Alerts Archive

The LMA is pleased to have published revised Trade Confirmations with an effective date of 18 February 2022. The revised Trade Confirmations incorporate amended wording in Other Terms of Trade tick-boxes for the exclusion of CAS and inclusion of zero floor options where Delayed Settlement Compensation applies. The revised Trade Confirmations (and amended wording for the tick-boxes) has not changed the position on these commercial issues and whether or not they apply to a particular trade must continue to be agreed by the parties at the time of trade. The Standard Terms & Conditions dated 4 January 2022 also remain unchanged.

The LMA is pleased to have published further documentation to assist the market with the transition to RFRs including a compounded TONA schedule, the French language version of the RFR French law document, an updated designated entity clause and updated RFR destination table.

The LMA has published its RFR Destination Table, which is intended to assist members in identifying the LMA RFR-referencing document which is most directly comparable to any given LMA LIBOR-referencing document. Where there is no direct equivalent, the table sets out the RFR-referencing document(s) which is/are most closely related and may be most helpful. The LMA has also published versions of the existing suite of German, Spanish and French law investment grade documentation based on compounded RFRs from the outset in place of LIBOR along with accompanying updated user guides.

The LMA has published versions of the existing suite of leveraged documentation, including facility and intercreditor agreements, based on compounded RFRs from the outset. Each facility agreement provides the option for users to select observation shift or not (rather than two versions being produced of each agreement). The commentary to the LMA compounded rate facilities agreements has also been updated.

The LMA is pleased to have published an exposure draft single currency term and revolving facilities agreement incorporating term SOFR for use in developing markets jurisdictions alongside a commentary.

The LMA is pleased to have published a note providing practical guidance for the documentary amendment process for parties transitioning legacy LIBOR syndicated loan facilities to compounded risk-free reference rates (RFRs).

Following publication on 19 July 2021, the LMA has today published a revised version of its Single Currency Term Facility Agreement for Real Estate Finance Multiproperty Investment Transactions with/without Observation Shift (the REF RFR Facility Agreement).

The LMA is pleased to have published a real estate finance facility agreement for investment property transactions to facilitate the syndicated loan market in transitioning away from the use of LIBOR to compounded risk-free rates ("RFRs").

The LMA is pleased to have published Exposure Drafts of LMA Trade Confirmation (Claims) and LMA Trade Confirmation (Risk Participation).

The LMA is pleased to have published an Exposure Draft of its Standard Terms and Conditions for secondary debt trading (the 'Exposure Draft') together with an accompanying Explanatory Note and updated Trade Confirmation (Bank Debt). The Exposure Draft, Explanatory Note and updated Trade Confirmation have been produced after engagement and feedback from market participants to facilitate secondary loan market trading as the syndicated loan market transitions away from the use of LIBOR to compounded risk-free rates.

The LMA is pleased to have published today an updated version of the reference rate selection agreement for use in legacy transactions transitioning from LIBOR to risk-free rates. The reference rate selection agreement has also been published as a recommended form following a process of market feedback (which has been open since October 2019).

The LMA is pleased to have published a further suite of documentation to facilitate the syndicated loan market in transitioning away from the use of LIBOR to compounded risk-free rates ("RFRs").

The LMA is pleased to have published its exposure draft RFR documentation as recommended forms. The documentation has also been updated to reflect, amongst other things, the recent updates to the £RFR Working Group's conventions supporting materials. The LMA has also published two new recommended form single currency RFR facilities agreements and updated the RFR Terms and notes outlining LIBOR transition considerations for the LMA's wider suite of documentation.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of a note outlining considerations for market participants relating to the use of forward-looking term SONIA reference rates ("TSRRs").

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of a number of notes which outline, at a high level, considerations for market participants relating to the impact of LIBOR transition on LMA documentation outside of the context of English law investment grade documentation.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of two exposure draft multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreements incorporating backward-looking compounded rates and forward looking interbank term rates (the "Multicurrency Compounded Rate/Term Rate Facilities Agreements") accompanied by a term sheet and a commentary.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of several documents to further assist market participants when including active transition mechanisms in their loan documentation for LIBOR transition.

This note is intended to highlight to market participants points to consider relating to inclusion, in the LMA's Revised Replacement of Screen Rate Clause, of a specific pre-cessation trigger relating to a benchmark rate no longer being representative.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of an exposure draft multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement incorporating rate switch provisions ("Multicurrency Rate Switch Facility Agreement"). This exposure draft is based on lookback without observation shift.

This note discusses the April and July 2020 documentary recommendations and contains a supplement to the LMA's Revised Replacement of Screen Rate Clause designed to facilitate one means of potential satisfaction of the recommendations.

This note is intended to highlight to market participants the outstanding requirements that need to be satisfied before the Exposure Drafts can be published as LMA recommended form documentation.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of an exposure draft reference rate selection agreement ("Reference Rate Selection Agreement") for use in relation to legacy transactions transitioning from LIBOR to alternative reference rates.

The LMA has published a note, '€STR publication and changes to EONIA', which provides guidance for market participants in respect of the publication of the euro short term rate (€STR) by the ECB and the changes made to EONIA as of 2 October 2019.

The LMA is pleased to announce the publication of exposure drafts of: (i) a compounded SONIA based sterling term and revolving facilities agreement; and (ii) a compounded SOFR based dollar term and revolving facilities agreement (the "Exposure Drafts"). SONIA and SOFR are the chosen replacement near risk-free rates ("RFRs") for LIBOR in the sterling and US dollar markets respectively.

The LMA has published a note, 'LMA Revised Replacement of Screen Rate Clause and considerations in respect of credit adjustment spreads', which provides guidance for market participants in relation to considerations to be borne in mind in respect of the application of credit adjustment spreads in the context of the move from LIBOR to near risk-free rates ("RFRs").

The LMA has published a note, 'EONIA – planned change in methodology and discontinuation', which provides guidance for market participants on recent developments relating to the future of EONIA.

The LMA has published an updated version of its "Revised Replacement of Screen Rate Clause". This update takes into account the publication of the Clause by the Sterling Risk Free Rate Working Group, along with the correction of some minor typographical errors.

The LMA has published an updated version (the "Revised Replacement of Screen Rate Clause") of the optional "Replacement of Screen Rate" clause that has been included in the Primary Documents and the Leveraged documents since November 2014.

The LMA and the ACT have produced a joint guide on LIBOR benchmark reform. The Guide is intended to provide an overview of developments and key issues with respect to the proposed transition away from LIBOR benchmarks.

On 18 April 2016, EMMI announced that it would be implementing its EURIBOR Intraday Re-fixing Policy (the "Policy"). This follows a consultation in June 2015 which invited feedback on how EURIBOR should be published in the event any error is identified.