
marriage. For purposes of this definition only,
“control” means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person,
whether through the ownership of equity interests, by contract, or
otherwise; provided , however , that, in any event:
(i) any Person which owns directly or indirectly ten percent (10%)
or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the
election of directors or other members of the governing body of a
Person or ten percent (10%) or more of the partnership, member or
other ownership interests of a Person (other than as a limited
partner of such Person) shall be deemed to control such Person;
(ii) each director (or manager) of a Person shall be deemed to be
an Affiliate of such Person; and (iii) each partnership or joint
venture in which a Person is a partner or joint venturer shall be
deemed to be an Affiliate of such Person.
“ Agreement ” means this
Credit Agreement.
“ Application and Agreement for Letter
of Credit ” shall mean an application and agreement for
standby letter of credit by, between, and among Borrower and
Lender, in a form provided by Lender substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A , either as originally executed
or as it may from time to time be supplemented, modified, amended,
renewed, or extended.
“ Bankruptcy Code ” means
Title 11 of the United States Code (11 USC, § 101
et seq ), as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute thereto, including (unless the context requires
otherwise) any rules or regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“Base Rate ” means the rate established by The
Huntington National Bank from time to time designated as its prime
rate based on its consideration of economic, money market, business
and competitive factors, and such rate is not necessarily the most
favored rate of such Person. Each change in the Base
Rate shall automatically and immediately change the interest rate
on all applicable advances bearing the Base Rate without notice to
Borrower, subject to any maximum or minimum interest rate
limitation specified by applicable law.
“ Borrower ” is defined in
the preamble.
“ Business Day ” means any
day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or other day on which national
banks are authorized or required to close.
“ Capital Lease ” means a
lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting
purposes in accordance with GAAP.
“ Change of Control ” means
the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Person or group (as
that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act
”) and the rules and regulations thereunder) shall have
acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in
the event different classes of stock shall have different voting
powers) of the voting stock of Borrower equal to at least fifty
percent (50%); or (b) as of any date a majority of the board of
Directors of Borrower Parent consists of individuals who were not
either (i) directors of Borrower as of the corresponding date of
the previous year, (ii) selected or nominated to become directors
by the Board of Directors of Borrower of which a majority consisted
of individuals described in clause (b)(i) above or (iii) selected
or nominated to become directors by the Board of Directors of
Borrower of which a majority consisted of individuals described in
clause (b)(i) above and individuals described in clause (b)(ii)
above.
“ Closing Date ” means the
date of the making of the initial Credit Extension
hereunder.
“ Collateral ” means all now
owned or hereafter acquired right, title and interest in property
of Borrower in or upon which a first and exclusive security
interest or Lien is granted to Lender, under this Agreement, any
security agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents and
shall include without limitation all right, title and interest in
any Deposit Account, monies, funds or other property in the Deposit
Collateral Account and all Proceeds thereof.
“ Commitment Fee ” means a
commitment fee equal to 15 basis points (0.15%) of the Letter of
Credit Commitment, payable on the date hereof.
“ Contingent Obligations ”
means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person
assumes, guaranties, endorses, agrees to provide funding, or
otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon the obligation or
liability of any other Person.
“ Credit Extension ” is
defined in Section 2.1 .
“ Customs ” is
defined in Section 2.1(h)(iv) .
“ Default Rate ” means, at
any time, in respect of any Credit Extension, advance, fee or any
other amount under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that
is not paid when due to Lender (whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or mandatory prepayment or otherwise), a rate per
annum during the period from and including the due date to but
excluding the date on which such amount is paid in full equal to
the sum of (x) four percent (4%) per annum plus (y) the
related fixed or variable interest rate or fee otherwise applicable
to such Credit Extension, advance, fee or other
amount. In respect of failure to pay any Reimbursement
Obligation, the Default Rate shall be five percent (5.00%) per
annum in excess of the Base Rate.
