The terms detailed below shall have the following meaning for purposes of this Contract:
"Sanctionable Acts" means any deal, agreement, operation, or the entry into or execution of any transaction that: (i) is prohibited or subject to the application of a sanction of any nature by a Sanctioning Body, or (ii) could reasonably be expected to form the basis of any sanction consequence for the BCIE.
"Term SOFR Administrator" means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA, for its acronym in English) (or a successor administrator of the SOFR Benchmark).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"SOFR Administrator" means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Term SOFR Adjustment" means (a) prior to the SOFR Loan Transition Date, the percentage corresponding to the difference between the LIBOR Rate and the Term SOFR for the relevant Interest Period in each case. The calculation of said percentage shall be determined according to the following formula:
Term SOFR Adjustment = (LIBOR Ratep - Term SOFRp) where: "p" is the corresponding Availability Period.
(b) on or after the SOFR Loan Transition Date, the spread adjustment to the LIBOR Rate (LIBOR Fallback), corresponding to the relevant Interest Period, as it is published from time to time by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC, for its acronym in English), according to the definitions of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA, for its acronym in English) whether on its website or through or on the platform of other price providers (such as Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.). For reference purposes, the percentage in effect on the Effective Modification Date for periods of six (6) months is 0.42826%.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Substitute Index Adjustment" means, with respect to any Substitute Index in effect at such time with an Unadjusted Substitute Index, the financial margin adjustment, or method for calculating or determining said financial margin adjustment (which may consist of a positive value, negative value, or be equivalent to zero) in accordance with international practice without representing a commercial advantage for either party to this Contract.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Conforming Changes" means, with respect to the use or administration of the SOFR Rate or the use, administration, adoption, or implementation of any Substitute Index, any technical, administrative, or operational change (including changes to the definition of "ABR Rate", the definition of "Business Days", the definition of "U.S. Government Securities Business Day", the definition of "Interest Period" or any other similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of "interest period"), timing and frequency of determining interest rates and making interest payments, term of loan requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and duration of the review period, and other technical, administrative, or operational matters) that are appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any of those rates or to permit the use and administration by the BCIE in a manner substantially consistent with market practice without representing a commercial advantage for either Party to this Contract.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"BCIE" or "Bank" means the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.
"Amortization Schedule" means the document by which the probable dates on which the Borrower will repay the Loan are established, as indicated in Section 3.08.
"Significant Adverse Change" means any change, effect, event, or circumstance that may occur and that, individually or in the aggregate, after prior consultation with or notification to the Borrower one month in advance and at the BCIE's discretion, could adversely and significantly affect: (i) the administration of this Contract by the BCIE; (ii) the purpose or object of this Contract; or (iii) the financial capacity of the Borrower to fulfill its obligations under this Contract, the Principal Documents and/or the Project. For the two latter cases mentioned above, the BCIE shall grant a hearing to the Borrower.
"Default Charges" (Cargos por Mora) means all charges that the BCIE may charge the Borrower, as established in Section 3.11 of this Contract.
"Acceleration Events" (Causales de Vencimiento Anticipado) means any and all circumstances listed in Section 13.01 of this Contract and any other whose occurrence produces the acceleration of the payment terms of the Loan, making the amount of the outstanding balance of the Loan immediately due and payable, together with all amounts corresponding to accrued and unpaid interest, commissions, and other charges related to the Loan, as provided in this Contract.
"Termination or Breakage Costs and Other Expenses" (Compensación por Costos de Terminación o Ruptura y Otros Gastos), the BCIE incurs any cost, expense, or loss as a result of the Borrower requesting a change to a hedging position adopted by the BCIE in the cases of Disbursements at a Fixed Interest Rate, the Borrower shall pay the Bank a Compensation for Termination or Breakage Costs. Failure to pay this compensation shall be a cause for acceleration under the terms established in the Acceleration Events Section of this Contract.
For purposes of this Definition, costs, expenses, or losses shall be understood to include, without limitation, any premiums or penalties, of any kind, incurred by the BCIE to liquidate or obtain cover from, or with, third parties, or in relation to a change in the hedging position originally adopted, as well as any other commission or expense that may be applicable at the BCIE.
"Amending Agreement" (Convenio Modificatorio) means Amending Agreement Number 1 to the Contract signed by the BCIE and the Republic of Costa Rica on the date indicated under the signatures, in relation to this Contract.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Termination Costs" (Costos de Terminación) means the penalties plus the costs.
"Debt" means all monetary obligations owed by the Borrower, whether contingent or not, preferential or subordinated.
