“Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets that constitute a business unit, line of business or division of another Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Line of Business” means (i) gathering, treating, processing, compressing, transporting, storing, fractionating, terminalling, purchasing, marketing, distributing, blending, refining, distilling, and exploring for and producing (a) natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, condensate, crude oil, refined products, water and enhanced recovery materials, and each of their constituents, (ii) any businesses, operations, or activities relating, incidental, or ancillary to energy transition (including CO2, ammonia, and hydrogen), renewable energy (including wind, solar, and thermal), or the generating, marketing, and storing of electricity, and (iii) any other line of business, operations, or activities relating, incidental, or ancillary to the energy industry or the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii).
“Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, the Guaranty, and all other agreements, certificates, documents, instruments, Guarantees and writings at any time delivered in connection herewith or therewith (exclusive of term sheets and commitment letters).
“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.
“Master Agreement” has the meaning given to such term in the definition of “Swap Contract”.
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