“ Deposit Accounts ” means
“deposit accounts” (as defined in the UCC), all deposit
accounts, whether general, special, time, demand, provisional, or
final, all cash or monies wherever located, any and all deposits or
other sums at any time due to such Person, which now or hereafter
are at any time in the possession or control of Lender or in the
possession of any third party acting in Lender’s behalf,
without regard to whether Lender received the same in pledge for
safekeeping, as agent for collection or transmission or otherwise,
or whether Lender has conditionally released the same.
“ Deposit Collateral Account
” is defined in Section 2.1(g) .
“ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to
time, and any successor statute thereto, including without
limitation (unless the context otherwise requires), any rules or
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Event of Default ” means an
event described in Section 9.1 .
“ Financial Officer ” means
the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer or
treasurer of Borrower.
“ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and
pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board, the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial
Accounting Standards Board as in effect from time to time in the
United States consistently applied.
“ Governmental Acts ”
is defined in Section 2.1(f) .
“ Governmental Authority ”
means any nation or government, any federal, state, local or other
political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive,
legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority or
functions of or pertaining to government, including any authority
or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any of
such functions.
“ Indebtedness ” means, at
any time, (i) all indebtedness, obligations or other liabilities
(other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of
business payable on terms customary in the trade) which in
accordance with GAAP should be classified as liabilities on the
balance sheet of such Person, including without limitation, (A) for
borrowed money or evidenced by debt securities, debentures,
acceptances, notes or other similar instruments, and any accrued
interest, fees and charges relating thereto, (B) under profit
payment agreements or in respect of obligations to redeem,
repurchase or exchange any securities or to pay dividends in
respect of any stock, (C) with respect to letters of credit,
bankers acceptances, interest rate swaps or other contracts,
currency agreement or other financial products, (D) to pay the
deferred purchase price of property or services, or (E) in respect
of Capital Leases; (ii) all indebtedness, obligations or other
liabilities secured by a lien on any property, whether or not such
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities are assumed by the owner
of the same; and (iii) all Contingent Obligations.
“ Insolvency Proceeding ”
means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any
provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state or
federal bankruptcy or insolvency law, receivership, assignment for
the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratorium,
forbearance, composition, extension generally with creditors, or
proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar
relief.
“ IRC ” means the Internal
Revenue Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor
statute thereto, including (unless the context requires otherwise)
any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ Land ” means, in respect of
any Person, all present and future plots or parcels of land,
whether now owned, leased or entitled or hereafter
acquired (including, in respect of Borrower, as reflected in the
most recent financial statements) by such Person.
“ Lender ” is defined in the
preamble and shall include The Huntington National Bank or any of
its Affiliates in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit
under this Agreement.
“ Letter of Credit ” and
“ Letters of Credit ” shall mean any letter of
credit issued by Lender as issuing bank for the account of
Borrower, either as originally issued or as the same may, from time
to time, be amended or otherwise modified, extended, or
replaced.
“ Letter of Credit Commitment
” means the commitment of such Lender to provide Letter of
Credit Exposure in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$8,750,000.
“ Letter of Credit Documents
” is defined in Section 2.1(b) .
“ Letter of Credit Draft ”
means a draft drawn on Lender pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
“ Letter of Credit Exposure ”
shall mean, as of any date of determination, the aggregate undrawn
stated amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the
aggregate of all amounts drawn under Letters of Credit for which
Lender has not yet received payment or reimbursement; provided,
however , that the Letter of Credit Exposure shall at no time
exceed the aggregate sum of the Letter of Credit
Commitment.
“ Letter of Credit Fee ”
shall mean (i) a fee equal to one and one-half percent (1.50%) per
annum of the stated amount of each Letter of Credit, due and
payable in advance to Lender upon the issuance of each Letter of
Credit.
“ Letter of Credit Reimbursement
Obligation ” is defined in Section 2.1(d)
.
“ Lien ” means any interest
in an asset securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, any
Person other than the owner of the asset, whether such interest
shall be based on the common law, statute, or contract, whether
such interest shall be recorded or perfected, and whether such
interest shall be contingent upon the occurrence of some future
event or events or the existence of some future circumstance or
circumstances, including the lien or security interest arising from
any mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment (collateral or otherwise), hypothec, deposit
arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale, trust receipt,
lease, consignment, or bailment for security purposes, judgment,
claim encumbrance or statutory trust and also including
reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way,
covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title
exceptions and encumbrances affecting real property.
