“Lender Parent” means any Person that directly or indirectly controls a Lender and, for the purposes of this definition, “control” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the definition of “Affiliate” contained herein.
“Lenders” means, collectively, the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereof as Lenders, and any Person which may become a Lender pursuant to Section 11.10, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and, in the singular, any one of them and “5 Year Lender” means a Lender with a 5 Year Commitment and a “2 Year Lender” means a Lender with a 2 Year Commitment.
“Lien” means any mortgage, charge, pledge, hypothec, security interest, lien or other encumbrance of any kind but excludes Operating Leases, any contractual right of set-off created in the ordinary course of business and, subject to Section 8.1(g), any writ of execution, or other similar instrument, arising from a judgment relating to the non-payment of indebtedness.
“Majority Lenders” means, at any time before the Commitments have terminated, Lenders whose Lender’s Commitments under each Credit Facility are at least 50.1% of the aggregate amount of the Lender’s Commitments under such Credit Facility, in effect at such time or, after the Commitments have terminated, Lenders holding at least 50.1% of the Equivalent U.S. $ Amount of the aggregate Accommodations Outstanding under the Credit Facilities taken together.
“Mandatory 5 Year Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(c).
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrowers, the Covenantor and the Designated Subsidiary Guarantors taken as a whole to perform their payment obligations under any of the Credit Documents to which they are a party.
“Maturity Date” means, as applicable:
(a) | the 5 Year Maturity Date; and |
(b) | the 2 Year Maturity Date. |
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Ratings, a division of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., its affiliates and any successors thereto.
“New Borrower” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(d).
“New 2 Year Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(a).
“New 5 Year Maturity Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).
“Non-Extending 2 Year Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.8(b).
“Non-Extending 5 Year Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).
“Non-Fronted Documentary Credit” means a letter of credit or bank letter of guarantee issued by the Administrative Agent under the 5 Year Facility on behalf of each 5 Year Lender for the account of a Borrower pursuant to Article 4.
“Non-Recourse Debt” means, at any particular time and in respect of any Person, Debt incurred by the Person to finance all or part of the costs of acquisition, development, construction, exploitation, improvement or operation of any property or assets of the Person where at such particular time the recourse of the lender thereof or any agent, trustee, receiver or other Person acting on behalf of the lender in respect of such Debt or any judgment in respect thereof is limited in all circumstances to:
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