Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to: (i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture ; (ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and (iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.” (b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing: (i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes; (ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics; (iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and (iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Samples: Indenture (JBS Holding Luxembourg S.A R.L.), Indenture (JBS Holding Luxembourg S.A R.L.), Indenture (JBS Holding Luxembourg S.A R.L.)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx Liens is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
(ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
(iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Samples: Indenture (JBS S.A.), Indenture (JBS S.A.)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i1) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred incurred in compliance with this Indenture Indenture;
(ii2) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratioincluding, but not limited to, Consolidated Secured Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Leverage Ratio and Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savingsAssets, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and;
(iii3) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, ; at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Indebtedness (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratiobelow.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:,
(i1) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, metrics from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this the Indenture or the Notes;
(ii2) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;; and
(iii3) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, the Indenture will provide that compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. .
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including including, but not limited to, any Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Ratio or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with within five Business Days of any amounts Incurred incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this the Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Ratio or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts Amounts.
(and thereafter, Incurrence d) For purposes of the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio, in connection with the incurrence of any Lien pursuant to clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Liens,” the Company may elect, pursuant to an officer’s certificate, to treat all or a portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness which is to be secured by such Lien as being incurred as of such determination date or the Company may opt to calculate any such ratios at announcement or closing of the relevant transaction and any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment that was so treated shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an incurrence of additional Indebtedness or additional Lien at such subsequent time; provided that if the Company makes such an election, for purposes of the calculation of the Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio in connection with any subsequent incurrence of any Lien pursuant to clause (13) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” (other than under such commitment), the amount under the Fixed Amount such commitment that was so treated shall be included in deemed to be incurred as of such calculation)determination date; provided, further, that the Company may elect to revoke such election at any time pursuant to an officer’s certificate.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i1) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture Indenture;
(ii2) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the including, but not limited to, Consolidated Cash Flow, Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii3) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx Lxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted SubsidiariesSubsidiaries , any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Indebtedness (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:this Section 4.11(b),
(i1) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, metrics from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
(ii2) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;; and
(iii3) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, this Indenture provides that compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. .
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including including, but not limited to, any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Tangible Assets and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Tangible Assets and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Amounts.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i1) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture Indenture;
(ii2) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the including, but not limited to, Consolidated Cash Flow, Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii3) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Indebtedness (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:this Section 4.11(a),
(i1) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, metrics from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
(ii2) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;; and
(iii3) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, this Indenture provides that compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. .
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including including, but not limited to, any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Tangible Assets and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Tangible Assets and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Amounts.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i1) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture Indenture;
(ii2) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the including, but not limited to, Consolidated Cash Flow, Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii3) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx Lxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock Indebtedness (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”” The Trustee shall have no duty to verify the calculations of any Testing Party and may conclusively rely on any determination made by a Testing Party.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:this Section 4.11(a),
(i1) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, metrics from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the NotesNotes of a Series;
(ii2) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;; and
(iii3) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, this Indenture provides that compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. .