“ Loan Documents ” means this
Agreement, each Application and Agreement for Letter of Credit,
reimbursement agreements, any security agreement, any guaranties of
the Credit Extensions, any cash management agreements,
subordination and intercreditor agreements, deposit account control
agreements, collateral assignments, pledge agreements, security
agreements, mortgages, deeds of trusts and collateral agreements
executed in connection with this Agreement, and all other
documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection
therewith or contemplated thereby, as the same may be amended,
restated or otherwise modified and in effect from time to
time.
“ Master Credit Facility ”
means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
effective as of October 6, 2006, by and among Borrower, the lenders
party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as agent for the lenders
party thereto and the other agents party thereto, as amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“ Master Credit Facility Default
” means a default or event of default by Borrower under the
terms of the Master Credit Facility.
“ Material Adverse Effect ”
means, at any time, a material adverse effect in respect of
Borrower upon (i) the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance, properties or prospects of any such
Person, (ii) the ability of any such Person to perform its
respective obligations under this Agreement, any Loan Document or
any document, agreement, guaranty, or instrument executed in
connection herewith, or (iii) the ability of Lender to enforce the
terms of this Agreement, any other Loan Documents, or any document,
agreement, guaranty, or instrument executed in connection
herewith.
“ Maturity Date ” means
August 31, 2011.
“ Obligations ” means all
Credit Extensions, advances, Indebtedness, debts, principal,
interest (including without limitation any interest that but for
the provision of the Bankruptcy Code would have accrued),
Contingent Obligations, obligations, fees, charges, costs,
expenses, indemnification obligations, lease payments, liabilities,
owing, or due or payable or to become due and payable by Borrower
to Lender or any affiliate of Lender of any kind or nature, present
or future under this Agreement, whether or not evidenced by any
Application and Agreement for Letter of Credit, note, draft, letter
of credit, guaranty, instrument or other Loan Document, whether
direct or indirect, acquired by assignment or otherwise, absolute
or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due,
now existing or arising hereafter and however acquired or incurred
(including principal, interest, late charges, collection costs,
attorneys’ fees and other amounts chargeable under this
Agreement or under any other Loan Document), and any and all
amendments, extensions, modifications, supplements, renewals of or
substitutes thereto, thereof and therefor, both prior to and
subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.
“ Pending Default ” is
defined in Section 2.3 .
“ Permitted Contest ” means
the right of Borrower to contest or protest any Lien (other than
any such Lien that secures the Obligations), taxes (other than
payroll taxes or taxes that are the subject of a United States
federal tax lien), or rental payment, provided that (i) a reserve
with respect to such obligation is established on Borrower’s
books and records in such amount as is required under GAAP, (ii)
any such protest is instituted promptly and prosecuted diligently
by Borrower in good faith, and (iii) Lender is satisfied in its
sole, good faith discretion, that, while any such protest is
pending, there will be no impairment of the enforceability,
validity, or priority of any of Lender’s Liens.
“ Permitted Liens ” means any
Lien on the Collateral held by Lender or Affiliates of
Lender.
“ Person ” means any
individual, corporation, firm, enterprise, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint
stock company, limited liability company or any other entity of any
kind or any government or political subdivision or any agency,
department or instrumentality thereof.
“ Proceeds ” means,
“proceeds” (as defined in the UCC), all cash and
non-cash proceeds, substitutions, replacements, additions and
accessions to any Collateral, all documents, negotiable documents,
documents of title, warehouse receipts, storage receipts, dock
receipts, dock warrants, express bills, freight bills, airbills,
bills of lading, and other documents relating thereto, all products
thereof, including but not limited to, notes, drafts, checks,
instruments, insurance proceeds, indemnity proceeds, warranty and
guaranty proceeds.
