“Lead Arranger” means each of Barclays Bank PLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., Capital One, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, U.S. Bank National Association, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., PNC Capital Markets LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and Fifth Third Bank, National Association and each Amendment No. 2 Lead Arranger, each in their respective capacities as a joint lead arranger under this Agreement or Amendment No. 2, as applicable.
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swingline Lender.
“Lending Office” means, with respect to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender specified as its “Lending Office” beneath its name on the applicable signature page hereto, or such other office or offices of such Lender as it may from time to time notify the Borrower and Agent.
“Letter of Credit” means standby and trade letters of credit Issued for the account of the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower by L/C Issuers for which Agent and Lenders have incurred Letter of Credit Obligations. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.
“Letter of Credit Obligations” means all outstanding obligations incurred by Agent and Lenders at the request of the Borrower, whether direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, due or not due, in connection with the Issuance of Letters of Credit by L/C Issuers or the purchase of a participation as set forth in Section 1.1(c) with respect to any Letter of Credit. The amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations shall equal the maximum amount that may be payable by Agent and Lenders thereupon or pursuant thereto. Each Letter of Credit existing under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed issued under this Agreement as of the Closing Date.
“Liabilities” means all claims, actions, suits, judgments, damages, losses, liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, fines, penalties, sanctions, costs, fees, Taxes, commissions, charges, disbursements and expenses (including those incurred upon any appeal or in connection with the preparation for and/or response to any subpoena or request for document production relating thereto), in each case of any kind or nature (including interest accrued thereon or as a result thereto and fees, charges and disbursements of financial, legal and other advisors and consultants), whether joint or several, whether or not indirect, contingent, consequential, actual, punitive, treble or otherwise.
“LIBOR Rate Loan” means a “LIBOR Rate Loan,” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, assignment (by way of security or otherwise), deemed trust, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Capital Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
“Limited Condition Financing” means any incurrence of Indebtedness related to, and identified at the time of, any Limited Condition Transaction.
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