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including including, but not limited to, any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Ratio and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Ratio and Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Amounts.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in When calculating compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of LCT Provision, the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfiedCompany may, at the its option of (the Company’s election to exercise such option, which may be made at any time, an “LCT Election”), elect that the date of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party determination for such LCT Provision (the “Testing PartyLCT Test Date”)) shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreement or agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, a Testing Party may select a if applicable, the date prior any agreement to repay, repurchase or refinance Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is entered into, the Incurrence date of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is given to the holders thereof, or the date of declaration of a Restricted Payment), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (any such dateincluding, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, the incurrence of Liens and Restricted Payments) may on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such LCT Provision, such LCT Provision shall be used as deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes under this Indenture (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, regardless of whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or otherwise incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that compliance with such LCT Provision shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable date LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction or any actions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence of determinationIndebtedness or the issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate incurrence of Liens and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage RatioRestricted Payments).”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the LCT Provisions for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to use the Transaction Date have been complied with as the applicable date a result of determination changes in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation such ratio, test or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metricsbasket, including the Secured Leverage Ratiodue to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, EBITDA, Borrowing Base, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings Net Leverage Ratio of the CompanyCompany or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien baskets, tests or ratios will not be taken into account deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such changes; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for purposes which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of determining the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (i) whether any including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such Lien is permitted requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be Incurred complied with or satisfied (iiand such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with compliance by any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the Company relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase, repayment or refinancing specified in the irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction as though such Limited Condition Transaction had occurred on the Notes;
LCT Test Date and remained outstanding thereafter; (ii4) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii5) until if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminatedchanges, such corporate event improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized; and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv6) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faithCompany. In additionconnection with a Limited Condition Transaction, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. , except to the extent compliance with the relevant LCT Provision is redetermined as contemplated by clause (4) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) To the extent the date of delivery of any document required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this Indenture falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable date of delivery shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) For purposes of determining the maturity date of any Indebtedness, customary bridge loans that are to be extended as, converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing either automatically or subject to customary conditions (including the absence of a payment or bankruptcy event of default) shall be deemed to have the maturity date as so extended, converted or exchanged.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as an action was taken (or not taken) in reliance upon a basket or ratio that was calculated or determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company based upon financial information available to such officer at such time and such action (or inaction) was permitted hereunder at the time of such calculation or determination, any subsequent restatement, modification or adjustments made to such financial information (including any restatement, modification or adjustment that would have caused such basket or ratio to be exceeded as a result of such action or inaction) shall not result in any Default or Event of Default.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Investment or Restricted Payment is made or other transaction is undertaken in reliance on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, such ratio shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into other basket (or consummated) other than, in reliance on a provision the case of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, another basket based on the Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio) on the same date, and each item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Investment or Restricted Payment made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Leverage Ratio or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Charge Coverage Ratio.
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Samples: Indenture (Vista Outdoor Inc.)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in When calculating compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratiosLCT Provision, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfiedParent may, at the its option of the Company(Parent’s election to exercise such option, which may be made at any of its Restricted Subsidiariestime, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the an “Testing PartyLCT Election”), a Testing Party may select a elect that the date prior of determination for such LCT Provision shall be deemed to be the Incurrence date the definitive agreement or agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date any agreement to repay, repurchase or refinance Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is entered into, the date of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is given to the holders thereof, or the date of declaration of a Restricted Payment) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any such dateactions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Indebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, the incurrence of Liens and Restricted Payments) may on a Pro Forma Basis, Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such LCT Provision, such LCT Provision shall be used as deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes under this Indenture (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or otherwise incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that compliance with such LCT Provision shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable date LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction or any actions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence of determinationIndebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate incurrence of Liens and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage RatioRestricted Payments).”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if Parent has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the Testing Party elects LCT Provisions for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to use the Transaction Date have been complied with as the applicable date a result of determination changes in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation such ratio, test or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metricsbasket, including the Secured Leverage Ratiodue to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, EBITDA, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDANet Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Debt or Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of Parent or the CompanyPerson subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien baskets, tests or ratios will not be taken into account deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such changes; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for purposes which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of determining the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (i) whether any including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such Lien is permitted requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be Incurred complied with or satisfied (iiand such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with compliance by any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the Company relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase, repayment or refinancing specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction as though such Limited Condition Transaction had occurred on the Notes;
