“Issuer” means Kansas Gas Service Securitization I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor under the Indenture.
“Kansas Commission” means the State Corporation Commission of the State of Kansas or any successor.
“Kansas Commission Pledge” means the pledge of the Kansas Commission found in Part V(159) of the Financing Order.
“KGS” means Kansas Gas Service, a division of ONE Gas, Inc., or its successor.
“Lien” means a security interest, lien, charge, pledge, equity or encumbrance of any kind.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor in interest.
“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed, in the case of the Seller, by the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, any vice president, the general counsel, the treasurer, the assistant treasurer, the secretary, or any assistant secretary of the Seller.
“Opinion of Counsel” means one or more written opinions of counsel who may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Seller, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, the Kansas Commission, the Issuer or the Rating Agencies, as applicable, and which shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee or the Kansas Commission, if applicable.
“Outstanding Amount” has the meaning specified in the Indenture.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any beneficiary thereof), business trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“proceeding” means any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.
“Prospectus” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06 hereof.
“Purchase Price” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) hereof.
“Rating Agency” means, with respect to the Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds, any of Moody’s or Fitch that provides a rating with respect to the Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds. If no such organization (or successor) is any longer in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or other comparable Person designated by the Issuer, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee and the Servicer.
“Rating Agency Condition” means, with respect to any action, at least ten Business Days’ prior written notification to each Rating Agency of such action, and written confirmation from each of Fitch and Moody’s to the Servicer, the Trustee and the Issuer that such action will not result in a suspension, reduction or withdrawal of the then current rating by such Rating Agency of the Securitized Utility Tariff Bonds; provided, that, if, within such ten Business Day period, a Rating Agency has neither replied to such notification nor responded in a manner that indicates
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