VAT. (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT in addition to such consideration. (ii) Where any Transferred Entity is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit. (iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above. (iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Barclays Bank PLC /Eng/), Stock Purchase Agreement (BlackRock Inc.), Stock Purchase Agreement (Barclays Bank PLC /Eng/)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any Loan Party to any Recipient that (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT that is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 7.7.8(b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any Loan Party under a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, such Loan Party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Loan Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “Customer”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Customer (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive Where the Supplier is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Customer must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) Where the Customer is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, such Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Section 7.7.8 to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by United Kingdom’s Value Added Tax Act 1994 or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT applicable legislation in its own name, as other jurisdictions having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amounta similar effect), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any other Person under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, such other Person must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch other Person’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (MIDDLEBY Corp), Credit Agreement (MIDDLEBY Corp), Credit Agreement (Middleby Corp)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Facility Agreement (OI S.A. - In Judicial Reorganization), Facility Agreement, Facility Agreement
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any Loan Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.01(i)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Loan Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Loan Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Loan Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “VAT Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any Loan Party (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Recipient must (where this subclause (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the VAT Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.01(i) to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make including but not limited to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iiifiscal unities) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except a reference to the extent that person who is treated as making the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that (as appropriate) receiving the representative member of supply under the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovegrouping rules.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Loan Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Fifth Amendment (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC), Amendment (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC), Second Amendment (Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings PLC)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to any Agent or a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.03(b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender to any party under any Loan Document and the such Agent or such Lender is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Agent or such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and an Agent or Lender concerned must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender (the “Supplier”) to any Agent or any other Lender (the “Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Receiver must (where this Section 3.03(b)(i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Receiver, pay to the Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify any Agent or a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Agent or such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Agent or such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in Sections 3.03(a)-(d) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a party to any other party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such party, that other party must promptly provide such party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat other party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Novanta Inc), Credit Agreement (Novanta Inc), Credit Agreement (Novanta Inc)
VAT. 14.7.1 All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 14.7.2 below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such consideration.
(iisupply) Where any Transferred Entity is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such proportion Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
14.7.2 If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any VAT Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (if anyrather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
14.7.2.1 (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) for the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Clause 14.7.2.1 applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the representative member of Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
14.7.2.2 (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated tax authority for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or toVAT) the relevant Transferred EntityRelevant Party must promptly, after taking into account such following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable equal to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of repayment from the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity tax authority in respect of VAT which has been incurred that VAT.
14.7.3 Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or which would have been treated for VAT purposesexpense, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, including such part thereof as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in from the relevant tax authority.
14.7.4 In relation to any payment supply made by Buyer a Finance Party to any Party under (C) abovea Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Revolving Facility Agreement (Sibanye Gold LTD), Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (Sibanye Stillwater LTD), Revolving Facility Agreement (Sibanye Gold LTD)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to the Administrative Agent, an Arranger, a Lender or an Issuing Bank which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to Section 2.17(p)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, a Lender or an Issuing Bank to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the relevant Lender or otherwise provided in respect of VAT the relevant Issuing Bank (as applicable and in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, a Lender or an Issuing Bank (the “Supplier”) to any of the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, a Lender or an Issuing Bank (the “Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Section 2.17(p)(A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires a party to reimburse or indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, a Lender or an Issuing Bank for any Transferred Entity cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank (as applicable) for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.17(p) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply or (as appropriate) receiving the supply under the grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity unity) of which that party is a member for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller at the relevant time or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make the relevant representative member (or procure head) of that its group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant Affiliate makestime (as the case may be).
(v) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make In relation to any Government Entity supply made by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, a Lender or an Issuing Bank to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank (as applicable), that party must promptly provide the Administrative Agent, the relevant Arranger, the relevant Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which Administrative Agent, the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of Arranger, the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave Lender or the relevant Issuing Bank’s VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (Indivior PLC), Credit Agreement (Indivior PLC), Credit Agreement (Indivior PLC)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 14.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 3 contracts
Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Cboe Global Markets, Inc.), Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Cboe Global Markets, Inc.), Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Cboe Global Markets, Inc.)
VAT. (i) 10.1 All consideration provided under sums set out in this Agreement and the SFM Corporate Services Fee Letter or otherwise payable by the Issuer to the SFM Corporate Services Provider pursuant to this Agreement or the SFM Corporate Services Fee Letter shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required deemed to be paid exclusive of any VAT chargeable on any supply or otherwise provided in respect supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes.
10.2 Where, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the SFM Corporate Services Fee Letter, the SFM Corporate Services Provider makes a supply to either Appointing Party for VAT purposes and VAT is or becomes chargeable on such supply, the Issuer shall, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the SFM Corporate Services Provider, pay to the SFM Corporate Services Provider (in addition to and at the same time as any other consideration for such considerationsupply) a sum equal to the amount of such VAT.
(ii) 10.3 Where any Transferred Entity person is a member required by the terms of a group this Agreement or fiscal unity the SFM Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify any other person (other than the Issuer) for VAT purposes any cost or expense, such first person shall reimburse or indemnify (a “VAT Group”as the case may be) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application such other person for the exclusion full amount of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from cost or expense, including such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation part thereof as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such other person is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovefrom HMRC.
10.4 Where any person is required by the terms of this Agreement or the SFM Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify either Appointing Party for any cost or expense, such person shall reimburse or indemnify (ivas the case may be) The provisions such Appointing Party for the full amount of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch cost or expenses, including such part thereof as represents VAT.
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Sources: SFM Corporate Services Agreement, SFM Corporate Services Agreement, SFM Corporate Services Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part of it as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable a reference to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative any member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any group at such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovetime.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Term Loan Facility (Ardmore Shipping Corp), Term Loan Facility (Ardmore Shipping Corp), Term Loan Facility (Ardmore Shipping Corp)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Loan Agreement (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.), Loan Agreement (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.), Loan Agreement (Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.)
VAT. (i) 10.1 All consideration provided under sums set out in this Agreement and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Fee Letter or otherwise payable by the Issuer to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Provider pursuant to this Agreement or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Fee Letter shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required deemed to be paid exclusive of any VAT chargeable on any supply or otherwise provided in respect supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes.
10.2 Where, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Fee Letter, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Provider makes a supply to either Appointing Party for VAT purposes and VAT is or becomes chargeable on such supply, the Issuer shall, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Provider, pay to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Provider (in addition to and at the same time as any other consideration for such considerationsupply) a sum equal to the amount of such VAT.
(ii) 10.3 Where any Transferred Entity person is a member required by the terms of a group this Agreement or fiscal unity the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify any other person (other than the Issuer) for VAT purposes any cost or expense, such first person shall reimburse or indemnify (a “VAT Group”as the case may be) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application such other person for the exclusion full amount of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from cost or expense, including such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation part thereof as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such other person is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovefrom HMRC.
10.4 Where any person is required by the terms of this Agreement or the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify either Appointing Party for any cost or expense, such person shall reimburse or indemnify (ivas the case may be) The provisions such Appointing Party for the full amount of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch cost or expenses, including such part thereof as represents VAT.
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Sources: Maples Corporate Services Agreement, Maples Corporate Services Agreement, Maples Corporate Services Agreement
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any Party to a Credit Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Credit Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Credit Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Credit Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Credit Party (the “VAT Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any Party other than the VAT Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the VAT Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Credit Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Credit Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Credit Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.17(h) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Credit Party to any Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Credit Party, that Party must promptly provide such Credit Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Credit Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Waldencast PLC), Credit Agreement (Waldencast PLC), Credit Agreement (Waldencast Acquisition Corp.)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Term Loan Facility (Dorian LPG Ltd.), Term Loan Facility (Dorian LPG Ltd.)
VAT. (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required expressed to be paid payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Secured Party which (in whole or otherwise provided in respect part) constitute consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Secured Party to any party in connection with a Loan Document, that party shall pay to such Secured Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Secured Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Secured Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Secured Party (the “Recipient”) in connection with a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party shall also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient shall (where this Section 2.17(g)(ii)(A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party shall promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Secured Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Secured Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Secured Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.17(g) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Secured Party to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Secured Party, that party shall promptly provide such Secured Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration (if applicable) and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Secured Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement (Alkermes Plc.), Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement (Alkermes Plc.)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 14.9 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (in accordance with the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion provisions of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member national law implementing Article 11 of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount Council Directive of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made 28 November 2006 on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund common system of value added tax (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentEC Directive 2006/112), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above).
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Bridge Facilities Agreement (Compagnie Maritime Belge NV), Bridge Facilities Agreement (Compagnie Maritime Belge NV)
VAT. (iA) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 11.7(B), if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(B) If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Clause 11.7(B)(1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(iiC) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(D) Any reference in this Clause 11.7 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable a reference to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative any member of the relevant such group which is responsible for accounting for, or paying, VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for on behalf of such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member group, or on behalf of any or all of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovemembers thereof.
