“Issue Date” with respect to a series of the Securities means the date of initial issuance of that series of Securities.
“Legal Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 13.02.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset or property, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset or property, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof);provided, that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
“Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means 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 or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption, required purchase or otherwise.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.
“Notation of Guarantee” means a notation, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, executed by a Guarantor pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition of “Guarantor”, and affixed to each Security of any series to which the Guarantee of such Guarantor under Article 14 of this Indenture applies.
“Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, President or any Vice President of such Person.
“Officers’ Certificate” means with respect to any Person, a certificate signed by two Persons who may include the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or any Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of such Person that shall comply with applicable provisions of this Indenture. One of the Officers signing an Officers’ Certificate given pursuant to Section 10.04 shall be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer of the Company.
“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel complying with the requirements of this Indenture who, subject to any express provisions hereof, may be an employee of or counsel for the Company, and other counsel which is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.
“Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which 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 5.02.
“Outstanding”, when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:
(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;
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