Rating Downgrade means either:
Required Ratings Downgrade Event means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold.
Guarantor Default means any condition or event that with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become a Guarantor Event of Default.
Downgrade means the removal of a person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
Senior Debt Rating means at any date, the credit rating identified by S&P, Fitch or Xxxxx’x as the credit rating which (a) it has assigned to long term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower or (b) it would assign to long term senior unsecured debt of the Borrower were the Borrower to issue or have outstanding any long term senior unsecured debt on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, “Senior Debt Rating” is not the Borrower’s “Corporate/Long-Term Issuer” rating.
Guarantor Event of Default means the occurrence of any “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Performance Guaranty.
Guarantor Senior Debt of a Subsidiary Guarantor means all Obligations with respect to any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter created, incurred or assumed, unless, in the case of any particular Indebtedness, the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding expressly provides that such Indebtedness shall be on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to such Subsidiary Guarantor's Guarantee. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (x) "Guarantor Senior Debt" shall include the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all Obligations of every nature of such Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time owed to the lenders under the Partnership Credit Facility, including, without limitation, principal of and interest on, and all fees, indemnities and expenses payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor under, the Partnership Credit Facility, and (y) in the case of amounts owing by such Subsidiary Guarantor under the Partnership Credit Facility and guarantees of Designated Senior Indebtedness, "Guarantor Senior Debt" shall include interest accruing thereon subsequent to the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clause (h) or (i) of Section 6.01 relating to such Subsidiary Guarantor, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed under any applicable Bankruptcy Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Guarantor Senior Indebtedness" shall not include (i) Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes or the Guarantees, (ii) Indebtedness that is expressly subordinate or junior in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Subsidiary Guarantor, (iv) Indebtedness of such Subsidiary Guarantor to the Partnership or a Subsidiary of the Partnership or any other Affiliate of the Partnership, (v) any trade payables of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and (vi) any Indebtedness which is incurred by such Subsidiary Guarantor in violation of this Indenture.
Downgrade Event means, unless otherwise specified on the Cover Sheet, for a Party means that Party’s Credit Rating falls below BBB- from S&P or Baa3 from Moody’s or becomes no longer rated by either S&P or Moody’s.
Guarantee Event of Default means a default by the Guarantor on any of its payment or other obligations under this Guarantee.
Required Ratings [Ratings] Closing Date, Location and Time: ___________ ___, 20___; offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, New Xxxx, Xxx Yorx; 00:00 a.m. New York City time. Purchase Price for the Offered Certificates: Class Percent of Initial Aggregate ----- Principal Balance ------------------------------ Class A % Classes B-1, B-2 and B-3 % In eaxx xxxx, as offered and sold pursuant to this Terms Agreement, plus accrued interest, if applicable, thereon. Notwithstanding any other provision of the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement in the Underwriting Agreement shall be with reference to File No. _________. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement (which is incorporated herein in its entirety and made a part hereof) as supplemented by this Terms Agreement, the Seller agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Seller, the Offered Certificates. The Underwriter has been retained solely to act as underwriter in connection with the sale of the Offered Certificates to investors (including the establishment of the price of the Offered Certificates to investors), and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between Seller and the Underwriter has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Agreement, irrespective of whether the Underwriter has advised or is advising Seller on other matters. * * * If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Underwriter. Very truly yours, WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES XORPORATION By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. By: -------------------------------------- Name: Title: The foregoing Terms Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. COUNTRYWIDE SECURITIES CORPORATION By: ----------------------------------- Name: Title: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION With respect to any investor, "Supplemental Information" means any of the following types of information, to the extent omitted from the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus:
Counterparty Downgrade Collateral Account means an interest-bearing account of the Issuer with the Custodian into which all Counterparty Downgrade Collateral is to be deposited.
Hedge Counterparty Ratings Requirement means (a) either (i) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A-1” by S&P or (ii) if the substitute counterparty does not have a short-term rating from S&P, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A+” by S&P, (b) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (and if rated “A1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “A1”) and the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s (and if rated “P-1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade and remaining on watch for possible downgrade), or (ii) if such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) does not have a short-term debt rating from Moody’s, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (and if rated “Aa3” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “Aa3”), and (c) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A” by Fitch or (ii) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “F1” by Fitch. For the purpose of this definition, no direct or indirect recourse against one or more shareholders of the substitute counterparty (or against any Person in control of, or controlled by, or under common control with, any such shareholder) shall be deemed to constitute a guarantee, security or support of the obligations of the substitute counterparty.
