NEWGATE FUNDING PLC - Irish Stock Exchange
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Level: 8 – From: 8 – Wednesday, December 19, 2007 – 9:31 pm – mac8 – 3894 Section 02 : 3894 Section 02<br />
Bank Account and credited to the Series Revenue Ledger and form part of the Available Revenue Funds for<br />
a Distribution Date.<br />
The Issuer may terminate a Series Currency Swap Agreement in certain circumstances including, inter alia,<br />
where the Series Currency Swap Provider fails to make a payment that is due pursuant to that Series<br />
Currency Swap Agreement and/or the Series Currency Swap Provider is subject to certain bankruptcy events.<br />
The Series Currency Swap Provider may terminate the Series Currency Swap Agreement in certain<br />
circumstances, including if the Issuer fails to make a payment that is due pursuant to that Series Currency<br />
Swap Agreement; if the Issuer is subject to certain bankruptcy events; if a Series Event of Default occurs<br />
under Condition 12 (in which case termination may be automatic); or if the Notes are redeemed in full<br />
pursuant to Condition 9(d).<br />
A Series Currency Swap Agreement may also be terminated by either party if it becomes illegal for either<br />
party to perform its obligations under that Series Currency Swap Agreement or, subject to certain conditions,<br />
by a party affected by the imposition of withholding tax.<br />
As at the Issue Date, the Series Currency Swap Provider (or its credit support provider, if any) will be<br />
required to have a rating assigned for its short-term unsecured, unsubordinated and unguaranteed debt<br />
obligations of at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moody’s (if any such obligations are rated by Moody’s) and F1<br />
by Fitch and a rating assigned for its long-term unsecured, unsubordinated and unguaranteed debt<br />
obligations of at least A2 by Moody’s (or A1 by Moody’s if its short-term unsecured unsubordinated and<br />
unguaranteed debt obligations are not rated by Moody’s) and A by Fitch. If the Series Currency Swap<br />
Provider (and its credit support provider, if any) are downgraded below the ratings specified in the relevant<br />
Series Currency Swap Agreement (in accordance with the requirements of the Rating Agencies) then the<br />
Series Currency Swap Provider will, in accordance with the provisions of and subject to the timeframes<br />
specified in the relevant Series Currency Swap Agreement, be required to take certain remedial measures<br />
which may include providing collateral in accordance with a mark-to-market collateral agreement, obtaining<br />
a guarantee from a guarantor that satisfies the requirements specified in the relevant Series Currency Swap<br />
Agreement, transferring the relevant Series Currency Swap Agreement to an entity that satisfies the<br />
requirements specified in the relevant Series Currency Swap Agreement or taking such other actions as it<br />
may agree with the relevant Rating Agency. In accordance with the requirements of the Rating Agencies, if<br />
the Series Currency Swap Provider remains a party to the Series Currency Swap Agreement and the Series<br />
Currency Swap Provider (and its credit support provider, if any) are subsequently further downgraded below<br />
the ratings specified in the Series Currency Swap Agreements, then the Series Currency Swap Provider will<br />
be subject to additional, more restrictive requirements. If the Series Currency Swap Provider (and its credit<br />
support provider, if any), as applicable, are downgraded by a Rating Agency and the Series Currency Swap<br />
Provider fails to comply with the applicable ratings downgrade provisions as set out in the relevant Series<br />
Currency Swap Agreement, the Issuer may terminate the relevant Series Currency Swap. Where the Series<br />
Currency Swap Provider provides collateral in accordance with the terms of the Series Currency Swap<br />
Agreements, such collateral will, upon receipt by the Issuer, be credited to a separate ledger (created to<br />
record such amounts) and transferred (if in cash form) to an appropriate collateral account. Any collateral<br />
provided by the Series Currency Swap Provider will not form part of the Available Revenue Funds except in<br />
accordance with the terms of the arrangements providing for the payment of such collateral in respect of the<br />
Series.<br />
The Series Currency Swap Provider may, subject to certain conditions specified in the Series Currency Swap<br />
Agreement, including certain requirements of the Rating Agencies, transfer its obligations in respect of the<br />
Series Currency Swap Agreements to another entity.<br />
The Series Currency Swap Agreements together with the Series Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Series<br />
Spread Cap Agreement and the Series Interest Rate Swap Agreement are the Series Hedge Agreements.<br />
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