“Issue Date” means, with respect to Securities of a series, the date on which the Securities of such series are originally issued under this Indenture.
“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in any of The City of New York, New York; Houston, Texas or a Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, lien or security interest.
“Maturity” means, with respect to any Security, the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity thereof, or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.
“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice Chairman of the Board, any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of a Person.
“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by two Officers of a Person and, in the case of an Officers’ Certificate of the Company pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.04, by an Officer of the Guarantor that meets the requirements of Sections 11.04 and 11.05.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that meets the requirements of Sections 11.04 and 11.05. Such written opinion must be from legal counsel, and such counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, the Guarantor or an Affiliate of the Company or the Guarantor.
“Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security that provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 6.02.
“Permitted Liens” means:
(i) Liens existing on the date of first issuance of a series of Securities;
(ii) Liens on property or assets of, or any shares of stock of, or other equity interests in, or Debt of, any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or a Principal Domestic Subsidiary or at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of a Person (or a division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Subsidiary;
(iii) Liens on assets (including improvements and accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) (a) existing at the time of acquisition thereof, (b) securing all or any portion of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, developing or expanding such assets or (c) securing Debt incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 24 months after, the later of the acquisition, the completion of construction, improvement, development or expansion or the commencement of commercial operation of such assets, for the purpose (in the case of this clause (c)) of (x) financing all or any part of the purchase price of such assets or (y) financing all or any part of the cost of construction, improvement, development or expansion of any such assets;
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