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Amount and Terms of Commitments. Commitments; Increases in the Tranche A Term Facility and the Revolving Facility; Incremental Term Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Tranche A Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, a "Tranche A Term Loan") to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche A Term Commitment of such Lender, (ii) each Tranche B Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (each, a "Tranche B Term Loan") to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche B Term Commitment of such Lender and (iii) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date selected by the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of March 31, 2000 and the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (such earlier date, the "Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Tranche A Term Facility, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Charter Communications Inc /Mo/)

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Amount and Terms of Commitments. 2.1 Commitments; Increases in the Tranche A Term Facility, the Tranche B Term Facility and the Revolving Facility; Incremental Term Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Tranche A Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, a "Tranche A Term Loan") to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche A Term Commitment of such Lender, (ii) each Tranche B Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (each, a "Tranche B Term Loan") to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche B Term Commitment of such Lender and (iii) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Funding Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date three dates selected by the Borrower during the period from and including the Stage One Closing Date to the earlier of March 31July 15, 2000 1999 and the date that is 90 days after the Stage Two Closing Date (such earlier date, the "Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Stage One Closing Date. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Tranche A Term Facility, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Charter Communications Holdings Capital Corp)

Amount and Terms of Commitments. Commitments; Increases in the 2.1 Tranche A Term Facility Commitments and the Revolving Facility; Incremental Term LoansTranche A Notes. (a) Subject to and in reliance upon the terms terms, conditions, representations and conditions hereofwarranties contained in the Loan Documents, (i) each Tranche A Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, a "Tranche A Term Loan") to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche A Term Commitment of such Lender, (ii) each Tranche B Term Lender severally agrees to make a term loan (each, a "Tranche B Term Loan") to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche B Term Commitment of such Lender and (iii) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date selected by the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of March 31, 2000 and the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (such earlier date, the "under its Available Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during until the Revolving Commitment Period Termination Date ("Tranche A Loans"), provided that in an aggregate principal amount no event shall the Aggregate Outstandings of Tranche A Credit of any Lender at any one time outstanding which, when added to exceed such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Tranche A Commitment. During Until the Revolving Commitment Period Termination Date, the Borrower may use the Revolving Available Tranche A Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Tranche A Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. . (b) The Revolving Tranche A Loans may from time to time be (i) Eurodollar Loans, (ii) ABR Loans or ABR Loans(iii) a combination thereof, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 2.3 and 2.104.5, provided that no Tranche A Loan shall be made as a Eurodollar Loan after the day that is one month prior to the Termination Date. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time In order to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase evidence the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No will execute and deliver to each Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2H-1, whereupon such bankwith appropriate insertions as to payee, financial institution date and principal amount (each, as amended, supplemented, replaced or other entity (otherwise modified from time to time, a "New LenderTranche A Note") shall become a Lender for all purposes and ), payable to the same extent as if originally order of each Lender and in a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled principal amount equal to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow such Lender's Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Commitment. Each Tranche A Term FacilityNote shall (x) be dated the Effective Date or the date of any reissuance of such Tranche A Note, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under (y) be stated to mature on the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Termination Date and (iiz) provide for the aggregate amount payment of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders interest in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender)accordance with Section 4.1.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Radio One Inc)

Amount and Terms of Commitments. 2.1 Commitments; Increases in the Tranche A Term Facility and the Revolving Facility; Incremental Term Loans. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each Tranche A Term Lender severally agrees to, as applicable (x) maintain hereunder its term loan referred to make one or more term loans as a "Facility A Term Loan" in the Existing Credit Agreement (each, a an "Existing Tranche A Term Loan") or (y) make one or more incremental term loans to the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche A Incremental Term Commitment of such LenderLender (each, a "Tranche A Incremental Term Loan" and, together with the Existing Tranche A Term Loans, each a "Tranche A Term Loan"), (ii) each Tranche B Term Lender severally agrees to make a to, as applicable (x) maintain hereunder its term loan (each, referred to as a "Tranche Facility B Term Loan"" in the Existing Credit Agreement or (y) make an incremental term loan to the Borrower in an amount not to exceed the amount of the Tranche B Incremental Term Commitment of such Lender (each, a "Tranche B Term Loan") and (iii) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date selected by the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of March 31, 2000 and the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (such earlier date, the "Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date2. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Tranche A Term Facility, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Charter Communications Inc /Mo/)

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Amount and Terms of Commitments. 2.1 Existing Term Loans; Additional Term Loan Commitments; Increases in the . (a) All Tranche A Term Facility Loans and Tranche B Term Loans outstanding under the Revolving Facility; Incremental Original Credit Agreement (the "Existing Tranche A Term Loans" and "Existing Tranche B Term Loans", respectively) shall remain outstanding hereunder on the terms set forth herein. The Delayed Draw Term Loans outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement shall remain outstanding hereunder as Tranche A Term Loans on the terms set forth herein with respect to Tranche A Term Loans. (ab) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each the Tranche A Term Lender Loan Lenders severally agrees agree to make one or more term loans (each, a an "Additional Tranche A Term Loan") to the Borrower on the Restatement Date in an aggregate amount for each Tranche A Term Loan Lender not to exceed the amount of the Additional Tranche A Term Commitment Loan Commitment, if any, of such Lender, and (ii) each the Tranche B Term Lender Loan Lenders severally agrees agree to make a term loan loans (each, a an "Additional Tranche B Term Loan") to the Borrower on the Restatement Date in an aggregate amount for each Tranche B Term Loan Lender not to exceed the amount of the Additional Tranche B Term Commitment Loan Commitment, if any, of such Lender and Lender. (iiic) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date selected by the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of March 31, 2000 and the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (such earlier date, the "Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date2.11. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Tranche A Term Facility, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Tesoro Petroleum Corp /New/)

