(24) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority in connection with the ordinary conduct of the business of Titan or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;providedthat such liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Titan and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(25) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit which encumber documents and other property relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof;
(26) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of Titan or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing Titan’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of Titan or such Restricted Subsidiary to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;
(27) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, and other types of social security arrangements, regulations and applicable law;
(28) deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability to insurance carriers and Liens arising from or in connection therewith; and
(29) Liens on any cash earnest money (or similar) deposits made by Titan or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement (or similar agreements) not prohibited by the Indenture.
For purposes of determining compliance with the definition of “Permitted Lien” and the Lien negative covenant described under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Liens”, in the event that a Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the exceptions described above or in such covenant, Titan will be permitted, in its sole discretion, to classify the Lien, or later reclassify the Lien, in any manner that complies with this definition and such covenant.
“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Titan or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Titan or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness);providedthat:
(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);
(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;
(3) if the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and
(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by Titan or by the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.
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