“Fitch” means Fitch, Inc., together with its successors.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, quasi-regulatory authority, administrative tribunal, central bank, public office, court or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of government, including the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the stock exchanges, any Federal, state, territorial, county, municipal or other government or governmental agency, board, body, branch, bureau, commission, court, department, instrumentality or other political unit or subdivision or other entity of any of the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign.
“Governmental Authorization” means any permit, license, authorization, plan, directive, consent order or consent decree of or from any Governmental Authority.
“Indebtedness” means for any Person (without duplication) (a) all indebtedness created, assumed or incurred in any manner by such Person representing borrowed money (including by the issuance of debt securities), (b) all indebtedness for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business), (c) all indebtedness secured by any Lien upon property of such Person, whether or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness; provided that, if such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such indebtedness, the amount of such Indebtedness shall be limited to the lesser of (i) the principal amount of the indebtedness being secured and (ii) the fair market value (as estimated by such Person in good faith) of the encumbered property, (d) all capitalized lease obligations of such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person on or with respect to drawn letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances and other extensions of credit, (f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interest in such Person or any other Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such equity interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends, (g) all net obligations (determined as of any time based on the termination value thereof) of such Person under any interest rate, foreign currency, and/or commodity swap, exchange, cap, collar, floor, forward, future or option agreement, or any other similar interest rate, currency or commodity hedging arrangement, as estimated by such Person in good faith, and (h) all guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness shall exclude any obligations under operating leases that would be included in Indebtedness under the new accounting lease standard ASC 842.
“Indemnified Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.
“Independent Director” means one or more employees of Global Securitization Services, LLC or another natural person meeting the qualifications set forth in Section 5.02(x) of the Credit Agreement.
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