PFIC Status The Company was not a “passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”) as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), for its most recently completed taxable year and, based on the Company’s current projected income, assets and activities, the Company does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for any subsequent taxable year.
WKSI Status (A) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (B) at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (C) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption in Rule 163, and (D) at the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (D)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405.
Company Status The Company is a corporation duly formed and validly existing under the general laws of the State of Maryland, with all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder.
MLP Status The Partnership is properly treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes and more than 90% of the Partnership’s current gross income is qualifying income under 7704(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
DTC Status The Company's transfer agent is a participant in and the Common Stock is eligible for transfer pursuant to the Depository Trust Company Automated Securities Transfer Program.
REMIC Status (a) The parties hereto intend that each REMIC created hereunder shall constitute, and that the affairs of each REMIC created hereunder shall be conducted so as to qualify it as a REMIC in accordance with the REMIC Provisions. In furtherance of such intention, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, or such other person designated pursuant to Section 11.18 hereof shall act as agent for the Trust and as Tax Matters Person for the Trust and that in such capacity it shall: (i) prepare or cause to be prepared and filed, at its own expense, in a timely manner, annual tax returns and any other tax return required to be filed by each REMIC created hereunder using a calendar year as the taxable year for such REMIC; (ii) in the related first such tax return, make (or cause to be made) an election satisfying the requirements of the REMIC Provisions, on behalf of each REMIC created hereunder, for it to be treated as a REMIC; (iii) at the Tax Matters Person’s expense, prepare and forward, or cause to be prepared and forwarded, to the Owners all information, reports or tax returns required with respect to each REMIC created hereunder, including Schedule Q to Form 1066, as, when and in the form required to be provided to the Owners, and to the Internal Revenue Service and any other relevant governmental taxing authority in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, including without limitation information reports relating to “original issue discount” as defined in the Code based upon the prepayment assumption and calculated by using the “Issue Price” (within the meaning of Section 1273 of the Code) of the Certificates of the related Class; provided that the tax return filed on Schedule Q to Form 1066 shall be prepared and forwarded to the Owners of the Class R Certificates no later than 50 days after the end of the period to which such tax return was due; (iv) not take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of any REMIC created hereunder, except as provided under this Agreement; (v) represent the Trust or each REMIC created hereunder in any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to a taxable year of the Trust or each REMIC created hereunder, enter into settlement agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of limitations relating to any tax item of the Trust or each REMIC created hereunder, and otherwise act on behalf of the Trust or each REMIC created hereunder in relation to any tax matter involving the Trust or each REMIC created hereunder (the legal expenses and costs of any such action described in this subsection (v) and any liability resulting therefrom shall constitute expenses of the Trust and shall constitute Trustee Reimbursable Expenses, unless such legal expenses and costs are incurred by reason of the Trustee’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence); (vi) comply with all statutory or regulatory requirements with regard to its conduct of activities pursuant to the foregoing clauses of this Section 11.16, including, without limitation, providing all notices and other information to the Internal Revenue Service and Owners of Class R Certificates required of a “tax matters person” pursuant to subtitle F of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder; (vii) make available information necessary for the computation of any tax imposed (A) on transfer of residual interests to certain Disqualified Organizations or (B) on pass-through entities, any interest in which is held by a Disqualified Organization; and (viii) acquire and hold the Tax Matters Person Residual Interest. The obligations of the Trustee or such other designated Tax Matters Person pursuant to this Section 11.16 shall survive the termination or discharge of this Agreement.
Shell Company Status The Company is not, and has never been, an issuer identified in, or subject to, Rule 144(i).