(ivE) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Term Facility Agreement (Rockley Photonics Holdings LTD), Support Letter (Rockley Photonics Holdings LTD)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 17.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (Magnum Ice Cream Co B.V.), Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (Magnum Ice Cream Co B.V.)
VAT. (iA) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is or becomes chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to Clause 12.7(B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(B) If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Clause 12.7(B)(1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(iiC) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(D) Any reference in this Clause 12.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable a reference to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative any member of the relevant such group at such time which is responsible for, or paying VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for on behalf of such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member group, or on behalf of any or all of the relevant VAT Group obtains members thereof (including, in a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity UK context, the “representative member” as defined in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentValue Added Tax Act 1994), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivE) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Bridge and Term Facilities Agreement (Rentokil Initial PLC /Fi), Bridge and Term Facilities Agreement (Rentokil Initial PLC /Fi)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Facility Agreement (Randgold Resources LTD), Facility Agreement (Randgold Resources LTD)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) Where any Transferred Entity (where the Recipient is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its the person required to account to the relevant Affiliate makes) an application tax authority for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT GroupRecipient, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group Recipient an amount equal to such proportion of any the VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of repayment from the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity tax authority in respect of VAT which has been incurred that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or which would have been treated indemnify a Finance Party for VAT purposesany cost or expense, if that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the relevant Transferred Entity was registered case may be) such Finance Party for VAT in its own namethe full amount of such cost or expense, including such part of it as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovefrom the relevant tax authority.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Loan Agreement (Ardmore Shipping Corp), Loan Agreement (Ardmore Shipping Corp)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Secured Term Loan Facility (Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority), Secured Term Loan Facility
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 16.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term "representative member" to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Senior Term Facilities Agreement (CorpAcq Group PLC), Senior Term Facilities Agreement (CorpAcq Group PLC)
VAT. (iA) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Transaction Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Transaction Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(B) If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Transaction Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Transaction Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(iiC) Where a Transaction Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(D) Any reference in this Clause 13.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term "representative member" to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivE) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Transaction Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Securitisation Agreement (Encore Capital Group Inc), Securitization Agreement (Encore Capital Group Inc)
VAT. (a) Where under the terms of this Agreement one party is liable to indemnify or reimburse another party in respect of any costs, charges or expenses, the payment shall include an amount equal to any VAT thereon not otherwise recoverable by the other party or the representative member of any VAT group of which it forms part.
(b) To the extent applicable and legally possible, the Parties shall seek and cooperate to treat the sale and transfer of the Mamba Assets and Mamba Liabilities in the relevant jurisdictions as a non-VATable transfer of a going concern and provide each other with all relevant information for that purpose. The Parties agree to determine to what extent (i) All consideration provided the execution of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement are subject to VAT, and (ii) such VAT is owed by Parent (or its relevant Affiliate, as applicable), or by Purchaser (or any of Purchaser’s Affiliates), in each case prior to Closing; if and to the extent the Parties fail to reach such an agreement, the reasonable opinion of Parent’s tax advisor on such treatment shall be applied at Closing reflected in any invoices to be issued on the Closing Date and VAT returns to be filed by the Parties and their Affiliates, in particular with respect to the sale and transfer of the Mamba Assets and Mamba Liabilities. If any payment under this Agreement (based on the determination pursuant to the preceding sentences) constitutes the consideration for a taxable supply for VAT purposes, then (i) the recipient shall provide to the payer a valid VAT invoice complying with applicable VAT laws, and (ii) except where the reverse charge procedure applies, and subject to the provision of a valid VAT invoice in accordance with (i), in addition to that payment the payer shall pay to the recipient any VAT due. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if VAT is triggered by the waiver of an exemption applicable to the sale of the Shares or any receivables pursuant to this Agreement by Parent, the Transferred Companies or any of their respective Affiliates, the respective amount paid under this agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required VAT except to be paid the extent such VAT is recoverable or otherwise provided in respect creditable by the Purchaser or any of VAT in addition to such considerationits Affiliates.
(c) If a VAT amount actually payable as a consequence of the execution of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement turns out to be higher or lower than the amount shown on the relevant invoice issued by Parent (or its relevant Affiliate, as applicable) (including if no VAT has been invoiced at all) due to (i) an assessment after Closing of a competent Tax authority, or (ii) Where for any Transferred Entity other reason identified and agreed (acting reasonably) by the Parties after Closing, the Parties shall make appropriate declarations and filings with the relevant Tax authorities, amend any invoices (to the extent required by applicable VAT laws), provide to the respective other Party any requested information and copies of relevant documents and make any required payments to each other and the Tax authorities, respectively, in each case without undue delay. For avoidance of doubt, if VAT is assessed by a competent Tax authority, Parent shall provide the Purchaser with a valid VAT invoice and Purchaser shall pay to Parent any VAT due in accordance with Section 7.11(b) above, including in each case any interest or penalties assessed; provided, however, if the Parties fail to reach an agreement on the treatment of any transaction at Closing, the Parties file in accordance with Parent’s determination as to such matter as required under Section 7.11(b), and VAT is assessed on such transaction by a competent Tax authority as administered in accordance with this Section 7.11(c), then Parent shall be responsible for and pay any such interest or penalties assessed solely to the extent that they arise as a result of, or are attributable to, the application of the treatment selected by Parent at Closing.
(d) Any reference in this Section 7.11 to any Party or entity shall, at any time when such Party or entity is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply or, where appropriate, as receiving the supply, under VAT grouping rules provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented the relevant Transferred Entity was registered European member state) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction that is not a member state of the European Union, so that a reference to a Party or entity shall be construed as a reference to that Party, entity or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party or entity is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Stock Purchase Agreement (Allison Transmission Holdings Inc), Stock Purchase Agreement (DANA Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is or becomes chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration).
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 15.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply or fiscal unity (as appropriate) receiving the supply under the applicable VAT grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (as amended) or as implemented by relevant legislation in any relevant jurisdiction having implemented such Council Directive 2006/112/EC, or any corresponding legislation in any other relevant jurisdiction) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group of which that Party is a member for VAT purposes at the relevant time or the relevant representative member of that group at the relevant time as the case may be.
(a “VAT Group”e) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make In relation to any Government Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party shall promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party’s VAT registration number and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with SellerFinance Party’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Fifth Amendment and Restatement Agreement, Facility Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term "representative member" to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Addendum to First Preferred Marshall Islands Mortgage (Ocean Rig UDW Inc.), Term Loan Agreement (Ocean Rig UDW Inc.)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed in any Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Loan Document (for the purposes of this paragraph (i), a “party”) to any Lender or Bank or the Agent that (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for any supply for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VATany VAT that is chargeable on such supply. No amounts shall be Subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Bank or the Agent to any party under any Loan Document and such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for such VAT, such party shall pay to such Lender or otherwise provided in respect of VAT Bank or the Agent (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply), as applicable, an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Bank or the Agent (the “VAT Supplier”) to any other Lender, Bank or the Agent (the “VAT Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Recipient (the “VAT Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the VAT Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of such consideration):
(A) to the extent the VAT Supplier is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the VAT Subject Party shall also pay to the VAT Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT, and the VAT Recipient shall, where this clause (A) applies, promptly pay to the VAT Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on such supply; and
(B) to the extent the VAT Recipient is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the VAT Subject Party shall promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on such supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of such VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify any Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, for any cost or expense, such party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, except to the extent that such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this paragraph (i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the Person that is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction that is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to such party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which such party is a member for VAT purposes at the relevant time or the relevant representative member (and “representative member” shall have the same meaning in relation to a “United Kingdom VAT Group”group as in the United Kingdom Value Added Tax Act 1994) with Seller or one head of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make such group or unity (or procure that its fiscal unity) at the relevant Affiliate makestime (as the case may be).
(v) an application for In relation to any supply made by a Lender or Bank or the exclusion Agent, as applicable, to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, such party must promptly provide such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, with details of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from party’s VAT registration and such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation information as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity is reasonably requested in connection with the registration VAT reporting requirements of any Transferred Entity such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Dateapplicable, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc), Credit Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 13.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Bridge and Term Facilities Agreement (Magnum Ice Cream Co B.V.), Bridge and Term Facilities Agreement (Magnum Ice Cream Co B.V.)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) Where any Transferred Entity (where the Recipient is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its the person required to account to the relevant Affiliate makes) an application tax authority for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT GroupRecipient, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group Recipient an amount equal to such proportion of any the VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of repayment from the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity tax authority in respect of VAT which has been incurred that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or which would have been treated indemnify a Finance Party for VAT purposesany cost or expense, if that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the relevant Transferred Entity was registered case may be) such Finance Party for VAT in its own namethe full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovefrom the relevant tax authority.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Multicurrency Revolving Facility Agreement (H Lundbeck a S), Term and Revolving Facilities Agreement (KNOT Offshore Partners LP)
VAT. (i) With respect to any Loan to the UK Borrower:
(A) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to the Agent or any Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Agent or any Lender to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and the Agent or such Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to the Agent or otherwise provided such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT, subject to the Agent or such Lender (as appropriate) first providing an appropriate VAT invoice to that party.
