“Default” means an event or condition the occurrence of which is, or with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both with respect to which, would be, an Event of Default.
“GAAP” or “generally accepted accounting principles” means, with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder for a series of the debt securities, such accounting principles as are generally accepted in the United States of America as in effect on the relevant Issue Date for such series of the debt securities.
“Governing Body” means, as to any Person, the board of directors, board of managers or other governing body of such Person or any duly authorized committee thereof.
“Guarantee” has the meaning set forth under “—Guarantees.”
“Guarantor” means (i) with respect to each series of debt securities, each of CNH Industrial Capital America LLC and New Holland Credit Company, LLC (unless otherwise provided by supplemental indenture with respect to specific series of the debt securities pursuant to the Indenture), and (ii) with respect to the applicable series of debt securities, each Person that becomes a Guarantor of such series pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture governing the addition of Guarantors, in each case (i) and (ii) until the Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
“Hedging Transaction” means any transaction to hedge interest rate, currency, commodity and/or equity risks and exposures, including a rate swap transaction, swap option, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option, credit protection transaction, credit swap, credit default swap, credit default option, total return option, credit spread transaction, repurchase transaction, reverse repurchase transaction, security lending transaction, buy/sell-back transaction, agreement for the purchase, sale or transfer of any commodity or any other commodity trading transaction or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination of these transactions or any transactions similar to the transactions described above.
“Holder” means any registered holder, from time to time, of any debt securities.
“Indebtedness” means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations for borrowed money of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or any other indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, maturing more than 12 months after the time of computation thereof, (ii) guarantees of any such obligations or indebtedness or of dividends of others (except guarantees in connection with the sale or discount of accounts receivable, trade acceptances and other commercial paper arising in the ordinary course of business), (iii) in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary all Preferred Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary and (iv) all Capital Lease Obligations;provided, however, that in each such case, obligations and other indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company incurred as a part of a Securitization Transaction shall not constitute Indebtedness.
“Intangible Assets” means, at any date, the value (net of any applicable reserves), as shown on or reflected in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company ending not more than 135 days prior to such date, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of: (i) all trade names, trademarks, licenses, patents, copyrights, service marks, goodwill and other like intangibles; (ii) organizational and development costs; (iii) deferred charges (other than prepaid items such as insurance, taxes, interest, commissions, rents, deferred interest waiver, compensation and similar items and tangible assets being amortized); and (iv) unamortized debt discount and expense, less unamortized premium.
“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 Successor Rating Agency.
“Investment Grade Status”, in respect of any series of debt security, means that the debt securities of such series shall have an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies,providedthat no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
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