“Environmental Claims” means any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, accusations, allegations, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared by any Person in the ordinary course of business and not in response to any third party action or request of any kind) or proceedings relating in any way to any actual or alleged violation of or liability under any Environmental Law or relating to any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages, contribution, indemnification cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to human health or the environment.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, foreign, state, provincial and local laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, permits, licenses, approvals, interpretations and orders of courts or Governmental Authorities, relating to the protection of the environment, including, but not limited to, requirements pertaining to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation or remediation of Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Preferred Securities” shall mean any securities, however denominated, that meet all of the following requirements: (a) such securities are issued by the Parent or its Subsidiaries; (b) such securities are not subject to mandatory redemption; (c) such securities are perpetual or mature no earlier than twenty years after the date of issuance and no earlier than one year after the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; (d) any indebtedness issued in connection with such securities, including any guaranty, is subordinated in right of payment to the unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of the issuer of such indebtedness or guaranty; and (e) the terms of such securities permit the deferral of interest or distributions thereon to a date occurring after the first anniversary of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the rules and regulations thereunder, each as amended or modified from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any Person who together with any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
“ESG Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(a).
“ESG Certificate Inaccuracy” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(c)(i).
“ESG Determination Date” means, with respect to any calendar year, the 25th day of August of such year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next occurring Business Day).
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