“Priority Lien Secured Party” means, at any time, the Collateral Agent and each agent, trustee, Noteholder, lender or issuing bank under Priority Lien Debt, in each case to the extent that the applicable Obligations are secured by Priority Liens, the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Grantor under any Priority Lien Document, each other Person that provides letters of credit, Guarantees or other credit support related thereto under any Priority Lien Document and each other holder of, or obligee in respect of, any Priority Lien Obligations, in each case to the extent designated as a secured party (or a party entitled to the benefits of the security) under any Priority Lien Document outstanding at such time.
“QIB” means any “qualified institutional buyer” as such term is defined in Rule 144A.
“Rating Agency” means each of S&P and Moody’s, or if S&P or Moody’s or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available (other than as a result of voluntary action, or inaction, on the part of the Company), a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors) which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody’s, or both, as the case may be.
“Rating Category” means:
(a) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and
(b) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories).
“Rating Decline” means a decrease in the rating of the Notes by at least one Rating Agency by one or more gradations (including gradations within Rating Categories as well as between Rating Categories). In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Rating Categories, namely + or—for S&P, and 1, 2, and 3 for Moody’s, will be taken into account; for example, in the case of S&P, a rating decline either from BB+ to BB orBB- to B+ will constitute a decrease of one gradation.
“Receivables Subsidiary” means Basic Energy Receivables, LLC, BER Holdco, LLC or any other Restricted Subsidiary that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable.
“Redemption Date” means, with respect to any redemption of Notes, the date of redemption with respect thereto.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC (or their respective affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers) and two additional Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company, and their respective successors;provided,however, that if any such firm or any such successor, as the case may be, shall cease to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
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