
The following terms and conditions shall apply to each Qualified Letter of Credit:

agency or branch of a foreign bank or Bank of Scotland, in each case, provided the long-term unsecured debt rating thereof is not less than A- (or the equivalent) from each of the Rating Agencies and the short-term unsecured debt rating thereof is not less than A-1 (or the equivalent) from each of the Rating Agencies provided that a letter of credit shall cease to be a Qualified Letter of Credit if at any time the long-term unsecured debt rating of the issuing bank from any of the Rating Agencies shall fall below A- (or the equivalent) or the short-term unsecured debt rating of the issuing bank from any of the Rating Agencies shall fall below A-1 (or the equivalent). Qualified Letter of Credit means a clean, irrevocable, unconditional, transferable letter of credit in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender with respect to which Borrower has no reimbursement obligation, payable on sight draft only, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York or anywhere inside or outside of New York, New York if it is capable of being drawn upon by facsimile presentation, issued by a domestic bank or the U.S.
