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In which the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court found that poor old Metavante Corporation, a [[Non-defaulting party - ISDA Provision|non-defaulting counterparty]] relying on Section {{isdaprov|2(a)(iii)}} to withhold payments under live derivatives with Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. due to a valid pending but un-triggered {{isdaprov|Event of Default}} — all standard operating procedure, so they thought — had to, um, sit or get off the pot.  And, by the time they heard the case, it was too late to do either. Ouch ouch ouch.  
In which the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court found that poor old Metavante Corporation, a [[Non-defaulting party - ISDA Provision|non-defaulting counterparty]] relying on Section {{isdaprov|2(a)(iii)}} to withhold payments under live derivatives with Lehman Brothers Special Financing, Inc. due to a valid pending but un-triggered {{isdaprov|Event of Default}} — all standard operating procedure, so they thought — had to, um, ''sit'' or ''get off the pot''.  And, by the time they heard the case, thought their honours, ''it was too late to do either''. Ouch ouch ouch.  


In short, the Court held:
In short, the Court held:
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*11 months after the bankruptcy filing was too late for Metavante to suddenly go “oh whoopsie” and trigger early termination. It imposed a [[sunset clause|sunset]] on a Metavante’s right to early termination following a bankruptcy even though there wasn’t one in the {{isdama}} or the [[Bankruptcy Code]] itself.  
*11 months after the bankruptcy filing was too late for Metavante to suddenly go “oh whoopsie” and trigger early termination. It imposed a [[sunset clause|sunset]] on a Metavante’s right to early termination following a bankruptcy even though there wasn’t one in the {{isdama}} or the [[Bankruptcy Code]] itself.  


Very sucky motor, as they used to say.
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===Media===
===Media===
*[http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/09/30/74606/lehman-metavante-and-the-isda-master-agreement/ Lehman, Metavante and the ISDA Master Agreement - FT Alphaville]
*[http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/09/30/74606/lehman-metavante-and-the-isda-master-agreement/ Lehman, Metavante and the ISDA Master Agreement - FT Alphaville]


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