LCT Test Date and remained outstanding thereafter; (ii4) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Parent may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii5) until if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminatedchanges, such corporate event improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized; and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv6) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Company Issuer in good faith. In addition, in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture, except to the extent compliance with the relevant LCT Provision is redetermined as contemplated by clause (4) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) To the extent the date of delivery of any document required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this Indenture falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable date of delivery shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original amount of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash or Cash Equivalents (or in assets other than cash which have been sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents) by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment. If Indebtedness originally incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock originally issued or Lien originally incurred in reliance upon a per- centage of EBITDA or Total Assets or a ratio-based basket is being refinanced pursuant to a particular basket (including clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Indebtedness”) and such refinancing would cause the maximum amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien thereunder to be exceeded at such time, then such refinancing will nevertheless be permitted thereunder and such additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien will be deemed to have been incurred, and permitted to be incurred, under such basket so long as the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien does not exceed an amount equal to the principal amount or liquidation preference of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien being refinanced plus Refinancing Expenses in connection with such refinancing.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as an action was taken (or not taken) in reliance upon a basket or ratio that was calculated or determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer or any indirect parent of the Issuer based upon financial information available to such officer at such time and such action (or inaction) was permitted hereunder at the time of such calculation or determination, any subsequent restatement, modification or adjustments made to such financial information (including any restatement, modification or adjustment that would have caused such basket or ratio to be exceeded as a result of such action or inaction) shall not result in any Default or Event of Default.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Investment or Restricted Payment is made or other transaction is undertaken in reliance on the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, such ratio(s) shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into other basket (or consummated) in reliance other than another basket based on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net IncomeLeverage Ratio) on the same date, and each item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Investment or Restricted Payment made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Leverage Ratio.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
(ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
(iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
(ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
(iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in When calculating compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratiosLCT Provision, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfiedParent may, at the its option of the Company(Parent’s election to exercise such option, which may be made at any of its Restricted Subsidiariestime, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the an “Testing PartyLCT Election”), a Testing Party may select a elect that the date prior of determination for such LCT Provision shall be deemed to be the Incurrence date the definitive agreement or agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date any agreement to repay, repurchase or refinance Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is entered into, the date of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is given to the holders thereof, or the date of declaration of a Restricted Payment) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any such dateactions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Indebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, the incurrence of Liens and Restricted Payments) may on a Pro Forma Basis, Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such LCT Provision, such LCT Provision shall be used as deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes under this Indenture (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or otherwise incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that compliance with such LCT Provision shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable date LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction or any actions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence of determinationIndebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate incurrence of Liens and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage RatioRestricted Payments).”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if Parent has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the Testing Party elects LCT Provisions for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to use the Transaction Date have been complied with as the applicable date a result of determination changes in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation such ratio, test or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metricsbasket, including the Secured Leverage Ratiodue to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, EBITDA, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDANet Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Debt or Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of Parent or the CompanyPerson subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien baskets, tests or ratios will not be taken into account deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such changes; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for purposes which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of determining the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (i) whether any including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such Lien is permitted requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be Incurred complied with or satisfied (iiand such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with compliance by any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the Company relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase, repayment or refinancing specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction as though such Limited Condition Transaction had occurred on the Notes;
LCT Test Date and remained outstanding thereafter; (ii4) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Parent may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii5) until if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminatedchanges, such corporate event improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized; and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv6) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Company Issuer in good faith. In addition, this Indenture will provide that, in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture, except to the extent compliance with the relevant LCT Provision is redetermined as contemplated by clause (4) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) To the extent the date of delivery of any document required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this Indenture falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable date of delivery shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) For purposes of determining the maturity date of any Indebtedness, customary bridge loans that are to be extended as, converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing either automatically or subject to customary conditions (including no payment or bankruptcy event of default) shall be deemed to have the maturity date as so extended, converted or exchanged.
