CMS Rate definition

CMS Rate means the applicable swap rate for swap transactions in the Reference Currency with a maturity of the Designated Maturity, expressed as a percentage, which appears on the Relevant Screen Page as at the Specified Time on the relevant Interest Determination Date in question, all as determined by the Calculation Agent.

CMS Rate means, on any day during an interest payment period, the rate for U.S. dollar swaps with a maturity for a specified number of years, in the applicable pricing supplement, expressed as a percentage, which appears on Reuters screen “ISDAFIX1” page as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the related reference rate determination date.

CMS Rate means the applicable swap rate for CMS swap transactions, in the Reference Currency with a maturity of the Designated Maturity, expressed as a percentage, which appears on the Relevant Screen Page in respect of the CMS Rate as at the Specified Time on the Period End Date in question, all as determined by the Calculation Agent. If the Relevant Screen Page is not available, the Calculation Agent shall request each of the Reference Banks (as defined below) to provide the Calculation Agent with its quotation for the Relevant Swap Rate (as expressed as a percentage rate per annum) at approximately the Specified Time on the Period End Date in question. If two or more of the Reference Banks provide the Calculation Agent with such quotations, the CMS Rate for such Interest Period shall be the arithmetic mean (rounded if necessary to the fifth decimal place, with 0.000005 being rounded upwards) of the quotations, eliminating, where there are more than two quotations available, the highest (or, in the event of equality, one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest). If on any Period End Date one only or none of the Reference Banks provides the Calculation Agent with such quotation as provided in the preceding paragraph, the CMS Rate shall be the CMS Rate last determined in relation to the Notes in respect of the immediately preceding Interest Period.

Examples of CMS Rate in a sentence

• Index: LIBOR, EUR-LIBOR, EURIBOR, Prime Rate, Treasury Rate, CMT Rate, CMS Rate, Federal Funds Rate (Daily), or Federal Funds (Weekly Average) or other specified interest rate, exchange rate or other index, as the case may be.

• For the purposes of this paragraph (B) of Condition 4.2: CMS Rate shall mean the applicable swap rate for swap transactions in the Reference Currency with a maturity of the Designated Maturity, expressed as a percentage, which appears on the Relevant Screen Page as at the Specified Time on the Interest Determination Date in question, all as determined by the Calculation Agent.

• If at least three of the CMS Reference Banks provide the Calculation Agent with such quotation, the CMS Rate for such Interest Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations, after eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest).

• If at least three of the CMS Reference Banks provide the Issuer or an agent appointed by it with such quotation, the CMS Rate for such Interest Period shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations, eliminating the highest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the highest) and the lowest quotation (or, in the event of equality, one of the lowest).

• If on any Interest Determination Date less than three or none of the CMS Reference Banks provides the Calculation Agent with such quotations as provided in the preceding paragraph, the CMS Rate shall be determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith on such commercial basis as considered appropriate by the Calculation Agent in its discretion, in accordance with standard market practice.

More Definitions of CMS Rate

CMS Rate means, with respect to any Reset Date:

CMS Rate means the applicable swap rate for swap transactions in the Reference Currency with a maturity of the Designated Maturity, expressed as a percentage, which appears on the Relevant Screen Page as of the specified time on the Interest Determination Date in question, all as determined by the Calculation Agent. The Agency Agreement contains provisions for determining the Rate of Interest in the event that the Relevant Screen Page is not available; and

CMS Rate. The rate determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with Section 2.07(i)(N).

CMS Rate means the applicable swap rate for swap transactions in the Reference Currency with a maturity of the Designated Maturity, expressed as a percentage, which appears on the Relevant Screen Page as at the Specified Time.

CMS Rate means, unless otherwise specified in the relevant Condition, the relevant Reference Rate(s) or Floating Rate Option(s) specified in the relevant Final Terms.

CMS Rate means the interest rate available on a particular day for an Interest Rate Swap for a specified term to the maturity date thereof.

CMS Rate means the CHF CMS Rate, the EUR CMS Rate, the GBP CMS Rate, the JPY CMS Rate or the USD CMS Rate, as specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement. The following procedures will apply if the rate cannot be set as described above, unless otherwise specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement: