New Issue means an offering of securities registered under the Securities Act, the issuer of which, immediately before the registration, was not required to file reports under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
New Issuance shall have the meaning specified in subsection 6.09(b).
public announcement means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act; and
Press Announcement means the press announcement relating to the Transaction in the Agreed Form;
Announcement means the announcement detailing the terms and conditions of the Acquisition to be made pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the Code, in substantially the form set out in Schedule 1 (Form of Announcement);
Potential Change of Control Announcement means any public announcement or statement by the Issuer or by any actual or potential bidder or any designated adviser thereto relating to any specific or any near-term potential Change of Control (whereby "near-term" shall mean that such potential Change of Control is reasonably likely to occur, or is publicly stated by the Issuer or by any such actual or potential bidder or any such designated adviser to be intended to occur, within four months of the date of such announcement or statement).
Relevant Announcement Date means the date that is the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the relevant Change of Control and (b) the date of the earliest Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement (if any);
Acquisition Transaction Announcement means (i) the announcement of an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) an announcement that Counterparty or any of its subsidiaries has entered into an agreement, a letter of intent or an understanding designed to result in an Acquisition Transaction, (iii) the announcement of the intention to solicit or enter into, or to explore strategic alternatives or other similar undertaking that may include, an Acquisition Transaction, (iv) any other announcement that in the reasonable judgment of the Calculation Agent may result in an Acquisition Transaction or (v) any announcement of any change or amendment to any previous Acquisition Transaction Announcement (including any announcement of the abandonment of any such previously announced Acquisition Transaction, agreement, letter of intent, understanding or intention). For the avoidance of doubt, announcements as used in the definition of Acquisition Transaction Announcement refer to any public announcement whether made by the Issuer or a third party.
Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement means any public announcement or statement by the Issuer, any actual or potential bidder or any adviser acting on behalf of any actual or potential bidder relating to any potential Change of Control where within 180 days following the date of such announcement or statement, a Change of Control occurs.
Announcements has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.11.
Referral Announcement refers to a process by which calls are routed to an announcement that states the new telephone number of an End User.
Announcement Date means the first general public announcement or the first communication generally to shareholders of a corporation, whichever is earlier, of the proposal or intention to make a proposal concerning a business combination.
Fundamental Change shall be deemed to have occurred at the time after the Notes are originally issued if any of the following occurs:
Public Disclosure means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Fundamental Change Notice has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(a).
Public Debt Rating means, as of any date and subject to the provisions of the next succeeding sentence, the lowest rating that has been most recently announced by each 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 the Borrower. 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 Percentage and the Applicable Margin shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (b) if neither S&P nor Moody’s shall have in effect a Public Debt Rating, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable Margin shall be set in accordance with Level 6 under the definition of Applicable Percentage or Applicable Margin, as the case may be; (c) if the ratings established by S&P and Moody’s shall fall within different levels, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable Margin shall be based upon the higher of such ratings, except that, in the event that the lower of such ratings is more than one level below the higher of such ratings, the Applicable Percentage and the Applicable Margin shall be based upon the level immediately below the higher of such ratings; (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 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.
published in the newspapers means published as a paid advertisement in English in at least one English language newspaper and in Chinese in at least one Chinese language newspaper, being in each case a newspaper published daily and circulating generally in Hong Kong in accordance with the Listing Rules.
Publication Date means an Ordinary Publication Date or an Extraordinary Publication Date, as the case may be.
Announcement Event means the occurrence of an Announcement Date in respect of a Merger Event or Tender Offer, notwithstanding the fact that such Merger Date or Tender Offer Date may not, or may not be anticipated to, occur on or prior to the Valuation Date for the related Component. The definition of “Announcement Date” in Section 12.1(l) of the Equity Definitions shall be amended by (a) replacing the word “leads” in the third line thereof and in the fifth line thereof with the words “could lead (as determined by the Calculation Agent)” (b) deleting the word “firm” in the second and fourth lines thereof and (c) inserting the words “, and any publicly announced change or amendment to such an announcement (including the announcement of an abandonment of such intention)” at the end of clauses (i) and (ii) thereof. Consequences of Merger Events: Merger Event:
Debt Rating has the meaning specified in the definition of “Applicable Rate.”
Fundamental Change Company Notice shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(c).
Fundamental Change Repurchase Date shall have the meaning specified in Section 15.02(a).