Contingent Obligations

Contingent Obligations. , as applied to any Person, means any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person (i) with respect to any Indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another if the primary purpose or intent thereof by the Person incurring the Contingent Obligation is to provide assurance to the obligee of such obligation of another that such obligation of another will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of... such obligation will be protected (in whole or in part) against loss in respect thereof, (ii) with respect to any letter of credit issued for the account of that person, unpaid bankers' acceptances, bankers' assurances or guarantees or similar items, or (iii) under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement or any long-term foreign currency exchange contract, currency swap agreement, 20 currency futures contract, currency option contract, synthetic capital or similar arrangement designed to protect the Person entering into the same against fluctuations in currency values. Contingent Obligations shall include, without limitation, (A) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement, co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of another, (B) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement, and (C) any liability of such Person for the obligations of another through any agreement (contingent or otherwise) (x) to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire such obligation or any security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation (whether in the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or otherwise), (y) to maintain the solvency, any balance sheet item, level of income or financial condition of another, or (z) to make take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement (provided that, in the case of any agreement described under Sub-clauses (C)(x) or (C)(y) of this sentence, the primary purpose or intent thereof is as described in the preceding sentence). The amount of any Contingent Obligation of a Person shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported, subject to any limitation as to amount contained in the instrument or agreement creating or evidencing such Contingent Obligation; or in the case of Contingent Obligations referred to in clause (iii) above, the mark-to-market value of such Contingent Obligation at the relevant date of determination. View More

Contingent Obligations. Shall mean as to any Person any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intending to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting ... direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof, provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. View More

Contingent Obligations. As applied to any Person, shall mean the undrawn face amount of any letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and shall also mean any obligations of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any indebtedness, leases, dividends, letters of credit or any or other obligations ("Primary Obligations") of any other Person (the "Primary Obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not... include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Primary Obligation or, where such Contingent Obligation is specifically limited to a portion of any such Primary Obligation, that portion to which it is limited or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith. View More

Contingent Obligations. Shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of such Person's liabilities and obligations which are contingent upon and will not mature unless and until the occurrence of some event or circumstance and which are not included within the definition of Liabilities of such Person

Contingent Obligations. As applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to (i) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another, including, without limitation, any such obligation directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise directly or indirectly liable; (ii) any obligations with respect to undrawn letters of... credit, corporate credit cards, or merchant services issued for the account of that Person; and (iii) all obligations arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the term "Contingent Obligation" shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith; provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement View More

Contingent Obligations. As to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be... protected (in whole or in part) against loss with respect thereto. View More