(e) The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original amount of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash or Cash Equivalents (or in assets other than cash which have been sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents) by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment. If Indebtedness originally incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock originally issued or Lien originally incurred in reliance upon a percentage of EBITDA or Total Assets or a ratio-based basket is being refinanced pursuant to a particular basket and such refinancing would cause the maximum amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien thereunder to be exceeded at such time, then such refinancing will nevertheless be permitted thereunder and such additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien will be deemed to have been incurred, and permitted to be incurred, under such basket so long as the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien does not exceed an amount equal to the principal amount or liquidation preference of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien being refinanced plus Refinancing Expenses in connection with such refinancing.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as an action was taken (or not taken) in reliance upon a basket or ratio that was calculated or determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer or any indirect parent of the Issuer based upon financial information available to such officer at such time and such action (or inaction) was permitted hereunder at the time of such calculation or determination, any subsequent restatement, modification or adjustments made to such financial information (including any restatement, modification or adjustment that would have caused such basket or ratio to be exceeded as a result of such action or inaction) shall not result in any Default or Event of Default.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Investment or Restricted Payment is made or other transaction is undertaken in reliance on the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, such ratio(s) shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into other basket (or consummated) in reliance other than another basket based on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net IncomeLeverage Ratio) on the same date, and each item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Investment or Restricted Payment made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Leverage Ratio.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
: (i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture ;
; AMERICAS 117255466 9 #96143800v2 (ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
and (iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx Liens is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
” (b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
: (i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the Notes;
; (ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
and (iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).Incurrence-
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether When calculating the availability under any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in basket or ratio under this Indenture or compliance with any provision of this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock and the Incurrence use of Xxxxx is satisfiedproceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, such basket or ratio and whether any parent entity, such action or transaction is permitted (or any successor entity requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the foregoing or a third party date (the “Testing PartyLCT Test Date”) the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date of delivery of an irrevocable notice, declaration of a Restricted Payment or similar event), a Testing Party may select a date prior if, after giving pro forma effect to the Incurrence Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock (any such dateand the use of proceeds thereof, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such and any related pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with and, at the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings election of the Company, from any other acquisition or similar Investment, Restricted Payment or Asset Sale that has not been consummated but with respect to which the Transaction Date Company has elected to test any applicable condition prior to the date of Incurrence consummation in accordance with this paragraph, as if they had occurred at the beginning of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries could have taken such actions or consummated such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any other provision related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of this Indenture Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or incurred at the Notes;
LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (iii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such basketsratios, ratios and financial metrics tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such ratios, tests or baskets, ratios (ii) except as contemplated in the foregoing clause (i), compliance with such ratios, tests or baskets (and financial metrics;
any related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any such actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales), and (iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event Consolidated Net Interest Expense and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In addition.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any requirement relating such ratio, test or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA or total assets of the Company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction or fluctuations in the share price or value of any Person or any relevant exchange rate, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations (provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may rely upon any improvement in any such ratio, test or basket availability); (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of a any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of an Default or Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default may shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing for purposes of the determination of such compliance or satisfaction); and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio, test or basket shall be determined as of the or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction Date and other actions or transactions in connection therewith (including any new Transaction Dateincurrence of debt and the use of proceeds thereof (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof)) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or had been consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Samples: Indenture (Stagwell Inc)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with this Indenture Agreement;
(ii) any calculation of the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Companyany Obligor, any of its Restricted the Significant Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company any Obligor and/or any of its Restricted the Significant Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock Debt or Preferred Stock (any such date, the “Transaction Date”) may be used as the applicable date of determination, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Companyany Obligor, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company Obligors, any of their Restricted Subsidiaries or any of its Restricted their Significant Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture or the NotesAgreement;
(ii) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
(iii) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements agreements, relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company JBS in good faith. In addition, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may shall be determined as of the Transaction Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this IndentureAgreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Consolidated Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Consolidated Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation).