"Business Days" (Días Hábiles) means any banking business day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and all days that are holidays in accordance with the Governing Law (Ley Aplicable), any other day considered a day off under the legislation of the State of New York or of the Republic of Costa Rica, or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or the Republic of Costa Rica are authorized or required by the Governing Law to remain closed.
(Thus amended the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day" has the meaning attributed to it in the definition of "Term SOFR".
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"ABR Term SOFR Determination Day" has the meaning attributed to it in the definition of "Term SOFR".
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"U.S. Government Securities Business Day" means any day except (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday, or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for the purpose of trading in United States of America government securities.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of loan contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with the LIBOR rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Project Management Directorate" (Dirección Gestora del Proyecto) Is the body within the Executing Agency responsible for coordinating, planning, executing, supervising, and controlling the Project. It shall be composed of natural or legal persons hired with resources from the loan.
"Principal Documents" (Documentos Principales) means this Contract, the Legal Creation Documents, and other documents delivered to the BCIE by the Borrower on the occasion of the Loan, as well as other documents accrediting the authority of the legal representatives of the Borrower or the Executing Agency.
"Legal Creation Documents" (Documentos Legales de Creación) mean all legal instruments regulating the creation and operation of the Executing Agency.
"Dollar" or "Dollars" means the legal tender currency of the United States of America.
"Fiscal Year" means the period from January 1 to December 31 of each year.
"Ex-Ante I-CABEI Evaluation" consists of one or more instruments under a specific model, accompanied by a collection of supporting documentation, through which the Development Impact Evaluation System (SEID) of CABEI, defined during the evaluation process of this credit, the different variables and expected impact indicators as a result of the execution of the Project, and which constitute the baseline for subsequent comparison in the mid-term and Ex-post evaluations.
"Mid-Term I-CABEI Evaluation" consists of one or more instruments under a specific model, accompanied by a collection of supporting documentation, through which the Development Impact Evaluation System (SEID) of CABEI can infer the progress of the different variables or impact indicators at a given moment of the Project execution, which is considered representative to compare with the ex-ante evaluation and begin the process of generating lessons learned.
"Ex-Post t-CABEI Evaluation" consists of one or more instruments under a specific model accompanied by a collection of supporting documentation, through which the Development Impact Evaluation System (SEID) of CABEI can conclude on the achievement in development terms of the Project according to the results obtained in the different variables or impact indicators during the operation of the Project, which is considered representative to compare with the ex-ante and mid-term evaluation, and generate lessons learned for development results management.
"Index Transition Event" means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the Index in effect at any time:
(a) A public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Index (or the published component used to make the necessary calculations) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Availability Periods of such Index (or the applicable component), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time such statement or publication is issued, there is no successor administrator that continues to provide any Availability Period of such Index (or the published component used in the applicable calculations); (b) A public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor of the administrator of such Index (or the published component used to make the necessary calculations), the Federal Reserve Board of the United States of America, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, a trustee in bankruptcy with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Index (or such component), a resolution of an authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Index (or such component) or a court or entity with similar insolvency or a resolution of an authority over the administrator of such Index (or such component), stating that the administrator of such Index (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Availability Periods of such Index (or the applicable component), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time such statement or publication is issued, there is no successor administrator that continues to provide any Availability Period of such Index (or the applicable component); or (c) A public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Index (or the published component used to make the required calculations) or the regulatory supervisor of the administrator of such Index (or the applicable component) announcing that all Availability Periods of such Index (or the applicable component) are not, or will not be within a specified future date, representative of, compliant with, or aligned with the Principles for Financial Benchmarks of the International Organization of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO").
For clarity, an "Index Transition Event" will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Index if a public statement or publication of information mentioned above has occurred with respect to each of the Availability Periods of such Index that are currently in effect (or the published component used in the applicable calculations).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Effective Date" means the date on which this Contract shall enter into full force and effect, as indicated in Section 15.09 of this Contract.