Reporting Company Status The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, and has the requisite corporate power to own its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes such qualification necessary other than those jurisdictions in which the failure to so qualify would not have a material and adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company. The Company has registered its Common Stock pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
Holding Company Status With respect to Holdings and Intermediate Holdings, engage in any business or activity, hold any assets or incur any Indebtedness or other liabilities, other than (i) its ownership of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries, intercompany notes permitted hereunder, cash and Cash Equivalents, notes of officers, directors and employees permitted hereunder, and all other activities incidental to its ownership of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries or related to the management of its investment in its Subsidiaries, (ii) maintaining its corporate existence, (iii) participating in tax, accounting and other administrative activities as a member of the consolidated group of companies including the Credit Parties, (iv) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under the Loan Documents (including any documents governing the terms of, or entered into in connection with, any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof), the other Transaction Documents, any documents and agreements relating to any Permitted Acquisition or Investment permitted hereunder to which it is a party, or the documents governing any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder and not described above that is guaranteed by (and permitted to be guaranteed by) Holdings or Intermediate Holdings, (v) performance of rights and obligations under any management services agreement (including the Management Services Agreement) to which it is a party, (vi) making any Dividend permitted by Section 6.06, (vii) purchasing or acquiring Qualified Capital Stock in any Subsidiary, (viii) making capital contributions to its first-tier Subsidiaries, (ix) taking actions in furtherance of and consummating an IPO, and fulfilling all initial and ongoing obligations related thereto, (x) executing, delivering and performing rights and obligations under any employment agreements and any documents related thereto, (xi) purchasing Obligations (including obligations under any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness issued in exchange for any thereof) in accordance with this Agreement or the documents governing any Incremental Facility or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness issued in exchange for any thereof, (xii) the buyback and sales of equity from or to officers, directors and managers of Holdings and its Subsidiaries and 170 other persons in accordance with Section 6.06(b), (xiii) the making of loans to officers, directors (or other Persons in comparable positions), and employees and others in exchange for Equity Interests of any Credit Party or its Subsidiaries purchased by such officers, directors (or other Persons in comparable positions), employees or others pursuant to Section 6.03(e) and the acceptance of notes related thereto, (xiv) transactions expressly described herein as involving Holdings and/or Intermediate Holdings and permitted under this Agreement, (xv) the incurrence of other unsecured Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder that requires the payment of interest in cash solely to the extent that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are permitted by the terms of this Agreement to make Dividends to Holdings and/or Intermediate Holdings for such purpose; provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to subordination terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (xvi) taking actions in furtherance of consummating any reorganization or other activity related to tax planning otherwise permitted hereunder to the extent that after giving effect thereto, there is no material adverse impact on the value of the (A) Collateral (taken as a whole) granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders or (B) Guarantees in favor of the Lenders, (xvii) with respect to intercompany loans otherwise permitted hereunder, (xviii) providing guarantees with respect to the performance of rights and obligations under contracts and agreements of its Subsidiaries and taking actions in furtherance thereof, and (xix) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) through (xviii) above. Holdings may not use any of the baskets or other permissive covenants contained in this Article VI under Sections where it is not included as a “Group Member”.
DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS If this Plan is the only qualified plan maintained by the Employer, the Plan is top heavy for a Plan Year if the top heavy ratio as of the Determination Date exceeds 60%. The top heavy ratio is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the present value of Accrued Benefits of all Key Employees as of the Determination Date and the denominator of which is a similar sum determined for all Employees. The Advisory Committee must include in the top heavy ratio, as part of the present value of Accrued Benefits, any contribution not made as of the Determination Date but includible under Code Section 416 and the applicable Treasury regulations, and distributions made within the Determination Period. The Advisory Committee must calculate the top heavy ratio by disregarding the Accrued Benefit (and distributions, if any, of the Accrued Benefit) of any Non-Key Employee who was formerly a Key Employee, and by disregarding the Accrued Benefit (including distributions, if any, of the Accrued Benefit) of an individual who has not received credit for at least one Hour of Service with the Employer during the Determination Period. The Advisory Committee must calculate the top heavy ratio, including the extent to which it must take into account distributions, rollovers and transfers, in accordance with Code Section 416 and the regulations under that Code section. If the Employer maintains other qualified plans (including a simplified employee pension plan), or maintained another such plan which now is terminated, this Plan is top heavy only if it is part of the Required Aggregation Group, and the top heavy ratio for the Required Aggregation Group and for the Permissive Aggregation Group, if any, each exceeds 60%. The Advisory Committee will calculate the top heavy ratio in the same manner as required by the first paragraph of this Section 1.33, taking into account all plans within the Aggregation Group. To the extent the Advisory Committee must take into account distributions to a Participant, the Advisory Committee must include distributions from a terminated plan which would have been part of the Required Aggregation Group if it were in existence on the Determination Date. The Advisory Committee will calculate the present value of accrued benefits under defined benefit plans or simplified employee pension plans included within the group in accordance with the terms of those plans, Code Section 416 and the regulations under that Code section. If a Participant in a defined benefit plan is a Non-Key Employee, the Advisory Committee will determine his accrued benefit under the accrual method, if any, which is applicable uniformly to all defined benefit plans maintained by the Employer or, if there is no uniform method, in accordance with the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional rule accrual method described in Code Section 411(b)(1)(C). If the Employer maintains a defined benefit plan, the Employer must specify in Adoption Agreement Section 3.18 the actuarial assumptions (interest and mortality only) the Advisory Committee will use to calculate the present value of benefits from a defined benefit plan. If an aggregated plan does not have a valuation date coinciding with the Determination Date, the Advisory Committee must value the Accrued Benefits in the aggregated plan as of the most recent valuation date falling within the twelve-month period ending on the Determination Date, except as Code Section 416 and applicable Treasury regulations require for the first and second plan year of a defined benefit plan. The Advisory Committee will calculate the top heavy ratio with reference to the Determination Dates that fall within the same calendar year.
