| 7.3.2 | Subsidiary Substitute Interest Rate |
In the event that it were impossible to determine the Substitute EURIBOR in accordance with the provisions of Clause 7.3.1 herein above, a subsidiary substitute interest rate shall be applicable (hereinafter referred to as the “Subsidiary Substitute Interest Rate” and, together with the Principal Substitute Interest Rate, the “Substitute Interest Rates”) which shall be equal to the arithmetic average of the interest rates provided to the Agent by the Reference Entities on the date of commencement of the corresponding Interest Period for deposits ofa duration of one (1) day (and it shall be understood that should the arithmetic average be negative, the value of “zero” shall be applied thereto), plus the Applicable Margin, increased by any taxes or surcharges that are levied from time to time in respect of these types of operations, plus any other type of expense that are applicable thereto and, in particular, any expense which arises as a consequence of obtaining the relevant funds.
For the purposes of this Agreement, “Reference Entities” means BNP Paribas, S.A., Goldman Sachs International, ING Groep, N.V. and Natixis Bank, S.A.
The Subsidiary Substitute Interest Rate determined in accordance with the foregoing shall be applicable as from the date of the due determination thereof.
In the event that any of the Reference Entities were to merge with, or were to be taken-over by, any other credit entity, for the purposes of this Agreement the newly resultant or acquiring entity shall substitute the merged or acquired entity. If, on the other hand, the excision or segregation of any of the Reference Entities were to take place, all of the financial entities resulting from the excision or segregation that continue to be credit entities shall be considered to be Reference Entities.
In the event that any of the Reference Entities were to be wound-up, cannot provide any reference rate for any reason or were to cease to exist for any reason other than the reasons provided for in the preceding paragraph, as well as if any of the Reference Entities were to be incorporated into this Agreement in the capacity of Lenders, the Agent shall designate the entity that is to replace the Reference Entity in question, and shall duly notify such designation to the Lenders and to the Borrower.
Leaving aside the situations of mandatory substitution which are set out in the preceding paragraph, any of the Reference Entities may be substituted for another entity by means of agreement between the Borrower and the Agent.
| 7.3.3 | Application of the Substitute Interest Rates |
In the case of the application of any of the Substitute Interest Rates a separate interest settlement shall be effected in respect of each and every one of the Substitute Interest Rates used, individually in respect of the number of days of application of the respective interest rate.
The application of the Substitute Interest Rates shall cease at the time at which the exceptional circumstances that had given rise to the application thereof have disappeared, and the Ordinary Interest Rate shall once again be applicable, as soon as the applicable market circumstances so permit, subject to the prior and immediate notification thereof from the Agent to the Borrowers and to the Lenders.
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