"Index Transition Start Date" means, in the event of an Index Transition Event, whichever occurs first between (a) the Index Replacement Date and (b) in the event that such Index Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a specific event, the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the estimated date of such event counted from such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such specific event is less than ninety (90) days after such statement or publication, from the date of such statement or publication).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Interest Payment Date" subject to the provisions of Section 15.09 (Effective Date) of the Contract and in any period in which there are outstanding balances under this Contract, means (a) in relation to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September, and December and the last day of the term of the Contract determined in accordance with Section 3.02 (Term and Grace Period) of the Contract and (b) in relation to any SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period and, in the case of any Interest Period with a duration greater than six (6) months, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three (3) months after the first day of such Interest Period, and the last day of the term of the Contract determined in accordance with Section 3.02 (Term and Grace Period) of the Contract.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Index Replacement Date" means whichever of the following events occurs first with respect to the Index in effect at the relevant time:
(a) In the case of clause (a) or (b) of the definition of "Index Transition Event," whichever occurs later between: (i) the date of the related public statement or publication of information or (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Index (or the published component used to make the required calculations) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Availability Periods of such Index (or its components); or (b) In the case of clause (c) of the definition of "Index Transition Event," the first date on which such Index (or the published component used to make the required calculations) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Index (or the applicable component) or by the regulatory supervisor of the administrator for such Index (or the applicable component), as not representative, non-compliant, or not aligned with the Principles for Financial Benchmarks of the International Organization of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO"), provided that such lack of representativeness, compliance, or alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in said clause (c) even if any Availability Period (or the applicable component) continues to be provided on that date.
For clarity, the "Index Replacement Date" with respect to any Index will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clauses (a) or (b) when the applicable event or events set forth therein occur with respect to all Availability Periods that are then current for such Index (or the published component that is used in the resulting calculations).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"SOFR Loan Transition Date" means the date of whichever occurs first between (a) June 30, 2023 or (b) the Index Replacement Date with respect to the LIBOR Rate.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023,)
"Effective Date of Modification" or "FEM" shall have the meaning attributed to it in this Modifying Agreement.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Source of Resources" means external resources that are not the ordinary resources of CABEI.
"Interest" means the profit, yield, or monetary benefit to which CABEI is entitled in its capacity as creditor, by virtue of the naturally onerous nature of this loan contract.
"SOFR Base Index" means the progressive benchmark index based on SOFR, which uses historical data to prospectively calculate market evolution in interest rates.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Unadjusted Substitute Index" means the applicable Substitute Index, but excluding the related Substitute Index Adjustment.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Substitute Index" means, with respect to any Index Transition Event, the sum of: (a) the alternative benchmark rate and (b) the Substitute Index Adjustment that, in accordance with international practice, CABEI is applying; provided that, if such Substitute Index as determined is less than the Minimum Rate, such Substitute Index shall be deemed to be the Minimum Rate. The foregoing shall be in accordance with market practice without representing a commercial advantage for any of the Parties to this Contract.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Index" means, initially, the SOFR Base Index; provided that, if an Index Transition Event has occurred with respect to the SOFR Base Index or the then-current Index, then "Index" shall mean the applicable Substitute Index; provided that such Substitute Index has replaced such previous index, in accordance with Section 3.19 (Procedure for Index Replacement).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Applicable Law" Refers to the set of laws, regulations, and other rules of a general nature that must be applied and taken into account for all legal purposes of the Contract and which is defined in Section 15.04 of this Contract "Sanctions Lists" Registries issued or disclosed by any Sanctioning Body under the protection of laws and regulations on economic, financial, or trade sanctions, embargoes, or those originating from restrictive measures administered, promulgated, or applied by any Sanctioning Body, including: United Nations (UN) Security Council Consolidated Sanctions List, Consolidated list of persons, groups, and entities subject to financial sanctions of the European Union (EU), the World Bank (WB), Consolidated List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the "HM Treasury Consolidated List of Targets" and any other recognized by CABEI.
"Local Currency" means the legal tender currency in the Republic of Costa Rica.
"Legal Opinion" means the document that must be delivered to CABEI as a condition precedent to the first disbursement, in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.01 g) and following the model appearing in Annex D.
"Executing Agency" means the governmental or official body, entity, unit, dependency, or office that will be responsible for executing the Project and which is described in Section 2.03 of this Contract.
"Sanctioning Body" means the United Nations, World Bank, the United States of America (U.S.), the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the governments and official institutions or bodies of any of the foregoing. "Early Payments" means any payment (regardless of the amount) on all or part of the principal that is outstanding and that the Borrower makes: a) in advance of the dates established in the Amortization Schedule, or b) in excess of the amount payable on any date according to the Amortization Schedule, the regulation of which is established in Sections 3.13 and 3.14 of this Contract.
"Participant" means any natural or legal person as established in Section 14.02 b).
"Participations" has the meaning attributed in Section 14.02 b).
"Grace Period" means the period referred to in Section 3.02 of this Contract, which is comprised between the Date of the first disbursement and the first payment date appearing in the Amortization Schedule, during which the Borrower shall pay to CABEI the agreed interest and commissions.