Amount and Terms of Commitments. 2.1 Term Loan Commitments; Increases in the Tranche A Term Facility and the Revolving Facility; Incremental Term Loans. . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, (i) each the Tranche A Term Lender Loan Lenders severally agrees agree to make one or more term loans (each, a "Tranche A Term Loan") to the Borrower on the Closing Date and (if the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment of such Lender is not drawn in full on the Closing Date) in one additional borrowing on a Business Day during the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment Period (the "Additional Tranche A Term Loan Borrowing Date") in an aggregate amount for each Tranche A Term Loan Lender not to exceed the amount of the Tranche A Term Loan Commitment of such LenderLender (provided that in no event shall the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made to the Borrower on the Additional Tranche A Term Loan Borrowing Date, if any, exceed $50,000,000), and (ii) each the Tranche B Term Lender Loan Lenders severally agrees agree to make a term loan loans (each, a "Tranche B Term Loan") to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an aggregate amount for each Tranche B Term Loan Lender not to exceed the amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitment of such Lender and (iii) each Incremental Term Lender severally agrees to make one or more term loans (each, an "Incremental Term Loan") to the extent provided in Section 2.1(c). The Term Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche A Term Loans may only be made on the Closing Date and one other date selected by the Borrower during the period from the Closing Date to the earlier of March 31, 2000 and the date that is 90 days after the Closing Date (such earlier date, the "Tranche A Commitment Termination Date"), with the aggregate amount of Tranche A Term Loans made on such other date not exceeding $250,000,000. Any unutilized Tranche A Term Commitments shall automatically terminate on the Tranche A Commitment Termination Date. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.1(c), Tranche B Term Loans may only be made on the Closing DateLender. (b) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to make revolving credit loans ("Revolving Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Commitment Period in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding which, when added to such Lender's Revolving Percentage of the sum of (i) the L/C Obligations then outstanding and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Swingline Loans then outstanding, does not exceed the amount of such Lender's Revolving Commitment. During the Revolving Commitment Period the Borrower may use the Revolving Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Revolving Loans may from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.10. (c) The Borrower and any one or more Lenders (including New Lenders) may from time to time agree that such Lenders shall make, obtain or increase the amount of their Tranche A Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitments, as applicable, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying (i) the amount of such increase and the Facility or Facilities involved, (ii) the applicable Increased Facility Closing Date and (iii) in the case of Incremental Term Loans, (x) the applicable Incremental Term Maturity Date, (y) the amortization schedule for such Incremental Term Loans, which shall comply with Section 2.3, and (z) the Applicable Margin for such Incremental Term Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of the Required Lenders, (i) the aggregate amount of borrowings of Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed an amount equal to (w) $300,000,000 plus (x) the aggregate principal amount of optional prepayments of Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.8 or optional reductions of the Revolving Commitments pursuant to Section 2.7 (provided that the amount described in this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) minus (y) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans or incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph, (ii) the aggregate amount of incremental Tranche A Term Loans and incremental Revolving Commitments obtained pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed $150,000,000, (iii) incremental Tranche A Term Loans may not be made on or after March 31, 2003, (iv) incremental Revolving Commitments may not be obtained on or after December 31, 2004, (v) each increase effected pursuant to this paragraph shall be in a minimum amount of at least $50,000,000 and (vi) no more than five Increased Facility Closing Dates may be selected by the Borrower during the term of this Agreement. No Lender shall have any obligation to participate in any increase described in this paragraph unless it agrees to do so in its sole discretion. (d) Any additional bank, financial institution or other entity which, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), elects to become a "Lender" under this Agreement in connection with any transaction described in Section 2.1(c) shall execute a New Lender Supplement (each, a "New Lender Supplement"), substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2, whereupon such bank, financial institution or other entity (a "New Lender") shall become a Lender for all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement. (e) Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, on each Increased Facility Closing Date (other than in respect of Incremental Term Loans), the Borrower shall borrow Tranche A Term Loans under the increased Tranche A Term Facility, or shall borrow Revolving Loans under the increased Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, from each Lender participating in the relevant increase in an amount determined by reference to the amount of each Type of Loan (and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, of each Eurodollar Tranche) which would then have been outstanding from such Lender if (i) each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche had been borrowed or effected on such Increased Facility Closing Date and (ii) the aggregate amount of each such Type or Eurodollar Tranche requested to be so borrowed or effected had been proportionately increased. The Eurodollar Base Rate applicable to any Eurodollar Loan borrowed pursuant to the preceding sentence shall equal the Eurodollar Base Rate then applicable to the Eurodollar Loans of the other Lenders in the same Eurodollar Tranche (or, until the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, such other rate as shall be agreed upon between the Borrower and the relevant Lender).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Tesoro Petroleum Corp /New/)

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