Common use of US Borrowers Clause in Contracts

US Borrowers. If a Borrower is a U.S. Person, (a) any Recipient that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Agent and North American Loan Party Agent IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Agent or North American Loan Party Agent to determine whether such Recipient is subject to information reporting requirements and to establish that such Recipient is not subject to backup withholding and (b) any Recipient that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Agent and the North American Loan Party Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) on or before the date it becomes a party hereunder (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation), which ever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of an applicable treaty to which the United States is a party (A) with respect to payments of interest (or amounts deemed to be payments interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes) under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such treaty and (B) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such treaty; (ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Recipient is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) and (B) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; and (iv) to the extent a Recipient is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if such Recipient is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Recipient are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Recipient may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner. In addition, upon request of the North American Loan Party Agent, each Recipient shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence, expiration, or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Recipient. Each Recipient shall promptly notify the North American Loan Party Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the North American Loan Party Agent (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).

US Borrowers. If a Borrower is a U.S. Person, (a) any Recipient that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Agent and North American Loan Party Agent IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Agent or North American Loan Party Agent to determine whether such Recipient is subject to information reporting requirements and to establish that such Recipient is not subject to backup withholding and (b) any Recipient that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Agent and the North American Loan Party Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) on or before the date it becomes a party hereunder (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation), which ever whichever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of an applicable treaty to which the United States is a party (A) with respect to payments of interest (or amounts deemed to be payments interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes) under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such treaty and (B) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such treaty; (ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Recipient is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) and (B) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; and (iv) to the extent a Recipient is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if such Recipient is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Recipient are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Recipient may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner. In addition, upon request of the North American Loan Party Agent, each Recipient shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence, expiration, or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Recipient. Each Recipient shall promptly notify the North American Loan Party Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the North American Loan Party Agent (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).

US Borrowers. If a Borrower is a U.S. Person, (a) any Recipient that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Agent and North American Loan Party Agent IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Agent or North American Loan Party Agent to determine whether such Recipient is subject to information reporting requirements and to establish that such Recipient is not subject to United States backup withholding and (b) any Recipient that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Agent and the North American Loan Party Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) on or before the date it becomes a party hereunder (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation), which ever of the following is applicable: (i) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of an applicable treaty Treaty to which the United States is a party (A) with respect to payments of interest (or amounts deemed to be payments interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes) under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such treaty Treaty and (B) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such treatyTreaty; (ii) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI; (iii) in the case of a Recipient claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (A) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Recipient is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any U.S. Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Certificate”) and (B) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; and (iv) to the extent a Recipient is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if such Recipient is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Recipient are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Recipient may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner. In addition, upon request of the North American Loan Party Agent, each Recipient shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence, expiration, or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Recipient. Each Recipient shall promptly notify the North American Loan Party Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the North American Loan Party Agent (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).