If the Borrower applies for a standby Letter of Credit from any Lender other than First Chicago, the Borrower shall simultaneously notify the Agent of the proposed amount, expiration date and nature of such Letter of Credit. The designation of any Lender as an Issuing Lender after the date hereof with respect to standby Letters of Credit shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Agent. There shall be no Issuing Lender other than the Agent with respect to commercial Letters of Credit. Letter of Credit Facility (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein, (i) First Chicago shall issue commercial letters of credit and (ii) First Chicago shall issue or any other Lender, in its sole discretion, may issue standby letters of credit, in each case for the account of the Borrower (First Chicago and each such other Lender in such capacity being referred to as an "Issuing Lender"), on terms as are satisfactory to such Issuing Lender upon three (3) days' notice and receipt of duly executed applications for such Letter of Credit, and such other customary documents, instructions and agreements as may be required pursuant to the terms thereof (all such applications, documents, instructions, and agreements being referred to herein as the "L/C Documents") as the applicable Issuing Lender may require provided, however, that no Letter of Credit will be issued (or amended) for the account of the Borrower by an Issuing Lender if on the date of issuance, before or after taking such Letter of Credit into account, (A) the Revolving Loan Obligations at such time would exceed the Aggregate Revolving Loan Commitment at such time, (B) the Revolving Loan Obligations (other than L/C Obligations in respect of commercial Letters of Credit) at such time would exceed the Borrowing Base at such time, (C) aggregate outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of standby Letters of Credit exceeds $5,000,000 plus the amount outstanding under the Backstop Letter of Credit only so long as the Backstop Letter of Credit remains outstanding, or (C) the aggregate outstanding amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of commercial Letters of Credit exceeds $40,000,000 and provided, further, that no Letter of Credit shall be issued (or amended) which has an expiration date later than the date which is the earlier of one (1) year after the date of issuance thereof or five (5) Business Days immediately preceding the Termination Date.
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