“ Real Property ” means, in
respect of any Person, the Land of such Person, together with the
right, title and interest of such Person, if any, in and to the
streets, the Land lying in the bed of any streets, roads or
avenues, opened or proposed, in front of, the air space and
development rights pertaining to the Land and the right to use such
air space and development rights, all rights of way, privileges,
liberties, tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging or
in any way appertaining thereto, all fixtures, all easements now or
hereafter benefiting the Land and all royalties and rights
appertaining to the use and enjoyment of the Land, including all
alley, vault, drainage, mineral, water, oil and gas rights,
together with all of the buildings and other improvements now or
hereafter erected on the Land and any fixtures appurtenant
thereto.
“ Requirements of Law ”
means, as to any Person, the charter and by-laws or other
organization or governing documents of such Person, and any law,
rule or regulation, or determination of an arbitrator or a court or
other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding
upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any of its property is subject, including without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Regulations T, U and X, ERISA, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Americans With
Disabilities Act of 1990, and any certificate of occupancy, zoning
ordinance, building, environmental or land use requirement or
permit or environmental, labor, employment, occupational safety or
health law, rule or regulation.
“ Solvent ” means, with
respect to any Person, that at the time of determination: (i) the
fair market value of its assets is in excess of the total amount of
its liabilities (including, without limitation, Contingent
Obligations); (ii) the present fair saleable value of
its assets is greater than its probable liability on its existing
debts as such debts become absolute and matured; (iii) it is then
able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including, without
limitation, contingent debts and other commitments) as they mature;
and (iv) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as
conducted and as proposed to be conducted,
“ Subsidiary ” of
a Person means any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other entity in which such Person directly or
indirectly owns or controls the securities or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the
board of directors, or appoint managers or other persons performing
similar functions.
“ UCC ” means the Ohio
Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time;
provided , however , that, in the event that, by
reason of mandatory provisions of law, any of the attachment,
perfection or priority of Lender’s security interest in any
Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect
in a jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio, the term “
UCC ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in
effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions
hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority and for
purposes of definitions related to such provisions.
“ Unused Commitment Fee ”
means a commitment fee accruing at a rate equal to 15 basis points
(0.15%) per annum on the amount by which the Letter of Credit
Commitment exceeds the average daily Letter of Credit Exposure in
effect from time to time.
“ Voidable Transfer ” is
defined in Section 10.12 .
1.2.
Other Definitional Provisions and
Construction .
(a) Any
terms used in this Agreement or in any Loan Document that are
defined in the UCC shall have the meanings given such terms
therein, unless otherwise defined herein.
(b) Any
accounting terms used in this Agreement or in any Loan Document and
not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance
with the respective meanings given to such terms under GAAP. When
used herein, the term “financial statements” shall
include the notes and schedules thereto.
(c) Unless
the context of this Agreement or any other Loan Document clearly
requires otherwise, references to the plural include the singular,
references to the singular include the plural, and the term
“including” is not limiting, the words
“hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” and similar terms in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document refer to this Agreement or such other Loan
Document, as the case may be, as a whole and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the
case may be. Any reference in this Agreement or in the
other Loan Documents to any agreement, instrument, or document
shall include all alterations, amendments, changes, extensions,
modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable. Any
reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such
Person’s successors and assigns.
(d) All
of the schedules and exhibits attached to this Agreement shall be
deemed incorporated herein by reference.
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The Credit
Extensions and Terms of Repayment .
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2.1.
The Letters of Credit
.
Lender, as issuing bank, subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, will issue Letters of Credit and permit
Letter of Credit Exposure for the account of Borrower in the
aggregate up to the amount of the Letter of Credit Commitment (the
“ Credit Extensions ”). At no time
shall the aggregate Letter of Credit Exposure exceed the Letter of
Credit Commitment. Borrower unconditionally promises to
pay when due the amount of each Letter of Credit Reimbursement
Obligation, all unpaid interest and fees accrued thereon and all
other Obligations incurred by it, in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Letter
of Credit shall be issued for the account of Borrower through one
of Lender’s branches, denominated in U.S. dollars, from time
to time during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending
on the date ninety-one (91) days prior to the Maturity
Date.