(B) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Agent or any Lender (the “Supplier”) to the Agent or another Lender (the “Supply Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Supply Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Supply Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Supply Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Supply Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Supply Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Supply Recipient, pay to the Supply Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Supply Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(iiC) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify the Agent or any Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Agent or such ▇▇▇▇▇▇ (as the case may be) for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents irrecoverable VAT.
(D) Any reference in paragraphs (i) – (iii) and (v) below to a party shall, at any time when such party is a treated as member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller at the relevant time or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make the relevant representative member (or procure head) of that its group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant Affiliate makestime (as the case may be).
(E) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make In relation to any Government Entity supply made by the Agent or any Lender to a party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by the Agent or such Lender, that party must promptly provide the Agent or such Lender with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date Agent’s or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Receivables Funding and Administration Agreement (Td Synnex Corp), Credit Agreement (Td Synnex Corp)
VAT. All amounts set out in, or expressed to be payable under, a Loan Document by any party to a Credit Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to the second paragraph of this Section 2.17(h), if VAT is chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party to any party under a Loan Document and such Credit Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, such Credit Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party and, provided that such an invoice has been provided, that party shall pay to such Credit Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) or, according with the Council Directive 2006/112/EC as amended, an amount equal to the amount of the VAT or, where applicable, directly account for such VAT at the appropriate rate under the reverse charge procedure provided for by Article 196 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC, as amended and implemented by any relevant member state of the European Union. If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party (the Supplier) to any other Credit Party (the Recipient) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party shall be inclusive also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts The Recipient shall be required (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such considerationchargeable on that supply; and.
(ii) Where any Transferred Entity (where the Recipient is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its the person required to account to the relevant Affiliate makes) an application tax authority for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect VAT) the Relevant Party shall promptly, following demand from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT GroupRecipient, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group Recipient an amount equal to such proportion of any the VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of repayment from the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity tax authority in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (Millicom International Cellular Sa), Revolving Credit Agreement (Millicom International Cellular Sa)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Facility Agreement (Platinum Underwriters Holdings LTD), Facility Agreement (Platinum Underwriters Holdings LTD)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.01(h)(ii) if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “VAT Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any Loan Party (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration)
(a) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(b) (where the VAT Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.01(h) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make including but not limited to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iiifiscal unities) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except a reference to the extent that person who is treated as making the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that (as appropriate) receiving the representative member of supply under the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovegrouping rules.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Loan Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.), Credit Agreement (Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part of it as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 14.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when that Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or equivalent provisions imposed elsewhere so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that 75 EUROPE/73091764v9 the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or representative or head) of that group or unity at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Term, Revolving and Accordion Facilities Agreement (Ardmore Shipping Corp), Term, Revolving and Accordion Facilities Agreement (Ardmore Shipping Corp)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out, or expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Finance Party which (in whole or part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for any supply for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration (i) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT and the Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant Government Authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply and (ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Government Authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant Government Authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.07(l) to any Party shall, at any time when such Person is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable similar or equivalent concept or entity as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by may be provided under similar or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account equivalent legislation in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovejurisdiction other than the United Kingdom).
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (FTD Companies, Inc.), Credit Agreement (United Online Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party hereto to a Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to Section 3.08(b) below; if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party hereto under a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party hereto must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “VAT Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party hereto other than the VAT Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be where the Supplier is the person required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT and the VAT Recipient must (where this clause (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the VAT in addition Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to such consideration.the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the VAT Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following written demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party hereto to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Section 3.08 to any party hereto shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union), so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party hereto under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC), Credit and Guaranty Agreement (Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC)
VAT. 8.1 The Seller is responsible for pricing Products, on a delivery duty paid (iDDP) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be basis, inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT in addition to such consideration.
(ii) 8.2 Where an OnBuy Company is legally obliged to collect VAT and/or any Transferred Entity is a member of a group other applicable taxes, charges or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates levies for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included reason in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice jurisdiction in respect of the Seller’s use of the OnBuy Marketplaces, the relevant Transferred Entity. If any OnBuy Company will report and remit the relevant sums in respect of such Transferred Entity does not leave VAT, other taxes, charges or levies directly to the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect appropriate national authorities, and will accrue such sums from the day after sums paid by a Customer in any transaction and so reduce by the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member value of the relevant VAT, and/or any other applicable taxes, charges or levies, the net sale proceeds otherwise due to the Seller for that transaction.
8.3 Where an OnBuy Company is not legally obliged to collect VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit or any Tax Returns relating to VAT other applicable taxes, charges or levies for any reason in any jurisdiction in respect of the Stub PeriodSeller’s use of the OnBuy Marketplaces, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are basedor any other transactions, the relevant OnBuy Company shall remit the net sale proceeds to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) Seller inclusive of such Tax Returns for its review VAT, or any other applicable taxes, charges or levies and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (be solely responsible for reporting and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that remitting the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity sums in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, and/or any other applicable taxes, charges or levies directly to the appropriate national authorities. If an OnBuy Company incurs liabilities in respect of any failure by the Seller to correctly categorise its Products, or correctly remit VAT or any other applicable taxes, charges or levies directly to the appropriate national authorities, OnBuy reserves the right to deduct any such payment amounts from any payments due to be made the Seller in accordance with Clause 16.2.
8.4 The Seller shall notify the OnBuy Company as soon as possible if it becomes aware that the OnBuy Marketplaces are incorrectly displaying VAT or any other applicable taxes, charges or levies for any of the Seller’s Products on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only OnBuy Marketplaces, or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT if there has been taken into account any significant change in any payment made by Buyer under the Seller’s tax position (C) abovee.g, additional tax registrations or de-registrations).
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Seller Terms
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to any Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of that VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (ii) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT payable on that supply; and
(A) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse and indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this clause 2.17(h) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a “VAT Group”reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) with Seller receiving the supply, under the grouping or one fiscal unity rules, respectively, provided for in article 11 of its Affiliates, Seller shall the Council Directive 2006/112/EC as soon as reasonably practicable make amended (or procure as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union), or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction so that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as a reference to a party shall be necessary construed as a reference to that party of the relevant group or fiscal unity of which that party is a member for VAT purposes at the purpose relevant time or the relevant representative member (or representative or head) of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation that group or fiscal unity at that time (as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make case may be).
(v) In relation to any Government Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a such Finance Party’s VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or reporting requirements in relation to such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permitsupply.
(iiii) Seller The agreements in this Section 2.17 shall ensure that survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable under any liability to VAT Loan Document.
(j) For purposes of any Transferred Entity which is a member this Section 2.17, the term “applicable Requirement of a VAT Group with Seller or one Law” includes FATCA.
(k) For the avoidance of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning doubt, on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred EntityAmendment No. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing 1 Effective Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion treat all of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) Term B-1 Loans as one fungible tranche for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT U.S. federal income tax purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party). In the event that any VAT is paid by any Party to a Finance Party in respect of such supply and such VAT is found not to be chargeable in respect of such supply and, as a result, such Finance Party receives a credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority, the Finance Party shall promptly pay to the Party an amount equal to such credit or repayment (if any) (up to an amount equal to the VAT paid by that Party to the relevant Finance Party in relation to such supply) which it reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply.
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(c) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(d) (where the Recipient is the person required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise provided repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of VAT in addition to such considerationthat VAT.
(iie) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(f) Any reference in this clause 12.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except a reference to the extent that person who is treated as making the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in under any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveapplicable grouping rules.
(ivg) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Secured Revolving Facility Agreement (Klondex Mines LTD)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to a Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “VAT Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(A) where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Receiver must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) where the VAT Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Receiver, pay to the VAT Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.03(i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity (including but not limited to a fiscale eenheid for Dutch VAT purposes (a purposes, “VAT GroupUnity”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or Unity of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or Unity at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to group at such time (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountan analogous concept under applicable law), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. 12.6.1 All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Obligor to the Lender which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and the Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to the Borrowers).
12.6.2 Where a Finance Document requires any Obligor to reimburse or otherwise provided indemnify the Lender for any cost or expense, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT in addition to such considerationfrom the relevant tax authority.
(ii) Where 12.6.3 Any reference in this Clause 12.6 to any Transferred Entity Obligor shall, at any time when such Obligor is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994) or any equivalent person in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom.
