EFTA Document EFTA01450044

impracticable for such Office so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or impracticable for such Office so to perfonn, receive or comply if such payment, delivery or compliance were required on that day): or (2) such party or any Credit Support Provider of such party (which will be the Affected Party) is prevented from performing any absolute or contingent obligation to make a payment or delivery which such party or Credit Support Provider has under any Credit Support Document relating to such Transaction, from receiving a payment or delivery under such Credit Support Document or from complying with any other material provision of such Credit Support Document (or would be so prevented if such payment. delivery or compliance were required on that day), or it becomes impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply (or it would be impossible or impracticable for such party or Credit Support Provider so to perform, receive or comply if such payment. delivery or compliance were required on that day). so long as the force majeure or act of state is beyond the control of such Office, such party or such Credit Support Provider, as appropriate. and such Office, party or Credit Support Provider could not. after using all reasonable efforts (which will not require such party or Credit Support Provider to incur a loss, other than immaterial. incidental expenses). overcome such prevention, impossibility or impracticability: Tax Event. Due to (1) any action taken by a taxing authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, after a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (2) a Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Parry•) will, or there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date (A) be required to pay to the other patty an additional amount in respect of an Indenmifiable Tax under Section 2(00)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (B) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) and no additional amount is required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(dXiX4) (other than by reason of Section 2(dXi)(4XA) or (B)); (iv) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the "Burdened Party") on the next succeeding Scheduled Settlement Date will either (1) be required to pay an additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section 2(dXiX4) (except in respect of interest under Section 9(h)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or withheld for or on account of any Tax in respect of which the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by reason of Section 2(dXi)(4XA) or (B)). in either case as a result of a party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or transferring all or substantially all its assets (or any substantial pan of the assets comprising the business conducted by it as of the date of this Master Agreement) to, or reorganising. reincorporating or reconstituting into or as, another entity (which will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption: (v) Credit Event Upon Merger. If "Credit Event Upon Merger" is specified in the Schedule as applying to the party, a Designated Event (as defined below) occurs with respect to such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party (in each case. "X") and such Designated Event does not constitute a Merger Without Assumption, and the creditworthiness of X or, if applicable, the successor, surviving or transferee entity of X. after taking into account any applicable Credit Support Document, is materially weaker inunediately after the occurrence of such Designated Event than that of X immediately prior to the occurrence of such Designated Event (and, in any such event, such party or its successor, surviving or transferee entity, as appropriate, will be the Affected Party). A "Designated Event" with respect to X means that:— (1) X consolidates or amalgamates with or merges with or into, or transfers all or substantially all its assets (or am• substantial part of the assets comprising the business conducted by X as of the 9 ISDA* 2002 CONFIDENTIAL — PURSUANT TO FED. R. CRIM. P. 6(e) DB-SDNY-0105560 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY GM_00251744 EFTA01450044