Excluded Collateral shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security Agreement.
Pari Passu Debt means any Indebtedness of the Company that is payable on a pari passu basis with the Securities.
Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt means any secured Indebtedness (including any Registered Equivalent Notes) incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes; provided, that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (c) such Indebtedness, (i) unless incurred as a term loan under this Agreement, does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default), in each case prior to the date that is the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred or issued, and (ii) if incurred as a term loan under this Agreement, does not mature earlier than, or have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than, the applicable Refinanced Debt, (d) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness is not incurred hereunder) are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Loan Parties than the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (e) to the extent such Indebtedness is not incurred hereunder, a Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of an Intercreditor Agreement with the Administrative Agent and (f) such Indebtedness, if consisting of Refinancing Notes, satisfies clause (d) of the definition of Permitted Other Debt Conditions. Permitted Pari Passu Secured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
Other Pari Passu Lien Obligations means any Indebtedness or other Obligations (including Hedging Obligations) having Pari Passu Lien Priority relative to the Notes with respect to the Collateral; provided that an authorized representative of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have executed a joinder to the ABL-Notes Intercreditor Agreement and a joinder to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.
Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of second lien secured notes or second lien secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second lien, subordinated basis to the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans, (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (iv) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that such differences are not more favorable to the investors in such secured Indebtedness), (v) such Indebtedness is not also incurred by or guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than the Subsidiary Guarantors and is not incurred by or guaranteed by any other Person, (vi) an agent or representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness (a “Second Lien Agent”) shall have become party to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement”); provided that, if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower, then the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Second Lien Agent for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (vii) the other terms and conditions of such secured Indebtedness are on the whole substantially identical to, or less favorable to the investors providing such secured Indebtedness, than those applicable to the Refinanced Debt (except for (x) pricing, fees, rate floors and prepayment or redemption premiums, which shall reflect market terms and conditions at the time of incurrence or issuance, (y) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained and (z) differences that reflect the nature of such secured debt as fixed or floating rate securities), and (viii) a Responsible Officer shall have certified compliance with the foregoing requirements and that the incurrence of such Indebtedness complies with Section 6.2.
Notes Priority Collateral has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Junior Priority Obligations means the Original Second Lien Obligations and any Additional Obligations constituting Junior Priority Debt.
Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt means any secured Indebtedness issued or incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor in the form of one or more series of Junior Lien secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a Junior Lien basis (subject to Liens permitted under Section 9.1) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or scheduled payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligation (other than customary offers to repurchase or mandatory prepayments upon a change of control, asset sale or other Disposition or casualty event or incurrence of indebtedness that is not permitted thereunder and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) prior to the Latest Maturity Date, determined at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (iv) the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Collateral Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (v) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiary Guarantors and (vi) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of the Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided that if such Indebtedness is the initial Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt incurred by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, then Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Senior Representative for such Indebtedness shall have executed and delivered a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted Junior Secured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or senior secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans, (iii) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the Maturity Date of the Refinanced Debt and such Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the Refinanced Debt, (iv) to the extent applicable, the security agreements relating to such Indebtedness are substantially the same as the Security Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent), (v) no Restricted Subsidiary guarantees such Indebtedness unless it is a Subsidiary Guarantor (or becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor substantially concurrently with the incurrence of such Indebtedness); provided that, if, at any time, such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to be a Guarantor, it shall not guarantee such Indebtedness, (vi) the other terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) reflect market terms and conditions at the time of incurrence and issuance; provided, that, to the extent such terms and documentation are not substantially identical to the Indebtedness being refinanced, (x) such terms (taken as a whole) shall be less favorable to the providers of such Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt than those applicable to the Indebtedness being refinanced, except, in each case, for financial or other covenants or other provisions contained in such Indebtedness that are applicable only after the then Latest Maturity Date, or (y) such documentation shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (vii) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to a Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Administrative Agent shall have become a party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement (or any then-existing Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement shall have been amended or replaced in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which results in such Senior Representative having rights to share in the Collateral as provided in clause (i) above). Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.
Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt means secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or debentures or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by all or a portion of the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and any other First Lien Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness satisfies the applicable requirements set forth in the provisos in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” (provided that such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and any other First Lien Obligations, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”), (iii) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall be party to a Customary Intercreditor Agreement, and (iv) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors.
