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Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc), Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

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Increase in Aggregate Commitment. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall have the right from time to time upon prior written notice to Administrative Agent to increase the Revolving Commitment or the Term Facility; provided, that in no event shall (i) At any time prior the aggregate Revolving Commitment and Term Loan Commitment Amounts be increased to the Termination Datean amount greater than $900,000,000, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, and (Aii) the Aggregate aggregate Term Loan Commitment shall at no time Amounts exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the maximum amount of the proposed Term Facility; provided, further, that: (1) Any increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment and which is accomplished by increasing the proposed effective date Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of any Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders who are at the time of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity increase party to participate in the requested this Agreement (which increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of such Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders shall consent to such increase in their sole and absolute discretion) shall be subject to the Global following terms: (i) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Administrative Agent and those Revolving Lender(s) whose Commitment(s) is or are being increased to reflect the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Amounts of each such Revolving Lender, (ii) Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to Borrower and each of the Revolving Lenders reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Amount and Revolving Loan Percentage of each of the Revolving Lenders, (iii) the Advances under the Revolving Credit Facility will be reallocated on the effective date of such increase among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their revised Revolving Loan Percentages (and Borrower shall pay any and all costs required pursuant to Section 3.6 in connection with such reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment), and (iv) Borrower will deliver new Revolving Note(s) to the Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders whose Revolving Loan Commitment Amount(s) is or are being increased reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of such Revolving Lender(s). (2) Any increase in the Revolving Commitment which is accomplished by addition of a new Revolving Lender under this Agreement shall be subject to the following terms: (i) such new Revolving Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and shall be subject to the consent of Administrative Agent and, prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Borrower , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s, (ii) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Administrative Agent and by the party becoming an additional Revolving Lender hereunder to commit reflect the addition of such party as a Lender hereunder, (iii) Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount Borrower and each of the Lenders, reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Notice to Amount and Revolving Loan Percentage of each of the aggregate amount set forth in Revolving Lenders, (iv) the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon outstanding Advances under the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, Revolving Credit Facility will be reallocated on the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of such increase among the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Revolving Lenders in accordance with their revised Revolving Loan Percentages (and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment Borrower shall pay any and all costs required pursuant to Section 3.6 in connection with such reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment), and (the “Effective Commitment Amount”v) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Borrower will deliver a Revolving Note to such party. (3) Any increase in the Aggregate Revolving Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.1 shall be prorated between the Short Term Revolving Facility and Long Term Revolving Facility in a manner which will cause the Revolving Commitments under each such facility (in the aggregate and for each Revolving Lender) to retain the same percentage relationship as existed immediately prior to such increase. (4) Any increase in the Term Facility which is accomplished by addition of a new Term Lender under this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions precedentterms: (Ii) such new Term Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and shall be subject to the consent of Administrative Agent and, prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Borrower , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Administrative Agent and by the party becoming an additional Term Lender hereunder to reflect the addition of such party as a Lender hereunder, (iii) Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to Borrower and each of the date Lenders, reflecting the revised Term Loan Commitment Amount and Term Loan Percentage of each of the Commitment Increase Notice Term Lenders, and as of the proposed effective date of the (iv) Borrower will deliver a Term Note to such party. (5) Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event Term Facility which is accomplished by increasing the Term Loan Commitment Amount of any Term Lender or Term Lenders who are at the time of such increase party to this Agreement (which increase shall have occurred be subject to the consent of such Term Lender or Term Lenders in their sole and then absolute discretion) shall be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, subject to the following terms: (IIi) Harleythis Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and those Term Lender(s) whose Commitment(s) is or are being increased to reflect the revised Term Loan Commitment Amounts of each Proposed New such Term Lender, (ii) Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to Borrower and each of the Lenders reflecting the revised Term Loan Commitment Amount and Term Loan Percentage of each of the Term Lenders, and (iii) Borrower will deliver new Term Note(s) to the Term Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support Term Lenders whose Term Loan Commitment Amount(s) is or are being increased reflecting the revised Term Loan Commitment Amount of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment Term Lender(s). (6) Borrower shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided pay an administrative fee to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increaseincrease in the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount and/or the Term Loan Commitment Amount, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations terms of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment separate letter agreement between Borrower and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Amresco Inc), Credit Agreement (Amresco Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At any time prior after the Closing Date of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion (which discretion shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised contrary to the Termination Date, Harley may request that of Borrower so long as the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments conditions set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Noticebelow are satisfied), the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to without the consent of the Global Administrative Agent Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheldexcept as specified in this Section 2.8). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) , from time to commit to time at the shortfall from the Lender Increase Noticesrequest of Borrower, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be by (i) admitting additional Lenders hereunder (each a “Subsequent Lender”), or (ii) increasing the Commitment of any Lender (each an “Increasing Lender”), subject to the following conditions precedent: conditions: (Ii) as of each Subsequent Lender is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) except to the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes extent Borrower elects to designate all or a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support portion of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment as a Term Facility as described in Section 2.8(b) below, Borrower executes (A) a new Line Note payable to the order of a Subsequent Lender in the amount of its Commitment, or (B) a replacement Line Note payable to the order of an Increasing Lender in the amount of its new, increased Commitment; (iii) each Subsequent Lender executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a signature page to this Agreement, and each Increasing Lender executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a new signature page to this Agreement reflecting its increased Commitment; (iv) after giving effect to the admission of any Subsequent Lender or the increase in the Commitment of any Increasing Lender, the Aggregate Commitment does not exceed $1,000,000,000; (v) no Event of Default exists; and (vi) no Lender shall have executed be an Increasing Lender without the written consent of such Lender, which consent such Lender may withhold in its sole and delivered absolute discretion. After the admission of any Subsequent Lender or increase in the Commitment of any Increasing Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each Lender and to Borrower copies of the signature pages of such Subsequent Lender or Increasing Lender, and a statement of the current Aggregate Commitment and Acceptance” substantially related Percentage of each Lender (which may be in the form of Exhibit F hereto, a revised Schedule 1.1). (IIIb) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley Borrower may, at its option, elect to designate all, or any portion of at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date$50,000,000, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment under Section 2.8(a) as the Term Facility (or any portion of at least $10,000,000 with respect to any subsequent increase to the Aggregate Commitment after the Term Facility has been established), provided that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a each Subsequent Lender and shall have Increasing Lender providing the rights and obligations of Commitments so designated has agreed in writing to provide a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, Term Commitment or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior Term Commitment. Any such election must be made by written notice to the effective date of any Administrative Agent given along with Borrower’s request for an increase in the Aggregate Commitment under Section 2.8(a) and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for must specify the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby increase Borrower desires to so designate as Term Commitments, the Lenders that will be providing such Term Commitments. Borrower shall equal execute a new or replacement Term Note payable to the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from order of each such Subsequent Lender and after Increasing Lender in the amount of such payments, each Buying Term Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion Percentage of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4Term Commitment.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Unsecured Credit Agreement (BioMed Realty L P), Unsecured Credit Agreement (BioMed Realty Trust Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any After the Restatement Effective Date, in the event that a Lender desires to increase its Commitment, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment hereunder, and so long as no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing and with the prior written consent of Agent, the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Facility Termination DateDate upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Agent to increase the Aggregate Commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000 (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Harley may request “Commitment Adjustment Event”); provided, that in no event shall the Aggregate Commitment be increasedincreased to an amount greater than $650,000,000; provided provided, further, that: (1) if the Borrower and a Lender elect to increase such Lender’s Commitment, (A) the Aggregate Commitment Borrower and such Lender shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 execute and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given deliver to the Global Administrative Agent and a certificate substantially in the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date form of such increase, which notice Exhibit I attached hereto (a “Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate, and the Borrower shall deliver a new Note payable to the order of such Lender in the principal amount equal to its Commitment after giving effect to such increase, and otherwise duly completed; (2) shall specify if the amount of the proposed Borrower elects to increase in the Aggregate Commitment by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto) (an “Additional Lender Certificate”), together with an Administrative Questionnaire as referred to in Exhibit G, and the proposed Borrower shall deliver a Note payable to the order of such Additional Lender in a principal amount equal to its Commitment, and otherwise duly completed; provided that, any such Additional Lender shall be approved by the Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder. (3) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this subsection (ii) hereof, from and after the effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley specified in the Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Advance is outstanding, then on the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date last day of the requested increaseInterest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Advance, Harley may notify unless the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to become a “Lender” party hereto such Eurodollar Advance): (a “Proposed New Lender”a) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts and the Commitment, shall be effective on increased by the following Business Day. Any increase amount set forth therein, and (b) in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as case of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitmentan Additional Lender Certificate, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New any Additional Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the other Loan Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderunder this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing contained herein In addition, the Lender party to the Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender, as applicable, shall constitutepurchase a pro rata portion of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other lenders (and such Lenders hereby agree to sell and to take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Lender (including any Additional Lender, or otherwise be deemed if applicable) shall hold its respective percentage of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests) after giving effect to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time.in the Aggregate Commitment; and (ii4) For purposes upon its receipt of this clause (iia duly completed Commitment Increase Certificate or an Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable, executed by the Borrower and the Lender or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, and, with respect to an Additional Lender, the Administrative Questionnaire referred to in Exhibit G, the Agent shall accept such Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate and record the information contained therein in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 12.3(d), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any . No increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and unless it has been recorded in the manner Register as set forth provided in this Section 3.412.3(d).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (USA Compression Partners, LP), Credit Agreement

