Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate: 15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution; 15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement; 15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows: (a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank; (b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate; (c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate; (d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them; (e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and (f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them; 15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and 15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.), Loan Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.), Loan Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank Provided that there may be no more than 5 Lenders at any one time, any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Payment Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of each of the Loan Facility and the Revolving Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerArrangers, the Payment Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security Trustee, the Payment Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Arrangers and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Partners L.P.), Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Partners L.P.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed and the request for which to be promptly responded to), any Bank (the “"Transferor Bank”") may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “"Transferee Bank”") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents as the Agent or the Transferee Bank may deem necessary has been effected and registered. The Borrower's consent referred to above shall not be required in respect of a transfer if the relevant Transferee Bank is a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment rights and obligations under this Agreement but shall be in respect of the same proportion of its ContributionCommitment and Contribution in the RC Facility and the same proportion of participation in all Facilities;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is 's obligations are discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Contribution, Commitment of the amounts and Percentage specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerAgent, the Security Agent and the Security Agent Arranger in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance a payment which the Transferee Bank makes under this Agreement after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Issuing Bank and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Transferee Bankother Creditors.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.), Facility Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, without the consent of, or consultation with, but after giving 30-day notice to, the Borrowers and/or the Corporate Guarantor (other than in the circumstances referred to in Clause 15.9, in respect of which the terms of Clause 15.9 shall apply), cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, subsidiary or affiliate of, or company controlled by, a Lender, (iii) another first class international bank or financial institution institution, insurer, social security fund, pension fund, capital investment company, financial intermediary or special purpose vehicle associated to any of them, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a “Transferee BankLender”) in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance a Tranche or part of an Advance a Tranche which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.), Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, following consultation with the Corporate Guarantor but without the need to obtain its consent:
(a) cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents (including, but not limited to, the Loan and/or any commercial risk in granting the Loan in whole or in part) to be assigned or transferred (through the disposal of the Loan (including any collateral that may be associated with it), through credit derivatives or through the subparticipation of third parties in the Loan) to any one or more banks or other bank financial institutions (which may be any company affiliated to the Lender, a member of the European System of Central Banks, a banking or financial institution services institution, a financing company, an insurer, a social security or pension fund, a capital investment company, a financial intermediary or a special purpose vehicle with or without own legal status (a “Transferee BankLender”) in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below; or
(b) make use of the KEV refinancing (Komfortable Einreichung und Verwaltung von Kreditforderungen). For this purpose, the Transferor Lender shall be entitled to disclose the necessary information (e.g. the amount of the Loan, any due date, interest rate, name and address as well as data about the economic situation and data regarding creditworthiness) to the Transferee Lender or to such other persons as for technical, organisational or legal reasons need to be involved in verifying the valuation or effecting the transfer (e.g. rating agencies, auditors, tax consultants, solicitors or notaries public). To this extent, the Borrower hereby releases the Transferor Lender from the banking secrecy provisions. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (EuroDry Ltd.), Facility Agreement (Euroseas Ltd.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “"Transferor Bank”") may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “"Transferee Bank”") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s 's Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Third Supplemental Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.), Ninth Supplemental Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, itself the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.), Supplemental Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Borrowers (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and the request for which shall be promptly responded to), any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time time, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent or the other Creditors unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registeredregistered to the satisfaction of the Agent. The Borrowers’ consent referred to above shall not be required in respect of a transfer if (1) the relevant Transferee Bank is a Related Company of the Transferor Bank and provided that the Borrowers would not pay additional amounts under Clause 6.6 and Clause 12.2 compared to the amounts payable by the Borrowers under such Clauses immediately before such transfer or (2) an Event of Default has occurred which is continuing at the time of the relevant transfer. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is obligations are discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Contribution, Commitment and Percentage of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 11.3 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the other Banks, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Costamare Partners LP), Facility Agreement (Costamare Partners LP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor BankTransferor”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution, any Related Company of a Bank or another Bank or any other bank or financial institution or trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (including, without limitation, securitisation) or to any other person whatsoever (a “Transferee BankTransferee”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankTransferor, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankTransferor’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or any of them had against the Transferor BankTransferor;
(b) the Transferor BankTransferor’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankTransferor, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Supplemental Agreement (Quintana Shipping Ltd.), Supplemental Agreement (Quintana Shipping Ltd.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and the request for which to be promptly responded to) and the Agent and any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution experienced in shipping finance (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrowers, the Agent or the Agent other Creditors unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, Security Agent or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in sub-clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or either of them had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or and a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerAgent, the Agent Security Agent, the Swap Provider and the Security Agent Arranger in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Security Agent, the Swap Provider, the Account Bank, the Arranger, the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Transferee Bankother Banks.