(a)
Types and Amounts . Lender shall not have any
obligation to and shall not (i) issue (or amend) any Letter of
Credit if on the date of issuance (or amendment), before or after
giving effect to the Letter of Credit requested hereunder, the
aggregate outstanding dollar amount of Letters of Credit Exposure
would exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment, calculated as of the
date of issuance of any Letter of Credit; or (ii) issue any Letter
of Credit which has an expiration date, or amend any Letter of
Credit such that it has an expiration date, later than the date
that is the earlier of twelve (12) months after the date of
issuance thereof or the Maturity Date. No Letters of
Credit with expiry dates of one year or longer shall be issued
after August 30, 2010.
(b)
Conditions . In addition to the satisfaction of
the conditions contained in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 , the
obligation of Lender to issue any Letter of Credit is subject to
the satisfaction in full of the following conditions: (i) Borrower
shall have delivered to the Lender at such times and in such manner
as Lender may prescribe, a request for issuance of such Letter of
Credit in form acceptable to Lender, a duly executed Application
and Agreement for such Letter of Credit, and such other documents,
instructions and agreements as may be required pursuant to the
terms thereof (all such applications, documents, instructions, and
agreements being referred to herein as the “ Letter of
Credit Documents ”), (ii) the proposed Letter of Credit
shall be satisfactory to Lender as to form and content; and (iii)
as of the date of issuance no order, judgment or decree of any
court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall purport by its
terms to enjoin or restrain Lender from issuing such Letter of
Credit and no law, rule or regulation applicable to Lender and no
request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from
a Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over Lender shall
prohibit or request that Lender refrain from the issuance of
Letters of Credit generally or the issuance of that Letter of
Credit.
(c)
Procedure for Issuance of Letters of Credit . (i)
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and provided that the
applicable conditions set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2
hereof have been satisfied, Lender, on the requested date, but no
earlier than twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the application
for issuance, shall issue a Letter of Credit on behalf of Borrower
in accordance with Lender’s usual and customary business
practices, and (ii) Lender shall not extend or amend any Letter of
Credit unless the requirements of this Section 2.1(c) are
met as though a new Letter of Credit was being requested and
issued.
(d)
Reimbursement Obligation. Borrower agrees
unconditionally, irrevocably and absolutely to pay immediately to
Lender the amount of each advance drawn under or pursuant to a
Letter of Credit or an Letter of Credit Draft related thereto (such
obligation of Borrower to reimburse Lender for an advance made
under a Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Draft being
hereinafter referred to as a “ Letter of Credit
Reimbursement Obligation ”), each such reimbursement to
be made by Borrower no later than the Business Day on which Lender
makes payment of each such Letter of Credit Draft. If, for any
reason, Borrower fails to repay an Letter of Credit Reimbursement
Obligation on the day such Letter of Credit Reimbursement
Obligation arises, then such Letter of Credit Reimbursement
Obligation shall bear interest from and after such day, until paid
in full, at the Default Rate.
(e)
Letter of Credit Fees Upon Issuance . Borrower
agrees to pay to Lender: (i) in advance, upon the first day of
issuance of each Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit Fee and (ii)
all customary fees and other issuance, amendment, document
examination, negotiation and presentment expenses and related
charges in connection with the issuance, amendment, presentation of
Letter of Credit Drafts, and the like customarily charged by Lender
with respect to Letters of Credit, including without limitation,
standard commissions with respect to commercial Letters of Credit
payable at the time of invoice of such amounts.
(f)
Indemnification; Exoneration . (i) In addition to
amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.1 ,
Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless
Lender from and against any and all liabilities and costs which
Lender may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or
indirect, of (A) the issuance of any Letter of Credit other than as
a result of Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct,
as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction, or (B) the failure of Lender to honor a drawing under
a Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether
rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or
de facto Governmental Authority (all such acts or omissions
herein called “ Governmental Acts ”).
(ii) As
among Borrower and Lender, Borrower assumes all risks of the acts
and omissions of, or misuse of such Letter of Credit by, the
beneficiary of any Let
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