12.6.4 In relation to any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by the Lender, the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion Borrower shall (and, in the case of any VAT (if any) for which other Obligor, the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) promptly provide the representative member Lender with details of that Obligor's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the relevant Lender's VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal reporting requirements in relation to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovesupply.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to a Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “VAT Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(A) where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Receiver must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) where the VAT Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Receiver, pay to the VAT Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.03(i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity (including but not limited to a fiscale eenheid for Dutch VAT purposes (a purposes, “VAT GroupUnity”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provid ed for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or Unity of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or Unity at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document to a Creditor Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Creditor Party to another party under a Finance Document and such Creditor Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Creditor Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Creditor Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Creditor Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Creditor Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Creditor Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Creditor Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Creditor Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 20.7 (VAT) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Creditor Party to any party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such party, that Party must promptly provide such Creditor Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Creditor Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (iA) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Transaction Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Transaction Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(B) If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Transaction Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Transaction Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(iiC) Where a Transaction Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(D) Any reference in this Clause 13.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term "representative member" to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivE) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Transaction Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly EUI-1201462749v32 21 provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Senior Facility Agreement (Encore Capital Group Inc)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Financing Document by any party to Agent or any Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any Financing Document and Agent or Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to Agent or otherwise provided in respect of VAT such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by Agent or any Lender (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender or Agent (as applicable) (the “Recipient”) under any Financing Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Financing Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this clause (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where any Transferred Entity Financing Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify Agent, any Lender or any Indemnitee for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that Agent, such Lender or such Indemnitee reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.8(g) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time or a reference to a comparable concept in the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion legislation of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as other jurisdiction having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made implemented Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way common system of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentvalue added tax), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by Agent or any Lender to any party under any Financing Document, if reasonably requested by Agent or such Lender, that party must promptly provide Agent or such Lender (as applicable) with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with Agent’s or such Lender’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit, Security and Guaranty Agreement (Wright Medical Group N.V.)
VAT. (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be all sums payable by the Receivables Trustee, the Loan Note Issuer, or, as the case may be, any other Investor Beneficiary, to any other party hereto are inclusive of VAT. No amounts any VAT which is chargeable on the supply or supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes and section 89 of the VATA shall be required not apply to be paid or otherwise provided in respect affect the amount of VAT in addition to such consideration.sums; and
(ii) all sums payable by the Servicer (the "PAYER") to any other party hereto (the "PAYEE") are exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on the supply or supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes. Where any Transferred Entity is the Payee makes a member of a group or fiscal unity supply to the Payer for VAT purposes pursuant hereto and VAT is or becomes chargeable on such supply (a “being VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability Payee is accountable to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of reviewHM Revenue & Customs), the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity Payer shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount Payee (in addition to any other consideration for such supply) a sum equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount)VAT, such payment to be made no later than three 2 Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts last day (as notified to the relevant Government Entity Payer in writing by the Payee) on which the Payee can account to HM Revenue & Customs for such VAT; VAT without incurring any interest or penalties.
(iii) Any reference herein to any fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability incurred by any party and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred such party is to be reimbursed (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurredindemnified) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed other person or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and the amount of which is properly attributable to be taken into account in any calculation or computation shall, save where the context otherwise requires, include:
(A) where such supplyparty is the Receivables Trustee, deemed supplythe Loan Note Issuer or, acquisition as the case may be, any other Investor Beneficiary, a reference to such part of such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or importationliability as represents VAT, Seller shall procure that the representative member and any VAT for which such party is required to account to HM Revenue & Customs under Section 8 of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal VATA in relation to such VATfee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability; and
(B) where such payment party is the Servicer, a reference to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the such part of such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability as represents VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such party is entitled to obtain credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into from HM Revenue & Customs, and any VAT for which such party is required to account to HM Customs and Excise under Section 8 of the VATA in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboverelation to such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability.
(iv) The provisions Any reference herein to a party shall (where appropriate) be deemed, at any time when such party is treated as a member of Annex 6.5 shall applya group for the purposes of Sections 43 to 43D of the VATA and the Value Added Tax (Groups: eligibility) Order 2004, to include a reference to the representative member of such group.
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Sources: Receivables Trust Deed and Servicing Agreement (Turquoise Receivables Trustee LTD)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document to any Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any Credit Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, such Credit Party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Credit Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (solely for purposes of this Section 4.7(e), the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (solely for purposes of this Section 4.7(e), the “Customer”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Customer (solely for purposes of this Section 4.7(e), the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Customer must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Customer is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(C) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(D) Any reference in this Section 4.7(e) to any party to a Loan shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivE) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any Credit Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, such Credit Party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch Credit Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Lender’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (ia) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required expressed to be paid payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or otherwise provided in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any amount in respect of VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration.):
(i) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this clause 9.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a “VAT Group”reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) with Seller receiving the supply, under the grouping or one fiscal unity rules (provided for in Article 11 of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or procure as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as a reference to a party shall be necessary construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or fiscal unity of which that party is a member for VAT purposes at the purpose relevant time or the relevant representative member (or head) of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation that group or fiscal unity at the relevant time (as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make case may be).
(e) In relation to any Government Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a such Finance Party’s VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd.)
VAT. a. All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any Borrower to a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Borrower to any Lender under a Loan Document and such Lender is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Borrower must pay to such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Borrower Party).
b. If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the "Supplier") to any other Lender (the "Recipient") under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration): i. (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VATapplies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and ii. No amounts shall be (where the Recipient is the person required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise provided repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of VAT in addition to such considerationthat VAT.
c. Where a Loan Document requires the Borrower to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, the Borrower shall reimburse or indemnify (iias the case may be) Where such
d. Any reference in this Section 11 to any Transferred Entity person shall, at any time when such person is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994).
e. In relation to any supply made by a Lender to any Borrower under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender, that Borrower must promptly provide such Lender with details of that Borrower’s VAT Group an amount equal registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Le▇▇▇▇’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Holder which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Holder to any Party under a Finance Document and such Holder is required to account to the relevant Tax Authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Holder (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Holder must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Holder (the “Supplier”) to any other Holder (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant Tax Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant Tax Authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant Tax Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Tax Authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Holder for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Holder for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Holder reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant Tax Authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Holder to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Holder, that Party must promptly provide such Holder with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Note Purchase Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to the Administrative Agent or a Lender or L/C Issuer which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.08(b), if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Administrative Agent or a Lender or L/C Issuer to any party under any Loan Document and the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer concerned must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Administrative Agent, Lender or L/C Issuer (the “Supplier”) to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or L/C Issuer (the “Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this Section 3.08(b)(i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify the Administrative Agent or a Lender or L/C Issuer for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Section 3.08 to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union, so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller at the relevant time or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make the relevant representative member (or procure head) of that its group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant Affiliate makestime (as the case may be).
(e) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make In relation to any Government Entity supply made by the Administrative Agent or a Lender or L/C Issuer to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer, that party must promptly provide the Administrative Agent or such Lender or L/C Issuer with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date Administrative Agent or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to Lender’s or L/C Issuer’s VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Coherent Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party APJ/MSXM/076001.00588/80174749.8Page 52 reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 13.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time(the term "representative member" to have the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which same meaning as in the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to Section 2.16(j)(ii)(B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “Other Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Other Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Other Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the #97249008v1998375113v7 Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Other Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Other Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Other Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Other Recipient, pay to the Other Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Other Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.16(j) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply or (as appropriate) receiving the supply under the grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member state of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative European Union or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentEuropean Union), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above).
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Agreement (CF Industries Holdings, Inc.)
VAT. 11.6.1 To the extent applicable, all amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Obligor to the Lender which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and the Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to the recipient of such supply).
11.6.2 Where a Finance Document requires any Obligor to reimburse or otherwise provided indemnify the Lender for any cost or expense, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT in addition to such considerationfrom the relevant tax authority.
(ii) Where 11.6.3 Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Transferred Entity Obligor shall, at any time when such Obligor is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time.
11.6.4 In relation to any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by the Lender, the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion Borrower shall (and, in the case of any VAT (if any) for which other Obligor, the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) promptly provide the representative member Lender with details of that ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the relevant Lender's VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal reporting requirements in relation to such VATsupply.
11.6.5 For the avoidance of doubt, such payment to be made on as at the day on which date of this Agreement, no VAT is chargeable by the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment)Lender in connection with any Repayment Instalment, provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer of interest or any Fees payable under Clause 10 (C) aboveFees).
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts set out or expressed in a Finance Document to be payable by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, that Party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT provided that such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party.
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be (where the Supplier is the person required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT charged. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 20.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. 24.1.1 All amounts set out or expressed in a Finance Document to be payable by a Party to a Finance Party which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph 24.1.2 below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party).
24.1.2 If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Subject Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Recipient in respect of VAT that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Subject Party shall also pay to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such considerationamount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Subject Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
24.1.3 Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (iias the case may be) Where such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority. If required by the Party liable to reimburse or indemnify, the Finance Party shall reasonably promptly justify the credit or payment that it determines it is entitled to in respect of VAT.