"Availability Period" means, from any date of determination and with respect to the Index then in effect, as applicable, (a) if such Index is a term rate, any period for such Index (or component) that is or may be used to determine the length of an interest period with respect to this Contract or (b) otherwise, any payment period for the payment of interest calculated with reference to such Index (or component) that is or may be used to determine any frequency of interest payments calculated with reference to such Index, in each case, from such date and excluding, for clarity, any period for such Index that is removed from the definition "Interest Period" in accordance with Section 3.19 (Procedure for Index Replacement).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Index Unavailability Period" means the period beginning at the time the Index Replacement Date occurs if, at such time, no Substitute Index has replaced the then-current Index for any purpose, in accordance with Section 3.19 (Procedure for Index Replacement).
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Interest Period" means, (a) with respect to the first Disbursement under this Contract, the period beginning on the date of such Disbursement and ending on the same numbered day within the next six (6) months (in each case, subject to corresponding availability), as specified in the Financing Request, (b) with respect to any Disbursement subsequent to that described in the preceding clause (a), the period beginning on the date of such Disbursement and ending on the last day of the current Interest Period applicable to the Disbursement described in the preceding clause (a), and (c) thereafter, the period beginning on the day following the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Disbursement described in the preceding clause (a) or (b), and ending on the day falling six (6) months later; provided that: (i) if any Interest Period ends on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next Business Day, unless such next Business Day is part of the next month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period, and (iii) no period that has been removed as a consequence of this definition in accordance with Section 3.19 (Procedure for Index Replacement) shall be available to be specified in said Financing Request.
For these purposes, the date of the Disbursement shall be, initially, the date on which such Disbursement is made, and in the future shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Loan.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Market disruption or disorganization" means the determination of the fact described in the first paragraph of Section 5.05 "Global Investment Plan" means the document describing all those items and sectors financed by the Loan, included in the total execution of the Project.
"Remaining Term" means the time between the date on which an early payment is made and the maturity date of the Disbursement subject to said prepayment.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Policy for the Procurement of Goods, Works, Services, and Consultancies, with CABEI Resources" means the CABEI policy that regulates the acquisition of goods and services by the Borrower for the execution of the Project.
"Prohibited Practice" means a) Corrupt Practice: Consists of offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, anything of value to unduly influence the actions of another party. b) Coercive Practice: Consists of harming or causing damage, or threatening to harm or cause damage, directly or indirectly, to any party or its property to unduly influence the actions of a party. c) Fraudulent Practice: Is any act or omission, including misrepresentation of facts and circumstances, that deliberately or negligently deceives or attempts to deceive a party to obtain a financial or other benefit, for oneself or a third party, or to evade an obligation in favor of another party. d) Collusive Practice: Is an agreement made between two or more parties with the intent to achieve an undue purpose or to unduly influence the actions of another party. e) Obstructive Practice: Is that which is carried out to: (i) deliberately destroy, falsify, alter, or conceal material evidence for an investigation, or make false statements in investigations, in order to impede an investigation into allegations of corrupt, fraudulent, coercive, or collusive practices and/or threaten, harass, or intimidate any of the parties to prevent them from revealing their knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or to prevent the investigation from proceeding; or (ii) intentionally take action to physically impede the exercise of CABEI's contractual rights of audit and access to information. f) Additionally, the following "verbs" or "actions" shall be classified as fraud: deceive, lie, hide, cover up, conceal, falsify, adulterate, distort, file down, bribe, conspire, and steal, as well as any other term synonymous with those already mentioned.
"Loan" means the total amount that CABEI will finance to the Borrower for the execution of the Project.
"ABR Loan" means a Disbursement that accrues interest at a rate based on the ABR Rate.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"SOFR Loan" means any Disbursement under this Contract that does not accrue interest pursuant to Section 3.10 at a fixed rate or the ABR Rate.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Borrower" means the REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA, which assumes the payment obligation of the loan contained in this Contract.
"Disbursement Schedule" means the document by which the probable dates on which CABEI will make the Loan disbursements are established, in accordance with Section 5.01, provided that the applicable conditions precedent are met.
"Execution Schedule" means the document that sets out the sequence and duration of activities that follow a logical order for the proper implementation of the Project.
"Project" Refers to the set of works, activities, services, and others that will be financed by CABEI and which are briefly described in Section 2.01 of this Contract.