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (DryShips Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time time, with the prior written consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and the request for which to be promptly responded to) and the Agent, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. The consent of the Borrowers referred to above shall not be required in respect of a transfer (the Borrowers consenting to such transfer by the execution of this Agreement) if the relevant Transferee Bank is a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Euronav NV)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “"Transferor Bank”") may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or bank, financial institution or special purpose vehicle which is established by such Transferor Bank or to any other third party or any other person whatsoever (a “"Transferee Bank”") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s 's Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time (without the consent of the Borrower) cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (provided that there shall be no more than two Banks at any one time) or other company or legal entity to be used in a securitisation of that Bank’s loan (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall must be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance the Loan or part of an Advance the Loan which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (StealthGas Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, without the consent of, or consultation with, but after giving 30-day notice to, the Borrowers and/or the Corporate Guarantor (other than in the circumstances referred to in Clause 15.9, in respect of which the terms of Clause 15.9 shall apply), cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, subsidiary or affiliate of a Lender, (iii) another first class international bank or financial institution institution, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a “Transferee BankLender”) in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Acquisition CORP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender provided that any Transferee Lender shall, before transferring its right, benefits and obligations to any other bank or financial institution, give notice thereof to the other Lenders, who shall have the option, to be exercised by notice in writing, to acquire all its part of the rights, benefits and obligations of the Transferee Lender, in which case the Transferor Lender shall transfer the same to that Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Clause 15.3. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to 44 the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account BankBanks, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Acquisition CORP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of (a) the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (b) the Agent, any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank Provided however that (a) the Transferor Bank shall pay to the Agent a transfer fee of Three thousand Dollars ($3,000) in respect of any such transfer and (b) the rights, benefits and/or obligations to be transferred under any such transfer shall be in respect of a minimum amount of Ten million Dollars ($10,000,000) of the Transferor Bank’s Commitment and/or (as the case may be) Contribution. The consent of the Borrower referred to above shall not be required in relation to any transfer if (1) a Default has occurred and is continuing or (2) the relevant Transferee Bank is (A) another Bank or (B) a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank or of another Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrowers, the Agent or the Agent other Creditors unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents as the Agent or the Transferee Bank may deem necessary has been effected and registeredregistered to the satisfaction of the Agent. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. below The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, Security Agent or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or either of them had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or and a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerAgent, the Agent Security Agent, the Swap Provider and the Security Agent Arranger in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (DryShips Inc.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, after consultation with the Borrowers and / or the Corporate Guarantor, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, subsidiary or affiliate of a Lender, (iii) another first class international bank or financial institution institution, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a “Transferee BankLender”) without the consent of the Borrowers or the Corporate Guarantor, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) without the Borrower’s consent if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise with the prior consent of the Borrower, (which may not be unreasonably delayed or withheld), in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution or other person (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentPayment Agent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Payment Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders 41 Table of Contents and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Payment Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Acquisition CORP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, without, save as hereafter provided, prior notice to, or the prior written consent of, the Borrower, the Corporate Guarantor, the Approved Charterer or any charterer of the Vessel, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be assigned or transferred to any other bank or financial institution person (a “Transferee BankLender”) in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance the Loan or part of an Advance the Loan which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor BankTransferor”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution, any Related Company of a Bank or another Bank or any other bank or financial institution or trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (including, without limitation, securitisation) or to any other person whatsoever (a “Transferee BankTransferee”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankTransferor, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankTransferor’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or any of them had against the Transferor BankTransferor;
(b) the Transferor BankTransferor’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankTransferor, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Arranger and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender provided that any Transferee Lender shall, before transferring its right, benefits and obligations to any other bank or financial institution, give notice thereof to the other Lenders, who shall have the option, to be exercised by notice in writing, to acquire all its part of the rights, benefits and obligations of the Transferee Lender, in which case the Transferor Lender shall transfer the same to that Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Clause 15.3. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account BankBanks, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution or other person (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank Provided that there may be no more than 5 Lenders at any one time, any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, without the consent of the Borrower, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Payment Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of each of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerArrangers, the Payment Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or any part of an Advance the Loan which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security Trustee, the Payment Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Arrangers and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, after consultation with the Borrowers and/or the Corporate Guarantor, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, subsidiary or affiliate of a Lender, (iii) another first class international bank or financial institution institution, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a “Transferee BankLender”) in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Acquisition CORP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Agent and the Borrowers (such consent in the case of the Borrowers not to be unreasonably withheld and the request for which shall be promptly responded to by the Borrowers), any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”"TRANSFEROR BANK") may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”"TRANSFEREE BANK") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause paragraph 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s 's Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent in accordance with the Agent and provisions of the Security Agent Agency Agreement and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses clause 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, Banks and the Swap Providers and the Banks Provider hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time time, after consultation with the Borrowers and / or the Corporate Guarantor, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, subsidiary or affiliate of a Lender, (iii) another first class international bank or financial institution institution, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a “Transferee BankLender”) without the consent of the Borrowers or the Corporate Guarantor, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the AgentAgent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, Agent and the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Samples: Facility Agreement (Navios Maritime Acquisition CORP)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor BankTransferor”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution, any Related Company of a Bank or another Bank or any other bank or financial institution or trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (including, without limitation, securitisation) or to any other person whatsoever (a “Transferee BankTransferee”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankTransferor, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankTransferor’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or either of them had against the Transferor BankTransferor;
(b) the Transferor BankTransferor’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankTransferor, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Borrowers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and the request for which to be promptly responded to), any Bank (the “Transferor BankTransferor”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other person (including, without limitation, a bank or financial institution institution) (a “Transferee BankTransferee”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankTransferor, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankTransferor’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankTransferor;