24.1.4 In relation to any Transferred Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
24.1.5 Any reference in this Clause 24 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the VAT grouping rules provided for in section 43 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any similar provision in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union, so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed in any Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Loan Document (for the purposes of this paragraph (i), a “party”) to any Lender or Bank or the Agent that (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for any supply for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VATany VAT that is chargeable on such supply. No amounts shall be Subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Bank or the Agent to any party under any Loan Document and such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for such VAT, such party shall pay to such Lender or otherwise provided in respect of VAT Bank or the Agent (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply), as applicable, an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Bank or the Agent (the “VAT Supplier”) to any other Lender, Bank or the Agent (the “VAT Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Recipient (the “VAT Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the VAT Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of such consideration): (A) to the extent the VAT Supplier is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the VAT Subject Party shall also pay to the VAT Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT, and the VAT Recipient shall, where this clause (A) applies, promptly pay to the VAT Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on such supply; and (B) to the extent the VAT Recipient is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the VAT Subject Party shall promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on such supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of such VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify any Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, for any cost or expense, such party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, except to the extent that such Lender or Bank or the Agent, as applicable, reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority. 122 [[5848018]][[DMS:6312716v7:05/07/2024--04:04 PM]] 4861-2153-1574 v.2
(iv) Any reference in this paragraph (i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the Person that is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction that is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to such party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which such party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (and “representative member” shall have the same meaning in relation to a United Kingdom VAT group as in the United Kingdom Value Added Tax Act 1994) or head of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (United Rentals North America Inc)
VAT. (i) All consideration provided 17.1 The amount of the Consideration stated as payable by the Purchaser under this Agreement is exclusive of any VAT that may be applicable. If a Vendor is required to account to the relevant Tax Authority for any VAT that is chargeable on the sale of the Assets under this Agreement, such Vendor shall be inclusive promptly (and in any event on or before 30 June 2017) issue an appropriate VAT invoice to the Purchaser in respect of such VAT. No amounts shall be The Purchaser will account for VAT in respect of any supply from AMPI where it is require by law to do so, including under any reverse charge process.
17.2 In the event that a Vendor is required to account to the relevant Tax Authority for any VAT that is chargeable on the sale of the Assets under this Agreement, the Purchaser shall pay to such Vendor an amount in respect of such VAT on the later of:
(a) the date falling ten (10) Business days following receipt of a proper VAT invoice from such Vendor pursuant to Clause 17.1; and
(b) the date falling ten (10) Business Days before the last day on which a payment of such VAT may be paid or otherwise provided made by such Vendor to the relevant Tax Authority without incurring any liability to interest and/or penalties.
17.3 If the Purchaser pays an amount in respect of VAT to a Vendor under this Clause 17 and it is subsequently determined in addition writing by the relevant Tax Authority that all or part of such VAT was not properly chargeable, the relevant Vendor shall:
(a) if the relevant Vendor has not yet accounted for such VAT to the relevant Tax Authority, promptly repay an amount in respect of such consideration.VAT to the Purchaser; or
(b) if the relevant Vendor has accounted for such VAT to the relevant Tax Authority:
(i) apply as soon as reasonably possible to the relevant Tax Authority for a refund or credit of such VAT; and
(ii) Where any Transferred Entity is a member of a group following receipt by or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its credit to the relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion Vendor of such Transferred Entity with effect VAT from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Grouprelevant Tax Authority, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice promptly repay an amount in respect of such VAT to the Purchaser (together with any interest payable by the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT Authority in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no . Such payment shall be required to treated as a reduction in the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveConsideration payable for the Assets or a part thereof.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration),
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 18.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply or, where appropriate, as receiving the supply, under VAT grouping rules provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented the relevant Transferred Entity was registered European member state) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union, so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 that Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(f) Where a Finance Party has an option available to it under applicable VAT law whether or not to subject a supply or service to VAT it shall applynot subject such supply or service to VAT without the prior written consent of the recipient of such supply or service (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
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Sources: Senior Facilities Agreement (Fintrax US Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Recipient that (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for a supply for VAT purposes shall, except as otherwise agreed by such Recipient, be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT that is chargeable on such supply. Subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party under this Agreement a Loan Document, such party shall be inclusive pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply), an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Recipient shall have delivered to such party an invoice complying with the applicable legal requirements) unless such party is obligated by law to account directly to the applicable Governmental Authority for such VAT. No amounts shall be .
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (the “VAT Supplier”) to any other Lender (the “VAT Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Recipient (the “VAT Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the VAT Supplier (rather than being required to be paid reimburse or otherwise provided indemnify the VAT Recipient in respect of that consideration) (x) (where the VAT Supplier is the Person [[NYCORP:3477056v9:3104W: 07/18/2014--12:20 AM]] required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the VAT Relevant Party shall also pay to the VAT Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Recipient shall (where the immediately foregoing clause (x) applies) promptly pay to the VAT Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Recipient receives from the relevant Governmental Authority which the VAT Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply and (y) (where the VAT Recipient is the Person required to account to the relevant Governmental Authority for the VAT) the VAT Relevant Party shall promptly, following demand from the VAT Recipient, pay to the VAT Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Governmental Authority in addition respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify any Recipient for any cost or expense, such party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, except to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it, or any company of its group, is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in paragraph (i) to (ii) above to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994) or otherwise to a person treated as making or (as appropriate) receiving the supply under the grouping rules provided for in Article 11 of the council directive 2006/112/EEC on the common system of value added tax.
(v) In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, such party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of such party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such considerationsupply.
(i) Each Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax on interest payable by the UK Borrower under any applicable double taxation treaty to which the United Kingdom is a party, and that holds a passport number under the HMRC Double Taxation Treaty Passport scheme and wishes that scheme to apply to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall include an indication to that effect by including its HMRC Double Taxation Treaty Passport scheme reference number in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire and its jurisdiction of tax residence (or otherwise provide the scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of tax residence to the [[NYCORP:3477056v9:3104W: 07/18/2014--12:20 AM]] Administrative Agent and the Company, for the benefit of the UK Borrower) and subject to paragraph (i)(iii) below, having so provided its HMRC Double Taxation Treaty Passport scheme reference number shall be under no further obligation pursuant to Section 2.16(f) in respect of the UK Borrower.
(ii) Where any Transferred Entity a Lender includes the indication described in paragraph (i)(i) above, the UK Borrower shall file a duly completed form DTTP2 with respect to each such Lender with HMRC within the later of 30 days of the date such Lender becomes a Lender hereunder and 30 Business Days before the first interest payment is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect due from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT GroupUK Borrower to that Lender, and Seller shall promptly provide such Lender with a copy of that filing. No Borrower shall file a form DTTP2 or file any other form relating to the HMRC Double Taxation Treaty Passport scheme unless a Lender has provided its scheme reference number and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose its jurisdiction of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity tax residence in connection accordance with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date paragraph (i)(i) above or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permitLender otherwise agrees.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT If a Lender has confirmed its scheme reference number and its jurisdiction of any Transferred Entity which is tax residence in accordance with paragraph (i)(i) above and the UK Borrower has not filed a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice duly completed form DTTP2 in respect of such Lender or the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was UK Borrower has filed a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT duly completed DTTP2 in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and Lender but (y) Seller shall procure that an amended the form DTTP2 has been rejected by HMRC or (z) HMRC has not given the UK Borrower authority to make payments to such Lender without withholding or deduction on account of Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion within 60 days of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member date of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains UK Borrower filed a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity duly completed DTTP2 in respect of VAT which such Lender and, in the case of clause (y) or (z), the UK Borrower has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT notified such Lender thereof in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VATwriting, such Lender and the UK Borrower shall co-operate in completing any additional procedural formalities necessary for the UK Borrower to obtain authorization to make that payment to be made without any withholding or deduction on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way account of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveTax.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Amendment and Restatement Agreement (L Brands, Inc.)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed under a Loan Document to be payable by any Loan Party to any Credit Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required deemed to be paid exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or otherwise provided in respect of supplies, and accordingly, subject to Section 2.17(h)(ii), if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, that Loan Party shall pay to the Credit Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and the relevant Credit Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Loan Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Credit Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Credit Party (for purposes of this Section 2.17(h), the “Customer”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Customer (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Customer must (where this Section 2.17(h)(ii)(A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Customer is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to a credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Credit Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Credit Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Credit Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.17(h) to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Direction of 28 November 2006 (2006/112/EC) (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union)) so that a reference to a Loan Party shall be construed as a reference to that Loan Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Loan Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if head) of such group or unity (or fiscal unity) at such time (as the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Credit Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Credit Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide such Credit Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Loan Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Credit Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to a Recipient which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “VAT Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the VAT Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the VAT Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(A) where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The VAT Receiver must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the VAT Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the VAT Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) where the VAT Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the VAT Receiver, pay to the VAT Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the VAT Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.03(i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity (including but not limited to a fiscale eenheid for Dutch VAT purposes (a purposes, “VAT GroupUnity”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or Unity of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or Unity at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, that party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to any Lender or Agent which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Agent to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Lender or Agent is required to be paid account to the relevant Tax authority for the VAT, that party shall pay to the Lender or otherwise provided in respect of VAT Agent, as the case may be, (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT.