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Samples: Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (JBS Holding Luxembourg S.A R.L.)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in When calculating compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of LCT Provision, the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfiedCompany may, at the its option of (the Company’s election to exercise such option, which may be made at any time, an “LCT Election”), elect that the date of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party determination for such LCT Provision (the “Testing PartyLCT Test Date”)) shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreement or agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, a Testing Party may select a if applicable, the date prior any agreement to repay, repurchase or refinance Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is entered into, the Incurrence date of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is given to the holders thereof, or the date of declaration of a Restricted Payment), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (any such dateincluding, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, the incurrence of Liens and Restricted Payments) may on a Pro Forma Basis, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such LCT Provision, such LCT Provision shall be used as deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes under this Indenture (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, regardless of whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or otherwise incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that compliance with such LCT Provision shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable date LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction or any actions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence of determinationIndebtedness or the issuance of Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate incurrence of Liens and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage RatioRestricted Payments).”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Testing Party elects Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the LCT Provisions for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to use the Transaction Date have been complied with as the applicable date a result of determination changes in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation such ratio, test or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metricsbasket, including the Secured Leverage Ratiodue to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, EBITDA, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio or Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings Net Leverage Ratio of the CompanyCompany or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien baskets, tests or ratios will not be taken into account deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such changes; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for purposes which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of determining the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (i) whether any including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such Lien is permitted requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be Incurred complied with or satisfied (iiand such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with compliance by any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the Company relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase, repayment or refinancing specified in the irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction as though such Limited Condition Transaction had occurred on the Notes;
LCT Test Date and remained outstanding thereafter; (ii4) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii5) until if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminatedchanges, such corporate event improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized; and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv6) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faithCompany. In additionconnection with a Limited Condition Transaction, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. , except to the extent compliance with the relevant LCT Provision is redetermined as contemplated by clause (4) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) To the extent the date of delivery of any document required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this Indenture falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable date of delivery shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) For purposes of determining the maturity date of any Indebtedness, customary bridge loans that are to be extended as, converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing either automatically or subject to customary conditions (including the absence of a payment or bankruptcy event of default) shall be deemed to have the maturity date as so extended, converted or exchanged.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as an action was taken (or not taken) in reliance upon a basket or ratio that was calculated or determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company based upon financial information available to such officer at such time and such action (or inaction) was permitted hereunder at the time of such calculation or determination, any subsequent restatement, modification or adjustments made to such financial information (including any restatement, modification or adjustment that would have caused such basket or ratio to be exceeded as a result of such action or inaction) shall not result in any Default or Event of Default.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Investment or Restricted Payment is made or other transaction is undertaken in reliance on the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio or Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, such ratio shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into other basket (or consummated) other than, in reliance on a provision the case of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, another basket based on the Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio) on the same date, and each item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Investment or Restricted Payment made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Leverage Ratio or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Charge Coverage Ratio.
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Samples: Indenture (Glatfelter Corp)
Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether When calculating the availability under any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in compliance with basket or ratio under this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of Indenture, including, without limitation, the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Net Total Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net IncomeFirst Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated EBITDANet Secured Leverage Ratio or Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savingsor compliance with any provision of this Indenture, in each case in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or creation of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales), in each case, at the election of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination for availability under any such basket or ratio and whether a any such action or transaction is permitted (or any requirement or condition therefor is complied with or satisfied (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default exists Default)) under this Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is executed (or, if applicable, (x) the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment or similar event or (y) in the case of any acquisition or Investment made pursuant to a tender or similar offer, at the time of the commencement of such offer), or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfied, at the option of the Company, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or date on which a third party (the “Testing Party”), a Testing Party may select a date prior to the Incurrence of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment Rule 2.7 announcement” of a dividend, repurchase of equity, firm intention to make an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, offer (or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of Debt, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock equivalent announcement in another jurisdiction) (any such date, the an “Transaction DateLCT Public Offer”) may be used as the applicable date in respect of determination, as the case may bea target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case with such case, if, after giving pro forma adjustments as are appropriate effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and consistent with any actions or transactions related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or creation of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales) and any related pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage Ratio.”
(b) For the avoidance of doubtadjustments, if the Testing Party elects to use the Transaction Date as the applicable date of determination in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of the Company, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien will not be taken into account for purposes of determining (i) whether any such Lien is permitted to be Incurred or (ii) in connection with compliance by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio, test or basket (and any other provision related requirements and conditions), such ratio, test or basket (and any related requirements and conditions) shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of this Indenture Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued, assumed or incurred at the Notes;
LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided that (iia) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine all such basketsratios, ratios and financial metrics tests or baskets on the basis of such financial statements, in which case case, such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such basketsratios, ratios tests or baskets and financial metrics;
(iiib) until such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminated, such corporate event and all transactions proposed to be undertaken except as contemplated in connection therewith the foregoing clause (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by the Company in good faith. In additiona), compliance with such ratios, test or baskets (and any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may related requirements and conditions) shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transaction related thereto (including acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or creation of Liens, repayments, Restricted Payments and Asset Sales).
