Increase in the Aggregate Commitments (a) The Borrowers may, at any time but in any event not more than once in any calendar year prior to the Revolver Termination Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent, request that the aggregate amount of the Commitments be increased by $25,000,000 or an integral multiple of $25,000,000 in excess thereof (each a "Commitment Increase") to be effective as of a date that is at least 90 days prior to the scheduled Revolver Termination Date then in effect (the "Increase Date") as specified in the related notice to the Administrative Agent; provided, however, that (i) in no event shall the aggregate amount of the Commitments at any time exceed $3,500,000,000, (ii) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of such request and (iii) all of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III shall be satisfied as of the applicable Increase Date. (b) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of a request by the Borrowers for a Commitment Increase, which notice shall include (i) the proposed amount of such requested Commitment Increase, (ii) the proposed Increase Date and (iii) the date by which Lenders wishing to participate in the Commitment Increase must commit to an increase in the amount of their respective Commitments (the "Commitment Date"). Each Lender that is willing to participate in such requested Commitment Increase (each an "Increasing Lender") shall, in its sole discretion, give written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Commitment Date of the amount by which it is willing to increase its Commitment. If the Lenders notify the Administrative Agent that they are willing to increase the amount of their respective Commitments by an aggregate amount that exceeds the amount of the requested Commitment Increase, the requested Commitment Increase shall be allocated among the Lenders willing to participate therein in such amounts as are agreed between the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent. (c) Promptly following each Commitment Date, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrowers as to the amount, if any, by which the Lenders are willing to participate in the requested Commitment Increase. If the aggregate amount by which the Lenders are willing to participate in any requested Commitment Increase on any such Commitment Date is less than the requested Commitment Increase, then the Borrowers may extend offers to one or more Eligible Assignees to participate in any portion of the requested Commitment Increase that has not been committed to by the Lenders as of the applicable Commitment Date; provided, however, that the Commitment of each such Eligible Assignee, when aggregated with the commitment of such Person to lend under the Five-Year Credit Agreement, shall in no event be less than $10,000,000. (d) On each Increase Date, each Eligible Assignee that accepts an offer to participate in a requested Commitment Increase in accordance with Section 2.16(c) (each an "Increase Assuming Lender") shall become a Lender party to this Agreement as of such Increase Date and the Commitment of each Increasing Lender for such requested Commitment Increase shall be so increased by such amount (or by the amount allocated to such Lender pursuant to the last sentence of Section 2.16(b)) as of such Increase Date; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before such Increase Date the following, each dated such date: (i) (A) certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of each Borrower or the Executive Committee of such board approving the amount of the Commitments after giving effect to the Commitment Increase, (B) a certificate, signed by a duly authorized Responsible Officer of each Borrower, stating that all of the applicable conditions in Article III have been satisfied and (C) an opinion of counsel for the Borrowers, in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto; (ii) an Assumption Agreement from each Increase Assuming Lender, duly executed by such Increase Assuming Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers; and (iii) confirmation from each Increasing Lender of the increase in the amount of its Commitment in a writing satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent. On each Increase Date, upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 2.16(d), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders (including, without limitation, each Increase Assuming Lender) and the Borrowers, on or before 1:00 P.M. (New York City time), by telecopier or telex, of the occurrence of the Commitment Increase to be effected on such Increase Date and shall record in the Register the relevant information with respect to each Increasing Lender and each Increase Assuming Lender on such date. In addition, on each Increase Date, each of the Increasing Lenders and the Increase Assuming Lenders will purchase and assume from the other Lenders such interests in the Revolving Credit Advances made by such other Lenders and outstanding on such Increase Date as shall be necessary so that, after giving effect to such purchases and assumptions, each of the Lenders (including the Increasing Lenders and the Increase Assuming Lenders) will hold their respective pro rata shares of all Revolving Credit Advances outstanding on such Increase Date (such purchases and assumptions to be effected by each of the Increasing Lenders and the Increase Assuming Lenders making an amount equal to such respective pro rata shares available for the accounts of their Applicable Lending Offices to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent's Account, in same day funds). Each Borrower hereby agrees to each of the purchases and assumptions described in the immediately preceding sentence.