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F E hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Eurodollar Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc), 364 Day Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (a) Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders identified by the Borrower), the Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Agreement request an increase in the Aggregate Commitment to an amount not exceeding $700,000,000 (after giving effect to any such increase) at any time; provided that (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made 5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in a written notice given excess thereof; (ii) immediately before and after giving effect to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, and (IIiii) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed after giving to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment (including any Borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date), the Parent shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees, in its sole discretion, to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have executed declined to increase its Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees (including prior to, and delivered in lieu of, inviting Lenders) to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. (b) If the Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Commitment Increase Effective Date”) and Acceptance” substantially in the form final allocation of Exhibit F heretosuch increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition precedent to such increase, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors Borrower shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and Agent: (IVi) copies of corporate resolutions certified by a Responsible Officer of the BorrowersBorrower, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered or such other instruments and documents evidence as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall may be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior satisfactory to the effective date Administrative Agent, demonstrating that Borrower’s incurrence of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of indebtedness hereunder in the amount of the fee Aggregate Commitment as increased pursuant to be charged this Section 2.15 and with a maturity date of the Stated Maturity Date, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, together with, upon request of the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which, as to certain matters as agreed by the LendersAdministrative Agent, and Harley may, at least one (1may be internal counsel) Business Day prior to such effective effect and as to such other customary matters regarding the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.15 as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (ii) a certificate dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the General Partner, on behalf of the Parent and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, (or, if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date as of such increase. Upon earlier date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists and (C) the effective date of Parent is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02 hereof. (c) The Borrower shall prepay any Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to under this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any timeSection. (iid) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” This Section shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior supersede any provisions in Sections 2.12 or 10.01 to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4contrary.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Noble Midstream Partners LP), Credit Agreement (Noble Midstream Partners LP)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, at any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request the Borrower shall have the right from time to time upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent to increase the Aggregate Commitment; provided, that in no event shall the Aggregate Commitment be increasedincreased to an amount greater than $200,000,000; provided provided, further, that, : (Aa) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment which is accomplished by increasing the Commitment of any Lender or Lenders who are at the time of such increase party to this Agreement (which Lender or Lenders shall consent to such increase in their sole and absolute discretion) shall be accomplished as follows: (i) this Agreement will be amended by the proposed Borrower, the Administrative Agent and those Lender(s) whose Commitment(s) is or are being increased (but without any requirement that the consent of the Required Lenders be obtained) to reflect the revised Commitment amounts of each of the Lenders, (ii) the Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule 1.1 (a) to the Borrower, the Issuing Lender and each of the Lenders reflecting the revised Commitment amount and Commitment Percentage of each of the Lenders, (iii) the outstanding Loans and Commitment Percentages of L/C Obligations will be reallocated on the effective date of such increase. In increase among the event of such a Lenders in accordance with their revised Commitment Increase Notice, each of Percentages (and the Syndicated Global Lenders agree to make all payments and adjustments necessary to effect the reallocation and the Borrower shall be given the opportunity pay any and all costs required pursuant to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment Section 4.9 in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment) and (any such notice iv) the Borrower will deliver new Note(s) to the Global Administrative Agent Lender or Lenders whose Commitment(s) is or are being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to increased reflecting the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration revised Commitment amount of such fifteen Lender(s); and (15b) Business Day period Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment which is accomplished by addition of a new Lender under the Agreement shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the accomplished as follows: (i) such new Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent shall be an Eligible Assignee and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s, (ii) to commit to this Agreement will be amended by the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicableBorrower, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New by the party becoming an additional Lender or Syndicated Global Lender hereunder (but without any requirement that shall have agreed the consent of the Required Lenders be obtained) to provide a “Commitment” in support reflect the addition of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered party as a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoLender hereunder, (IIIiii) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided Administrative Agent will deliver an updated Schedule 1.1 (a) to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the BorrowersBorrower, the Guarantors Issuing Lender and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by each of the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by reflecting the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date revised Commitment amounts and Commitment Percentages of the increase each of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, (iv) the outstanding Loans and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction Commitment Percentages of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of L/C Obligations will be reallocated on the effective date of such increase. Upon increase among the effective date of Lenders in accordance with their revised Commitment Percentages (and the Lenders agree to make all payments and adjustments necessary to effect the reallocation and the Borrower shall pay any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party and all costs required pursuant to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount Section 4.9 in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice such reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment) and (Bv) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior Borrower will deliver a Note to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4party.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Insignia Esg Holdings Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (a) At (i) At any time prior that is not an Investment Grade Period, if the Borrowing Base exceeds the Aggregate Commitment, or (ii) any time during an Investment Grade Period, the Borrower may, by written notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley may request that one or more increases in the Aggregate Commitment (an “Incremental Commitment”); provided that (i) at any time that is not an Investment Grade Period, no Incremental Commitment shall exceed an amount equal to the Borrowing Base at the time of such request minus the Aggregate Commitment (prior to giving effect to such Incremental Commitment) at such time, (ii) no such Incremental Commitment shall be increasedpermitted if after giving effect thereto, the Aggregate Commitment would exceed the Maximum Aggregate Amount, and (iii) the total amount of each Incremental Commitment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 (unless, at any time that is not an Investment Grade Period, prior to giving effect to such increase, the Borrowing Base exceeds the Aggregate Commitment by less than $10,000,000 and after giving effect to such increase, the Aggregate Commitment will equal the Borrowing Base). Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an “Increase Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that any Incremental Commitment shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than five (5) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to Administrative Agent. The Borrower may invite (x) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and/or any Approved Fund (an “Increase Lender”), and/or (y) any other Person (other than an Affiliate of the Borrower) reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender to provide an Incremental Commitment (any such Person, an “Additional Lender”). Any Increase Lender or any Additional Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of any Incremental Commitment may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment. Any Incremental Commitment shall become effective as of such Increase Date; provided that: (i) the Borrower may not, during any period that is not an Investment Grade Period, request more than one increase in the Aggregate Commitment between Scheduled Redetermination dates, it being understood that an increase in the Aggregate Commitment may also be requested on any Scheduled Redetermination date (for the sake of clarity, all increases in the Aggregate Commitment effective on a single day shall be deemed a single increase in the Aggregate Commitment for purposes of this subsection); (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increase Date before or after giving effect to any Incremental Commitment and the making of any Loans pursuant thereto; (iii) no Lender’s Commitment may be increased without the consent of such Lender; (iv) all of the terms and conditions applicable to such Incremental Commitments (and the Loans made pursuant thereto) shall be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to Commitments and Loans under this Agreement (other than with respect to any arrangement, structuring, upfront or other fees or discounts payable in connection with such Incremental Commitment as may have been agreed to between the Borrower and the Increase Lender or Additional Lender, as applicable, and/or the Administrative Agent); (v) if the Borrower elects to increase the Aggregate Commitment by increasing the Commitment of one or more Increase Lenders, the Borrower and each such Increase Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J (a “Commitment Increase Certificate”) and the Borrower shall pay any applicable fees as may have been agreed to between the Borrower and such Increase Lender and/or the Administrative Agent; (vi) if the Borrower elects to increase the Aggregate Commitment by causing one or more Additional Lenders to become a party to this Agreement, then the Borrower and each such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit K (an “Additional Lender Certificate”), together with an Administrative Questionnaire and a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each Additional Lender, which shall be payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent unless waived by the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower shall (A) if requested by any Additional Lender, deliver a Note payable to such Additional Lender in a principal amount equal to its Commitment, and otherwise duly completed and (B) pay any applicable fees as may have been agreed to between the Borrower and any Additional Lender and/or the Administrative Agent; (vii) the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any customary legal opinions or other documents (including, without limitation, a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of each Credit Party authorizing such Incremental Commitment) reasonably requested by Administrative Agent; and (viii) after giving effect to the Incremental Commitments, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and be increased automatically on the Increase Date by the aggregate amount indicated in the Commitment Increase Certificates and/or Additional Lender Certificates, as applicable, without further action by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent Annex I and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior Register shall each be amended to reflect the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment of an Increase Lender or to add such Additional Lender’s Commitment, as applicable, and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each Applicable Percentages of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given adjusted accordingly to reflect any Incremental Commitment of an Increase Lender and/or each Additional Lender, (C) the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear Administrative Agent shall distribute to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to Borrower, the date that is fifteen Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, the Issuing Bank and each Lender such revised Annex I, (15D) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global any such Additional Lender shall submit be deemed to be a party in all respects to this Agreement and any other Loan Documents to which the Global Lenders are a party and (E) the outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and LC Exposure will be reallocated by the Administrative Agent a notice indicating on the maximum amount by which it is willing applicable Increase Date among the Lenders and/or the Additional Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with their revised Applicable Percentages (and (x) the Lenders and/or Additional Lenders, as applicable, shall make all payments and adjustments necessary to increase its Commitment effect such reallocation, and (y) the Borrower shall pay any and all costs required pursuant to Section 5.02 in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any reallocation as if such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein reallocation were a “Lender Increase Notice”repayment). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Energen Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. In the event that a Lender desires to increase its Revolving Commitment, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Revolving Commitment hereunder, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and with the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (i) At any which shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley Maturity Date upon not less than twenty thirty (2030) Business Days days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent to increase the Revolving Commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $20,000,000 (subject to the proposed effective date of such increaseterms and conditions set forth herein, which notice (a “Commitment Increase NoticeAdjustment Event); provided, that in no event shall the aggregate Commitment of all Lenders be increased to an amount greater than $60,000,000; provided, further, that: (i) if the Borrower elects to increase the Revolving Commitment of a Lender, the Borrower and such Lender shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment execute and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear deliver to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, attached hereto (IIIa “Commitment Increase Certificate”); (ii) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee Revolving Commitment increase shall be in accordance increments of no less than $10,000,000; (iii) if the Borrower elects to increase the Revolving Commitment by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto) (an “Additional Lender Certificate”), together with then prevailing market conditionsan Administrative Questionnaire; provided that, which market conditions any such Additional Lender shall have been reasonably documented be approved by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) Business Days prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder; (iv) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this subsection (b) hereof, from and after the effective date specified in the Commitment Increase Certificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Loan is outstanding, then on the last day of the increase Interest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Loan, unless the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to such Eurodollar Loan): (a) the amount of the fee to aggregate Revolving Commitment shall be charged increased by the Lendersamount set forth therein, and Harley may, at least one (1b) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitmentcase of an Additional Lender Certificate, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global any Additional Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the other Loan Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of under this Agreement or and the other Loan Documents. Harley In addition, the Lender party to the Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender, as applicable, shall purchase a pro rata portion of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other lenders (and such Lenders hereby agrees agree to compensate sell and to take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Selling Lender for all losses(including any Additional Lender, expenses if applicable) shall hold its respective percentage of the outstanding Loans (and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with participation interests) after giving effect to the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and increase in the manner Revolving Commitment; (v) upon its receipt of a duly completed Commitment Increase Certificate or an Additional Lender Certificate, as set forth applicable, executed by the Borrower and the Lender or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, and, with respect to an Additional Lender, the Administrative Questionnaire, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate and shall record the information contained therein in Section 3.4the Register. No increase in the Revolving Commitment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register; and (vi) Borrower shall have accepted delivery of the Superior Achiever.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Superior Offshore International Inc.)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to time, the Termination Date, Harley Borrower may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatprovided, (A) however, that the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum 1,500,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000all reductions in the Aggregate Commitment previously made pursuant to Section 2.5. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley the Borrower not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley the Borrower in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harleythe Borrower, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Borrower’s Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase NoticeBorrower, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of date, the requested increase, Harley Borrower may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution Eligible Assignee that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley the Borrower shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley the Borrower shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the its Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date and no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harleythe Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a Commitment and Acceptance” Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoK hereto (a “Commitment and Acceptance”), (III) counsels counsel for the Borrowers Borrower and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental customary opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Borrower and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as that the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harleythe Borrower. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley the Borrower may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the Borrower and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) Exposure in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley The Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling each Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (General Dynamics Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior 2.27.1 Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, one or more increases (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed any such increase being a "Commitment Increase") in the Aggregate Commitment and which in the proposed effective date of such increaseaggregate do not cause the Aggregate Commitment to exceed $1,250,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”increase its Commitment hereunder, an "Increasing Lender"). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender's Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders' responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional assignees (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.1) to become Lenders (any such Lender, an "Additional Lender"). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. 2.27.2 Any Commitment Increase Notice shall become effective upon (i) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the aggregate amount set Administrative Agent signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New LenderSection 2.27.3 below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date be true) of the amount an Authorized Officer of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Borrower certifying and Proposed New Lenders’ attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and stating that both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) no Default has occurred and the amount of the Aggregate Commitmentis continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) case they are true and correct as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increaseearlier date. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increase. thereof. 2.27.3 Upon the effective date of any increase Commitment Increase, if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall provide funds to the Administrative Agent in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported manner described in Section 2.2. The funds so provided by a Proposed New Lender, any such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, be a commitment Revolving Loan made by such Lender on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase such Commitment Increase, an in an amount such that after giving effect to such Commitment Increase and the Aggregate Revolving Loans made on the date of such Commitment and (2) Increase, each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount Advance outstanding hereunder shall consist of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in connection accordance with each Lender's Pro Rata Share. Also upon giving effect to any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) aboveIncrease, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns shall participate in any outstanding Facility LC's (other than any Bank Guaranties) and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage Swing Line Loans ratably in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of accordance with its Pro Rata Share of Share. 2.27.4 Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so thatcontrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase and the making of any Revolving Loans on such saledate pursuant to Section 2.27.3 above, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) all calculations and payments of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective interest on the effective date Advances and payment of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant amounts owing with respect to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the other Outstanding Credit Exposure of all each Lender shall take into account the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such actual Commitment of each Lender and the principal amount shall be payable on the effective date outstanding of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold Revolving Loan made by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in during the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis relevant period of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4time.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cameron International Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to time, but not more than twice, the Termination Date, Harley Borrower may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and 300,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of all reductions in the Aggregate Commitment previously made pursuant to Section 2.5(b); (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,00010,000,000 and increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof; and (C) the aggregate amount of such increases shall not exceed $50,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley the Borrower not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley the Borrower in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers Arranger shall have the right, with the consent of Harleythe Borrower, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Borrower’s Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase NoticeBorrower, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley Borrower may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley the Borrower shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley the Borrower shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the its Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, Commitment all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date and no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harleythe Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels counsel for the Borrowers Borrower and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Borrower and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as may be required under Article IV or that the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harleythe Borrower. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley the Borrower may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. If the commitment increase is cancelled pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrower’s cancelled increase request shall not be counted towards the Borrower’s two increase requests permitted by the first sentence of this Section 2.5(c). Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the Borrower and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global outstanding Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts dollar amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure outstanding Loans shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposureoutstanding Loans. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure outstanding Loans purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount dollar amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure outstanding Loans shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”)outstanding Loans. Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure Loans being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit ExposureLoans, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure outstanding Loans being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley The Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling each Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Eurodollar Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Actuant Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley the U.S. Borrower may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 1,400,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley the U.S. Borrower not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley the U.S. Borrower in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harleythe U.S. Borrower, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley the U.S. Borrower may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley the U.S. Borrower shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley the U.S. Borrower shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the U.S. Borrower and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harleythe U.S. Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F I hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harleythe U.S. Borrower. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the U.S. Borrower of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley the U.S. Borrower may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the U.S. Borrower and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley The U.S. Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. The Borrowers may, at their option, no more than one time in any calendar year, seek to increase the Aggregate Commitment, in minimum increments of $25,000,000, by up to an aggregate amount of $300,000,000 (iresulting in a maximum Aggregate Commitment of $1,300,000,000) At any time prior upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increaseAgent, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of such increase and shall be delivered at a time when no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing. The Borrowers may, after giving such notice, offer the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such on either a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear ratable basis to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On Lenders or prior on a non-pro rata basis to one or more Lenders and/or to other banks or entities reasonably acceptable to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of Agent. Any Lender may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any offer from the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing Borrowers to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any No increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject become effective until the existing or new Lenders extending such incremental Commitment amount and the Borrowers shall have delivered to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes Agent a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions document in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent pursuant to which any such existing Lender states the amount of its Commitment increase, any such new Lender states its Commitment amount and (IV) agrees to assume and accept the Borrowers, the Guarantors obligations and rights of a Lender hereunder and the Proposed New Borrowers accept such incremental Commitments. The Lenders (new or existing) shall accept an assignment from the existing Lenders, and the existing Lenders shall make an assignment to the new or existing Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered accepting a new or increased Commitment, of an interest in each then outstanding Ratable Advance such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged that, after giving effect thereto, all Ratable Advances are held ratably by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee proportion to their respective Commitments. Assignments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request exchange for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such timeassigned plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans Commitment Fees and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative AgentFacility Fees. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, Borrowers shall wire transfer make any payments under Section 3.4 resulting from such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4assignments.