(b) the Transferor BankTransferor’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or a part of an Advance the Loan which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankTransferor, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party or HoldCo against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party or HoldCo referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Borrowers and the Banks other Creditors hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Transferor, the Transferee and the Transferee Bankother Banks.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a
(i) without the Borrower’s consent if such transfer is to another branch, a “Transferee Bank”subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise with the prior consent of the Borrower, (which may not be unreasonably delayed or withheld), in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrower or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers Borrower and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers Borrower had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers Borrower or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the BorrowersBorrower, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the BorrowersBorrower, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time time, following prior consultation with the Borrowers, and with the prior written consent of the Agent, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution or a special purpose vehicle established by that Transferor Bank (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankBank Provided Always that if the Transferee Bank shall be a Related Company of the relevant Bank then no consent shall be required from the Borrowers, the Borrowers consenting to any such transfer by their execution of this Agreement. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. The consent of the Borrowers referred to above shall not be required if the relevant Transferee Bank is a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor BankTransferor”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution, any Related Company of a Bank or another Bank or any other bank or financial institution or trust, fund or other entity which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or other financial assets (including, without limitation, securitisation) or to any other person whatsoever (a “Transferee BankTransferee”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee BankTransferee. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankTransferor, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankTransferor’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or either of them had against the Transferor BankTransferor;
(b) the Transferor BankTransferor’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankTransferor, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankTransferor’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Arranger and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank any Lender (the “Transferor BankLender”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to any other another first class international bank or financial institution (in either case a “Transferee BankLender”) (i) without the Borrowers’ consent if such transfer is to another branch, a subsidiary or affiliate of such Lender and (ii) otherwise with the prior consent of the Borrowers, (which may not be unreasonably delayed or withheld), in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor BankLender, the Transferee Bank Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other CreditorsBanks) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a BankLender’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank Lender in its capacity as a Bank Lender and shall not transfer its rights and obligations (if applicable) as the Agent and/or the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor BankLender’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor BankLender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as are transferred by such Transfer Certificate;
(b) the Transferor BankLender’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes a Bank Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor BankLender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor BankLender’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank Lender had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks Lenders generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks Lenders and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank Lender ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security AgentTrustee, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Agent and the Banks Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank Lender and the Transferee BankLender.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Subject to the prior written consent of the Agent, any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or bank, financial institution or other person whatsoever (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers Borrowers, the Agent or the Agent other Creditors unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, Security Agent or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in sub-clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or any of them had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or and a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the ArrangerAgent, the Agent Security Agent, the Swap Provider and the Security Agent Arranger in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Provider and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Security Agent, the Swap Provider, the Account Bank, the Arranger, the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Transferee Bankother Banks.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Poseidon Containers Holdings Corp.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “Transferor Bank”) may at any time time, following the prior written consent of the Borrowers (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and the request for which shall be promptly responded to) and the prior written consent of the Agent, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “Transferee Bank”) by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registeredregistered in a manner satisfactory in all respects to the Agent and the relevant Transferee Bank. The consent of the Borrowers referred to above shall not be required if (a) the relevant Transferee Bank in relation to a proposed transfer is a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Security Agent and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Second Supplemental Agreement (Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.)
Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “"Transferor Bank”") may at any time time, following the prior written consent of the Borrowers (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and the request for which shall be promptly responded to) and the prior written consent of the Agent, cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or financial institution (a “"Transferee Bank”") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registeredregistered in a manner satisfactory in all respects to the Agent and the relevant Transferee Bank. The consent of the Borrowers referred to above shall not be required if (a) the relevant Transferee Bank in relation to a proposed transfer is a Related Company of the relevant Transferor Bank. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s 's Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent in accordance with the provisions of clause 16 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers Security Agent and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Transfers by Banks. Any Bank (the “"Transferor Bank”") may at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the Security Documents to be transferred to any other bank or bank, financial institution or special purpose vehicle which is established by such Transferor Bank or to any other third party or any other person whatsoever (a “"Transferee Bank”") by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank. No such transfer is binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Bank, the Transferee Bank and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditors) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have effect as set out below. The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Bank’s 's rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution;
15.3.2 a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Bank in its capacity as a Bank and shall not transfer its rights and obligations as the Agent, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance with any applicable provisions of this Agreement;
15.3.3 a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows:
(a) to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Bank’s 's payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the Transferee Bank absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Bank;
(b) the Transferor Bank’s 's Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(c) the Transferee Bank becomes a Bank with a Contribution and/or a Commitment of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate;
(d) the Transferee Bank becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Banks generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Arranger, the Agent and the Security Agent and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Bank ceases to be bound by them;
(e) an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Bank makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the Transferor Bank, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Bank’s 's title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Bank had not existed; and
(f) the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Banks generally, including but not limited to those relating to the Majority Banks and those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that the Transferee Bank becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Bank ceases to be entitled to them;
15.3.4 the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and
15.3.5 the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the Swap Providers and the Banks hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw, revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Bank and the Transferee Bank.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.)