Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Absolute Rate Loans, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Eurodollar Margin Bid Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(d). The Borrower shall be under no obligation to accept any Competitive Bid and may choose to reject all Competitive Bids. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bids for each Interest Period that is accepted. The Borrower may accept any Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Each Borrower may, in its sole discretion, subject only to the provisions of this subsection (iv), accept or refuse any Competitive Bid offered to it. To accept a Competitive Bid, the relevant Borrower shall give oral notification of its acceptance of any or all such Competitive Bids (which shall be promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent by 11:00 a.m. (A) with respect to a request for a Eurodollar Competitive Bid Loan, three Business Days prior to the date of the requested Eurodollar Competitive Bid Loan and (B) with respect to a request for an Absolute Rate Competitive Bid Loan, on the proposed date of the Absolute Rate Competitive Bid Loan; provided, however, (I) the failure by such Borrower to give timely notice of its acceptance of a Competitive Bid shall be deemed to be a refusal thereof, (II) to the extent Competitive Bids are for comparable Interest Periods, such Borrower may accept Competitive Bids only in ascending order of rates, (III) the aggregate amount of Competitive Bids accepted by such Borrower shall not exceed the principal amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, (IV) if such Borrower shall accept a bid or bids made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate, but the amount of such bid or bids shall cause the total amount of bids to be accepted by such Borrower to be in excess of the amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, then such Borrower shall accept a portion of such bid or bids in an amount equal to the amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request less the amount of all other Competitive Bids accepted with respect to such Competitive Bid Request, which acceptance in the case of multiple bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such bid at such Competitive Bid Rate and (V) no bid shall be accepted for a Competitive Bid Loan unless such Competitive Bid Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, except that where a portion of a Competitive Bid is accepted in accordance with the provisions of clause (IV) of subsection (iv) hereof, then in a minimum principal amount of $500,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 (but not in any event less than the minimum amount specified in the Competitive Bid), and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to clause (IV) of subsection (iv) hereof, the amounts shall...
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Absolute Rate Loans, and (ii) three Business Days (or four Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Eurodollar Margin Bid Loans, the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(d). The Company shall be under no obligation to accept any Competitive Bid and may choose to reject all Competitive Bids. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bids for each Interest Period that is accepted. The Company may accept any Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Absolute Rate Loans, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Eurodollar Margin Bid Loans, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Absolute Rate Loans, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Eurocurrency Margin Bid Loans, the Company (on behalf of itself or the relevant Borrower) shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(d). The Company (on behalf of itself or the relevant Borrower) shall be under no obligation to accept any Competitive Bid and may choose to reject all Competitive Bids. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bids for each Interest Period that is accepted. The Company (on behalf of itself or the relevant Borrower) may accept any Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 9:30 a.m. (i) on the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Absolute Rate Loans in US Dollars or Base Rate Bid Loans, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing that is to consist of Eurocurrency Margin Bid Loans in US Dollars, or (iii) four Business Days prior to the requested date of any Bid Borrowing in an Alternative Currency (or five Business Days in the case of any Special Notice Currency), the Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.03(d). The Company shall be under no obligation to accept any Competitive Bid and may choose to reject all Competitive Bids. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Competitive Bids for each Interest Period that is accepted. The Company may accept any Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. The applicable Borrower may, in ------------------------------ its sole and absolute discretion, subject only to the provisions of this subsection (d), accept or refuse any Competitive Bid offered to it. To accept a Competitive Bid, the applicable Borrower shall give written notification (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(d) (which shall be signed by a -------------- Responsible Officer) of its acceptance of any or all such Competitive Bids to the Administrative Agent by 11:00 A.M. (Charlotte, North Carolina time) on the date on which notice of election to make a Competitive Bid is to be given to the Administrative Agent by the Lenders; provided, however, (i) -------- ------- the failure by the applicable Borrower to give timely notice of its acceptance of a Competitive Bid shall be deemed to be a refusal thereof, (ii) the applicable Borrower may accept Competitive Bids only in ascending order of rates (and where two or more Lenders submit a Competitive Bid at the same Competitive Bid Rate, then pro rata between or among such Lenders, unless such pro rata allocation would result in a Lender making a Competitive Loan in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000, in which case the applicable Borrower may accept any one of such Competitive Bids), (iii) the aggregate amount of Competitive Bids accepted by the applicable Borrower shall not exceed the principal amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, (iv) the applicable Borrower may accept a portion of a Competitive Bid in the event, and to the extent, acceptance of the entire amount thereof would cause the applicable Borrower to exceed the principal amount specified in the Competitive Bid Request, subject however to the minimum amounts provided herein and (v) no Competitive Bid shall be accepted unless such Competitive Loan is in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, except that where a portion of a Competitive Bid is accepted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (iv) hereof, then in a minimum principal amount of $1,000,000 and integral multiples of $500,000 in excess thereof (but not in any event less than the minimum amount specified in the Competitive Bid), and in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to subsection (iv) hereof, the amounts shall be rounded to integral multiples of $500...
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Each Borrower may, in its sole discretion, subject only to the provisions of this subsection (iv), accept or refuse any
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m., Applicable Time, three Business Days prior to the requested date of any U.S. Bid Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify U.S. Funding Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 2.7.4. The applicable Borrower shall be under no obligation to accept any U.S. Competitive Bid and may choose to reject all U.S. Competitive Bids. In the case of acceptance, such notice shall specify the aggregate principal amount of U.S. Competitive Bids for each Interest Period that is accepted. The applicable Borrower may accept any U.S. Competitive Bid in whole or in part; provided that:
Acceptance of Competitive Bids. Not later than 11:30 a.m., Applicable Time, three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Euro Bid Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall notify Euro Funding Agent of its acceptance or rejection of the offers notified to it pursuant to Section 3.7.