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Samples: Five Year Credit Agreement (Nationwide Financial Services Inc/)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any In the event that a Lender desires to increase its Commitment, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment hereunder, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and with the prior written consent of Agent, the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Facility Termination DateDate upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Agent to increase the Aggregate Commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000 (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Harley may request “Commitment Adjustment Event”); provided, that in no event shall the Aggregate Commitment be increasedincreased to an amount greater than $400,000,000; provided provided, further, that: (1) if the Borrower and a Lender elect to increase such Lender’s Commitment, (A) the Aggregate Commitment Borrower and such Lender shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 execute and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given deliver to the Global Administrative Agent and a certificate substantially in the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date form of such increase, which notice Exhibit I attached hereto (a “Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate, and the Borrower shall deliver a new Note payable to the order of such Lender in the principal amount equal to its Commitment after giving effect to such increase, and otherwise duly completed; (2) shall specify if the amount of the proposed Borrower elects to increase in the Aggregate Commitment by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto) (an “Additional Lender Certificate”), together with an Administrative Questionnaire as referred to in Exhibit G, and the proposed Borrower shall deliver a Note payable to the order of such Additional Lender in a principal amount equal to its Commitment, and otherwise duly completed; provided that, any such Additional Lender shall be approved by the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder. (3) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this subsection (ii) hereof, from and after the effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley specified in the Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Advance is outstanding, then on the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date last day of the requested increaseInterest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Advance, Harley may notify unless the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to become a “Lender” party hereto such Eurodollar Advance): (a “Proposed New Lender”a) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts and the Commitment, shall be effective on increased by the following Business Day. Any increase amount set forth therein, and (b) in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as case of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitmentan Additional Lender Certificate, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New any Additional Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the other Loan Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of under this Agreement or and the other Loan Documents. Harley In addition, the Lender party to the Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender, as applicable, shall purchase a pro rata portion of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other lenders (and such Lenders hereby agrees agree to compensate each Selling Lender for sell and to take all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.further action to effectuate such

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Samples: Credit Agreement (USA Compression Partners, LP)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior 2.27.1 Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that one or more increases (the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, which notice (increase being a “Commitment Increase NoticeIncrease”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and which in the proposed effective date of such increaseaggregate do not cause the Aggregate Commitment to exceed $1,250,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a increase its Commitment hereunder, an Lender Increase NoticeIncreasing Lender”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender’s Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional assignees (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.1) to become Lenders (any such Lender, an “Additional Lender”). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. 2.27.2 Any Commitment Increase Notice shall become effective upon (i) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the aggregate amount set Administrative Agent signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New LenderSection 2.27.3 below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date be true) of the amount an Authorized Officer of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Borrower certifying and Proposed New Lenders’ attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and stating that both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) no Default has occurred and the amount of the Aggregate Commitmentis continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) case they are true and correct as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increaseearlier date. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increase. thereof. 2.27.3 Upon the effective date of any increase Commitment Increase, if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall provide funds to the Administrative Agent in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported manner described in Section 2.2. The funds so provided by a Proposed New Lender, any such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, be a commitment Revolving Loan made by such Lender on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase such Commitment Increase, an in an amount such that after giving effect to such Commitment Increase and the Aggregate Revolving Loans made on the date of such Commitment and (2) Increase, each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount Advance outstanding hereunder shall consist of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in connection accordance with each Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Also upon giving effect to any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) aboveIncrease, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns shall participate in any outstanding Facility LC’s (other than any Bank Guaranties) and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage Swing Line Loans ratably in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of accordance with its Pro Rata Share of Share. 2.27.4 Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so thatcontrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase and the making of any Revolving Loans on such saledate pursuant to Section 2.27.3 above, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) all calculations and payments of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective interest on the effective date Advances and payment of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant amounts owing with respect to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the other Outstanding Credit Exposure of all each Lender shall take into account the Syndicated Global Lenders (“actual Commitment of each Lender and the principal amount outstanding of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender during the relevant period of time. 2.27.5 The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall Commitments may be payable on increased in accordance with, and to the effective date extent permitted by, this Section 2.27, without the consent of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the requisite Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in otherwise required under Section 3.48.2.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cameron International Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.8, the Borrower shall have the option subject to the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent (such consent to not be unreasonable withheld, conditioned or delayed) at any time prior and from time to time before the Termination Revolving Credit Maturity Date or Term Loans Maturity Date, Harley may as applicable, to request an increase in the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment and/or the Aggregate Term Commitment by an aggregate amount of $250,000,000.00 such that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time does not exceed $1,000,000,000 760,000,000.00, by giving written notice to the Administrative Agent (an “Increase Notice”; and (B) each the amount of such request shall requested increase is the “Commitment Increase”), provided that any such individual increase must be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,00010,000,000.00 and an integral multiple of $5,000,000.00 in excess thereof, unless otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global The Administrative Agent and shall send a notice to all Lenders (the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a Additional Commitment Increase Request Notice”) informing them of the Borrower’s request to increase the Aggregate Commitment. Each Lender who desires to provide an additional Commitment shall specify provide the Administrative Agent with a written commitment letter specifying the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate additional Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent provide prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall deadline as may be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth specified in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Additional Commitment Request Notice. If the amount requested by Harley in increase is oversubscribed then the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers Arranger shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In among the event that Lenders who provide such commitment letters on such basis as the Lender Increase Notices are less than Administrative Agent, the amount requested by Arranger and the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that Borrower shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld)mutually agree. If Harley shall the additional Commitments so provided are not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) sufficient to commit to provide the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the full amount of the Commitment Increase Notice requested by the Borrower, then the Administrative Agent, Arranger or the Borrower may, but shall not be obligated to, invite one or more banks or lending institutions (which banks or lending institutions shall be reasonably acceptable to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicableAdministrative Agent, the Global Arranger and the Borrower) to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment which Lender shall be approved by all of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Borrower. The Administrative Agent shall notify Harley provide all Lenders with a notice setting forth the amount, if any, of the additional Commitment to be provided by each Lender and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ revised Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, Percentages which amounts shall be applicable after the effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of specified therein (the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, “Commitment Increase Date”). In no event shall have occurred and then any Lender be continuing obligated to provide an additional Commitment. (b) On any Commitment Increase Date on which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harleythe Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment is increased, the Global Outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be reallocated among the Revolving Credit Lenders such that after the applicable Commitment Increase Date the Outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans owed to each Revolving Credit Lender shall be equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage (as in effect after the applicable Commitment Increase Date) of the Outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans. The participation interests of the Revolving Credit Lenders in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall be similarly adjusted. On any Commitment Increase Date on which the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment is increased, those Revolving Credit Lenders whose Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage is increasing shall advance the funds to the Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee funds so advanced shall be charged by distributed among the Revolving Credit Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee whose Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage is decreasing as necessary to accomplish the required reallocation of the Outstanding Revolving Credit Loans. The funds so advanced shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, Revolving Credit Floating Rate Loans until converted to Revolving Credit LIBOR Rate Loans which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two are allocated among all Revolving Credit Lenders based on their Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages. (2c) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns this Section 2.8 the Administrative Agent may unilaterally revise Schedule 1.1 and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title the Borrower shall execute and interest in and deliver to the sum of (i) Administrative Agent new Revolving Credit Notes or Term Loan Notes, as applicable, for each Lender whose Commitment has changed so that the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Note or Term Loan Note shall equal its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at Revolving Credit Commitment or Term Loan Commitment, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall deliver such timereplacement Revolving Credit Note or Term Loan Notes, plus (ii) an amount equal as applicable, to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share the respective Lenders in exchange for the Revolving Credit Notes or Term Loan Notes replaced thereby which shall be surrendered by such Lenders. Such new Revolving Credit Notes or Term Loan Notes, as applicable, shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Revolving Credit Notes or Term Loan Notes, as applicable, and that they do not constitute a novation, shall be dated as of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans Commitment Increase Date and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) shall otherwise be in substantially the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) form of the Aggregate Outstanding replaced Revolving Credit ExposureNotes or Term Loan Notes, as applicable. Effective on The surrendered Revolving Credit Notes or Term Loan Notes, as applicable, shall be canceled and returned to the effective date Borrower. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligation of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from this Section 2.8 shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for following conditions precedent which must be satisfied prior to the portion effectiveness of any increase of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.Commitment:

