Sovereign Event - ISDA Knowhow

ISDA Anatomy™ incorporating our exclusive ISDA in a Nutshell™ Go Premium Index: Click ᐅ to expand: ISDA Navigation The Varieties of ISDA Experience 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 FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUST • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events Illegality • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM • ATE • 5 Events of Default FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUST • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events Illegality • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM • ATE • 5 Events of Default FTPD • Breach • CSD • Misrep • DUST • Cross Default • Bankruptcy • MWA Termination Events Illegality • FM • Tax Event • TEUM • CEUM • ATE • Early Termination 6 Early Termination ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations 6 Early Termination ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations • Set-off 6 Early Termination ET right on EOD • ET right on TE • Effect of Designation • Calculations • Set-off 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 Comments? Questions? Suggestions? Requests? Insults? We’d love to 📧 hear from you. Sign up for our newsletter.

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"Sovereign Event" means any of the following: (a) any action of any monetary or governmental authority in the Counterparty's Jurisdiction that has the effect of restricting the transfer of the domestic currency or its exchange for U.S. Dollars, or which causes U.S. Dollars to be unavailable in any established exchange market in accordance with normal practice; (b) the imposition by any such authority of (i) a moratorium on the payment of U.S. Dollar-denominated external indebtedness (ii) a moratorium on, rescheduling of, or requirement for approval for, the payment of any indebtedness; (c) any expropriation, confiscation, requisition, nationalization or other action by any such authority which deprives the Counterparty of all or a substantial portion of its assets in the Counterparty's Jurisdiction; or (d) any similar event.