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if the Company has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the ratios, tests or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to have been complied with as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio, test or basket, including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture. Notwithstanding anything due to fluctuations in the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage RatioAdjusted EBITDA, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Cash Flow or Consolidated Total Assets testof the Company or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, such baskets, tests or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such fluctuations; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (including due to the occurrence or continuation of an Default or Event of Default), such requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be complied with or satisfied (and such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); and (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase or repayment specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes (or, if applicable, the irrevocable notice is terminated, expires or passes or, as applicable, the offer in respect of an LCT Public Offer for, such acquisition is terminated), as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such amountsratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction.
(c) Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to any pro forma event (including the Merger), the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred pro forma calculations will be made in good faith by a responsible financial or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation accounting officer of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Company.
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Measuring Compliance. (a) With respect to:
(i) whether any Lien is permitted to be Incurred in When calculating compliance with this Indenture ;
(ii) any calculation of the ratiosLCT Provision, baskets or financial metrics, including the Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings, and whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing; and
(iii) whether any condition precedent to the Incurrence of Xxxxx is satisfiedParent may, at the its option of the Company(Parent’s election to exercise such option, which may be made at any of its Restricted Subsidiariestime, any parent entity, any successor entity of any of the foregoing or a third party (the an “Testing PartyLCT Election”), a Testing Party may select a elect that the date prior of determination for such LCT Provision shall be deemed to be the Incurrence date the definitive agreement or agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into (or, if applicable, the date any agreement to repay, repurchase or refinance Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock is entered into, the date of any such Lien if such Testing Party has a reasonable expectation that the Company and/or irrevocable notice, which may be conditional, of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will Incur Liens at a future date in connection with a corporate event, including payment of a dividend, repurchase of equity, an acquisition, merger, amalgamation, or similar transaction or repayment, repurchase or refinancing of DebtIndebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is given to the holders thereof, or the date of declaration of a Restricted Payment) (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving effect to the Limited Condition Transaction and any such dateactions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the “Transaction Date”incurrence of Indebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, the incurrence of Liens and Restricted Payments) may on a Pro Forma Basis, Parent or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries would have been permitted to take such actions or consummate such transactions on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such LCT Provision, such LCT Provision shall be used as deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes under this Indenture (in the case of Indebtedness, for example, whether such Indebtedness is committed, issued or otherwise incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); provided, that compliance with such LCT Provision shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable date LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction or any actions or transactions related thereto (including, without limitation, acquisitions, Investments, the incurrence of determinationIndebtedness and issuance of Disqualified Stock and Preferred Stock and the use of proceeds therefrom, as the case may be, in each case with such pro forma adjustments as are appropriate incurrence of Liens and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Secured Leverage RatioRestricted Payments).”
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, if Parent has made an LCT Election, (1) if any of the Testing Party elects LCT Provisions for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date have been exceeded or otherwise failed to use the Transaction Date have been complied with as the applicable date a result of determination changes in accordance with the foregoing:
(i) any fluctuation such ratio, test or change in the ratios, baskets or financial metricsbasket, including the Secured Leverage Ratiodue to changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates, EBITDA, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDANet Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Total Net Debt or Total Assets and/or pro forma cost savings of Parent or the CompanyPerson subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, from the Transaction Date to the date of Incurrence of such Lien baskets, tests or ratios will not be taken into account deemed to have been exceeded or failed to have been complied with as a result of such changes; (2) if any related requirements and conditions (including as to the absence of any continuing Default or Event of Default) for purposes which compliance or satisfaction was determined or tested as of determining the LCT Test Date would at any time after the LCT Test Date not have been complied with or satisfied (i) whether any including due to the occurrence or continuation of a Default or Event of Default), such Lien is permitted requirements and conditions will not be deemed to have been failed to be Incurred complied with or satisfied (iiand such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed not to have occurred or be continuing); (3) in calculating the availability under any ratio, test or basket in connection with compliance by any action or transaction unrelated to such Limited Condition Transaction following the Company relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated and the date that the definitive agreement or date for redemption, purchase, repayment or refinancing specified in an irrevocable notice for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated, expires or passes, as applicable, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any other provision of this Indenture such ratio, test or basket shall be determined or tested after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Transaction as though such Limited Condition Transaction had occurred on the Notes;
