The Class B notes will accrue interest from and including the closing date through but excluding December 17, 2018, and for each following interest period, at a rate equal to LIBOR for the related interest period. If LIBOR is less than 0.00% for any interest period, then the interest rate for the Class B notes for such interest period will be deemed to be 0.00%.
The Class C notes will accrue interest from and including the closing date through but excluding December 17, 2018, and for each following interest period, at a rate equal to LIBOR for the related interest period. If LIBOR is less than 0.00% for any interest period, then the interest rate for the Class C notes for such interest period will be deemed to be 0.00%.
Each interest period will begin on and include a distribution date and end on but exclude the next distribution date. However, the first interest period will begin on and include the closing date and end on but exclude the first distribution date.
LIBOR will be determined two London business days before each interest period begins; accordingly, LIBOR with respect to the first interest period shall be determined two London business days prior to the closing date. For each date of determination, LIBOR will equal the rate for deposits in United States dollars for aone-month period (or, solely for purposes of determining LIBOR for the first interest period as described in the following paragraph, atwo-month period) which appears on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the servicer from time to time for the purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable toone-month dollar deposits in the London interbank market) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that date. If that rate does not appear on that display page, the rate for that date will be determined based on the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by four major banks, selected by the servicer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that day to prime banks in the London interbank market for aone-month period (or, solely for purposes of determining LIBOR for the first interest period as described in the following paragraph, atwo-month period). The servicer will request the principal London office of each of those banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at least two quotations are provided, the rate for that interest period will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, the rate for that interest period will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the servicer, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on that day for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for aone-month period (or, solely for purposes of determining LIBOR for the first interest period as described in the following paragraph, atwo-month period). If LIBOR cannot be determined in accordance with these procedures, LIBOR will be the rate determined on the prior determination date when LIBOR was able to be determined.
If, with respect to any interest period, the servicer determines that LIBOR has been discontinued and that an alternative reference rate has been selected by the central bank, reserve bank, monetary authority or any similar institution (including any committee or working group thereof), or identified through any other applicable regulatory or legislative action or guidance, that is consistent with accepted market practice, the servicer will direct the indenture trustee to use such alternative rate as a substitute for LIBOR for the current determination date and for each future determination date unless and until directed otherwise. As part of such substitution, the servicer may make, or direct the indenture trustee to make, such adjustments to such alternative rate or the spread thereon, as well as the business day convention, determination dates and related provisions and definitions, in each case that are consistent with accepted market practice or applicable regulatory or legislative action or guidance for the use of such alternative rate for securities such as the Series2018-1 notes, as determined by the servicer in its sole discretion.
If, with respect to any interest period, the servicer determines that LIBOR has been discontinued, but that there is no clear market consensus as to whether any rate has replaced LIBOR in customary market usage, the servicer may, in its sole discretion, determine the alternative rate and make any adjustments thereon, which determinations will be binding on the indenture trustee and investors in the Series2018-1 notes, and direct the indenture trustee to use such alternative rate as a substitute for LIBOR for the current determination date and for each future determination date unless and until directed otherwise.
If, with respect to any interest period, however, the servicer determines that LIBOR has been discontinued, but for any reason an alternative rate has not been identified and cannot be determined as described in the preceding two paragraphs, LIBOR will be equal to such rate on the determination date when LIBOR was last available on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, as determined by the servicer.
For the avoidance of doubt: (a) in no event shall the indenture trustee be responsible for (i) determining LIBOR or any substitute for LIBOR if such rate does not appear on Reuters screen LIBOR01 page or on a comparable system as is customarily used to quote LIBOR or such substitute for LIBOR or (ii) unless so directed by the servicer, making any adjustments to the day count, the business day convention, the definition of business day, the interest determination date, the applicable spread for any class of notes or any other relevant methodology for calculating such industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor the servicer determines is needed to make such industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate comparable to LIBOR, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate; and (b) in connection with any of the matters referenced in clause (a) of this sentence, the indenture trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any determinations made by the servicer in regards to such matters and shall have no liability for such actions taken at the direction of the servicer.
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