Events of Default (Early Termination Payments) - ISDA Provision

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In a Nutshell™ Section 6(e)(i):

(a) the Close-out Amounts for each Terminated Transaction plus

(c) Unpaid Amounts due to the Defaulting Party.

If the Early Termination Amount is positive, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party. If negative, the Non-defaulting Party will pay its absolute value to the Defaulting Party.

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2002 ISDA full text of Section 6(e)(i):

6(e)(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event of Default, the Early Termination Amount will be an amount equal to (1) the sum of (A) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Close-out Amount or Close-out Amounts (whether positive or negative) determined by the Non-defaulting Party for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, and (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Non-defaulting Party less (2) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If the Early Termination Amount is a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute value of the Early Termination Amount to the Defaulting Party.

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Click here for the text of Section 6(e)(i) in the 1992 ISDA

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Miscellaneous	Part 4	Part 4	Part 4
Other Provisions	Part 5	Part 5	Part 5

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The effect of this is that all transactions are terminated and the recourse is to a net sum under Section 6(e) of the ISDA Master Agreement - NOT under the Transactions.

Therefore, if your credit support (particularly guarantees or letters of credit) explicitly references the Transaction, you may lose any credit support at precisely the point you need it. Further commentary on the Guarantee page.

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