Common use of Status of Senior Lenders Clause in Contracts

Status of Senior Lenders. (i) Each Senior Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made hereunder shall deliver to the Borrower and the Senior Facility Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Senior Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to determine whether or not such Senior Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) and Section 5.06(f) below) shall not be required if in the Senior Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Senior Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Senior Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) each Senior Lender that is a United States Person shall deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Senior Lender becomes a Senior Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Senior Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) each Senior Lender that is not a United States Person (a “Non‑U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)), on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Senior Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment and acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Senior Lender (in the case of each other Senior Lender) and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, whichever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Financing Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Financing Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (ii) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Non‑U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or (iv) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) Each Senior Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 5.06(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Senior Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Senior Lender shall, upon reasonable request by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, (i) promptly deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) new copies of the applicable forms, certificates or other evidence, properly completed and duly executed by such Senior Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to confirm or establish that such Senior Lender is not subject to (or is subject to reduced) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Senior Lender under this Agreement, or (ii) notify the Senior Facility Agent and the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent direct communication with the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. This Section 5.06(e) applies without duplication of the provisions of Section 5.06(f).

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Senior Working Capital Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (Cheniere Energy, Inc.), Senior Working Capital Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.), Senior Working Capital Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC)

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Status of Senior Lenders. (i) Each Senior Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made hereunder shall deliver to the Borrower and the Senior Facility Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Senior Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to determine whether or not such Senior Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) and Section 5.06(f) below) shall not be required if in the Senior Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Senior Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Senior Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) each Senior Lender that is a United States Person shall deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Senior Lender becomes a Senior Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Senior Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) each Senior Lender that is not a United States Person (a “Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)), on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Senior Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment and acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Senior Lender (in the case of each other Senior Lender) and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, whichever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Financing Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Financing Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (ii) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or (iv) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECIW-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) Each Senior Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 5.06(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Senior Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Senior Lender shall, upon reasonable request by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, (i) promptly deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) new copies of the applicable forms, certificates or other evidence, properly completed and duly executed by such Senior Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to confirm or establish that such Senior Lender is not subject to (or is subject to reduced) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Senior Lender under this Agreement, or (ii) notify the Senior Facility Agent and the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent direct communication with the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. This Section 5.06(e) applies without duplication of the provisions of Section 5.06(f).

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Common Terms Agreement (Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.), Common Terms Agreement (Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC), Common Terms Agreement (Cheniere Energy, Inc.)

Status of Senior Lenders. (i) Each Senior Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from withholding tax under the Law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrowers are residents for tax purposes, or reduction of withholding Tax any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments made hereunder or under any other Senior Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and Loan Party Representative (with a copy to the Senior Facility Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower Loan Party Representative or the Senior Facility Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested prescribed by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent applicable Law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Senior Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower Loan Party Representative or the Senior Facility Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower Loan Party Representative or the Senior Facility Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower Loan Party Representative or the Senior Facility Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Senior Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) and Section 5.06(f) below) shall not be required if in the Senior Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Senior Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Senior Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) each , any Foreign Lender and any Senior Lender that which is a United States Person Non-Corporate Domestic Lender shall deliver to the Loan Party Representative and the Senior Facility Administrative Agent for transmission to (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Borrower, recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Senior Lender becomes a Senior Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower Loan Party Representative or the Senior Facility Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that but only if such Senior Foreign Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) each Senior Lender that is not a United States Person (a “Non‑U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)), on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Senior Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment and acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Senior Lender (in the case of each other Senior Lender) and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, whichever of the following is applicable: : (i) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender Foreign Lender, (A) duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8IMY, as appropriate (or any successor form), claiming the eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party and certifying that such Senior Lender is entitled thereunder to a zero (x0) with respect to rate of United States withholding tax in payments of interest under any Financing Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax made pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and Senior Loan Documents, (yB) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Financing Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (ii) executed duly completed copies of IRS Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI; W-8ECI (iiior any successor form), (C) in the case of a Non‑U.S. Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non‑U.S. Foreign Lender is not (I) a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (II) a “10 "ten percent shareholder” of the Borrower " within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the CodeCode of any Borrower, or (III) a "controlled foreign corporation" described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed duly completed copies of IRS Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN-E; , or (iv) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial ownerW-81MY, as applicableapplicable (or any successor form), provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) Each Senior Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 5.06(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Senior Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, certifying that such Senior Lender shall, upon reasonable request by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, (i) promptly deliver is exempt from United States withholding tax on payments made pursuant to the Senior Facility Agent Loan Documents, or (D) any other form prescribed by applicable Law as a basis for transmission claiming exemption from United States Federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower Borrowers to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and (but ii) in the case of a ParticipantNon-Corporate Domestic Lender, only a duly completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form). Each Senior Lender which has delivered any of the forms described above as provided in this Section 3.01(e) shall deliver to the Loan Party Representative (with a copy to the Senior Administrative Agent) to the extent transmission it is legally entitled to do so such new forms prescribed by the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) new copies IRS upon expiration or obsolescence of any such previously delivered forms or after the applicable forms, certificates or other evidence, properly completed and duly executed occurrence of an event requiring a change in the most recent such forms delivered by such Senior LenderLender hereunder, and such other documentation required under in each case, not later than 30 days following the Code and reasonably requested in writing by earlier of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to confirm or establish that date such Senior Lender is not subject first becomes aware of the need to (or is subject to reduced) deduction or withholding deliver such new form and the date of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to any request for such new form from the Loan Party Representative. Each such Senior Lender under this Agreement, or shall also provide written notice to the Loan Party Representative (ii) notify with a copy to the Senior Facility Agent and Administrative Agent) not later than 30 days after the Borrower (but date on which it determines that it is no longer in the case of a Participant, only to the extent direct communication with the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) of its inability position to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. This Section 5.06(e) applies without duplication of the provisions of Section 5.06(f)previously delivered form.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Credit Agreement (Valor Communications Group Inc)

