Withholding Exemption Certificates. Nothing in this Section 2.4(g) shall be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Each Agent and Lender, on or before the Closing Date, agree that they will deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in case of a Lender) (and the Administrative Agent agrees that it will deliver to Borrower) either (i) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if it is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); or (ii) if it is not a United States person, two (2) duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“Withholding Certificate (Portfolio Interest)”) or a successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying in each case that such Agent or Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Each Lender which delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form W-8BEN (claiming an exemption under an applicable treaty or a portfolio interest exemption) or W-8ECI pursuant to the preceding sentence further undertakes, to the extent permitted by law, to deliver to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent further copies of the said letter and Form W-8BEN or W-8ECI, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification or procedure, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such letter or form expires or becomes obsolete or within a reasonable time after gaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and forms previously delivered by it to Borrower, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent.
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Samples: Loan Agreement (Solarcity Corp)
Withholding Exemption Certificates. Nothing in this Section 2.4(g) shall be construed to require any Agent or any Each Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Each Agent and Lender, on or before the Closing Date, agree that they will deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in case of upon becoming a Lender) (and the Administrative Agent Lender agrees that it will deliver to Borrower) Administrative Agent and Borrower either (ia) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if it such Lender is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); , an executed copy of a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States backup withholding, or (iib) if it such Lender is not a United States personperson (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), two (2) duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“Withholding Certificate (Portfolio Interest)”) W-8IMY or a successor applicable form, as the case may bebe (certifying therein an entitlement to an exemption from or reduction in, certifying in each case that such Agent or Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxeswithholding Taxes) plus, in the case of a Lender using the so-called “portfolio interest exemption,” a duly completed and executed non-bank certificate in the form of Exhibits I-1, I-2, I-3 or I-4, as applicable to such Lender (each a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”). Each Lender which delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form W-9, W-8BEN (claiming an exemption under an applicable treaty or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY and a portfolio interest exemption) or W-8ECI U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, pursuant to the preceding sentence further undertakes, to the extent permitted by law, undertakes to deliver to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent further copies of the said letter and Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification or procedure, and a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such letter form or form certificate expires or becomes obsolete or within a reasonable time after gaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and forms previously delivered by it to Borrowerit, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying in the case of a Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY and a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal Taxes, or at a reduced rate, unless in any such cases any change in treaty, law, regulation or the circumstance of any Loan Party or Affiliate of any Loan Party (other than an Affiliate that is a Credit Party) or any designation of a new lending office or assignment described in the exception contained in clause (B) of Section 2.4.4(a) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms or certificates inapplicable or which would prevent a Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or certificate with respect to it and such Lender advises Borrower that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal Tax or at a reduced rate. For the avoidance of doubt, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States federal Tax pursuant to Section 2.4.4 (or make an indemnification payment pursuant to Section 2.4.4) to any Lender (including any entity to which any Lender sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers its rights under this Agreement) if the obligation to pay such additional amounts (or such indemnification) would not have arisen but for a failure of such Lender to comply with its obligations under this Section 2.4.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.4.5, no Person shall be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.4.5 that such Person is not legally able to deliver.
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Withholding Exemption Certificates. Nothing Administrative Agent on the Restatement Date, each Lender upon becoming a Lender, each LC Issuer upon becoming an LC Issuer, and each Person to which any Lender grants a participation (or otherwise transfers its interest in this Section 2.4(gAgreement) shall be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Each Agent and Lender, on or before the Closing Date, agree that they will deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in case of a Lender) (and the Administrative Agent agrees that it will deliver to Borrower) Borrower either (ia) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if it such Lender or Person is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); , an executed copy of a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or (iib) if it such Lender or Person is not a United States personperson (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), two (2) duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“Withholding Certificate (Portfolio Interest)”) W-8IMY or a successor applicable form, as the case may bebe (certifying therein an entitlement to an exemption from or reduction in, certifying in each case that such Agent or Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income withholding taxes) plus, in the case of a Lender or a Person using the so-called “portfolio interest exemption,” a duly completed and executed non-bank certificate in the form of Exhibit J, if applicable (a “Section 2.5.6 Certificate”). Each Lender or LC Issuer which delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form W-8BEN (claiming an exemption under an applicable treaty X-0, X-0XXX, X-0XXX, X-0XXX or W-8IMY and a portfolio interest exemption) or W-8ECI Section 2.5.6 Certificate, as the case may be, pursuant to the preceding sentence further undertakes, to the extent permitted by law, undertakes to deliver to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent further copies of the said letter and Form W-8BEN X-0, X-0XXX, X-0XXX W-8EXP or W-8ECIW-8IMY, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification or procedure, and a Section 2.5.6 Certificate, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such letter form or form certificate expires or becomes obsolete or within a reasonable time after gaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and forms previously delivered by it to Borrower, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by Borrower Borrower, certifying in the case of a Form X-0, X-0XXX or W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY and a Section 2.5.6 Certificate, as the case may be, that such Lender or LC Issuer is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, or at a reduced rate, unless in any such cases any change in treaty, law, regulation or the Administrative Agentcircumstance of any Borrower Party or Affiliate of any Borrower Party (other than an Affiliate that is a Secured Party) or any designation of a new lending office or assignment described in the exception contained in clause (B) of Section 2.5.4(a) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms or certificates inapplicable or which would prevent a Lender or LC Issuer from duly completing and delivering any such form or certificate with respect to it and such Lender or LC Issuer advises Borrower that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax or at a reduced rate. Borrower shall not be obligated, however, to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States federal income tax pursuant to Section 2.5.4 (or make an indemnification payment pursuant to Section 2.5.4) to any Lender or LC Issuer (including any entity to which any Lender or LC Issuer sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers its rights under this Agreement) if the obligation to pay such additional amounts (or such indemnification) would not have arisen but for a failure of such Lender to comply with its obligations under this Section 2.5.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.5.6, no Person shall be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.5.6 that such Person is not legally able to deliver.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Calpine Corp)
