Applicable Close-out Rate - ISDA Provision

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In a Nutshell Section Applicable Close-out Rate:

Applicable Close-out Rate” means:—

(a) on an Unpaid Amount:—
(i) if the Defaulting Party’s obligation, the Default Rate;
(ii) if the Non-defaulting Party’s obligation, the Non-default Rate;
(iii) if a deferred obligation under Section 5(d), if there is no Defaulting Party during the deferral period, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(iv) in any other case following a Termination Event (except interest which accrues under (iii) above), the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(b) on an Early Termination Amount:—
(i) from the Early Termination Date until the Early Termination Amount is payable:—
(1) if payable by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(2) if payable by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(3) in all other cases, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(ii) from the date the Early Termination Amount is payable until it is actually paid:—
(1) if unpaid because of an Illegality or Force Majeure Event the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(2) if payable by a Defaulting Party (excluding any period where (1) above applies), the Default Rate;
(3) if payable by a Non-defaulting Party (excluding any period where (1) above applies), the Non-default Rate; and
(4) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.

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2002 ISDA full text of Section Applicable Close-out Rate:

Applicable Close-out Rate” means:—

(a) in respect of the determination of an Unpaid Amount:—
(i) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(ii) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate;
(iii) in respect of obligations deferred pursuant to Section 5(d), if there is no Defaulting Party and for so long as the deferral period continues, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(iv) in all other cases following the occurrence of a Termination Event (except where interest accrues pursuant to clause (iii) above), the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(b) in respect of an Early Termination Amount:—
(i) for the period from (and including) the relevant Early Termination Date to (but excluding) the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable:—
(1) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default Rate; and
(3) in all other cases, the Applicable Deferral Rate; and
(ii) for the period from (and including) the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii)) on which that amount is payable to (but excluding) the date of actual payment:—
(1) if a party fails to pay the Early Termination Amount due to the occurrence of an event or circumstance which would, if it occurred with respect to a payment or delivery under a Transaction, constitute or give rise to an Illegality or a Force Majeure Event, and for so long as the Early Termination Amount remains unpaid due to the continuing existence of such event or circumstance, the Applicable Deferral Rate;
(2) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Defaulting Party (but excluding any period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Default Rate;
(3) if the Early Termination Amount is payable by a Non-defaulting Party (but excluding any period in respect of which clause (1) above applies), the Non-default Rate; and
(4) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.

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Click here for the text of Section Applicable Close-out Rate in the 1992 ISDA

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Subject 2002 (wikitext) 1992 (wikitext) 1987 (wikitext)
Preamble Pre Pre Pre
Interpretation 1 1 1
Obligns/Payment 2 2 2
Representations 3 3 3
Agreements 4 4 4
EODs & Term Events 5 Events of Default: FTPDBreachCSDMisrepDUSTCross DefaultBankruptcyMWA Termination Events: IllegalityFMTax EventTEUMCEUMATE 5 Events of Default: FTPDBreachCSDMisrepDUSTCross DefaultBankruptcyMWA Termination Events: IllegalityTax EventTEUMCEUMATE 5 Events of Default: FTPDBreachCSDMisrepDUSSCross DefaultBankruptcyMWA Termination Events: IllegalityTax EventTEUMCEUM
Early Termination 6 Early Termination: ET right on EODET right on TEEffect of DesignationCalculations; Payment DatePayments on ETSet-off 6 Early Termination: ET right on EODET right on TEEffect of DesignationCalculationsPayments on ETSet-off 6 Early Termination: ET right on EODET right on TEEffect of DesignationCalculationsPayments on ET
Transfer 7 7 7
Contractual Currency 8 8 8
Miscellaneous 9 9 9
Offices; Multibranch Parties 10 10 10
Expenses 11 11 11
Notices 12 12 12
Governing Law 13 13 13
Definitions 14 14 14
Schedule Schedule Schedule Schedule
Termination Provisions Part 1 Part 1 Part 1
Tax Representations Part 2 Part 2 Part 2
Documents for Delivery Part 3 Part 3 Part 3
Miscellaneous Part 4 Part 4 Part 4
Other Provisions Part 5 Part 5 Part 5
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. Truly from the I’m sorry I asked file — almost in the shoot me file. You can sense the pragmatists in the ISDA drafting group had well and truly tuned out by the time they got to this definition. No equivalent under the 1992 ISDA.