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Samples: Secured Credit Agreement (Rouse Properties, Inc.)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At any time prior Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that one or more increases (the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, which notice (increase being a “Commitment Increase NoticeIncrease”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment which in the aggregate do not exceed $350,000,000 and do not cause the proposed effective date of such increaseAggregate Commitment to exceed $700,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a increase its Commitment hereunder, an Lender Increase Notice”Increasing Lender"). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender’s Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders (any such Lender, an “Additional Lender"). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. (b) Any Commitment Increase Notice shall become effective upon (i) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the aggregate amount set Administrative Agent signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lendersubsection (c) below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date be true) of the amount an Authorized Officer of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Borrower certifying and Proposed New Lenders’ attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and stating that both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) no Default has occurred and the amount of the Aggregate Commitmentis continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) case they are true and correct as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increaseearlier date. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increase. thereof. (c) Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New LenderIncrease, such Proposed New if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available provide funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth described in Section 3.42.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cooper Cameron Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 1,200,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination DateBorrower's option, Harley may request that during the Syndication Period, the Aggregate Commitment shall be increasedincreased by $5,000,000 prior to any transfer by any Original Lender of any interest of such Original Lender under this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.2 or 12.3; provided thatthat (x) no Lender shall have any obligation to increase its Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.10(c) and (y) without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000500,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given Based on notification to the Global Administrative Agent from the Arrangers of any new Commitment from one or more financial institutions that shall have agreed to become a Lender party hereto (a "New Lender") to provide a Commitment in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) at least four Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (IA) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date and no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (IIB) Harleythe Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” Commitment in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a "Commitment and Acceptance" substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoI hereto (a "Commitment and Acceptance"), (IIIC) counsels counsel for the Borrowers Borrower and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IVD) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Borrower and the Proposed such New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as may be required under Article IV or that the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the such conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the Borrower and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New LenderCommitment, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on On the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling New Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and shall make available to the sum of Agent by 12:00 noon (iChicago time) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) in immediately available funds an amount equal to its actual participation interest of ratable share (in accordance with its Pro Rata Share Commitment (or the increased amount thereof) after giving effect to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment) of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans the outstanding Syndicated Advances on such date, and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at the Agent, upon receipt of such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so thatfunds, from and after shall promptly deliver such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds ratably to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling other Lenders, in same day funds, for such that, after giving effect to such transfers and to the sole account increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the outstanding Syndicated Advances on such effective date shall be held by the Lenders (including each New Lender) pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments. The Agent shall give each New Lender reasonable notice of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all amount of its interest in required funding on such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lendereffective date. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in In connection with the sale and assignment foregoing reallocation of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and outstanding Syndicated Advances, if Eurodollar Advances are outstanding, the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid all outstanding Eurodollar Advances as of the effective date of such increase in the manner Aggregate Commitment and reborrowed such amount as set forth a Floating Rate Advance and/or Eurodollar Advance (chosen in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.42.3), and the indemnification provisions of Section 3.4 shall apply to such reallocation; provided that the Agent shall use reasonable efforts to cause the effective date of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment to be the last day of a Eurodollar Interest Period.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Omnicare Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At any time prior Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, one or more increases (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed any such increase being a "Commitment Increase") in the Aggregate Commitment which in the aggregate do not exceed $415,000,000 and do not cause the proposed effective date of such increaseAggregate Commitment to exceed $1,000,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”increase its Commitment hereunder, an "Increasing Lender"). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender's Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders' responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional assignees (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.1) to become Lenders (any such Lender, an "Additional Lender"). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. (b) Any Commitment Increase Notice shall become effective upon (i) the receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the aggregate amount set Administrative Agent signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lendersubsection (c) below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date be true) of the amount an Authorized Officer of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Borrower certifying and Proposed New Lenders’ attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and stating that both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) no Default has occurred and the amount of the Aggregate Commitmentis continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) case they are true and correct as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increaseearlier date. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increase. thereof. (c) Upon the effective date of any increase Commitment Increase, if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall provide funds to the Administrative Agent in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported manner described in Section 2.2. The funds so provided by a Proposed New Lender, any such Proposed New Lender shall be deemed to be a party Revolving Loan made by such Lender on the date of such Commitment Increase, an in an amount such that after giving effect to this Agreement as a such Commitment Increase and the Revolving Loans made on the date of such Commitment Increase, each Advance outstanding hereunder shall consist of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with each Lender's Pro Rata Share. Also upon giving effect to any Commitment Increase, each Lender shall participate in any outstanding Facility LC's (other than any Bank Guaranties) and Swing Line Loans ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. (d) Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase and the making of any Revolving Loans on such date pursuant to subsection (c) above, all calculations and payments of interest on the Advances and payment of amounts owing with respect to other Outstanding Credit Exposure of each Lender shall take into account the actual Commitment of each Lender and shall have the rights and obligations principal amount outstanding of a each Revolving Loan made by such Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on during the part relevant period of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (iie) For purposes of this clause (ii)The Aggregate Commitments may be increased in accordance with, (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) extent permitted by, this Section 2.27, without the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share consent of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global requisite Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in otherwise required under Section 3.48.2.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cameron International Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. In the event that a Lender desires to increase its Commitment Amount and its Commitment Percentage, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment Amount and Commitment Percentage hereunder, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and with the prior written consent of Agent (i) At any which shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley Term upon not less than twenty thirty (2030) Business Days days’ (or such shorter time as agreed to by Agent) prior written notice to Agent to increase the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Maximum Revolving Advance Amount and the Total Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the Amount by an aggregate amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity up to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen $32,500,000 (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount terms and conditions set forth herein, “Commitment Adjustment Event”); provided, that in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred the aggregate Commitment Amount of all Lenders be increased to an amount greater than $100,000,000; provided, further, that: (i) if the Borrower elects to increase the Commitment Amount and then be continuing which constitutes Commitment Percentage of a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) HarleyLender, the Global Administrative Borrower and such Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto2.24(A) attached hereto (a “Commitment Increase Certificate”), (III) counsels for provided, that, Borrower may not elect to increase the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided Commitment Amount more than three times prior to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to expiration of the Global Administrative Agent and Term; (IVii) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee Commitment Amount increase shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditionsincrements of no less than $5,000,000; (iii) if the Borrower elects to increase the Commitment Amount and Commitment Percentage by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), which market conditions the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall have been reasonably documented execute and deliver to the Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.24(B) hereto (an “Additional Lender Certificate”); provided that, any such Additional Lender shall be approved by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) Business Days prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder and the Borrower agrees to pay the Additional Lender any commitment fee or other similar fee required by such Additional Lender with respect to its new Commitment Amount; (iv) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this Section 2.24 hereof, from and after the effective date specified in the Commitment Increase Certificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Rate Loan is outstanding, then on the last day of the increase Interest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, unless the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to such Eurodollar Rate Loan): (a) the amount of the fee to aggregate Commitment Amount, the Total Commitment Amount and Maximum Revolving Advance Amount shall be charged increased by the Lendersamount set forth therein, and Harley may, at least one (1b) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitmentcase of an Additional Lender Certificate, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global any Additional Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the Other Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderunder this Agreement and the Other Documents. Nothing contained herein shall constituteIn addition, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior party to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Certificate or Additional Lender, without recourseas applicable, warranty, or representation shall purchase a pro rata portion of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage the outstanding Advances (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other Lenders (and such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in Lenders hereby agree to sell and to the sum of take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Lender (iincluding any Additional Lender, if applicable) the aggregate principal amount of shall hold its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share respective percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding Advances (and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”participation interests) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause Amount, the Total Commitment Amount and the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount; and (iv) aboveupon its receipt of a duly completed Commitment Increase Certificate or an Additional Lender Certificate, each Buying as applicable, executed by the Borrower and the Lender hereby purchases or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, the Agent shall accept such Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from shall record the Selling Lendersinformation contained therein in its register. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the No increase in the Aggregate Maximum Revolving Advance Amount, the Total Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, Amount and Commitment Amount shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, be effective for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and unless it has been recorded in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4Agent’s register. The signature pages to this Agreement shall automatically be amended to include the new Commitment Amounts and Commitment Percentages for each Lender signatory hereto each time a Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate is accepted by the Agent.

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Samples: Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (Union Drilling Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any The Borrower shall also have the right from time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that time to increase the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatup to a maximum of $600,000,000 by either adding new banks as Lenders (subject to the Administrative Agent’s prior written approval of the identity of such new banks) or obtaining the agreement, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request which shall be in a minimum amount at such Lender’s or Lenders’ sole discretion, of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount one or more of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global then current Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”)or their Commitments. Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period Such increases shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested evidenced by the Commitment execution and delivery of an Amendment Regarding Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoL attached hereto by the Borrower, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowersnew bank or existing Lender providing such additional Commitment, a copy of which shall be forwarded to each Lender by the Guarantors and the Proposed New Administrative Agent promptly after execution thereof. Each new Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered be entitled to require Borrower to deliver a Note to such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increaseLender. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to On the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to each such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley cause the new or existing Lenders providing such increase, by either funding more than its or their Percentage of new ratable Advances made on such date or purchasing shares of outstanding ratable Loans held by the other Lenders or a combination thereof, to hold its or their Percentage of all ratable Advances outstanding at the close of business on such day. The Lenders agree to cooperate in any required sale and each Syndicated Global Lender purchase of outstanding ratable Advances to achieve such result. If such new or existing Lenders providing the increase purchase shares of outstanding ratable Loans held by the other Lenders on a date which is not the last day of the effective date of applicable Interest Period, Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by such increase. Upon Lender resulting from the effective date payment of any breakage fees relating to a ratable LIBOR Advance funded or maintained in connection with such a purchase. In no event will such new or existing Lenders providing the increase in be required to fund or purchase a portion of any Competitive Bid Loan or Swingline Loan to comply with this Section on such date. In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have exceed $600,000,000 without the rights and obligations approval of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share all of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (First Industrial Realty Trust Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (a) Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders identified by the Borrower), the Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Agreement request an increase in the Aggregate Commitment to an amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (after giving effect to any such increase) at any time; provided that (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made 5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in a written notice given excess thereof; (ii) immediately before and after giving effect to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, and (IIiii) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed after giving to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment (including any Borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date), the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees, in its sole discretion, to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have executed declined to increase its Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees (including prior to, and delivered in lieu of, inviting Lenders) to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. (b) If the Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Commitment Increase Effective Date”) and Acceptance” substantially in the form final allocation of Exhibit F heretosuch increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition precedent to such increase, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors Borrower shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and Agent: (IVi) copies of corporate resolutions certified by the BorrowersSecretary or Assistant Secretary of the General Partner, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered or such other instruments and documents evidence as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall may be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior satisfactory to the effective date Administrative Agent, demonstrating that Borrower’s incurrence of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of indebtedness hereunder in the amount of the fee Aggregate Commitment as increased pursuant to be charged this Section 2.15 and with a maturity date of the Stated Maturity Date, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, together with, upon request of the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which, as to certain matters as agreed by the LendersAdministrative Agent, and Harley may, at least one (1may be internal counsel) Business Day prior to such effective effect and as to such other customary matters regarding the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.15 as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (ii) a certificate dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the General Partner, on behalf of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, (or, if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date as of such increase. Upon earlier date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists and (C) the effective date of Borrower is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02 hereof. (c) The Borrower shall prepay any Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to under this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any timeSection. (iid) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” This Section shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior supersede any provisions in Sections 2.12 or 10.01 to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4contrary.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (CONE Midstream Partners LP)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 1,200,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F E hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Eurodollar Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: 364 Day Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At any time prior Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAgent, Harley the Parent may request that one or more increases (the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, which notice (increase being a “Commitment Increase NoticeIncrease”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment which in the aggregate do not exceed $100,000,000 and do not cause the proposed effective date of such increaseAggregate Commitment to exceed $300,000,000. In The Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a increase its Commitment hereunder, an Lender Increase NoticeIncreasing Lender”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender’s Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders (any such Lender, an “Additional Lender”). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. (b) Any Commitment Increase Notice shall become effective upon (i) the receipt by the Agent of (A) an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the aggregate amount set Agent signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the agreement of each Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement and to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Agent may reasonably request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lendersubsection (c) below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall be true) of a Responsible Officer of each Borrower certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to such Commitment Increase, and stating that both before and after giving effect to such Commitment Increase (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date. The Agent shall promptly notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with of the final allocation of any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to Commitment Increase and the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one thereof. (1c) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New LenderIncrease, such Proposed New if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available provide funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth described in Section 3.4.Section

