provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall be deemed not to include (a) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice, (b) reimbursement obligations under commercial letters of credit (provided that unreimbursed amounts under letters of credit shall be counted as Indebtedness three (3) Business Days after such amount is drawn), (c) obligations under or in respect of Qualified Securitization Facilities; provided, further, that Indebtedness shall be calculated without giving effect to the effects of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and related interpretations to the extent such effects would otherwise increase or decrease an amount of Indebtedness for any purpose under this Indenture as a result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such Indebtedness or (d) deferred or prepaid revenues. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall not include royalty payments.
“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Independent Investment Bank” means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that the Issuer appoints to act as the Independent Investment Bank from time to time.
“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.
“Initial Purchasers” means: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Truist Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., ING Financial Markets LLC, Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC, Huntington Securities, Inc. and Regions Securities LLC.
“Intercreditor Agreements” means, collectively, the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if entered into, any other intercreditor agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent or the Trustee, as applicable, at the reasonable discretion of the Senior Credit Facilities Agent pursuant to which the Liens securing any Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors are subordinated to the Liens securing the Notes and the Guarantees.
“interest” as used herein, shall be deemed to include all applicable Additional Interest, if any.
“Interest Payment Date” means May 15 and November 15 of each year to stated maturity, beginning November 15, 2023.
“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency selected by the Issuer.
“Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the form of loans (including guarantees), advances or capital contributions (excluding accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, members of management, manufacturers, consultants and independent contractors, in each case made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice), and purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities issued by any other Person.
“Issue Date” means May 23, 2023.
“Issuer” means IQVIA Inc. and its successors.
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