Guarantor Payment as defined in Section 5.11.3.
Required Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Required Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold.
Ratings Decline means a decrease in the rating of the Notes by both Xxxxx’x and S&P by one or more gradations (including gradations within Rating Categories as well as between Rating Categories). In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Ratings Categories, namely + or - for S&P, and 1, 2, and 3 for Xxxxx’x, will be taken into account; for example, in the case of S&P, a ratings decline either from BB+ to BB or BB to BB- will constitute a decrease of one gradation.
Ratings Decline Period means the period that (i) begins on the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) ends 90 days following consummation of such Change of Control; provided that such period shall be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes, as noted by the applicable Rating Agency, is under publicly announced consideration for downgrade by the applicable Rating Agency.
Liquidity Provider Ratings Event means the Liquidity Provider shall fail to maintain at any time short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories from the Requisite NRSROs.
Downgrade Advance means an Advance made pursuant to Section 2.02(c).
Approved Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold.
Required Rating means, in the case of Moody's, the rating assigned to the Underlying Securities by Moody's as of the Closing Date, and, in the case of S&P, the rating assigned to the Underlying Securities by S&P as of the Closing Date.
Specified Rating Agencies means each of Moody’s, S&P and DBRS as long as, in each case, it has not ceased to rate the Notes or failed to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control; provided that if one or more of Moody’s, S&P or DBRS ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, the Issuer may select any other “designated rating organization” within the meaning of National Instrument 41-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as a replacement agency for such one or more of them, as the case may be.
Indenture Event of Default means an "Event of Default" as defined in the Indenture.
Public Debt Rating means, as of any date, the rating that has been most recently announced by any of S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, for any class of non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt issued by TMCC or, if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such rating, the lowest such rating issued by such rating agency. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if only one of S&P and Moody’s shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (b) if neither of S&P or Moody’s shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage will be set in accordance with Level 4 under the definitions of “Applicable Maximum Rate” and “Applicable Percentage”; (c) if both S&P and Moody’s have established ratings and those ratings shall fall within two different levels, the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the higher rating, unless the lower rating is more than one level below the higher rating, in which case the Applicable Maximum Rate and the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the rating that is one level lower than the higher rating; (d) if any rating established by S&P or Moody’s shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (e) if S&P or Moody’s shall change the basis or system on which ratings are established, each reference to the Public Debt Rating announced by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be.
S&P Required Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of "BBB+".
Counterparty Downgrade Collateral means any cash and/or securities delivered to the Issuer as collateral for the obligations of a Hedge Counterparty under a Hedge Transaction.
Guarantor Senior Indebtedness shall not include (a) Indebtedness evidenced by the Note Guarantee of such Note Guarantor, (b) Indebtedness that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated or junior in right to payment to any Guarantor Senior Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor, (c) Indebtedness which, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Xxxxx 00, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Code, is by its terms without recourse to such Note Guarantor, (d) any repurchase, redemption or other obligation in respect of Redeemable Capital Stock of such Note Guarantor, (e) to the extent it might constitute Indebtedness, amounts owing for goods, materials or services purchased in the ordinary course of business or consisting of trade payables or other current liabilities (other than any current liabilities owing under the Credit Agreement Obligations or the current portion of any long-term Indebtedness which would constitute Guarantor Senior Indebtedness but for the operation of this clause (e)), (f) to the extent it might constitute Indebtedness, amounts owed by such Note Guarantor for compensation to employees or for services rendered to such Note Guarantor, (g) to the extent it might constitute Indebtedness, any liability for federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes owed or owing by such Note Guarantor, (h) Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor to a Subsidiary of the Company and (i) that portion of any Indebtedness of such Note Guarantor which at the time of Incurrence is Incurred in violation of this Indenture; provided, however, that such Indebtedness shall be deemed not to have been Incurred in violation of this Indenture for purposes of this clause (i) if (x) the holder(s) of such Indebtedness or their representative or such Note Guarantor shall have furnished to the Trustee an opinion of recognized independent legal counsel, unqualified in all material respects, addressed to the Trustee (which legal counsel may, as to matters of fact, rely upon an Officers' Certificate of such Note Guarantor) to the effect that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness does not violate the provisions of this Indenture or (y) such Indebtedness consists of Credit Agreement Obligations, and the holder(s) of such Indebtedness or their agent or representative (1) had no actual knowledge at the time of Incurrence that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness violated this Indenture and (2) shall have received a certificate from an Officer of such Note Guarantor to the effect that the Incurrence of such Indebtedness does not violate the provisions of this Indenture.