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cooper Cameron Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (a) Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders identified by the Borrower), the Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Agreement request an increase in the Aggregate Commitment to an amount not exceeding $500,000,000 (after giving effect to any such increase) at any time; provided that (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made 5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in a written notice given excess thereof; (ii) immediately before and after giving to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, and (IIiii) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed after giving to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment (including any Borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date), the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees, in its sole discretion, to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have executed declined to increase its Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees (including prior to, and delivered in lieu of, inviting Lenders) to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. (b) If the Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Commitment Increase Effective Date”) and Acceptance” substantially in the form final allocation of Exhibit F heretosuch increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition precedent to such increase, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors Borrower shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and Agent: (IVi) copies of corporate resolutions certified by the BorrowersSecretary or Assistant Secretary of the General Partner, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered or such other instruments and documents evidence as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall may be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior satisfactory to the effective date Administrative Agent, demonstrating that Borrower’s incurrence of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of indebtedness hereunder in the amount of the fee Aggregate Commitment as increased pursuant to be charged this Section 2.15 and with a maturity date of the Stated Maturity Date, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, together with, upon request of the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which, as to certain matters as agreed by the LendersAdministrative Agent, and Harley may, at least one (1may be internal counsel) Business Day prior to such effective effect and as to such other customary matters regarding the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.15 as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (ii) a certificate dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the General Partner, on behalf of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, (or, if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date as of such increase. Upon earlier date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists and (C) the effective date of Borrower is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02 hereof. (c) The Borrower shall prepay any Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to under this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any timeSection. (iid) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” This Section shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior supersede any provisions in Sections 2.12 or 10.01 to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4contrary.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (CONE Midstream Partners LP)

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Increase in Aggregate Commitment. The Borrower shall also have the right from time to time to increase the Aggregate Commitments up to a maximum of $700,000,000 (i) At any time prior comprised of Domestic Revolving Commitments of up to the Termination Date$600,000,000 and Global Revolving Commitments of up to $300,000,000, Harley may request provided that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time cannot exceed $1,000,000,000 and 700,000,000) by either adding new banks as Lenders (Bsubject to the Administrative Agent’s prior written approval of the identity of such new banks) each such request or obtaining the agreement, which shall be in a minimum amount at such Lender’s or Lenders’ sole discretion, of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount one or more of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global then current Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”)or their Commitments. Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period Such increases shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested evidenced by the Commitment execution and delivery of an Amendment Regarding Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoK attached hereto by the Borrower, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowersnew bank or existing Lender providing such additional Commitment, a copy of which shall be forwarded to each Lender by the Administrative Agent promptly after execution thereof. Each new Lender shall be entitled to require Borrower to deliver a Note to such Lender. On the effective date of each such increase in the Domestic Revolving Commitments and/or the Global Revolving Commitments as applicable, the Guarantors Borrower and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested cause the new or existing Lenders providing such increase, by either funding more than its or their Domestic Percentage of new ratable Borrowings made on such date or purchasing shares of outstanding ratable Loans held by the other Lenders or a combination thereof, to hold its or their Domestic Percentage of all ratable Borrowings outstanding at the close of business on such day for such Class. The Lenders agree to cooperate in any required sale and purchase of outstanding ratable Borrowings to achieve such result. If such new or existing Lenders providing the increase purchase shares of outstanding ratable Domestic Revolving Loans held by the other Lenders on a date which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by such Lender resulting from the payment of any breakage fees relating to a ratable Eurocurrency Borrowing funded or maintained in connection with such increasea purchase. If any fee shall be charged by the In no event will such new or existing Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of providing the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee be required to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date fund or purchase a portion of any increase in Competitive Bid Loan or Swingline Loan to comply with this Section on such date. In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have exceed $700,000,000 without the rights and obligations approval of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share all of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (First Industrial Realty Trust Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior 2.27.1. Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that one or more, but not more than five, increases (the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, which notice (increase being a “Commitment Increase NoticeIncrease”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment which shall be in an amount not less than $25,000,000 and which in the proposed effective date of such increaseaggregate do not cause the Aggregate Commitment to exceed $1,000,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a increase its Commitment hereunder, an Lender Increase NoticeIncreasing Lender”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the No Lender’s Commitment amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with be increased without the consent of Harleysuch Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the requested Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the proposed effective date Increase Date. To achieve the full amount of the a requested increase, Harley the Borrowers may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto also invite additional lenders (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection accordance with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be and subject to the consent and other restrictions applicable to assignees of Lenders contained in Section 12.1) to become Lenders (any such Lender, an “Additional Lender”). The sum of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent increases in the Commitments of the Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders upon giving effect to the Commitment Increase shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. 2.27.2. Any Commitment Increase Notice to shall become effective upon (i) the aggregate amount set forth in receipt by the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the Guarantors new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the Proposed New agreement of each Additional Lender shall otherwise have executed to become a party to this Agreement and delivered to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such other instruments evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and documents such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Global Administrative Agent shall have may reasonably requested request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in connection with such increase. If any fee Section 2.27.3 below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate (the statements contained in which shall be charged true) of an Authorized Officer of each Borrower certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, Borrower approving or consenting to such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the LendersCommitment Increase, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior stating that both before and after giving effect to such effective Commitment Increase (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increasein which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increasethereof. 2.27.3. Upon the effective date of any increase Commitment Increase, if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall provide funds to the Administrative Agent in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported manner described in Section 2.11. The funds so provided by a Proposed New Lender, any such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, be a commitment Revolving Loan made by such Lender on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase such Commitment Increase, an in an amount such that, after giving effect to such Commitment Increase and the Aggregate Revolving Loans made on the date of such Commitment and (2) Increase, each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount Advance outstanding hereunder shall consist of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in connection accordance with each Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Also upon giving effect to any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) aboveIncrease, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns shall participate in any outstanding Facility LCs and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage Swing Line Loans ratably in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of accordance with its Pro Rata Share of Share. 2.27.4. Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so thatcontrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase and the making of any Revolving Loans on such saledate pursuant to Section 2.27.3 above, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) all calculations and payments of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective interest on the effective date Advances and payment of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant amounts owing with respect to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the other Outstanding Credit Exposure of all each Lender shall take into account the Syndicated Global Lenders (“actual Commitment of each Lender and the principal amount outstanding of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender during the relevant period of time. 2.27.5. The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall Commitments may be payable on increased in accordance with, and to the effective date extent permitted by, this Section 2.27, without the consent of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the requisite Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in otherwise required under Section 3.48.2.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cameron International Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F E hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors Guarantor shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Guarantor and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Eurodollar Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Harley Davidson Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior after the Closing Date of this Agreement, the Administrative Agent may in its discretion (which discretion shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised contrary to the Termination Date, Harley may request that of Borrower so long as the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments conditions set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Noticebelow are satisfied), the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to without the consent of the Global Administrative Agent Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheldexcept as specified in this Section 2.8). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) , from time to commit to time at the shortfall from the Lender Increase Noticesrequest of Borrower, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be by (i) admitting additional Lenders hereunder (each a “Subsequent Lender”), or (ii) increasing the Commitment of any Lender (each an “Increasing Lender”), subject to the following conditions precedent: conditions: (Ii) as each Subsequent Lender is an Eligible Assignee; (ii) Borrower executes (A) a new Line Note and Competitive Bid Note payable to the order of a Subsequent Lender in the date amount of its Commitment, or (B) a replacement Line Note payable to the Commitment Increase Notice order of an Increasing Lender in the amount of its new, increased Commitment; (iii) each Subsequent Lender executes and as delivers to the Administrative Agent a signature page to this Agreement, and each Increasing Lender executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent a new signature page to this Agreement reflecting its increased Commitment; (iv) after giving effect to the admission of the proposed effective date of any Subsequent Lender or the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) HarleyCommitment of any Increasing Lender, the Global Administrative Agent Aggregate Commitment does not exceed $1,250,000,000; (v) no Event of Default exists; and (vi) no Lender shall be an Increasing Lender without the written consent of such Lender, which consent such Lender may withhold in its sole and each Proposed New absolute discretion. After the admission of any Subsequent Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Commitment of any Increasing Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide to each Lender and to Borrower copies of the signature pages of such Subsequent Lender or Increasing Lender, and a statement of the current Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially related Percentage of each Lender (which may be in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any timerevised Schedule 1.1). (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Unsecured Credit Agreement (BioMed Realty L P)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior 2.27.1 Provided no Default or Unmatured Default exists, upon notice to the Termination DateAdministrative Agent, Harley the Parent may request that one or more increases (the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, which notice (increase being a “Commitment Increase NoticeIncrease”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and which in the proposed effective date of such increaseaggregate do not cause the Aggregate Commitment to exceed $1,250,000,000. In The Administrative Agent shall promptly give the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity which, in its sole discretion, may determine whether and to what degree to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear such Commitment Increase) notice of such request. In its notice to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior Administrative Agent, the Parent shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Administrative Agent). Each Lender shall submit to notify the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such Commitment Increase Notice requested increase (any such notice Lender that agrees to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a increase its Commitment hereunder, an Lender Increase NoticeIncreasing Lender”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. In No Lender’s Commitment amount shall be increased without the event that consent of such Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. If the Increasing Lenders agree to increase their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount in excess of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among such Increasing Lenders in proportion to their respective Commitments immediately prior to the effective date of such Commitment Increase. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrowers may also invite additional assignees (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.1) to become Lenders (any such Lender, an “Additional Lender”). The sum of the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed Commitments of the amount requested by Harley in Increasing Lenders plus the Commitments of the Additional Lenders with respect to the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, upon giving effect to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to in the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced aggregate exceed the amount of the Commitment Increase. 2.27.2 Any Commitment Increase Notice to shall become effective upon (i) the aggregate amount set forth in receipt by the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”A) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) signed by the Borrowers, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender, setting forth the Guarantors new Commitments of each such Lender and setting forth the Proposed New agreement of each Additional Lender shall otherwise have executed to become a party to this Agreement and delivered to be bound by all the terms and provisions hereof binding upon each Lender, and (B) such other instruments evidence of appropriate authorization on the part of the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase and documents such opinions of counsel for the Borrowers with respect to the Commitment Increase as the Global Administrative Agent shall have may reasonably requested request, (ii) the funding by each Increasing Lender and Additional Lender of the Revolving Loans to be made by each such Lender described in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged Section 2.27.3 below, if applicable, and (iii) receipt by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent of a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Borrower certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Borrower approving or consenting to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenderssuch Commitment Increase, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior stating that both before and after giving effect to such effective Commitment Increase (A) no Default has occurred and is continuing, and (B) all representations and warranties in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, unless such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increasein which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley notify the Borrowers and each Syndicated Global Lender the Lenders of the final allocation of any Commitment Increase and the effective date of such increase. thereof. 2.27.3 Upon the effective date of any increase Commitment Increase, if any Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) are then outstanding, each Increasing Lender and each Additional Lender shall provide funds to the Administrative Agent in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported manner described in Section 2.11. The funds so provided by a Proposed New Lender, any such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, be a commitment Revolving Loan made by such Lender on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase such Commitment Increase, in an amount such that, after giving effect to such Commitment Increase and the Aggregate Revolving Loans made on the date of such Commitment and (2) Increase, each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount Advance outstanding hereunder shall consist of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in connection accordance with each Lender’s Pro Rata Share. Also upon giving effect to any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) aboveIncrease, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns shall participate in any outstanding Facility LCs (other than any Bank Guaranties) and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage Swing Line Loans ratably in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of accordance with its Pro Rata Share of Share. 2.27.4 Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so thatcontrary, from and after the date of any Commitment Increase and the making of any Revolving Loans on such saledate pursuant to Section 2.27.3 above, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) all calculations and payments of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective interest on the effective date Advances and payment of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant amounts owing with respect to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the other Outstanding Credit Exposure of all each Lender shall take into account the Syndicated Global Lenders (“actual Commitment of each Lender and the principal amount outstanding of each Revolving Loan made by such Lender during the relevant period of time. 2.27.5 The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall Commitments may be payable on increased in accordance with, and to the effective date extent permitted by, this Section 2.27, without the consent of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the requisite Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in otherwise required under Section 3.48.2.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Cameron International Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At The Company may at any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request propose that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, increased (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of such increase being a “Commitment Increase”), effective as at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days date prior to the proposed effective Termination Date and at least 15 days after the Company proposes any such increase to the Agent in writing (an “Increase Date”) as to which agreement is to be reached by an earlier date of specified in such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Date”); provided, however, that (A) the Company may not propose more than two Commitment Increases in any calendar year, (B) the Company may not propose more than five Commitment Increases pursuant to this Agreement, (C) the minimum proposed Commitment Increase Notice”per notice shall be $10,000,000, (D) in no event shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment hereunder at any time exceed $4,500,000,000, and (E) no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such Increase Date. The Agent shall notify the Lenders thereof promptly upon its receipt of any such notice. The Agent agrees that it will cooperate with the Company in discussions with the Lenders and other lending institutions with a view to arranging the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each through the increase of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On of one or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt more of the Commitment Increase Notice, Lenders (each Syndicated Global such Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it that is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent hereunder being herein a an Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Increasing Lender”) and/or through Commitments provided by one or more Assuming Lenders; provided, however, that it shall be in each Lender’s sole discretion whether to increase its Commitment hereunder in connection with the proposed Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to Increase; and provided further that the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the minimum Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Assuming Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be becomes a party to this Agreement as a Lender and pursuant to this Section 2.6(c) shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderbe at least equal to $10,000,000. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, If agreement is reached on or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of applicable Commitment Date with any increase Increasing Lenders and Assuming Lenders as to a Commitment Increase (which may be less than but not greater than specified in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount applicable notice from the Company), such agreement to be evidenced by a notice in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) reasonable detail from the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect Company to the Agent on or prior to the applicable Commitment Date, such increase in Assuming Lenders, if any, shall become Lenders hereunder as of the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on applicable Increase Date and the effective date Commitments of any increase in such Increasing Lenders and such Assuming Lenders shall become or be, as the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) abovecase may be, each Selling Lender hereby sellsas of the Increase Date, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage the amounts specified in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so notice; provided that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.:

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Illinois Tool Works Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. So long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower shall have the right from time to time upon prior written notice to Agent to increase the Revolving Commitment or the Term Facility; provided, that in no event shall (i) At the aggregate Revolving Commitment and aggregate Term Loan Commitment Amounts be increased to an amount greater than $550,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate Term Loan Commitment Amounts exceed the maximum amount of the Term Facility; provided, further, that: (1) Any increase in the Revolving Commitment which is accomplished by increasing the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of any Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders who are at the time prior of such increase party to this Agreement (which Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders shall consent to such increase in their sole and absolute discretion) shall be subject to the Termination Datefollowing terms: (i) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, Harley may request that the Aggregate Agent and those Revolving Lender(s) whose Commitment(s) is or are being increased to reflect the revised Revolving Loan Commitment be increased; provided thatAmounts of each such Revolving Lender, (Aii) Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to Borrower and each of the Revolving Lenders reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Amounts and Revolving Loan Percentage of each of the Revolving Lenders, (iii) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 Advances under the Revolving Credit Facility and (B) each such request shall Revolving Loan Percentages will be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to reallocated on the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice increase among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their revised Revolving Loan Percentages (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) and Borrower shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment pay any and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity all costs required pursuant to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment Section 3.6 in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment), and (any such notice iv) Borrower will deliver new Revolving Note(s) to the Global Administrative Agent Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders whose Revolving Loan Commitment Amount(s) is or are being herein increased reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of such Revolving Lender(s). (2) Any increase in the Revolving Commitment which is accomplished by addition of a new Revolving Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice under this Agreement shall be subject to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of following terms: (i) such fifteen (15) Business Day period new Revolving Lender shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent an Eligible Assignee and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of Agent and, prior to the Global Administrative Agent (occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Borrower , which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s, (ii) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Agent and the party becoming an additional Revolving Lender hereunder to commit reflect the addition of such party as a Lender hereunder, (iii) Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount Borrower and each of the Lenders reflecting the revised Revolving Loan Commitment Increase Notice to Amounts and Revolving Loan Percentages of each of the aggregate amount set forth in Revolving Lenders, (iv) the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon outstanding Advances under the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith Revolving Credit Facility and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, Revolving Loan Percentages will be reallocated on the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of such increase among the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s Revolving Lenders in accordance with their revised Revolving Loan Percentages (and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”Borrower shall pay any and all costs required pursuant to Section 3.6 in connection with such reallocation as if such reallocation were a prepayment) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. (v) Borrower will deliver a Revolving Note to such party. (3) Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment Term Facility which is accomplished by addition of a new Term Lender under this Agreement shall be subject to the following conditions precedentterms: (Ii) such new Term Lender shall be an Eligible Assignee and shall be subject to the consent of Agent and, prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default, Borrower, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) this Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Agent and the party becoming an additional Term Lender hereunder to reflect the addition of such party as a Lender hereunder, (iii) Agent will deliver an updated Schedule I to Borrower, and each of the date Lenders reflecting the revised Term Loan Commitment Amounts and Term Loan Percentages of each of the Commitment Increase Notice Term Lenders, and as of the proposed effective date of the (iv) Borrower will deliver a Term Note to such party. (4) Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing Term Facility which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, is accomplished by increasing the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Term Loan Commitment Amount of any Term Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support Term Lenders who are at the time of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a (which Term Lender and or Term Lenders shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior consent to such increase in their sole and absolute discretion) shall be subject to the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause following terms: (i) abovethis Agreement will be amended by Borrower, the Agent and those Term Lender(s) whose Commitment(s) is or are being increased to reflect the revised Term Loan Commitment Amounts of each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying such Term Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) Agent will deliver an amount equal updated Schedule I to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans Borrower and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders reflecting the revised Term Loan Commitment Amounts and Term Loan Percentages of each of the Term Lenders, and (iii) Borrower will deliver new Term Note(s) to the Term Lender or Term Lenders whose Term Loan Commitment Amount(s) is or are being increased reflecting the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency revised Term Loan Commitment Amount of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4Term Lender(s).

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Samples: Loan Agreement (Amresco Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. In the event that a Lender desires to increase its Commitment Amount and its Commitment Percentage, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment Amount and Commitment Percentage hereunder, and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and with the prior written consent of Agent (i) At any which shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley Term upon not less than twenty thirty (2030) Business Days days’ (or such shorter time as agreed to by Agent) prior written notice to Agent to increase the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Maximum Revolving Advance Amount and the Total Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the Amount by an aggregate amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity up to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen $25,000,000 (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount terms and conditions set forth herein, “Commitment Adjustment Event”); provided, that in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred the aggregate Commitment Amount of all Lenders be increased to an amount greater than $150,000,000; provided, further, that: (i) if the Borrower elects to increase the Commitment Amount and then be continuing which constitutes Commitment Percentage of a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) HarleyLender, the Global Administrative Borrower and such Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto2.24(A) attached hereto (a “Commitment Increase Certificate”), (III) counsels for provided, that, Borrower may not elect to increase the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided Commitment Amount more than three times prior to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to expiration of the Global Administrative Agent and Term; (IVii) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee Commitment Amount increase shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditionsincrements of no less than $5,000,000; (iii) if the Borrower elects to increase the Commitment Amount and Commitment Percentage by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), which market conditions the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall have been reasonably documented execute and deliver to the Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.24(B) hereto (an “Additional Lender Certificate”); provided that, any such Additional Lender shall be approved by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2which approval shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) Business Days prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder and the Borrower agrees to pay the Additional Lender any commitment fee or other similar fee required by such Additional Lender with respect to its new Commitment Amount; (iv) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this Section 2.24 hereof, from and after the effective date specified in the Commitment Increase Certificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Rate Loan is outstanding, then on the last day of the increase Interest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, unless the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to such Eurodollar Rate Loan): (a) the amount of the fee to aggregate Commitment Amount, the Total Commitment Amount and Maximum Revolving Advance Amount shall be charged increased by the Lendersamount set forth therein, and Harley may, at least one and (1b) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitmentcase of an Additional Lender Certificate, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global any Additional Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the Other Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderunder this Agreement and the Other Documents. Nothing contained herein shall constituteIn addition, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior party to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Certificate or Additional Lender, without recourseas applicable, warranty, or representation shall purchase a pro rata portion of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage the outstanding Advances (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other Lenders (and such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in Lenders hereby agree to sell and to the sum of take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Lender (iincluding any Additional Lender, if applicable) the aggregate principal amount of shall hold its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share respective percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding Advances (and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”participation interests) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of giving effect to the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause Amount, the Total Commitment Amount and the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount; and (iv) aboveupon its receipt of a duly completed Commitment Increase Certificate or an Additional Lender Certificate, each Buying as applicable, executed by the Borrower and the Lender hereby purchases or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, the Agent shall accept such Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from shall record the Selling Lendersinformation contained therein in its register. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the No increase in the Aggregate Maximum Revolving Advance Amount, the Total Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, Amount and Commitment Amount shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, be effective for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and unless it has been recorded in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4Agent’s register. The signature pages to this Agreement shall automatically be amended to include the new Commitment Amounts and Commitment Percentages for each Lender signatory hereto each time a Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate is accepted by the Agent.

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Samples: Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (Union Drilling Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to the Commitment Termination Date, Harley may the Company may, not more than once in any period of twelve consecutive calendar months, request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatprovided, that without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 300,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,00025,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley the Company not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of delivery of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreementratably. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley the Company in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary based on the ratio of each Lender’s maximum Commitment as set forth in such Lender’s Lender Increase Notice to meet the Commitment aggregate of the maximum aggregate Commitments set forth in all Lender Increase NoticeNotices. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley the Company may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution Eligible Assignee that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto Lender (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent approval of the Global Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks (which consent approval shall not be unreasonably withheld)withheld or delayed) (whether or not the proposed assignee would otherwise qualify as an Eligible Assignee) and shall have agreed to a Commitment of not less than $10,000,000. If Harley shall not have arranged any no Proposed New Lender(s) to commit shall have committed to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley the Company shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Company and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a an Event of Default or Unmatured a Potential Event of Default, (II) Harleyat the time and after giving effect to any such increase, the Global Index Debt shall be rated BBB- or better by S&P and Baa3 or better by Xxxxx’x (or, if neither S&P nor Xxxxx’x shall then be rating the Index Debt, an equivalent rating from any other Applicable Rating Agency or Agencies), (III) the Company, the Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” Commitment in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Company and the each Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and and/or delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If increase and (V) the Company shall have paid any fee shall be fees charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by providing Lender Increase Notices and the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Proposed New Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the Company and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.01(c), from and after the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported accepted by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall and, to the extent of its Commitment, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderunder this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, be (x) a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. time or (iiy) For purposes a commitment by the Administrative Agent or any of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior Affiliates to the effective date of any increase find Proposed New Lenders to satisfy requested increases in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4hereunder.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (7 Eleven Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. The Borrowers may, at their option, no more than one time in any calendar year, seek to increase the Aggregate Commitment, in minimum increments of $25,000,000, by up to an aggregate amount of $300,000,000 (iresulting in a maximum Aggregate Commitment of $1,300,000,000) At any time prior upon at least three (3) Business Days’ written notice to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increaseAgent, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of such increase and shall be delivered at a time when no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing. The Borrowers may, after giving such notice, offer the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such on either a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear ratable basis to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On Lenders or prior on a non-pro rata basis to one or more Lenders and/or to other banks or entities reasonably acceptable to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of Agent. Any Lender may, in its sole discretion, accept or reject any offer from the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing Borrowers to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any No increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject become effective until the existing or new Lenders extending such incremental Commitment amount and the Borrowers shall have delivered to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes Agent a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions document in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent pursuant to which any such existing Lender states the amount of its Commitment increase, any such new Lender states its Commitment amount and (IV) agrees to assume and accept the Borrowers, the Guarantors obligations and rights of a Lender hereunder and the Proposed New Borrowers accept such incremental Commitments. The Lenders (new or existing) shall accept an assignment from the existing Lenders, and the existing Lenders shall make an assignment to the new or existing Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered accepting a new or increased Commitment, of an interest in each then outstanding Ratable Advance such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged that, after giving effect thereto, all Ratable Advances are held ratably by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee proportion to their respective Commitments. Assignments pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be made in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request exchange for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, assigned plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation accrued and unpaid interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative AgentFacility Fees. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, Borrowers shall wire transfer make any payments under Section 3.4 resulting from such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4assignments.

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Samples: Five Year Credit Agreement (Nationwide Financial Services Inc/)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior Subject to the Termination Dateconditions set forth under clause (iv) below and the other requirements of this Section 2.03(a), Harley upon notice to Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), Borrower may from time to time request that an increase in the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatCommitment; (ii) At the time of sending the notice described in Section 2.03(a)(i), Borrower (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global consultation with Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”Agent) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the no event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen less than ten (1510) Business Days after receipt from the date of delivery of such notice to the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lenders). Each Lender shall submit to the Global notify Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which within such time period whether or not it is willing agrees to increase its Commitment in connection with and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Percentage Share of such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”)requested increase. Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of responding within such fifteen (15) Business Day time period shall be deemed to have denied any declined to increase in its Commitment. (iii) Administrative Agent shall notify Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to the request made hereunder. In the event that Borrower cannot achieve the increases full amount of Commitments set forth in a requested increase from the Lender Increase Notices exceed existing Lenders and subject to the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global approval of Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent Issuing Bank (which consent approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) , Borrower may invite Eligible Assignees to commit become Lenders pursuant to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment its counsel. (the “Effective Commitment Amount”iv) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: additional conditions: (IA) as The Aggregate Commitment shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (1) the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amount after adjustments resulting from reductions thereof pursuant to Section 2.03(b) and (2) the then effective Borrowing Base; (B) Any increase of the date Aggregate Commitment shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; (C) No Lender’s Commitment may be increased without the Commitment consent of such Lender; (D) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the Increase Notice Effective Date (defined below) or result from such increase; (E) Borrower shall have paid any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 5.04 (including those resulting from any prepayment or assignment required by Section 2.03(a)(vi)) and any upfront or other fees charged by increasing and/or new Lenders required as of the proposed effective date a result of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event ; and (F) Borrower shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, provide such other documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request. (IIv) Harley, If the Global Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section 2.03 (a) Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that Borrower shall have agreed to provide a determine the effective date (such date, the Commitment” in support Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. Administrative Agent shall promptly (i) notify Borrower of the final allocation of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoIncrease Effective Date, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IVii) notify each Lender of its Commitment as of the Borrowers, Increase Effective Date. (vi) To the Guarantors and extent necessary to keep the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection outstanding Loans ratable with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by revised Percentage Shares of the Lenders in connection with arising from any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lenderunder this Section 2.03(a), such Proposed New Lender Borrower shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment prepay Loans outstanding on the part of Increase Effective Date and/or Lenders shall make assignments pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to Administrative Agent. In the event any Lender requests a new Note to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes reflect such Lender’s revised Percentage Share of this clause (ii)the Maximum Credit Amount, (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” Borrower shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior deliver a new Note payable to such increase Lender in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate a principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata revised Percentage Share of the aggregate Maximum Credit Amount, and otherwise duly completed. In the event any additional Lender requests a Note, Borrower shall deliver a Note payable to such Lender in a principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion its Percentage Share of the Aggregate Outstanding Maximum Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges Amount, and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained otherwise duly completed. (vii) This Section shall supersede any provisions in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse Sections 4.04(b) or 12.04(i) to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4contrary.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Credit Agreement (Georesources Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (a) Upon notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders identified by the Borrower), the Borrower may from time to time during the term of this Agreement request an increase in the Aggregate Commitment to an amount not exceeding $700,000,000 (after giving effect to any such increase) at any time; provided that (i) At any time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made 5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in a written notice given excess thereof; (ii) immediately before and after giving effect to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, and (IIiii) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed after giving to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment (including any Borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date), the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each applicable Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). Each Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees, in its sole discretion, to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such requested increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have executed declined to increase its Commitment. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of the Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees (including prior to, and delivered in lieu of, inviting Lenders) to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel. (b) If the Aggregate Commitment is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the Commitment Increase Effective Date”) and Acceptance” substantially in the form final allocation of Exhibit F heretosuch increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition precedent to such increase, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors Borrower shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and Agent: (IVi) copies of corporate resolutions certified by a Responsible Officer of the BorrowersBorrower, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered or such other instruments and documents evidence as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall may be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior satisfactory to the effective date Administrative Agent, demonstrating that Borrower’s incurrence of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of indebtedness hereunder in the amount of the fee Aggregate Commitment as increased pursuant to be charged this Section 2.15 and with a maturity date of the Stated Maturity Date, has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, together with, upon request of the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Borrower (which, as to certain matters as agreed by the LendersAdministrative Agent, and Harley may, at least one (1may be internal counsel) Business Day prior to such effective effect and as to such other customary matters regarding the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.15 as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (ii) a certificate dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of the General Partner, on behalf of the Parent and a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, (or, if such representation speaks as of an earlier date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date as of such increase. Upon earlier date), (B) no Default or Event of Default exists and (C) the effective date of Parent is in compliance, on a pro forma basis, with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.02 hereof. (c) The Borrower shall prepay any Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Loans ratable with any revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any nonratable increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to under this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any timeSection. (iid) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” This Section shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior supersede any provisions in Sections 2.12 or 10.01 to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4contrary.

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Noble Midstream Partners LP)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any After the Closing Date, in the event that a Lender desires to increase its Commitment, or a bank or other entity that is not a Lender desires to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment hereunder, and so long as no Default or Unmatured Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result immediately after giving effect to such increase and with the prior written consent of the Agent, the Borrower shall have the right from time to time prior to the Facility Termination DateDate upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Agent to increase the Aggregate Commitment by an aggregate amount of up to $400,000,000 (subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Harley may request “Commitment Adjustment Event”); provided that in no event shall the Aggregate Commitment be increasedincreased to an amount greater than $2,000,000,000; provided provided, further, that, : (A) if the Aggregate Commitment Borrower and a Lender elect to increase such Lender’s Commitment, the Borrower and such Lender shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 execute and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given deliver to the Global Administrative Agent and a certificate substantially in the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date form of such increase, which notice Exhibit I attached hereto (a “Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate), and the Borrower shall deliver a new Note payable to such Lender in the principal amount equal to its Commitment after giving effect to such increase, and otherwise duly completed; (B) shall specify if the amount of the proposed Borrower elects to increase in the Aggregate Commitment by causing a bank or financial institution that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”), the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent, a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J hereto) (an “Additional Lender Certificate”), together with an Administrative Questionnaire as referred to in Exhibit G, and the proposed Borrower shall deliver a Note payable to such Additional Lender in a principal amount equal to its Commitment, and otherwise duly completed; provided that any such Additional Lender shall be approved by the Agent, Swingline Lender and LC Issuer (in each case, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) prior to such bank or financial institution becoming an Additional Lender hereunder; (C) subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to this subsection (ii), from and after the effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley specified in the Commitment Increase NoticeCertificate or the Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable (or if any Eurodollar Advance is outstanding, then on the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date last day of the requested increaseInterest Period in respect of such Eurodollar Advance, Harley may notify unless the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed Borrower has paid compensation required with respect to become a “Lender” party hereto such Eurodollar Advance): (a “Proposed New Lender”a) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts and the Commitment, shall be effective on increased by the following Business Day. Any increase amount set forth therein and (b) in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as case of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitmentan Additional Lender Certificate, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New any Additional Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender party thereto shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall the other Loan Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunderunder this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing contained herein In addition, the Lender party to the Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender, as applicable, shall constitutepurchase a pro rata portion of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests in Letters of Credit) of each of the other lenders (and such Lenders hereby agree to sell and to take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Lender (including any Additional Lender, or otherwise be deemed if applicable) shall hold its respective percentage of the outstanding Loans (and participation interests) after giving effect to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time.in the Aggregate Commitment; and (iiD) For purposes upon its receipt of this clause (iia duly completed Commitment Increase Certificate or an Additional Lender Certificate, as applicable, executed by the Borrower and the Lender or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, and, with respect to an Additional Lender, the Administrative Questionnaire referred to in Exhibit G, the Agent shall accept such Commitment Increase Certificate or Additional Lender Certificate and record the information contained therein in the Register maintained by the Agent pursuant to Section 12.3(d), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any . No increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency purposes of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and unless it has been recorded in the manner Register as set forth provided in this Section 3.412.3(d).

