Negative Rating Event definition

Negative Rating Event means the Issuer does not within the Change of Control Period obtain an investment grade rating for its long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from at least one Rating Agency;

Negative Rating Event means either (a) the public announcement by a relevant Rating Agency of a Rating which is less favourable than an Investment Grade Rating, or (b) if at the time of the Change of Control (i) there is no publicly announced rating by any Rating Agency solicited by the relevant Issuer or the relevant Guarantor of the relevant Issuer’s or the relevant Guarantor’s financial strength or senior and unsecured indebtedness and (ii) no Rating Agency assigns during the Change of Control Period an Investment Grade Rating to the Notes (unless the relevant Issuer and the relevant Guarantor are unable to obtain such a rating within such period having used all reasonable endeavours to do so and such failure is unconnected with the occurrence of the Change of Control); provided, in each case, that a Negative Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular change in rating, or failure to obtain an Investment Grade Rating shall be deemed not to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control if the Rating Agency making the change in or withdrawing the rating, or failing to award an Investment Grade Rating, to which this definition would otherwise apply does not confirm that the withdrawal, reduction or such failure was the result, in whole or part, of any event or circumstance comprised in or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control.

Negative Rating Event shall be deemed to have occurred if at such time as there is no rating assigned to the Notes by a Rating Agency (at the invitation or with the consent of the Issuer), either (i) the Issuer does not, prior to or not later than 21 days after the occurrence of the relevant Change of Control, seek, and thereafter throughout the Change of Control Period use all reasonable endeavours to obtain, a rating of the Notes or (ii) if the Issuer does so seek and use such endeavours, it is unable to obtain such rating of at least investment grade (Baa3/BBB-/BBB- or equivalent or better) by the end of the Change of Control Period and the relevant Rating Agency announces publicly or confirms in writing to the Issuer and/or the Guarantor that the failure to issue a rating of at least investment grade (Baa3/BBB-/BBB- or equivalent or better) was as a result, in whole or in part, of the Change of Control or the Relevant Potential Change of Control Announcement (whether or not the Change of Control had occurred at such time);

Examples of Negative Rating Event in a sentence

• The Trustee shall not be responsible for ascertaining or monitoring whether or not the National Grid Restructuring Event, a Negative Rating Event or a Rating Downgrade in relation to National Grid has occurred and, unless and until it has actual knowledge to the contrary, shall be entitled to assume that no such event has occurred.

• The Trustee shall not be responsible for ascertaining or monitoring whether or not the Restructuring Event, a Negative Rating Event or a Rating Downgrade in relation to the Company has occurred and, unless and until it has actual knowledge to the contrary, shall be entitled to assume that no such event has occurred.

• A "Put Event" occurs: (i) if the Appointment is terminated except in respect of such part of its area as is the subject of an appointment or variation by virtue of section 7(4)(b) or (bb) of the Water Industry Act; or (ii) in the case of the occurrence of a Restructuring Event, on the date of the last to occur of (aa) such Restructuring Event, (bb) either a Rating Downgrade or, as the case may be, a Negative Rating Event and (cc) the relevant Negative Certification.

• The Trustee is under no obligation to ascertain whether a Put Event or Change of Control or any event which could lead to the occurrence of or could constitute a Put Event or Change of Control has occurred, or to seek any confirmation from any Rating Agency pursuant to the definition of Negative Rating Event, and, until it shall have actual knowledge or notice pursuant to the Indenture to the contrary, the Trustee may assume that no Put Event or Change of Control or other such event has occurred.

More Definitions of Negative Rating Event

Negative Rating Event means an event which shall be deemed to have occurred if at such time as there is no rating assigned to the Notes by a Rating Agency (i) the Issuer does not, either prior to, or not later than 21 days after, the occurrence of the Change of Control seek, and thereafter throughout the Change of Control Period use all reasonable endeavors to obtain, a rating of the Notes, or any of its other unsecured and unsubordinated debt or (ii) if the Issuer does so seek and use such endeavors, the Issuer is unable to obtain such a rating of at least investment grade by the end of the Change of Control Period;

Negative Rating Event means ArcelorMittal does not within the Change of Control Period obtain an Investment Grade Rating for ArcelorMittal’s long-term, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from at least one Rating Agency.

Negative Rating Event shall be deemed to have occurred if NGET is unable as a result of an NGET Restructuring Event to obtain a rating of the Instruments or of any other comparable unsecured and unsubordinated debt of NGET (or of any Subsidiary of NGET and which is guaranteed on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis by NGET) having an initial maturity of five years or more (“Rateable Debt”) from a Rating Agency of at least investment grade (BBB-/Baa3, or their respective equivalents for the time being), which rating NGET shall use all reasonable endeavours to obtain, provided that a Negative Rating Event shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular NGET Restructuring Event if the Rating Agency making the relevant reduction or declining to assign a rating of at least investment grade (as described above) does not announce or publicly confirm or otherwise inform the Trustee that the reduction or its declining to assign a rating of at least investment grade was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised in or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable NGET Restructuring Event;

Negative Rating Event is defined in Section 8.3(a).

Negative Rating Event means the event when neither the Issuer nor the Notes are rated by a Rating Agency and a Change of Control occurs, and:

Negative Rating Event means the public announcement of any Rating Agency of an assignment of a Rating to the Issuer or the Notes which is less favourable than an Investment Grade Rating or the discontinuation of the last sponsored Investment Grade Rating by a Rating Agency (i.e. no rating is granted forthwith by the Rating Agency);

Negative Rating Event means any failure, as a result of an NGN Restructuring Event, to obtain a Rating on the Bonds of at least BBB- or Baa3 (in respect of S&P and Moody’s, respectively, or their respective equivalents for the time being).