(e)Each Lender that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement two properly completed and duly signed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax. Each Lender (or
Transferee) that is not a “
United States
person” as defined in
Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code (a “
Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to
the
Borrower and
the
Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a
Participant, to the
Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) (i) two copies of
U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (certifying as to entitlement to treaty benefits),
Form W-8ECI (claiming exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connected with a
U.S. trade or business) or
Form W-8IMY (together with any applicable underlying
Internal Revenue Service forms), as applicable, (ii) in the case of a
Non-
U.S. Lender claiming exemption from
U.S. federal withholding tax under
Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the
Code with respect to
payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of
Exhibit B and the
applicable
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto properly completed and duly executed by such
Non-
U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of,
U.S. federal withholding tax on
payments under
this
Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, or
(iii) any other form prescribed by applicable requirements of U.S. federal income tax law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding tax duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable requirements of law to permit the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
Such forms, certificates, and statements shall be delivered by each Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement (or, in the case of any
Participant, on or before the date such
Participant
purchases the related participation) and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. In addition, each Lender shall deliver such forms, certificates, and statements promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such
Lender, or upon the reasonable request by
the
Borrower or the
Administrative Agent
. Each Lender shall promptly notify
the
Borrower
and the Administrative Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered form, certificate, or statement to the
Borrower (or any other form, statement, or certification adopted by the
U.S.
taxing authorities for such purpose). Each Lender agrees to (x) promptly notify
the
Administrative Agent and the
Borrower if any fact set forth in any such form, certificate, or statement ceases to be true and correct and (y) take such steps and may be reasonably necessary to avoid any applicable
Requirements of Law that the
Borrower make any deduction or withholding for taxes from amounts payable to the
Lender under this
Agreement
. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-
U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph after the date it becomes a party to this
Agreement (or, in the case of any
Participant, after the date such
Participant purchases the related participation) that such
Non-
U.S. Lender
is not legally able to deliver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, the completion, execution and submission of such