Syndicated Loans Each Bank severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make Syndicated Loans to the Borrower from time to time before the Termination Date; provided that,
Tranche B Loans Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each Lender agrees to make loans to Borrower (herein called such Lender's "Tranche B Loans") upon Borrower's request from time to time during the Tranche B Revolving Period, provided that (a) subject to Sections 3.3, 3.4 and 3.6, all Lenders are requested to make Tranche B Loans of the same Type in accordance with their respective Percentage Shares and as part of the same Borrowing, (b) after giving effect to such Tranche B Loans, the Tranche B Facility Usage does not exceed the Tranche B Borrowing Base (as defined in Section 2.10) and (c) the Aggregate Facility Usage does not exceed the Maximum Loan Amount. The aggregate amount of all Loans in any Borrowing of Tranche B Loans that are Base Rate Loans must be greater than or equal to $100,000 or must equal the remaining availability under the Tranche B Borrowing Base. The aggregate amount of all Loans in any Borrowing of Tranche B Loans that are Eurodollar Loans must be greater than or equal to $500,000 or must equal the remaining availability under the Tranche B Borrowing Base. Borrowers may have not more than three Borrowings of Tranche B Loans that are Eurodollar Loans outstanding at any time. The obligation of Borrower to repay to each Lender the aggregate amount of all Tranche B Loans made by such Lender, together with interest accruing in connection therewith, shall be evidenced by a single promissory note (herein called such Lender's "Tranche B Note") made by Borrower payable to the order of such Lender in the form of Exhibit A-2 with appropriate insertions. The amount of principal owing on any Lender's Tranche B Note at any given time shall be the aggregate amount of all Tranche B Loans theretofore made by such Lender minus all payments of principal theretofore received by such Lender on such Tranche B Note. Interest on each Tranche B Note shall accrue and be due and payable as provided herein and therein. Each Tranche B Note shall be due and payable as provided herein and therein, and shall be due and payable in full on the Tranche B Maturity Date. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow Tranche B Loans hereunder.
Tranche B Term Loans Each Lender that has a Tranche B Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to lend to Borrower on the Closing Date an amount not exceeding its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments to be used for the purposes identified in subsection 2.5A. Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent a Notice of Borrowing no later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date, requesting a borrowing of the Tranche B Term Loans. The Notice of Borrowing shall specify (i) the proposed Funding Date (which shall be a Business Day), and (ii) that such Loans shall be Base Rate Loans. The aggregate amount of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments is $45,000,000; PROVIDED that the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments of Lenders shall be adjusted to (1) give effect to any assignments of the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments pursuant to subsection 10.1B and (2) any increase in Tranche B Term Loans pursuant to subsection 2.1A(iv). Each Lender's Tranche B Term Loan Commitment shall expire immediately and without further action on March 31, 2002 if the Tranche B Term Loans have not been made on or before that date. Subject to subsection 2.1A(iv), Borrower may make only one borrowing under the Tranche B Term Loan Commitments. Amounts 35 borrowed under this subsection 2.1A(ii) and subsequently repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
Revolving Facility During the Availability Period, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make a Revolving Loan or Revolving Loans to each Revolving Facility Borrower from time to time pursuant to such Lender’s Facility Commitment, which Revolving Loans: (i) may, except as set forth herein, at the option of each Revolving Facility Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, or Converted into, Revolving Loans that are US Base Rate Loans, Eurodollar Loans or Foreign Currency Loans, in each case denominated in Dollars or a Designated Foreign Currency, provided that all Revolving Loans made as part of the same Revolving Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, be made to the same Revolving Facility Borrower and consist of Revolving Loans of the same Type; (ii) may be repaid or prepaid and re-borrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iii) shall not be made if, after giving effect to any such Revolving Loan, (A) the Revolving Facility Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Facility Commitment, (B) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure would exceed the Total Facility Commitment, (C) the Aggregate Revolving Facility Exposure at such time that is denominated in any Designated Foreign Currency would exceed the Maximum Foreign Exposure Amount or the Aggregate Canadian Sub-Facility Exposure would exceed the Total Canadian Commitment, (D) the Foreign Subsidiary Borrower Exposure would exceed the Maximum Foreign Exposure Amount, (E) the Aggregate Credit Facility Exposure would exceed the Maximum Credit Facility Amount, or (F) any Borrower would be required to prepay Loans or cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.12(b). The Revolving Loans to be made by each Lender will be made by such Lender in the Funding Amount applicable to such Lender at the time of the making of such Revolving Loan on a pro rata basis based upon such Lender’s Funding Percentage of the Revolving Borrowing at the time of such Revolving Borrowing, in each case in accordance with Section 2.07 hereof.
Pro Rata Borrowings All Borrowings of Loans under this Agreement shall be incurred from the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their Commitments. It is understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender of its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to make its Loans hereunder.
Requests for Syndicated Borrowings To request a Syndicated Borrowing, the relevant Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Syndicated Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the relevant Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
Revolving Loan Facility On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to advance to the Borrower from time to time during the period beginning on the Effective Date up to, but not including the Termination Date, such loans in Dollars as the Borrower may request under this Section 2.01(b) (individually, a “Revolving Loan”); provided, however, that (i) the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Lender at any time outstanding and (B) such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations and all Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) the sum of (A) the Effective Amount of all Revolving Loans made by all of the Revolving Lenders at any time outstanding and (B) the Effective Amount of all L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at any time outstanding shall not exceed the Revolving Loan Facility at such time. All Revolving Loans shall be made on a pro rata basis by the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Proportionate Shares, with each Revolving Loan Borrowing to be comprised of a Revolving Loan by each Revolving Lender equal to such Lender’s Revolving Proportionate Share of such Revolving Loan Borrowing. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Revolving Loans until the Termination Date in respect of the Revolving Loan Facility.
