Incremental Credit Extensions. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans (the “Incremental Term Loans”), or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase” together with any Incremental Term Loans, referred to herein as an “Incremental Facility”), provided that (i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.12 and 6.13 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period. Each Incremental Facility shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans shall not exceed $300,000,000 and the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment Increase shall not exceed $100,000,000.
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Incremental Credit Extensions. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans (the “Incremental Term Loans”), or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase” together with any Incremental Term Loans, referred to herein as an “Incremental Facility”), provided that (i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event 77-77- of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants covenantscovenant set forth in Sections SectionsSection 6.12 and 6.13 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period. Each Incremental Facility shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans borrowed following the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date shall not exceed $300,000,000 300,000,000the Maximum Incremental Term Loan Facilities Amount and the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitment Increase shall not exceed $100,000,000100,000,000.200,000,000.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Solutia Inc)
Incremental Credit Extensions. The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Effective Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans (the “Incremental Term Loans”), or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase” together with any Incremental Term Loans, referred to herein as an a “Incremental FacilityCredit Increase”), provided that (i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) the Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants covenant set forth in Sections 6.12 and 6.13 Section 7.11 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently completed Test PeriodPeriod for which a Compliance Certificate has been delivered, in each case, as if such Credit Increase had been outstanding on the last day of such fiscal quarter of the Borrower for testing compliance therewith. Each Incremental Facility Credit Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans Credit Increases shall not exceed $300,000,000 and the aggregate amount of exceed, when aggregated with the Revolving Commitment Increase shall not exceed Credit Commitments then in effect, $100,000,000250.0 million.
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Incremental Credit Extensions. (a) The U.S. Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Effective Closing Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more additional tranches of term loans to be borrowed by the U.S. Borrower (the “Incremental Term Loans”), ) or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Commitment Increase” together with any Incremental Term Loans, referred to herein as an “Incremental Facility”), provided that (i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and the U.S. Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the Financial Covenant and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) the U.S. Borrower shall be in compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.12 and 6.13 determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of Compliance with the last day of the most recently completed Test PeriodFinancial Covenant. Each tranche of Incremental Facility Term Loans and each Revolving Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 25,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 25,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases made pursuant to this Section 2.14, shall not exceed $300,000,000 250,000,000. Each tranche of Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the aggregate U.S. Term Loans, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Maturity Date with respect to the Term Loans, (c) except as set forth below with respect to amortization, shall be treated substantially the same as the U.S. Term Loans (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments) and (d) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for the U.S. Term Loans, provided that (i) except as provided in preceding clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d), the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially different from those of the U.S. Term Loans to the extent such differences are reasonably acceptable to the Arrangers and (ii) the interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the U.S. Borrower and the lenders in respect of the Incremental Term Loans; provided, further, however, that if the effective “interest rate margin” for such Incremental Term Loans as of the Incremental Facility Closing Date therefor (which “interest rate margin”, for such purposes only, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent and deemed to include all upfront or similar fees and/or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the life of such Incremental Term Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans) payable to all Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans) exceeds the effective “interest rate margin” then applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans of any Tranche (as such “interest rate margin” shall have been determined by the Administrative Agent on the same basis as provided in the immediately preceding parenthetical) by more than 0.50% per annum, then the Applicable Rate for the then outstanding Term Loans of each such Tranche shall be increased to the Applicable Increased Term Loan Rate for the Incremental Term Loans effective as of the relevant Incremental Facility Closing Date. Each Credit Extension pursuant to a Revolving Commitment Increase shall have the same terms as are applicable to Credit Extensions pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility (prior to giving effect to such Revolving Commitment Increase). Each notice from the U.S. Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Revolving Commitment Increases may be provided, by any existing Lender (and each existing U.S. Term Lender will have the right, but not an obligation, to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan, and each existing Revolving Credit Lender will have the right, but not an obligation, to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase, in each case on terms permitted in this Section 2.14 and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “Additional Lender”), provided that the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower shall have each consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s making such Incremental Term Loans or providing such Revolving Commitment Increases. Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases shall become Commitments (or in the case of a Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Holdings, the U.S. Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the U.S. Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to each of the effective date of such Incremental Amendment and the date extensions of credit are made hereunder as contemplated thereby) and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The U.S. Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans and Revolving Commitment Increases for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Revolving Commitment Increases, unless it so agrees. Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section, (A) each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Commitment Increase (each, a “Revolving Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such increase, and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (B) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.05. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not exceed $100,000,000apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.
(b) This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 12.01 to the contrary.
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