"Operation Follow-up Report" independent, systematic, and objective assessment to measure the development impact that the intervention is generating during its execution, as well as the analysis that allows proposing the necessary actions to channel the intervention toward the development impact level estimated in the ex-ante evaluation, contemplating an annual periodicity and which is formulated from the information flows existing in the technical supervision of the operations, environmental and social management, information systems, among others, for the referral and analysis of CABEI's Evaluation Office.
"Term SOFR" means a forward-looking, indicative, and prospective term rate known in advance for the corresponding period, of the SOFR Base Index, as published by the Term SOFR Administrator no later than 5:00 p.m. New York time, two Business Days before the start of each Interest Period. [Term SOFR can be consulted on the administrator's page at the link https://www.cmegroup.com/market-data/cme-group-benchmarkadministration/term-sofr.htm or any administrator page that replaces said page].
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Adjusted Term SOFR" means, for any Interest Period and for purposes of any calculation, the annual rate equivalent to: (a) Term SOFR for said Interest Period, plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"SOFR" with respect to any day, means the secured overnight financing rate, published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's website.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"LIBOR Rate" means, with respect to any interest period, the annual rate equivalent to the LIBOR Rate of the British Bankers' Association (the "BBA LIBOR"), as published by Reuters (or another commercially available source providing BBA LIBOR quotations as designated by CABEI from time to time) at 11:00 a.m. London, England time, two Business Days before the start of said interest period, for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of said interest period) with a term equivalent to said interest period. If this rate is not available at such time for any reason, then LIBOR for said interest period shall be the annual rate determined by CABEI as the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of said interest period in same-day available funds in the approximate amount of the Disbursement made and with a term equivalent to said interest period, would be offered to major banks in the London interbank market upon their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days before the start of said interest period.
"PRIME Rate" means the interest rate on loans that commercial banks quote as an indication of the rate charged on loans granted to their best commercial clients.
(Thus amended the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"ABR Rate" means, for any day, an annual rate equivalent to the rate that is the highest of: (a) the Prime Rate applicable on such day; (b) the Federal Funds Rate applicable on such day plus the percentage margin determined by the Bank for a period of one (1) month applicable on such day plus 1.00%; and (c) Term SOFR for a period of one (1) month applicable on such day plus 1.00%. Any change in the ABR Rate as a result of a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, or in the relevant SOFR Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date on which such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, or the SOFR Rate occurs, respectively.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, the greater of (a) the interest rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on Federal funds transactions on such day by depository institutions (as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the effective Federal funds rate, and (b) 0%.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Maximum Rate" means the maximum legal rate that may be contracted, charged, taken, received, or reserved by the Bank established under Applicable Law.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Minimum Rate" means an interest rate equivalent to 0%.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"SOFR Rate" means, individually or collectively, as the context requires, Term SOFR or Adjusted Term SOFR.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modificación de contratos de préstamo del Gobierno de la República de Costa Rica con tasa libor, N° 10429 of December 12, 2023)
"Type", when used as a reference to any Loan, refers to whether the interest rate of said Loan, or group of Disbursements disbursed on the same Day, is determined by reference to Term SOFR, Adjusted Term SOFR, or the ABR Rate.
(Thus added the previous definition by Article 1 of the law Modification of Loan Contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with Libor Rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)
Unless the context of this Contract requires otherwise, terms in the singular encompass the plural and vice versa, and references to a specific Article, Section, or Annex, without further identification of any document, shall be understood as a reference to said Article, Section, or Annex of this Contract.
CABEI does not declare or accept any responsibility for, and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to (a) the continuation, administration, submission, calculation of, or with respect to any other activity related to the ABR Rate, the Base SOFR Index, the SOFR Rate, or with respect to any component of any definition, or any alternative, successor, or replacement rate (including any Substitute Index), including whether the composition or characteristics of any of the aforementioned alternative, successor, or replacement rates (including any Substitute Index) are similar to, or would produce the same values or economic equivalence of, or would have the same volume or liquidity as, the ABR Rate, the Base SOFR Index, the SOFR Rate, or any other Index prior to its discontinuation or non-use, or (b) the effect, implementation, or composition of any Text Adjustment. CABEI may select information sources or services to determine the ABR Rate, the Base SOFR Index, the SOFR Rate, or any other Index, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Contract, and shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct and indirect, special, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, as well as for any costs, losses, or expenses (including whether arising from demand, contract, or by law), for any error or calculation of such rates (or their components) resulting from such sources of information or services.
(Thus added the previous Section 1.03 by Article 1 of the law Modification of Loan Contracts of the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica with Libor Rate, No. 10429 of December 12, 2023)