Pari Passu Obligations means Indebtedness that is not Secured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor (exclusive of the Obligations) owing to a Person that is not a member of the Consolidated Group or an Affiliate thereof.
Pari Passu Indebtedness means any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that ranks pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as applicable.
Permitted Collateral Liens means any “Permitted Liens” other than Liens specified in clauses (2), (3), (4), (5), (14) or (18) of the definition of “Permitted Liens.”
Excluded Equity means any Voting Stock in excess of 66% of the total outstanding Voting Stock of any direct Subsidiary of any Grantor that is a Non-U.S. Person. For the purposes of this definition, “Voting Stock” means, as to any issuer, the issued and outstanding shares of each class of capital stock or other ownership interests of such issuer entitled to vote (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations § 1.956-2(c)(2)).
Permitted Priority Liens means Liens permitted under any of the clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (i) of Section 9.02.
Excluded Equity Interests means, collectively: (i) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary with respect to which the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are validly prohibited by Requirements of Law; (ii) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary with respect to which the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) require the consent, approval or waiver of any Governmental Authority or other third party and such consent, approval or waiver has not been obtained by Borrower following Borrower’s commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the same; (iii) any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that the grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of a security interest in and Lien upon, and the pledge to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, of, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are validly prohibited by, or would give any third party (other than Borrower or an Affiliate of Borrower) the right to terminate its obligations under, the Operating Documents or the joint venture agreement or shareholder agreement with respect to, or any other contract with such third party relating to such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, including any contract evidencing Indebtedness of such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under Article 9 of the Code or other Requirements of Law), but only, in each case, to the extent, and for so long as such Operating Document, joint venture agreement, shareholder agreement or other contract is in effect; (iv) any Equity Interests in any other Subsidiary with respect to which, Borrower and the Collateral Agent reasonably determine by mutual agreement that the cost (including Tax costs) of granting the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien upon, and pledging to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lenders and the other Secured Parties, such Equity Interests, to secure the Obligations (and any guaranty thereof) are excessive, relative to the value to be afforded to the Secured Parties thereby.
Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement means, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be pari passu with the Liens securing the Term B Loans (and other Loan Obligations that are pari passu with the Term B Loans), either (as the Borrower shall elect) (x) the First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (y) another intercreditor agreement not materially less favorable to the Lenders vis-à-vis such pari passu Liens than the First Lien/First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (z) another intercreditor agreement the terms of which are consistent with market terms governing security arrangements for the sharing of liens on a pari passu basis at the time such intercreditor agreement is proposed to be established in light of the type of Indebtedness to be secured by such liens, as determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in the exercise of reasonable judgment.
Excluded Asset Disposition means an Asset Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05 other than Asset Dispositions pursuant to Sections 7.05(vii), (xiii), and (xv).
ABL Priority Collateral has the meaning set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Senior Priority Obligations as defined in the Base Intercreditor Agreement.
First Lien Collateral means all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any First Lien Obligations.
First Lien Collateral Documents means the “Security Documents” or “Collateral Documents” or similar term (as defined in the applicable First Lien Loan Documents) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any First Lien Obligations or pursuant to which any such Lien is perfected.
Notes Collateral means any and all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, with respect to which a Lien is granted as security for any Notes Obligations.
Second Priority Debt Obligations means the Initial Second Priority Debt Obligations and, with respect to any series, issue or class of Second Priority Debt, (a) all principal of, and interest (including, without limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any Bankruptcy Case, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) payable with respect to, such Second Priority Debt, (b) all other amounts payable to the related Second Priority Debt Parties under the related Second Priority Debt Documents and (c) any renewals or extensions of the foregoing.
Additional First Lien Obligations means, with respect to any Series of Additional First Lien Obligations, (a) all principal of, and interest (including, without limitation, any interest which accrues after the commencement of any Bankruptcy Case, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding) payable with respect to, such Additional First Lien Obligations, (b) all other amounts payable to the related Additional First Lien Secured Parties under the related Additional First Lien Documents and (c) any renewals of extensions of the foregoing.
Second Priority Collateral means any “Collateral” as defined in any Second Priority Debt Document or any other assets of the Borrower or any other Grantor with respect to which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted pursuant to a Second Priority Collateral Document as security for any Second Priority Debt Obligation.