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Tax Forms. (a) (i) Each Lender with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a US Borrower, if such Lender is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Foreign Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally able to do so, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or such other applicable evidence satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax (including, in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code, a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, a “10 percent shareholderof the Borrowers within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(B)] of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to any Borrower described in [Section 881(c)(3)(C)] of the Code) (each a “Tax Compliance Certificate”).

Tax Forms. (a) (i) Each with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a US Borrower, if such is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Foreign ”) shall, to the extent it is legally able to do so, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers, prior to receipt of any payment subject to withholding under the Code (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax on payments to be made to such Foreign by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to payments to be made to such Foreign by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement) or such other applicable evidence satisfactory to the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. withholding tax (including, in the case of a Foreign claiming any exemption pursuant to Section 881(c) of the Code, a certificate to the effect that such Foreign is not a “bank” within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, a “10 percent shareholderof the Borrowers within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(B)] of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to any Borrower described in [Section 881(c)(3)(C)] of the Code) (each a “Tax Compliance Certificate”).

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Foreign Lender (as well as the Administrative Agent, in the event the Administrative Agent is not a “United States person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code)) shall # furnish to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date it becomes a party hereto, either # two executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8BEN, or W-8BEN-E, claiming the benefits under any applicable income tax treaty (or successor form), # two executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI (or successor form), # two executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8IMY (or successor form) and certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable, or # two executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8EXP (or successor form), together with any required schedules or attachments, certifying, in each case, to such Foreign Lender’s legal entitlement to an exemption or reduction from U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to all interest payments hereunder, as may be applicable, and # to the extent it may lawfully do so at such times, provide Borrower and the Administrative Agent a new copy of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI, or U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY or U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8EXP (in each case, together with any required schedules or attachments) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form, or at any other time upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, to reconfirm any complete exemption from, or any entitlement to a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to any interest payment hereunder; provided that any Foreign Lender that is 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” shall furnish a “U.S. Tax Certificate” in the form of Exhibit G-11] attached to such Foreign Lender’s U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; provided, further, that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-44] on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

To the extent it is legally able to do so, each , or Issuing Bank (including an Eligible Assignee to which a assigns its interest in accordance with [Section 11.07], unless such Eligible Assignee is already a hereunder) that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (each, a “Foreign ”) agrees to complete and deliver to the and the Administrative on or prior to the date on which the Foreign becomes a party hereto (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the or the Administrative ), two accurate, complete and signed copies of whichever of the following is applicable: # IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E certifying that it is entitled to benefits under an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party; # IRS Form W-8ECI certifying that the income receivable pursuant to any Loan Document is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States; # if the Foreign is not # a bank described in [Section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, # a 10-percent shareholder of the described in [Section 871(h)(3)(B)] of the Code, or # a controlled foreign corporation related to the within the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code, a certificate to that effect in substantially the form attached hereto as [Exhibit G] (a “Non-Bank Certificate”) and an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, certifying that the Foreign is not a United States person; # to the extent a Foreign is not the beneficial owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Foreign , accompanied by, as and to the extent applicable, an IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI, Non-Bank Certificate, Form W-9, Form W-8IMY (or other successor forms) and any other required supporting information from each beneficial owner (it being understood that a Foreign need not provide certificates or supporting documentation from beneficial owners if # the Foreign is a “qualified intermediary” or “withholding foreign partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes and # such Foreign is as a result able to establish, and does establish, that payments to such Foreign are, to the extent applicable, entitled to an exemption from or, if an exemption is not available, a reduction in the rate of, U.S. federal withholding taxes without providing such certificates or supporting documentation); or # 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 and the Administrative to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

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 (“IRS”) Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup 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) # two copies of properly completed and duly executed IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8IMY, as applicable, (together with any applicable underlying IRS forms and appropriate attachments), on which such Non-U.S. Lender (or the direct and indirect beneficial owners of a Non-U.S. Lender) shall claim any exemption from or reduction of U.S. federal withholding tax for which such Non-U.S. Lender is eligible, # 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 F] and the applicable IRS Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender, or # any other form prescribed by the 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 or to satisfy any information reporting requirements. Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. 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 Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly on or before the inaccuracy, obsolescence or invalidity of

Each Lender (or Transferee) # that is not a “U.S. person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8ECI, or, 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 a Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Company under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and # that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (or in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two properly completed and duly executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. Such forms 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). Thereafter, each Lender shall, to the extent it is legally able to do so, deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender at any other time prescribed by applicable law or as reasonably requested by the Company. In the event of a Change in Tax Law, each Lender shall deliver all such forms that it is legally able to deliver, including any form claiming a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax on payments by the Company under this Agreement and any other Loan Document. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Company at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Company (and any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).

Any Foreign Lender shall, on the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (whether as an assignee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to [Sections 13.7(a) or 13.7(f)])] or otherwise), or upon any change in its lending office, deliver to Lead Borrower and Administrative Agent: # duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from, or a reduction to, withholding tax under an income tax treaty, or any successor form, # duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI claiming exemption from withholding because the income is effectively connection with a U.S. trade or business or any successor form, # in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Sections 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, # a certificate of the Lender to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, a “10 percent shareholderof a Borrower within the meaning of [Section 881(c)(3)(B)] of the Code or a “controlled foreign corporation” described and [Section 881(c)(3)(C)] of the Code and # duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN claiming exemption from withholding under the portfolio interest exemption or any successor form or # any other applicable form, certificate or document prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States

Each Lender (or Transferee) # that is not a “U.S. person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to the Company and the Applicable Agents two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E or Form W-8ECI, or, 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 a Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and # that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Company and the Applicable Agents (or in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two properly completed and duly executed copies of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9. Such forms 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). Thereafter, each Lender shall, to the extent it is legally able to do so, deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender at any other time prescribed by applicable law or as reasonably requested by the Company. In the event of a Change in Tax Law, each Lender shall deliver all such forms that it is legally able to deliver, including any form claiming a reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax on payments by the Company or any Subsidiary Borrower under this Agreement and any other Loan Document. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Company at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Company (and any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).

Each Foreign Lender with respect to a Loan or Commitment extended to a US Borrower, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Lender under any of the Loan Documents (for example, in the case of a typical participation by such Lender), shall, to the extent that it is legally able to do so, deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers on the date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers (in the reasonable exercise of their discretion), # two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to U.S. withholding tax, and # two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, Tax Compliance Certificates and/or any other certificate or statement of exemption from each beneficial owner required under the Code, as applicable.

Documentation If a Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States, any Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to Agent and Borrower Agent, on the Closing Date or on or prior to the date such Person becomes a Lender, IRS Form W-9 or such other documentation or information prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by Agent or Borrower Agent to determine whether such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements If any Foreign Lender is entitled to any exemption from or reduction of withholding tax for payments with respect to the Obligations, it shall deliver to Agent and Borrower Agent, on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender hereunder (and from time to time thereafter upon request by Agent or Borrower Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to do so), # IRS Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party; # IRS Form W-8ECI; # IRS Form W-8IMY and all required supporting documentation; # in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, IRS Form W-8BEN and a certificate showing such Foreign Lender is not # a “bank” within the meaning of [section 881(c)(3)(A)] of the Code, # a “10 percent shareholderof any Borrower within the meaning of [section 881(c)(3)(B)] of the Code, or # a “controlled foreign corporation” described in [section 881(c)(3)(C)] of the Code; or # any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in withholding tax, together with such supplementary documentation necessary to allow Agent and Borrowers to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

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