Participations by the Lenders. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that each Lender may at any time grant participations in all or any portion the Commitment, the Loans, the Notes, the Extensions of Credit or of its right, title and interest therein or in or to this Agreement (collectively, “Participations”) to any other lending office or to any other bank, lending institution or other entity which has the requisite sophistication to evaluate the merits and risks of investments in Participations (“Participants”); provided, however, that: (A) each such participation shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000; (B) all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if Lenders had not granted such Participation; (C) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation its Commitment) shall remain unchanged); (D) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; (E) such Lender shall remain the holder of the Notes held by it for purposes of this Agreement; (F) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (G) any agreement pursuant to which a Lender may grant a Participation (x) shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of Borrowers hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement, (y) such participation agreement may provide that such Lender will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement without the consent of the Participant if such modification, amendment or waiver would reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan, and (z) shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations, which shall remain absolute, to make Loans and to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Urban Outfitters Inc), Credit Agreement (Urban Outfitters Inc)
Participations by the Lenders. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that (a) A Lender may, without the consent of Borrower (at no cost to Borrower), but with prior written notice to Administrative Agent, sell to one or more other Persons (each Lender may at any time grant participations a “Participant”) a participation in all or any portion the part of any Loans held by it, or in its Commitment, the Loans, the Notes, the Extensions of Credit or of its right, title and interest therein or in or to this Agreement (collectively, “Participations”) to any other lending office or to any other bank, lending institution or other entity which has the requisite sophistication to evaluate the merits and risks of investments in Participations (“Participants”); provided, however, that: provided (A) each such participation shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000; (B) all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if Lenders had not granted such Participation; (C) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation its Commitment) and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged); , (DB) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; obligations and (EC) such Lender shall remain the holder of the Notes held by it for purposes of this Agreement; (F) the BorrowersBorrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (G) any the other Loan Documents. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender may grant sells such a Participation (x) participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce this Agreement and the obligations of Borrowers hereunder including, without limitation, the right other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provisions provision of this Agreement, (y) such Agreement or any other Loan Document. In no event shall a Lender that sells a participation agreement may provide agree with the Participant to take or refrain from taking any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document except that such Lender may agree with the Participant that it will not not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to (i) increase or extend the term of such Lender’s Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on the related Loan or Loans or any portion of any fee hereunder payable to the Participant, (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon, or any fee hereunder payable to the Participant, to a level below the rate at which the Participant is entitled to receive such interest or fee or (v) consent to any modification, amendment or waiver hereof or of this Agreement without any of the other Loan Documents to the extent that the same, under Section 10.9, requires the consent of each Lender affected thereby. Subject to Section 11.20.2(b), Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 2.11.1 and 5.29 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 11.20.1. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant if also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.20 as though it were a Lender; provided that such modification, amendment or waiver would reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan, and (z) shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations, which shall remain absolute, Participant agrees to make Loans and be subject to issue Letters of Credit hereunder.Section 11.20 as though it were a Lender. 109
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Participations by the Lenders. The Borrowers hereby acknowledge and agree that each Lender may at any time grant participations in all or any portion the Commitment, the Loans, the Notes, the Extensions of Credit or of its right, title and interest therein or in or to this Agreement (collectively, “Participations”) to any other lending office or to any other bank, lending institution or other entity which has the requisite sophistication to evaluate the merits and risks of investments in Participations (“Participants”); provided, however, that: (A) each such participation shall be in an amount not less than $5,000,000; (B) all amounts payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if Lenders had not granted such Participation; (C) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation its Commitment) shall remain unchanged); (D) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; (E) such Lender shall remain the holder of the Notes held by it for purposes of this Agreement; (F) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and (G) any agreement pursuant to which a Lender may grant a Participation (x) shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right and responsibility to enforce the obligations of Borrowers hereunder including, without limitation, the right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement, (y) such participation agreement may provide that such Lender will not agree to any modification, amendment or waiver of this Agreement without the consent of the Participant if such modification, amendment or waiver would reduce the principal of or rate of interest on any Loan or postpone the date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on any Loan, and (z) shall not relieve such Lender from its obligations, which shall remain absolute, to make Loans and to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Lender that grants a Participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1 of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
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