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender or Agent (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender or Agent (the “Receiver”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of a Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Receiver in respect of that consideration),
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant Tax authority for the VAT), the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of VAT; the Receiver must (where this subsection (ii)(A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Receiver receives from the relevant Tax authority which the Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant Tax authority for the VAT), the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Receiver, pay to the Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Receiver reasonably determines that is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender or Agent for any cost or expense, the party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender or Agent for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender or Agent reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant Tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 7.9 to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (purposes, include, where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires, a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act of 1994 or in the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion legislation of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as other jurisdiction having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountimplemented Council Directive 2003/112/EC), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Lender or Agent to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender or Agent, that party must promptly provide such Lender or Agent with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such ▇▇▇▇▇▇’s or Agent’s, as the case may be, VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. 13.7.1 All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 13.7.2, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
13.7.2 If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
13.7.2.1 (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Clause 13.7.2.1 applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
13.7.2.2 (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
13.7.3 Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (iias the case may be) Where such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
13.7.4 Any reference in this Clause 13.7 to any Transferred Entity Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (as provided for VAT in its own name, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as having been implemented by a Member State).
13.7.5 In relation to any supply made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entitya Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, after taking into account if reasonably requested by such amount Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Input Tax that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is properly attributable reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Term Loan and Multicurrency Revolving Facilities Agreement (AVG Technologies N.V.)
VAT. (i) 10.1 All consideration provided under sums set out in this Agreement agreement and the Intertrust Corporate Services Fee Letter or otherwise payable by the Issuer to the Intertrust Corporate Services Provider pursuant to this agreement or the Intertrust Corporate Services Fee Letter shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required deemed to be paid exclusive of any VAT chargeable on any supply or otherwise provided in respect supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes.
10.2 Where, pursuant to the terms of this agreement or the Intertrust Corporate Services Fee Letter, the Intertrust Corporate Services Provider makes a supply to either Appointing Party for VAT purposes and VAT is or becomes chargeable on such supply, the Issuer shall, subject to the receipt of a valid VAT invoice from the Intertrust Corporate Services Provider, pay to the Intertrust Corporate Services Provider (in addition to and at the same time as any other consideration for such considerationsupply) a sum equal to the amount of such VAT.
(ii) 10.3 Where any Transferred Entity person is a member required by the terms of a group this agreement or fiscal unity the Intertrust Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify any other person (other than the Issuer) for VAT purposes any cost or expense, such first person shall reimburse or indemnify (a “VAT Group”as the case may be) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application such other person for the exclusion full amount of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from cost or expense, including such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation part thereof as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such other person is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovefrom HMRC.
10.4 Where any person is required by the terms of this agreement or the Intertrust Corporate Services Fee Letter to reimburse or indemnify either Appointing Party for any cost or expense, such person shall reimburse or indemnify (ivas the case may be) The provisions such Appointing Party for the full amount of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch cost or expenses, including such part thereof as represents VAT.
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Sources: Corporate Services Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed in a Finance Document to be payable by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and that Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Subject Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Subject Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 13.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT purposes at the relevant time or the relevant representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant time (as the case may be).
(e) If VAT is chargeable on any supply made by a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and if reasonably requested by the Finance Party, the Party shall promptly give the Finance Party details of its Affiliates, Seller shall VAT registration number and any other information as soon as is reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a Finance Party’s VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from reporting requirements for the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permitsupply.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Term Loan Facility Agreement (Amc Entertainment Holdings, Inc.)
VAT. 12.6.1 All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Obligor to the Lender which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and the Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to the recipient of such supply).
12.6.2 Where a Finance Document requires any Obligor to reimburse or otherwise provided indemnify the Lender for any cost or expense, the relevant Borrower shall (and, in the case of any other Obligor, the Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT in addition to such considerationfrom the relevant tax authority.
(ii) Where 12.6.3 Any reference in this Clause 12.6 to any Transferred Entity Obligor shall, at any time when such Obligor is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994) or any equivalent person in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom.
12.6.4 In relation to any supply made by the Lender to any Obligor under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by the Lender, the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion Borrower shall (and, in the case of any VAT (if any) for which other Obligor, the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller Borrowers shall procure that such other Obligor will) promptly provide the representative member Lender with details of that Obligor’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the relevant Lender’s VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal reporting requirements in relation to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovesupply.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (ia) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by the Borrower to the Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Lender to the Borrower under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and the Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Borrower must pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and the Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to the Borrower).
(b) Where a Finance Document requires the Borrower to reimburse or otherwise provided indemnify the Lender for any cost or expense, the Borrower shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT in addition to such considerationfrom the relevant tax authority.
(iic) Where Any reference in this Clause 12.7 to any Transferred Entity Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a “VAT Group”reference to each member of that group.
(d) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make In relation to any Government Entity supply made by the Lender to the Borrower under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by the Lender, the Borrower must promptly provide the Lender with details of the Borrower’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a Lender's VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Facility Agreement (TriLinc Global Impact Fund LLC)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (upon such Finance Party providing an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably and in respect of good faith determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably and in good faith determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.7 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or unity (or fiscal unity) for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making the supply or (as appropriate) receiving the supply under the grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of the Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union)) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in accordance with section 43 of the United Kingdom Value Added Tax Act 1994) so that reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller at the relevant time or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make the relevant member (or procure head) of that its relevant Affiliate makesgroup or unity (or fiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which at the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
time (iiias the case may be) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of group at such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovetime.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts set out, or expressed in a LC Procurement Document to be payable by any Payer Party to the Payee which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Payee to any Payer Party under a LC Procurement Document and the Payee is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account for the VAT, that Payer Party shall pay to the Payee (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and the Payee shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Payer Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by the Payee (the “Supplier”) to any Lender or the Agent (the “Recipient”) under a LC Procurement Document., and any Payer Party other than the Recipient (the “Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any LC Procurement Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Recipient in respect of that consideration), such Payer Party shall also pay to the Supplier (if that Supplier is required to account for the VAT) or the Recipient (if the Recipient is required to account for the VAT) (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines in respect of such VAT.
(iii) Where a LC Procurement Document requires any Transferred Entity Payer Party to reimburse or indemnify the Payee for any cost or expense, the Payer Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) the Payee for the full amount of such cost or expense, HN\1118344.20 including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that the Payee reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 4.02(e) to any Payer Party shall, at any time when such Payer Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994). For the purposes of this Section 4.02, any VAT (if any) for which reference to a U.K. statutory provision includes a reference to that provision as modified or replaced from time to time after the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveClosing Date.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Lc Procurement Agreement (Endeavour International Corp)
VAT. 11.6.1 All amounts set out or expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Lender which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 11.6.2 below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Lender is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such consideration.
(iisupply) Where any Transferred Entity is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such proportion Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
11.6.2 If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any VAT Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (if anyrather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(a) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the representative member of Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(b) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated tax authority for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or toVAT) the relevant Transferred EntityRelevant Party must promptly, after taking into account such following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable equal to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of repayment from the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity tax authority in respect of VAT which has been incurred that VAT.
11.6.3 Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or which would have been treated for VAT purposesexpense, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, including such part thereof as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such represents VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such Lender determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in from the relevant tax authority.
11.6.4 In relation to any payment supply made by Buyer a Lender to any Party under (C) abovea Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender, that Party must promptly provide such Lender with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Lender’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply11.6.5 If the supply under this agreement is VAT-exempted, the Lender or any other Party will not opt for a VAT-taxable supply.
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Sources: Term Facility Agreement (Affimed Therapeutics B.V.)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to any Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of that VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (ii) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT payable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse and indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this clause 2.17(h) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a “VAT Group”reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) with Seller receiving the supply, under the grouping or one fiscal unity rules, respectively, provided for in article 11 of its Affiliates, Seller shall the Council Directive 2006/112/EC as soon as reasonably practicable make amended (or procure as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union), or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction so that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as a reference to a party shall be necessary construed as a reference to that party of the relevant group or fiscal unity of which that party is a member for VAT purposes at the purpose relevant time or the relevant representative member (or representative or head) of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation that group or fiscal unity at that time (as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make case may be).
(v) In relation to any Government Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a such Finance Party’s VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. 14.7.1 All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (iin whole or in part) All constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 14.7.2 below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such consideration.
(iisupply) Where any Transferred Entity is a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such proportion Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
14.7.2 If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable Finance Document to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment the consideration for that supply to be made on the day on which Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund Recipient in respect of that consideration):
14.7.2.1 (where the refund Supplier is by way the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this Clause 14.7.2.1 applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains or repayment the repayment Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
14.7.2.2 (where the refund Recipient is by way the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the Sibanye ZAR RCF extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of repayment only that VAT.
14.7.3 Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or both credit and repayment)indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, provided that no payment Party shall be required reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into account in from the relevant tax authority.
14.7.4 In relation to any payment supply made by Buyer a Finance Party to any Party under (C) abovea Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (Sibanye Stillwater LTD)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to any Agent or a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.03(b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender to any party under any Loan Document and the such Agent or such Lender is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Agent or such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and an Agent or Lender concerned must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender (the “Supplier”) to any Agent or any other Lender (the “Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Receiver must (where this Section 3.03(b)(i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Receiver, pay to the Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify any Agent or a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Agent or such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Agent or such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in Sections 3.03(a)-(d) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a party to any other party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such party, that other party must promptly provide such party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat other party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Novanta Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Clause 10.6(b), if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 10.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Note Purchase Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the ” Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall promptly reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Mezzanine Facility Agreement (American Realty Capital Global Trust II, Inc.)
VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any Loan Party to any Secured Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and accordingly, subject to Section 2.17(i)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Secured Party to any Loan Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Secured Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Loan Party must pay to such Secured Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Secured Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Loan Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Secured Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Secured Party (the “Customer”) under a Loan Document and any party other than the Customer (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration, then:
(A) if the Supplier is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Customer must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) if the Customer is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Secured Party for any cost or expense that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Secured Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Secured Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.17(i) to any Secured Party or Loan Party shall, at any time when such Secured Party or Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member or “parent” of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” and “parent” to such proportion have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions England and importations made by Wales or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT applicable legislation in its own name, as other jurisdictions having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made implemented Council Directive 2006/112 EC on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way common system of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentvalue added tax), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Belden Inc.)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be required deemed to be paid exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or otherwise provided in respect of supplies, and accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any party under a Loan Document, that party shall pay to the Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Lender shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender (the “Lender Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Lender Recipient (the “Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Lender Recipient in respect of that consideration),
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) such party shall also pay to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Lender Recipient will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Lender Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Lender Recipient reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT; and
(B) (where the Lender Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Subject Party must promptly, following demand from the Lender Recipient, pay to the Lender Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Lender Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 1.7(h) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at DB1/ 126870242.8 such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input United Kingdom Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Genesco Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant Transferred Entity was registered group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any Loan Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.01(h)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Loan Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Loan Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Loan Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any Loan Party (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (A) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.01(h) to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make including but not limited to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iiifiscal unities) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except a reference to the extent that person who is treated as making the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that (as appropriate) receiving the representative member of supply under the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovegrouping rules.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Loan Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Loan Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Loan Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to any Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (B) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of that VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(A) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (ii) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT payable on that supply; and
(B) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse and indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this clause 2.17(h) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a “VAT Group”reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) with Seller receiving the supply, under the grouping or one fiscal unity rules, respectively, provided for in article 11 of its Affiliates, Seller shall the Council Directive 2006/112/EC as soon as reasonably practicable make amended (or procure as implemented by the relevant member state of the European Union), or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction so that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as a reference to a party shall be necessary construed as a reference to that party of the relevant group or fiscal unity of which that party is a member for VAT purposes at the purpose relevant time or the relevant representative member (or representative or head) of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation that group or fiscal unity at that time (as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make case may be).
(v) In relation to any Government Entity supply made by a Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a such Finance Party's VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then reporting requirements in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv) The provisions of Annex 6.5 shall apply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts set out or expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any Loan Party to any Lender (or Participant) or Agent which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to clause (b)(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (or Participant) or Agent to any Loan Party under a Loan Document and such Lender (or Participant) or Agent is required to account to the relevant Governmental Authority for the VAT, that Loan Party shall pay to the Lender (for itself or its Participant, as applicable) or Agent, as the case may be, (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply subject to receipt of a valid VAT invoice) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT.
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender, Participant or Agent (the "Supplier") to any other Lender, Participant or Agent (the "Supply Recipient") under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Supply Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of a Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Supply Recipient in respect of that consideration), then:
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant Governmental Authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of VAT. No amounts shall be required ; the Supply Recipient must (where this subsection (b)(i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Supply Recipient receives from the relevant Governmental Authority which the Supply Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the Supply Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant Governmental Authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Supply Recipient, pay to the Supply Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Supply Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Governmental Authority in respect of all or part of that VAT.
(c) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Lender, Participant or Agent for any cost or expense, the Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender, Participant or Agent for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender, Participant or Agent reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant Governmental Authority.
(d) Any reference in this Section 16.5 to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund include (where appropriate and unless the refund is by way of credit onlycontext otherwise requires) and five Business Days after it obtains a reference to a person under the repayment (where grouping rules as defined in the refund is by way of repayment only EC Council Directive 2006/112 or both credit and repayment), provided any national legislation implementing that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveDirective.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Lender, Participant or Agent to any party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender or Agent, that party must promptly provide such Lender, Participant or Agent with details of Annex 6.5 that party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Lender's, Participant's or Agent's, as the case may be, VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
(f) Each party’s obligations under this Section 16.5 shall applysurvive the resignation or replacement of Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient” under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this subparagraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 14.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make including but not limited to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iiifiscal unities) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated as making or receiving the supply (as the case may be) under the grouping rules (as provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Unsecured NGN Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (IHS Holding LTD)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any other Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.8 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in section 15 of the Value Added Tax Consolidation Act 2010, Article 11 of EC Council Directive 2006/112 (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that Party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any Loan Party to any Recipient that (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT that is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 7.7.8(ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient to any Loan Party under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be a Loan Document and such Recipient is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, such Loan Party must pay to such Recipient (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Recipient shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Loan Party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Recipient (the “Supplier”) to any other Recipient (the “Customer”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Customer (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Customer in respect of that consideration):
(1) Where the Supplier is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Customer must (where this paragraph (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any Transferred Entity credit or repayment the Customer receives from the relevant tax authority which the Customer reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) Where the Customer is the Person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Customer, pay to the Customer an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Customer reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Loan Party to reimburse or indemnify a Recipient for any cost or expense, such Loan Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Recipient for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Recipient reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 7.7.8 to any Loan Party shall, at any time when such Loan Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by United Kingdom’s Value Added Tax Act 1994 or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT applicable legislation in its own name, as other jurisdictions having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amounta similar effect), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Recipient to any other Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Recipient, such other Party must promptly provide such Recipient with details of Annex 6.5 shall applysuch other Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Recipient’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Middleby Corp)
VAT. (i) All amounts set out, or expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any party to a Finance Party which (in whole or part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for any supply for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration (i) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT and the Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant Government Authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply and (ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant Government Authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant Government Authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant Government Authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 3.07(l) to any Party shall, at any time when such Person is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable similar or equivalent concept or entity as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by may be provided under similar or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account equivalent legislation in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovejurisdiction other than the United Kingdom).
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be (where the Supplier is the person required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT and (where this paragraph (i) applies) the Recipient must promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or tocontext otherwise requires) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except a reference to the extent that person who is treated as making the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid supply, or otherwise compensated (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under grouping rules (as provided for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative in Article 11 of EC Council Directive 2006/112/EC as amended or as implemented by a member state of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentEuropean Union), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part of it as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which have the representative member of same meaning as in the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All amounts set out or expressed in a Loan Document to be payable by any party to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners (a “Finance Party”) which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration provided under this Agreement for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be inclusive deemed to be exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under a Loan Document and such Finance Party is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Receiver”) under a Loan Document, and any party other than the Receiver (the “Subject Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(a) where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT the Subject Party shall also pay to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Receiver will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Receiver from the relevant tax authority which the Receiver reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT; and
(b) where the Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Subject Party shall promptly, following demand from the Receiver, pay to the Receiver an amount equal to the amount of VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Receiver reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where a Loan Document requires any Transferred Entity party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this paragraph (i) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the relevant VAT Group an amount equal term “representative member” to such proportion of any VAT have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (if anyUK) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboveanalogous legislation enacted in any jurisdiction other than the United Kingdom).
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by any Finance Party to any party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that party shall promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Kbr, Inc.)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes, are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and, accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to, and at the same time as paying any other consideration for, such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Relevant Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in sections 43 to 43D of the Value Added Tax, Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not the United Kingdom or a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a Party shall be construed as a reference to that Party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Bridge Facility Agreement
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to any Agent or a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to Section 3.03(b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender to any party under any Loan Document and the such Agent or such Lender is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Agent or such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and an Agent or Lender concerned must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by an Agent or a Lender (the “Supplier”) to any Agent or any other Lender (the “Receiver”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Receiver (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Receiver in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Receiver must (where this Section 3.03(b)(i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Receiver receives from the relevant tax authority which the Receiver reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) where the Receiver is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Receiver, pay to the Receiver an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Receiver reasonably 102 102 determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to reimburse or indemnify any Agent or a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Agent or such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Agent or such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in Sections 3.03(a)-(d) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makesfiscal unity) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the person who is treated at that time as making the supply, or (as appropriate) receiving the supply, under the grouping rules (provided for in Article 11 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC (or as implemented by the relevant Transferred Entity was registered member state of the European Union) or any other similar provision in any jurisdiction which is not a member state of the European Union) so that a reference to a party shall be construed as a reference to that party or the relevant group or unity (or fiscal unity) of which that party is a member for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) purposes at the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions time or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member (or head) of that group or unity (or fiscal unity) at the relevant VAT Group accounts to time (as the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentcase may be), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a party to any other party under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such party, that other party must promptly provide such party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat other party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Novanta Inc)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 13.9 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (in accordance with the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion provisions of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member national law implementing Article 11 of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount Council Directive of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made 28 November 2006 on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund common system of value added tax (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentEC Directive 2006/112), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above).
