“Annual Service Charge” means, for any period, without duplication, the maximum amount that is payable for interest expense on, and the amortization during such period of any original issue discount of, the Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ Debt in such period, but excluding: (1) interest reserves funded from the proceeds of any loan; (2) amortization of deferred financing costs, including gains or losses on early extinguishment of debt; (3) prepayment penalties; (4) non-cash swap ineffectiveness charges; and (5) any expenses resulting from the discounting of any indebtedness or fair value adjustments of interest rate hedges in connection with the application of purchase accounting in connection with any acquisition.
“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.
“Authentication Order” means a Company Order to the Trustee to authenticate and deliver the Notes, signed in the name of the Company by the General Partner by an Officer of the General Partner.
“Bankruptcy Law” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or the place of payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), including partnership or limited liability company interests, whether general or limited, in the equity of such Person, outstanding as of any date, including all options, warrants or other rights issued by such Person to purchase Capital Stock of such Person.
“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, Société Anonyme.
“Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by the General Partner by an Officer of the General Partner.
“Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the U.S. Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the Remaining Life that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the Remaining Life of such Notes.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Company obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.
“Confidential Datasite” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.5.
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