Status of Senior Lenders. (i) Each Senior Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made hereunder shall deliver to the Borrower and the Senior Facility Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Senior Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to determine whether or not such Senior Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) and Section 5.06(f) below) shall not be required if in the Senior Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Senior Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Senior Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) each Senior Lender that is a United States Person shall deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Senior Lender becomes a Senior Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Senior Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) each Senior Lender that is not a United States Person (a “Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)), on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Senior Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment and acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Senior Lender (in the case of each other Senior Lender) and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, whichever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Financing Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Financing Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (ii) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or (iv) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) Each Senior Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 5.06(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Senior Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Senior Lender shall, upon reasonable request by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, (i) promptly deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) new copies of the applicable forms, certificates or other evidence, properly completed and duly executed by such Senior Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to confirm or establish that such Senior Lender is not subject to (or is subject to reduced) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Senior Lender under this Agreement, or (ii) notify the Senior Facility Agent and the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent direct communication with the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. This Section 5.06(e) applies without duplication of the provisions of Section 5.06(f).,

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Working Capital Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement (Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P.)

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Status of Senior Lenders. (i) Each Senior Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made hereunder shall deliver to the Borrower and the Senior Facility Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Senior Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to determine whether or not such Senior Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(C) and Section 5.06(f) below) shall not be required if in the Senior Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Senior Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Senior Lender. (ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (A) each Senior Lender that is a United States Person shall deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower, on or prior to the date on which such Senior Lender becomes a Senior Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Senior Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax; (B) each Senior Lender that is not a United States Person (a “Non‑U.S. Non-U.S. Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)), on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of each Senior Lender listed on the signature pages hereof on the Closing Date) or on or prior to the date of the assignment and acceptance pursuant to which it becomes a Senior Lender (in the case of each other Senior Lender) and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, whichever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Financing Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Financing Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty; (ii) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Non‑U.S. Non- U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1 to the effect that such Non‑U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or (iv) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W‑8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, provided that, if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; (C) Each Senior Lender required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section 5.06(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Senior Lender of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms, certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Senior Lender shall, upon reasonable request by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent, (i) promptly deliver to the Senior Facility Agent for transmission to the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent transmission to the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) new copies of the applicable forms, certificates or other evidence, properly completed and duly executed by such Senior Lender, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested in writing by the Borrower or the Senior Facility Agent to confirm or establish that such Senior Lender is not subject to (or is subject to reduced) deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax with respect to payments to such Senior Lender under this Agreement, or (ii) notify the Senior Facility Agent and the Borrower (but in the case of a Participant, only to the extent direct communication with the Borrower is required under Section 11.04(d) (Assignments)) of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. This Section 5.06(e) applies without duplication of the provisions of Section 5.06(f).,

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Senior Working Capital Revolving Credit and Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement

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