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Bridge Facilities Agreement (Compagnie Maritime Belge NV)
VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 12.8 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term representative member to have the same meaning as in the Council Directive 2006/112/EC or as implemented by the relevant European member state in its domestic VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of legislation or any VAT (if any) for other similar provision in any jurisdiction which the representative is not a member state of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountEuropean Union), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i1) All consideration provided amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to this Agreement shall to a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be inclusive exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any party to this Agreement under any Loan Document and such Lender is required to be paid account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(2) If VAT is or otherwise provided becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender (the “Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(a) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this clause (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(b) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in addition to such considerationrespect of that VAT.
(ii3) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to this Agreement to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(4) Any reference in this Section 2.19(t) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994 or in the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion legislation of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as other jurisdiction having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made implemented Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way common system of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentvalue added tax), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(iv5) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Lender to any party to this Agreement under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender, that party must promptly provide such Lender with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (CLARIVATE PLC)
VAT. (i) All consideration provided amounts expressed to be payable under any Loan Document by any party to this Agreement shall to a Lender which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be inclusive exclusive of VAT. No amounts shall be any VAT which is chargeable on that supply and, accordingly, subject to clause (ii) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender to any party to this Agreement under any Loan Document and such Lender is required to be paid or otherwise provided in respect of VAT account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that party must pay to such Lender (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such considerationsupply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Lender must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that party).
(ii) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Lender (the “Supplier”) to any other Lender (the “Recipient”) under any Loan Document, and any party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Loan Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(1) (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this clause (1) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
(2) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(iii) Where any Transferred Entity Loan Document requires any party to this Agreement to reimburse or indemnify a Lender for any cost or expense, that party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Lender for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Lender reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(iv) Any reference in this Section 2.19(t) to any party shall, at any time when such party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term “representative member” to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ or in the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion legislation of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as other jurisdiction having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made implemented Council Directive 2006/112/EC on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way common system of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repaymentvalue added tax), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ivv) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Lender to any party to this Agreement under any Loan Document, if reasonably requested by such Lender, that party must promptly provide such Lender with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Lender's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be all sums payable by the Receivables Trustee, CP Beneficiary, Term Beneficiary, Developments Beneficiary or, as the case may be, any other Investor Beneficiary, to any other party hereto are inclusive of VAT. No amounts any VAT which is chargeable on the supply or supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes and section 89 of the VATA shall be required not apply to be paid or otherwise provided in respect affect the amount of VAT in addition to such consideration.sums; and
(ii) all sums payable by the Servicer (the "Payer") to any other party hereto (the "Payee") are exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on the supply or supplies for which such sums (or any part thereof) are the whole or part of the consideration for VAT purposes. Where any Transferred Entity is the Payee makes a member of a group or fiscal unity supply to the Payer for VAT purposes pursuant hereto and VAT is or becomes chargeable on such supply (a “being VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliates, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability Payee is accountable to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of reviewHM Customs & Excise), the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed (where possible) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity Payer shall pay to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount Payee (in addition to any other consideration for such supply) a sum equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount)VAT, such payment to be made no later than three 2 Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts last day (as notified to the relevant Government Entity Payer in writing by the Payee) on which the Payee can account to HM Customs & Excise for such VAT; VAT without incurring any interest or penalties.
(iii) Any reference herein to any fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability incurred by any party and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred such party is to be reimbursed (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurredindemnified) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed other person or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and the amount of which is properly attributable to be taken into account in any calculation or computation shall, save where the context otherwise requires, include:
(A) where such supplyparty is the Receivables Trustee, deemed supplythe CP Beneficiary, acquisition the Term Beneficiary, the Developments Beneficiary or, as the case may be, any other Investor Beneficiary a reference to such part of such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or importationliability as represents VAT, Seller shall procure that the representative member and any VAT for which such party is required to account to HM Customs & Excise under Section 8 of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal VATA in relation to such VATfee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability; and
(B) where such payment party is the Servicer, a reference to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the such part of such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability as represents VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required save to the extent that such party is entitled to obtain credit or repayment in respect of such VAT has been taken into from HM Customs & Excise, and any VAT for which such party is required to account to HM Customs and Excise under Section 8 of the VATA in any payment made by Buyer under (C) aboverelation to such fee, cost, disbursement, expense or liability.
(iv) The provisions Any reference herein to a party shall (where appropriate) be deemed, at any time when such party is treated as a member of Annex 6.5 shall applya group for the purposes of Sections 43-43C of the VATA, to include a reference to the representative member of such group.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 11.6 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account group at such amount of Input Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amount), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) abovetime.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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VAT. (a) All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).
(b) If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the Supplier) to any other Finance Party (the Recipient) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the Relevant Party) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
(i) All consideration provided under this Agreement shall be inclusive (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. No amounts shall be required The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to be paid the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or otherwise provided in respect of repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT in addition to such consideration.chargeable on that supply; and
(ii) (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
(c) Where a Finance Document requires any Transferred Entity Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
(d) Any reference in this Clause 13.7 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group or fiscal unity for VAT purposes (a “VAT Group”) with Seller or one of its Affiliatespurposes, Seller shall as soon as reasonably practicable make (or procure that its relevant Affiliate makes) an application for the exclusion of such Transferred Entity with effect from the day after the Closing Date from such VAT Group, and Seller and Buyer shall give each other all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting such application. Seller shall further give all such reasonable assistance and cooperation as shall be necessary for the purpose of supporting any application which Buyer wishes to make to any Government Entity in connection with the registration of any Transferred Entity as part of a VAT Group with any Affiliate of Buyer with effect from the day after the Closing Date or such later date as may be the earliest which the relevant Government Entity shall permit.
(iii) Seller shall ensure that any liability to VAT of any Transferred Entity which is a member of a VAT Group with Seller or one of its Affiliates for any relevant taxable year or period beginning on or before the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date is included in the VAT Group return of Seller or any of its Affiliates in a manner consistent with Seller’s past practice in respect of the relevant Transferred Entity. If any such Transferred Entity does not leave the VAT Group of which it was a member immediately before the Closing Date with effect from the day after the Closing Date, then in relation to the Stub Period: (A) Buyer shall give Seller all assistance and co-operation as is reasonably necessary to enable the representative member of the relevant VAT Group to comply with its VAT obligations; (B) Seller shall remit any Tax Returns relating to VAT in respect of the Stub Period, together with all documentation upon which such Tax Returns are based, to Buyer as early as reasonably practicable before the applicable due date (including extensions) of such Tax Returns for its review and comment, which Buyer shall complete not later than 5 Business Days after receipt thereof from Seller provided that (i) if, upon expiration of Buyer’s period of review, the parties disagree as to any item reflected on such Tax Return, the parties shall promptly submit the item to a mutually acceptable internationally recognized accounting or law firm for final resolution, such resolution to be completed include (where possibleappropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) 5 days prior to the applicable due date (including extensions) for filing such Tax Return, failing which (x) Seller shall procure that such Tax Return is filed as prepared by it (and reflecting any changes agreed to by the parties) by the applicable due date and (y) Seller shall procure that an amended Tax Return is filed, if necessary, after completion of the dispute resolution process, and (ii) Seller shall not be required to provide to Buyer any documentation relating solely to persons other than Transferred Entities and to the extent that any such Tax Return or documentation relates to both Transferred Entities and Persons other than Transferred Entities, Seller shall (where practicable) provide a redacted version of such Tax Return or documentation containing information relating solely to Transferred Entities; (C) Buyer shall procure that the relevant Transferred Entity shall pay reference to the representative member of such group at such time(the term "representative member" to have the relevant VAT Group an amount equal to such proportion of any VAT (if any) for which same meaning as in the representative member of the relevant VAT Group is accountable as is attributable to supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions and importations made by or to (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been made by or to) the relevant Transferred Entity, after taking into account such amount of Input Value Added Tax as is properly attributable to such supplies, deemed supplies, acquisitions or importations (except to the extent that the relevant Transferred Entity has already been paid or otherwise compensated for such amountAct 1994), such payment to be made no later than three Business Days before the representative member of the relevant VAT Group accounts to the relevant Government Entity for such VAT; and (D) to the extent that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group obtains a refund (by way of credit or repayment) from any Government Entity in respect of VAT which has been incurred (or which would have been treated for VAT purposes, if the relevant Transferred Entity was registered for VAT in its own name, as having been incurred) by any Transferred Entity (and has not been reimbursed or otherwise compensated by any Seller Affiliate) and which is properly attributable to any such supply, deemed supply, acquisition or importation, Seller shall procure that the representative member of the relevant VAT Group shall pay to the relevant Transferred Entity an amount equal to such VAT, such payment to be made on the day on which the representative member submits the VAT return claiming the refund (where the refund is by way of credit only) and five Business Days after it obtains the repayment (where the refund is by way of repayment only or both credit and repayment), provided that no payment shall be required to the extent that such VAT has been taken into account in any payment made by Buyer under (C) above.
(ive) The provisions In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of Annex 6.5 shall applythat Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
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