LCT Test Date and remained outstanding thereafter; (ii4) if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters shall have become available, the Testing Party Parent may elect, in its sole discretion, to redetermine re-determine all such baskets, ratios and financial metrics on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable Transaction LCT Test Date for purposes of such baskets, ratios and financial metrics;
; (iii5) until if any ratios or financial metrics improve or baskets increase as a result of such corporate event is consummated or such definitive agreements relating to such corporate event are terminatedchanges, such corporate event improved ratios, financial metrics or baskets may be utilized; and all transactions proposed to be undertaken in connection therewith (including the Incurrence of Liens) will be given pro forma effect when determining compliance of other transactions that are consummated after the Transaction Date and on or prior to the date of consummation of such corporate event; and
(iv6) Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of the Secured Leverage Ratio will be calculated using an assumed interest rate based on the indicative interest margin (without giving effect to any step-ups) contained in any financing commitment documentation with respect to such Indebtedness or, if no such indicative interest margin exists, as reasonably determined by Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Company Issuer in good faith. In addition, in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, compliance with any requirement relating to the absence of a Default or Event of Default may be determined as of the Transaction LCT Test Date (including any new Transaction Date) and not as of any later date as would otherwise be required under this Indenture, except to the extent compliance with the relevant LCT Provision is redetermined as contemplated by clause (4) of the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) To the extent the date of delivery of any document required to be delivered pursuant to any provision of this Indenture falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the applicable date of delivery shall be deemed to be the next succeeding Business Day.
(d) For purposes of determining the maturity date of any Indebtedness, customary bridge loans that are to be extended as, converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent refinancing either automatically or subject to customary conditions (including no payment or bankruptcy event of default) shall be deemed to have the maturity date as so extended, converted or exchanged.
(e) The amount of any Investment outstanding at any time shall be the original amount of such Investment, reduced by any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash or Cash Equivalents (or in assets other than cash which have been sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents) by Parent or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment. If Indebtedness originally incurred or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock originally issued or Lien originally incurred in reliance upon a percentage of EBITDA or Total Assets or a ratio-based basket is being refinanced pursuant to a particular basket and such refinancing would cause the maximum amount of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien thereunder to be exceeded at such time, then such refinancing will nevertheless be permitted thereunder and such additional Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien will be deemed to have been incurred, and permitted to be incurred, under such basket so long as the principal amount or the liquidation preference of such refinancing Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien does not exceed an amount equal to the principal amount or liquidation preference of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock or Lien being refinanced plus Refinancing Expenses in connection with such refinancing.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, so long as an action was taken (or not taken) in reliance upon a basket or ratio that was calculated or determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Issuer or any indirect parent of the Issuer based upon financial information available to such officer at such time and such action (or inaction) was permitted hereunder at the time of such calculation or determination, any subsequent restatement, modification or adjustments made to such financial information (including any restatement, modification or adjustment that would have caused such basket or ratio to be exceeded as a result of such action or inaction) shall not result in any Default or Event of Default.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock (or any portion thereof) is incurred or issued, any Lien is incurred, any Investment or Restricted Payment is made or other transaction is undertaken in reliance on the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio or Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, such ratio(s) shall be calculated with respect to such incurrence, issuance or other transaction without giving effect to amounts being utilized under any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into other basket (or consummated) in reliance other than another basket based on a provision of this Indenture that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any the Consolidated Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net IncomeLeverage Ratio) on the same date, and each item of Indebtedness, Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock that is incurred or issued, each Lien incurred, each Investment or Restricted Payment made and each other transaction undertaken will be deemed to have been incurred, issued, made or taken first, to the extent available, pursuant to the relevant Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts Incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Indenture that requires compliance with a financial ratio or financial test (including any Net Secured Leverage Ratio, Ratio or Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated EBITDA, or Total Assets test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts (and thereafter, Incurrence of the portion of such amount under the Fixed Amount shall be included in such calculation)Leverage Ratio.
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