Competitive Bid Loans Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, a Borrower may, from time to time, during the period from the Closing Date until the date occurring seven days prior to the Maturity Date, request and each Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to make Competitive Bid Loans to such Borrower; provided, however, that (A) the sum of the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans outstanding plus the aggregate amount of Competitive Bid Loans outstanding to the Borrowers on any day shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment and (B) if a Lender makes a Competitive Bid Loan, such Lender’s obligation to make its pro rata share of any Revolving Loan shall not be reduced thereby.
Competitive Bid Borrowings (a) Whenever a Borrower desires to incur a Competitive Bid Borrowing, it shall deliver to the Administrative Agent at the Notice Office prior to 11:00 A.M. (New York time), at least three Business Days prior to the date of such proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, a written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit B (each, a “Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing”), such notice to specify in each case (i) the date (which shall be a Business Day) of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the proposed Competitive Bid Borrowing (stated in the relevant Available Currency), which shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount applicable thereto, (iii) the maturity date (each, a “Competitive Bid Loan Maturity Date”) for repayment of each Competitive Bid Loan to be made as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing (which maturity date may not be earlier than seven days after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing or later than 360 days after the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing (but in no event later than the thirtieth day preceding the Maturity Date)), (iv) the interest payment date or dates relating thereto (which shall be at least every three months in the case of maturities in excess of three months), and (v) any other terms to be applicable to such Competitive Bid Borrowing (although all Competitive Bid Borrowings shall be required to be made, and maintained, in an Available Currency). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Bidder RL Lender of each such request for a Competitive Bid Borrowing received by it from a Borrower by transmitting (by way of facsimile) to each such Bidder RL Lender a copy of the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing.
Competitive Bid Advances Each Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that has made a Competitive Bid Advance, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Competitive Bid Advance made to such Borrower and owing to such Lender on the earlier of (i) the maturity date therefor, specified in the related Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing delivered pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i) and (ii) the Termination Date.
Competitive Bid Option In addition to Ratable Loans pursuant to Section 2.2, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the limitation set forth in Section 2.1.1 as to the maximum aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans hereunder), the Borrower may, as set forth in this Section 2.3, request the Lenders, prior to the Facility Termination Date, to make offers to make Competitive Bid Loans to the Borrower. Each Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, make such offers, and the Borrower may, but shall have no obligation to, accept any such offers in the manner set forth in this Section 2.3. Each Competitive Bid Loan shall be repaid by the Borrower on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. Each Competitive Bid Loan shall be in the minimum amount of $5,000,000 (and in multiples of $1,000,000 if in excess thereof).
The Competitive Bid Advances (a) Each Lender severally agrees that the Borrower may make Competitive Bid Borrowings under this Section 2.03 from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the date hereof until the date occurring 30 days prior to the Termination Date in the manner set forth below; provided that, following the making of each Competitive Bid Borrowing, the aggregate amount of the Advances then outstanding shall not exceed the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Lenders (computed without regard to any Competitive Bid Reduction).
Rate Quotes Not later than five Business Days after the Company shall have given Prudential a Request for Purchase pursuant to paragraph 2B(3), Prudential may, but shall be under no obligation to, provide to the Company by telephone or telecopier, in each case between 9:30 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. New York City local time (or such later time as Prudential may elect) interest rate quotes for the several principal amounts, maturities, principal prepayment schedules, and interest payment periods of Shelf Notes specified in such Request for Purchase. Each quote shall represent the interest rate per annum payable on the outstanding principal balance of such Shelf Notes at which Prudential or a Prudential Affiliate would be willing to purchase such Shelf Notes at 100% of the principal amount thereof.
Funding of Competitive Bid Loans Each Lender which is to make a Competitive Bid Loan shall make its Competitive Bid Loan available to the Administrative Agent by 2:00 p.m. on the date specified in the Competitive Bid Request by deposit of immediately available funds at the office of the Administrative Agent in New York, New York or at such other address as the Administrative Agent may designate in writing. The Administrative Agent will, upon receipt, make the proceeds of such Competitive Bid Loans available to the relevant Borrower.
Competitive Bid Quote Request When the Borrower wishes to request offers to make Competitive Bid Loans under this Section 2.16, it shall transmit to the Administrative Agent by telecopy a Competitive Bid Quote Request substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto so as to be received no later than (i) 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least five Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for a Competitive LIBOR Margin or (ii) 9:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at least one Business Day prior to the Borrowing Date proposed therein, in the case of a request for an Absolute Rate specifying:
Conditions Precedent to Each Competitive Bid Borrowing The obligation of each Lender that is to make a Competitive Bid Advance on the occasion of a Competitive Bid Borrowing to make such Competitive Bid Advance as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing is subject to the conditions precedent that (i) the Agent shall have received the written confirmatory Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing with respect thereto, (ii) on or before the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, but prior to such Competitive Bid Borrowing, the Agent shall have received a Competitive Bid Note payable to the order of such Lender for each of the one or more Competitive Bid Advances to be made by such Lender as part of such Competitive Bid Borrowing, in a principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Competitive Bid Advance to be evidenced thereby and otherwise on such terms as were agreed to for such Competitive Bid Advance in accordance with Section 2.03, and (iii) on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing the following statements shall be true (and each of the giving of the applicable Notice of Competitive Bid Borrowing and the acceptance by the Borrower of the proceeds of such Competitive Bid Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Competitive Bid Borrowing such statements are true):
Notice of Committed Borrowing The Borrower shall give the Agent notice (a "Notice of Committed Borrowing") not later than 10:30 A.M. (New York City time) on (x) the date of each Domestic Borrowing, and (y) the third Euro-Dollar Business Day before each Euro-Dollar Borrowing, specifying:
