Protective Advances. (a) (i) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Administrative Agent is authorized by the US Borrower and the US Revolving Lenders, from time to time in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion (but shall have absolutely no obligation), to make Loans to the US Borrower, on behalf of the US Revolving Lenders, which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (ii) to preserve or protect the Collateral owned by the US Loan Parties, or any portion thereof, (iii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the US Loans and other Obligations of the US Borrower, or (iv) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the US Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses (including costs, fees, and expenses as described in Section 9.03) and other sums payable under the Loan Documents (any of such Loans are herein referred to as “US Protective Advances”); provided that, the aggregate amount of US Protective Advances outstanding at any time shall not at any time exceed $15,000,000; provided further that, the aggregate amount of outstanding US Protective Advances plus the aggregate US Credit Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate US Revolving Commitments. US Protective Advances may be made even if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have not been satisfied. The US Protective Advances shall be secured by the Liens in favor of the US Collateral Agent in and to the Collateral and shall constitute US Secured Obligations hereunder. All US Protective Advances shall be ABR Borrowings. The Administrative Agent’s authorization to make US Protective Advances may be revoked at any time by the Supermajority Revolving Lenders. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. At any time that there is sufficient US Availability and the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent may request the US Revolving Lenders to make a US Revolving Loan to repay a US Protective Advance. At any other time the Administrative Agent may require the US Revolving Lenders to fund their risk participations described in Section 2.04(f).
(b) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Canadian Administrative Agent is authorized by the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Revolving Lenders, from time to time in the Canadi...
Protective Advances. (a) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to make Loans to the Borrower, on behalf of all Lenders, which the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, deems necessary or desirable (i) to preserve or protect the Collateral or any portion thereof, (ii) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Secured Obligations, or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of reimbursable expenses (including costs, fees, and expenses as described in Section 9.6) and other sums payable under the Loan Documents (any of such Loans are herein referred to as “Protective Advances”); provided that, the aggregate principal amount of Protective Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed $30,000,000; provided further that, the Aggregate Exposures after giving effect to the Protective Advances being made shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. Protective Advances may be made even if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 have not been satisfied. The Protective Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder and shall be Secured Obligations to the extent provided by Section 2.18. All Protective Advances shall be Floating Rate Advances. The making of a Protective Advance on any one occasion shall not obligate the Administrative Agent to make any Protective Advance on any other occasion. The Administrative Agent’s authorization to make Protective Advances may be revoked at any time by the Required Lenders. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower following a demand for reimbursement, each Lender agrees to fund a Loan in the amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of each Protective Advance to reimburse the Administrative Agent for such Protective Advance.
(b) Upon the making of a Protective Advance by the Administrative Agent, each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Administrative Agent, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Protective Advance in proportion to its Pro Rata Share. From and after the date, if any, on which any Lender is required to fund its parti...
Protective Advances. Such costs, expenses and advances include transfer fees, Other Taxes, storage fees, insurance costs, permit fees, utility reservation and standby fees, legal fees, appraisal fees, brokers’ fees and commissions, auctioneers’ fees and commissions, accountants’ fees, environmental study fees, wages and salaries paid to employees of any Loan Party or independent contractors in liquidating any Collateral, and travel expenses.
Protective Advances. (a) The Administrative Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that any one or more of the conditions in Section 4.02 are not satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans (“Protective Advances”) (i) up to an aggregate principal amount, when taken together with the aggregate principal amount of Overadvance Loans then outstanding, not to exceed 7.5% of the Borrowing Base, if the Administrative Agent deems such Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Obligations or (ii) to pay any other amounts chargeable to the Loan Parties under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees and expenses, when the same shall become due; provided that after giving effect to any Protective Advance, the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitments. Each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Administrative Agent risk participations in each Protective Advance in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Applicable Percentage times the amount of such Protective Advance, and each Lender shall transfer the amount of its risk participation to the Administrative Agent, in immediately available funds, within one Business Day after the Administrative Agent’s request therefor. Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Administrative Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances by written notice to the Administrative Agent. Absent such revocation, the Administrative Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.
(b) Protective Advances shall accrue interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate that is applicable to Base Rate Loans and are not eligible to convert into Eurodollar Rate Loans. Protective Advances shall be payable on demand.
Protective Advances. The Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists or any conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, to make Base Rate Revolving Loans (“Protective Advances”) (a) up to an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 outstanding at any time, if the Agent deems such Revolving Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect any Collateral, or to enhance the collectibility or repayment of Obligations or (b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to the Obligors under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees, and expenses; provided, that without the consent of the Lenders, Protective Advances pursuant to clause (a) preceding shall not cause the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. All Protective Advances shall be Obligations, secured by the Collateral, and shall be treated for all purposes as Extraordinary Expenses. Each Lender shall participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. The Agent’s authorization to make further Protective Advances may be revoked by written notice to the Agent signed by (a) at any time when there are more than three (3) Lenders (subject to Section 4.2), Requisite Lenders as defined by the definition of “Requisite Lenders” without giving effect to the proviso thereof or (b) at any time when there are three (3) or fewer Lenders (subject to Section 4.2), all Lenders other than the Agent. Absent such revocation, the Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.
Protective Advances. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) subject to the limitations set forth below, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are authorized by the Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in each of their sole discretion (but shall have absolutely no obligation to), to make Advances to the Borrower, on behalf of all Lenders, which the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, in such Person’s reasonable discretion, deems necessary or desirable (A) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or (B) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02 are not satisfied (x) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (y) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Advances and other Obligations under the Loan Documents or (z) to pay any other amount chargeable to or required to be paid by the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including payments of principal, interest, Letter of Credit Advances, fees, reimbursable expenses (including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 9.04) and other sums payable under the Loan Documents (any of such Advance are herein referred to as “Protective Advances”); provided that no Protective Advance shall cause the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Swing Line Advances and Revolving Credit Advances then outstanding (together with the aggregate Available Amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at such time) to exceed the Aggregate Commitments; provided, further, that the aggregate amount of Protective Advances outstanding at any time, which were made pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) above, shall not at any time exceed the lesser of (1) $25,000,000 and (2) 10% of the Borrowing Base. Protective Advances shall be secured by Xxxxx in favor of the Administrative Agent in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Obligations hereunder. All Protective Advances shall be Base Rate Advances. The Administrative Agent’s and the Collateral Agent’s authorization to make Protective Advances may be revoked at any time by the Required Lenders. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof. At any time that there is sufficient Excess Availability and the conditions set forth in Section 3.02 have been satisfied, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may request ...
Protective Advances. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent, in its sole, reasonable discretion, may make Revolving Loans to the Borrower Parties on behalf of the Lenders, so long as the aggregate amount of such Revolving Loans shall not exceed 5% of the Borrowing Base, if the Administrative Agent, in its Reasonable Credit Judgment, deems that such Revolving Loans are necessary or desirable (i) to protect all or any portion of the Collateral, (ii) to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment of the Loans and the other Obligations or (iii) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower Parties pursuant to this Agreement (such Revolving Loans, “Protective Advances”); provided that (A) in no event shall the Revolving Facility Credit Exposure exceed the aggregate Revolving Facility Commitments and (B) the Required Lenders under the Revolving Facility may at any time revoke the Administrative Agent’s authorization to make future Protective Advances (provided that existing Protective Advances shall not be subject to such revocation and any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof). Each applicable Lender shall be obligated to advance to the Borrower Parties its Revolving Facility Percentage of each Protective Advance made in accordance with this Section 2.01(c). If Protective Advances are made in accordance with the preceding sentence, then all Revolving Lenders shall be bound to make, or permit to remain outstanding, such Protective Advances based upon their Revolving Facility Percentages in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. All Protective Advances shall be repaid by the Borrower Parties on demand, shall be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest as provided in this Agreement for Revolving Loans generally.
Protective Advances. Subject to the limitations set forth in the provisos contained in this Section 2.2(i)(i), the Agent is hereby authorized by the Borrower and the Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, (A) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article 10 have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate Revolving Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Lenders which the Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations, or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 15.7 (any of the advances described in this Section 2.2(i)(i) being hereinafter referred to as “Protective Advances”); provided, that any two (2) Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s authorization contained in this Section 2.2(i)(i) to make Protective Advances, any such revocation to be in writing and to become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof; provided further that (i) if the Pro Rata Share of the Lenders revoking such authorization does not exceed 50%, such revocation shall become effective 90 days after Agent’s receipt thereof or (ii) if the Default or Event of Default would require consent of all Lenders to waive or amend, such authorization may be revoked by any Lender effective 90 days after Agent’s receipt thereof. Any Protective Advances made by Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2(i)(i) shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding of $4,000,000.00 and further shall not exceed the Borrowing Base by more than five percent (5%) and the Maximum Revolver Amount. The Protective Advances shall be repayable on demand and secured by the Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral, shall constitute Revolving Loans and Obligations hereunder, and shall bear interest at the rate applicable to Base Rate Revolving Loans from time to time. The Agent shall notify each Lender in writing of each such Protective Advance.
Protective Advances. Agent shall be authorized, in its sole discretion, at any time that any conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, to make Base Rate Revolver Loans (a) up to an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time the lesser of (i) the aggregate Revolver Commitments, and (ii) the outstanding amount of $15,000,000, if Agent deems such Revolver Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Obligations; or (b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to Obligors under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees and expenses (such Revolver Loans are referred to herein as “Protective Advances”). Each Lender shall participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. Required Lenders may at any time revoke Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances by written notice to Agent. Absent such revocation, Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.
Protective Advances. Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any time that any conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, to make U.S. Base Rate Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans, as applicable (each a “Protective Advance”) (a) up to an aggregate amount of $2,500,000, with respect to the Canadian Borrower, or $5,000,000, with respect to the U.S. Borrower, outstanding at any time, if Agent deems such Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect Collateral, or to enhance the collectability or repayment of Obligations; or (b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to the Loan Parties under any Loan Documents, including costs, fees and expenses. Each Applicable Lender shall participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. In no event shall Protective Advances be required that would cause (x) the outstanding U.S./European Revolver Loans and U.S./European LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate U.S./European Commitments or (y) the outstanding Canadian Revolver Loans and Canadian LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate Canadian Commitments. Required Facility Lenders may at any time revoke Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances to the applicable Borrower by written notice to Agent. Absent such revocation, Agent’s determination that funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive. All Protective Advances made by Agent with respect to U.S. Facility Loan Parties shall be U.S. Facility Obligations, secured by the U.S./European Facility Collateral and shall be treated for all purposes as Extraordinary Expenses and all Protective Advances made by Agent with respect to Canadian Facility Loan Parties shall be Canadian Facility Obligations, secured by the Canadian Facility Collateral and shall be treated for all purposes as Extraordinary Expenses. Agent agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to promptly notify the Lenders of the extension of a Protective Advance; provided, that Agent shall have no liability for any failure to provide any such notice.