Withholding Exemption Certificates. Nothing in this Section 2.4(g) shall be construed to require any Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Each Agent and Lender, on or before On the Closing Date, agree that they will deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in case of or upon becoming a Lender) (and the Administrative Agent Lender hereunder, each Lender agrees that it will deliver to Borrower) Borrower and Administrative Agent either (i) if it is incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or a state thereof, two duly completed originals or copies of the United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if it is a United States person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code)W-9; or (ii) if it is not a United States personso incorporated, two (2) duly completed originals or copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8ECI, Form W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E or a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“Withholding Certificate (Portfolio Interest)”) Form W-8IMY or a successor applicable form, as the case may be, certifying in each case that such Agent or Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes; or (iii) in the case of such a Lender that is entitled to claim exemption from withholding of United States Federal income tax under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Lender is (A) not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) not a “10 percent shareholder” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (C) not a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) two accurate, complete and signed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E or successor form. Each Lender which delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form W-8BEN (claiming an exemption under an applicable treaty W-9, W-8ECI, W-8IMY or a portfolio interest exemption) or W-8ECI W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E pursuant to the preceding sentence further undertakes, to the extent permitted by law, undertakes to deliver to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent further completed originals or copies of the said letter and Form W-8BEN W-9, W-8ECI, or W-8ECIW-8IMY or W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification or procedure, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such letter or form expires or becomes obsolete or within a reasonable time after gaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and forms previously delivered by it to Borrower, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying in the case of a Form W-8ECI, W-8IMY or W-8BEN/W-8BEN-E that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement, the Notes and the other Credit Documents without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes, unless in any such cases an event (including any change in treaty, law or regulation) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms inapplicable or which would prevent a Lender from duly completing and delivering any such letter or form with respect to it and such Lender advises Borrower that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal income tax.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Bloom Energy Corp)
Withholding Exemption Certificates. Nothing in this Section 2.4(g) shall be construed to require any Agent or any Each Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person. Each Agent and Lender, on or before the Closing Date, agree that they will deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in case of upon becoming a Lender) (and the Administrative Agent Lender agrees that it will deliver to Borrower) Administrative Agent and Borrower either (ia) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if it such Lender is a United States person (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code); , an executed copy of a United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States backup withholding, or (iib) if it such Lender is not a United States personperson (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), two (2) duly completed copies of United States Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (“Withholding Certificate (Portfolio Interest)”) W-8IMY or a successor applicable form, as the case may bebe (certifying therein an entitlement to an exemption from or reduction in, certifying in each case that such Agent or Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxeswithholding Taxes) plus, in the case of a Lender using the so-called “portfolio interest exemption,” a duly completed and executed non-bank certificate in the form of Exhibits G-1, G-2, G-3 or G-4, as applicable to such Lender (each a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”). Each Lender which delivers to Borrower and the Administrative Agent a Form W-9, W-8BEN (claiming an exemption under an applicable treaty or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY and a portfolio interest exemption) or W-8ECI U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, pursuant to the preceding sentence further undertakes, to the extent permitted by law, undertakes to deliver to Borrower and to the Administrative Agent further copies of the said letter and Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY, or successor applicable forms, or other manner of certification or procedure, and a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, on or before the date that any such letter form or form certificate expires or becomes obsolete or within a reasonable time after gaining knowledge of the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent letter and forms previously delivered by it to Borrowerit, and such extensions or renewals thereof as may reasonably be requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, certifying in the case of a Form W-9, W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-8IMY and a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, as the case may be, that such Lender is entitled to receive payments under this Agreement without deduction or withholding of any United States federal Taxes, or at a reduced rate, unless in any such cases any change in treaty, law, regulation or the circumstance of any Loan Party or Affiliate of any Loan Party (other than an Affiliate that is a Credit Party) or any designation of a new lending office or assignment described in the exception contained in clause (B) of Section 2.4.4(a) has occurred prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required which renders all such forms or certificates inapplicable or which would prevent a Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or certificate with respect to it and such Lender advises Borrower that it is not capable of receiving payments without any deduction or withholding of United States federal Tax or at a reduced rate. For the avoidance of doubt, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States federal Tax pursuant to Section 2.4.4 (or make an indemnification payment pursuant to Section 2.4.4) to any Lender (including any entity to which any Lender sells, assigns, grants a participation in, or otherwise transfers its rights under this Agreement) if the obligation to pay such additional amounts (or such indemnification) would not have arisen but for a failure of such Lender to comply with its obligations under this Section 2.4.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.4.5, no Person shall be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section 2.4.5 that such Person is not legally able to deliver.
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