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Samples: Credit Agreement (USA Compression Partners, LP)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (ia) At any time prior The Borrower shall have the right to the Termination Date, Harley may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided that, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum amount of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase increases in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such Commitment, on not more than six occasions, up to a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity total amount not to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the exceed $500,000,000 (“Maximum Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15Commitment”) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such providing written notice to the Global Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent being herein a shall promptly give notice of such request to each Lender (the Lender Aggregate Commitment Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global No Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice shall be obligated to increase its Commitment and the Borrower shall be permitted to bring new Eligible Lenders in to the Global Administrative Agent prior facility with respect to such increase. Any increase in the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period Commitments shall be deemed effective as of the date specified pursuant to have denied Section 2.26(c); provided that the total Commitments may not at any increase in its time exceed the Maximum Aggregate Commitment. In If the event that sum of the increases of Aggregate Commitment then in effect plus the offered Commitments set forth (in the case of each new Eligible Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, that becomes a party to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three this Agreement (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become each a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of offered increases to Commitments (in the case of existing Lenders agreeing to increase their respective Commitments (each an “Existing Lender”, and together with the New Lenders, the “Consenting Lenders”)) does not exceed the Maximum Aggregate Commitment, which amounts the Commitment of each Consenting Lender shall be effective on increased by its offered Commitment (in the following Business Day. Any case of a New Lender) or offered increase in Commitment (in the case of an Existing Lender) as hereinafter provided. If the sum of the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to then in effect plus the following conditions precedent: (I) as of aggregate offered Commitments from New Lenders and offered increases in Commitments from Existing Lenders exceeds the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Maximum Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and Commitment of each Proposed New Lender shall be, or Syndicated Global the Commitment of each Existing Lender that shall have agreed be increased by, as the case may be, an amount equal to provide a “the product of (x) such New Lender’s offered Commitment” in support of , or such Lender’s offered increase in Commitment, as the case may be, multiplied by (y) the quotient of (1) the excess of (A) the Maximum Aggregate Commitment, over (B) the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially then in the form of Exhibit F heretoeffect, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged divided by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date aggregate offered Commitments (in the case of New Lenders) and/or offered increases in Commitments (in the case of Existing Lenders) of all Consenting Lenders. (b) No increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley Commitment may be effected under this Section 2.26 unless no Default or Event of the amount of the fee to Default will be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective existence on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.such

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Global Payments Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any time prior to time, the Termination Date, Harley Borrower may request that the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatprovided, (A) however, that the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request shall be in a minimum 3,000,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000all reductions in the Aggregate Commitment previously made pursuant to Section 2.5. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley the Borrower not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley the Borrower in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harleythe Borrower, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Borrower’s Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase NoticeBorrower, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of date, the requested increase, Harley Borrower may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution Eligible Assignee that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley the Borrower shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley the Borrower shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the its Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as though made on such date and no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harleythe Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a Commitment and Acceptance” Acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoI hereto (a “Commitment and Acceptance”), (III) counsels counsel for the Borrowers Borrower and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental customary opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowers, the Guarantors Borrower and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as that the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increase. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harleythe Borrower. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley the Borrower of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley the Borrower may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley the Borrower and each Syndicated Global Lender of the effective date of such increase. Upon the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) Exposure in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley The Borrower hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling each Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Five Year Credit Agreement (General Dynamics Corp)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any The Borrower shall also have the right from time prior to the Termination Date, Harley may request that time to increase the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatup to a maximum of $400,000,000 by either adding new banks as Lenders (subject to the Administrative Agent's prior written approval of the identity of such new banks) or obtaining the agreement, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request which shall be in a minimum amount at such Lender's or Lenders' sole discretion, of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount one or more of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global then current Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”)or their Commitments. Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of such fifteen (15) Business Day period Such increases shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested evidenced by the Commitment execution and delivery of an Amendment Regarding Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of the amount of each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts shall be effective on the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as of the date of the Commitment Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F heretoL attached hereto by the Borrower, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) the Borrowersnew bank or existing Lender providing such additional Commitment, a copy of which shall be forwarded to each Lender by the Guarantors and the Proposed New Lender shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increasepromptly after execution thereof. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to On the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to each such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley cause the new or existing Lenders providing such increase, by either funding more than its or their Percentage of new ratable Advances made on such date or purchasing shares of outstanding ratable Loans held by the other Lenders or a combination thereof, to hold its or their Percentage of all ratable Advances outstanding at the close of business on such day. The Lenders agree to cooperate in any required sale and each Syndicated Global Lender purchase of outstanding ratable Advances to achieve such result. If such new or existing Lenders providing the increase purchase shares of outstanding ratable Loans held by the other Lenders on a date which is not the last day of the effective date of applicable Interest Period, Borrower will indemnify each Lender for any loss or cost incurred by such increase. Upon Lender resulting from the effective date payment of any breakage fees relating to a ratable LIBOR Advance funded or maintained in connection with such a purchase. In no event will such new or existing Lenders providing the increase in be required to fund or purchase a portion of any Competitive Bid Loan or Swingline Loan to comply with this Section on such date. In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have exceed $400,000,000 without the rights and obligations approval of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share all of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.

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Samples: Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement (First Industrial Realty Trust Inc)

Increase in Aggregate Commitment. (i) At any The Borrowers shall also have the right from time prior to the Termination Datetime, Harley may request that provided no Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is then continuing, to increase the Aggregate Commitment be increased; provided thatup to a maximum of $200,000,000 by either adding new lenders as Lenders (subject to the Administrative Agent's prior written approval of the identity of such new lenders) or obtaining the agreement, (A) the Aggregate Commitment shall at no time exceed $1,000,000,000 and (B) each such request which shall be in a minimum amount at such Lender's or Lenders' sole discretion, of at least $10,000,000. Each request shall be made in a written notice given to the Global Administrative Agent and the Lenders by Harley not less than twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of such increase, which notice (a “Commitment Increase Notice”) shall specify the amount one or more of the proposed increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the proposed effective date of such increase. In the event of such a Commitment Increase Notice, each of the Syndicated Global then current Lenders shall be given the opportunity to participate in the requested increase ratably in the proportions that their respective Commitments bear to the Aggregate Commitment under this Agreement. On or prior to the date that is fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, each Syndicated Global Lender shall submit to the Global Administrative Agent a notice indicating the maximum amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment in connection with such Commitment Increase Notice (any such notice to the Global or their Commitments. The Administrative Agent being herein a “Lender Increase Notice”). Any Syndicated Global Lender which does not submit a Lender Increase Notice shall use commercially reasonable efforts to the Global Administrative Agent prior to the expiration of arrange such fifteen (15) Business Day period shall be deemed to have denied any increase in its Commitment. In the event that the increases of increased Commitments set forth in the Lender Increase Notices exceed the amount requested by Harley in the Commitment Increase Notice, the Global Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have the right, with the consent of Harley, to allocate the amount of increases necessary to meet the Commitment Increase Notice. In the event that the Lender Increase Notices are less than the amount requested by the Commitment Increase Notice, not later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed effective date of the requested increase, Harley may notify the Global Administrative Agent Borrowers' approval of any financial institution that shall have agreed to become a “Lender” party hereto (a “Proposed New Lender”) in connection with the Commitment Increase Notice. Any Proposed New Lender shall be subject to the consent of the Global Administrative Agent (which consent new lenders shall not be unreasonably withheld)withheld or delayed. If Harley shall not have arranged any Proposed New Lender(s) to commit to On the shortfall from the Lender Increase Notices, then Harley shall be deemed to have reduced the amount of the Commitment Increase Notice to the aggregate amount set forth in the Lender Increase Notices. Based upon the Lender Increase Notices, any allocations made in connection therewith and any notice regarding any Proposed New Lender, if applicable, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley and the Syndicated Global Lenders on or before the Business Day immediately prior to the proposed effective date of any such increase, the amount of Borrowers shall pay to the Administrative Agent any amounts due to it under the Fee Letter and to each Syndicated Global Lender’s and Proposed New Lenders’ lender providing such additional Commitment (the “Effective Commitment Amount”) and up-front fee agreed to by the amount of the Aggregate Commitment, which amounts Borrowers. Such increases shall be effective on evidenced by the following Business Day. Any increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall be subject to the following conditions precedent: (I) as execution and delivery of the date of the Commitment an Amendment Regarding Increase Notice and as of the proposed effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, no event shall have occurred and then be continuing which constitutes a Default or Unmatured Default, (II) Harley, the Global Administrative Agent and each Proposed New Lender or Syndicated Global Lender that shall have agreed to provide a “Commitment” in support of such increase in the Aggregate Commitment shall have executed and delivered a “Commitment and Acceptance” substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, (III) counsels for the Borrowers and for the Guarantors shall have provided to the Global Administrative Agent supplemental opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Global Administrative Agent and (IV) H attached hereto by the Borrowers, the Guarantors Administrative Agent and the Proposed New new lender or existing Lender providing such additional Commitment, a copy of which shall otherwise have executed and delivered such other instruments and documents as be forwarded to each Lender by the Global Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested in connection with such increasepromptly after execution thereof. If any fee shall be charged by the Lenders in connection with any such increase, such fee shall be in accordance with then prevailing market conditions, which market conditions shall have been reasonably documented by the Global Administrative Agent to Harley. No less than two (2) Business Days prior to On the effective date of the increase of the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Administrative Agent shall notify Harley of the amount of the fee to be charged by the Lenders, and Harley may, at least one (1) Business Day prior to each such effective date, cancel its request for the commitment increase. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent to any increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Global Borrowers and the Administrative Agent shall promptly advise Harley and each Syndicated Global Lender of cause the effective date of new or existing Lenders providing such increase, by either funding more than its or their Percentage of new Advances made on such date or purchasing shares of outstanding Loans held by the other Lenders or a combination thereof, to hold its or their Percentage of all Advances outstanding at the close of business on such day. Upon the effective date The Lenders agree to cooperate in any required sale and purchase of any increase in outstanding Advances to achieve such result. In no event shall the Aggregate Commitment that is supported by a Proposed New Lender, such Proposed New Lender shall be a party to this Agreement as a Lender and shall have exceed $200,000,000 without the rights and obligations approval of a Lender hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time. (ii) For purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the term “Buying Lender(s)” shall mean (1) each Syndicated Global Lender the Effective Commitment Amount of which is greater than its Commitment prior to the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment and (2) each Proposed New Lender that is allocated an Effective Commitment Amount in connection with any Commitment Increase Notice and (B) the term “Selling Lender(s)” shall mean each Syndicated Global Lender whose Commitment is not being increased from that in effect prior to such increase in the Aggregate Commitment. Effective on the effective date of any increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Selling Lender hereby sells, grants, assigns and conveys to each Buying Lender, without recourse, warranty, or representation of any kind, except as specifically provided herein, an undivided percentage in such Selling Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of its Syndicated Global Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its actual participation interest of its Pro Rata Share all of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans and Syndicated Canadian Loans outstanding at such time (“Outstanding Credit Exposure”) in the respective Dollar Amounts and percentages necessary so that, from and after such sale, each such Selling Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Selling Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. Effective on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to clause (i) above, each Buying Lender hereby purchases and accepts such grant, assignment and conveyance from the Selling Lenders. Each Buying Lender hereby agrees that its respective purchase price for the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure purchased hereby shall equal the respective Dollar Amount necessary so that, from and after such payments, each Buying Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall equal such Buying Lender’s Pro Rata Share (calculated based upon the Effective Commitment Amounts) of the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Syndicated Global Lenders (“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure”). Such amount shall be payable on the effective date of the increase in the Aggregate Commitment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Global Administrative Agent. The Global Administrative Agent, in turn, shall wire transfer any such funds received to the Selling Lenders, in same day funds, for the sole account of the Selling Lenders. Each Selling Lender hereby represents and warrants to each Buying Lender that such Selling Lender owns the Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold and assigned hereby for its own account and has not sold, transferred or encumbered any or all of its interest in such Outstanding Credit Exposure, except for participations which will be reduced or extinguished (as applicable) upon payment to Selling Lender of an amount equal to the portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure being sold by such Selling Lender. Each Buying Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except for each Selling Lender’s representations and warranties contained in the foregoing sentence, each such Buying Lender is buying such interest without recourse to the Selling Lender and has entered into its Commitment and Acceptance with respect to such increase on the basis of its own independent investigation and has not relied upon, and will not rely upon, any explicit or implicit written or oral representation, warranty or other statement of the Lenders or the Global Administrative Agent concerning the authorization, execution, legality, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. Harley hereby agrees to compensate each Selling Lender for all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Selling Lender in connection with the sale and assignment of any Eurocurrency Rate Loan hereunder on the terms and in the manner as set forth in Section 3.4.ARTICLE IIA

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Samples: Credit Agreement (Inland Retail Real Estate Trust Inc)

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