Consolidated Fixed Charges On any date of determination, the sum of (a) Consolidated Interest Expense for the period of two (2) fiscal quarters most recently ended annualized (both expensed and capitalized), plus (b) all of the principal due and payable and principal paid with respect to Indebtedness of REIT, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries during such period, other than any balloon, bullet or similar principal payment which repays such Indebtedness in full and any voluntary full or partial prepayments prior to stated maturity thereof, plus (c) all Preferred Distributions paid during such period, plus (d) the principal payment on any Capital Lease Obligations. Such Person’s Equity Percentage in the fixed charges referred to above of its Unconsolidated Affiliates and Subsidiaries of Borrower that are not Wholly Owned Subsidiaries shall be included (without duplication) in the determination of Consolidated Fixed Charges.
EBITDA The term “EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, “Consolidated EBITDA” as defined in the Credit Agreement, provided that the following should also be excluded from the calculation of EBITDA to the extent not already excluded from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA under the Credit Agreement: (i) Non-Cash Charges (as defined in the Credit Agreement) related to any issuances of equity securities; (ii) fees and expenses relating to the Acquisition; (iii) financing fees (both cash and non-cash) relating to the Acquisition; (iv) covenant-not-to-compete payments to certain members of the Company’s senior management and related expenses; (v) expenses (or any portion thereof) incurred outside of the ordinary course of business that are approved by the Board which the Board determines in its good faith discretion are in the best interest of the Company but which will have a disproportionately adverse impact on the Company’s short term financial performance, affecting the Company’s ability to achieve financial targets related to the vesting of the Class C Units under the Incentive Unit Subscription Agreements or the Company’s annual bonus plan; (vi) costs and expenses incurred in connection with evaluating and consummating acquisitions not contemplated by the Company’s annual plan, as such plan is approved by the Board in good faith; (vii) related party expenditures that are subject to the prior written consent of the Majority Executives pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of the Securityholders Agreement but have failed to receive such consent; (viii) advisors’ fees and expenses incurred outside the ordinary course of business related solely to Vestar’s activities that are unrelated to the Company; (ix) costs associated with any put option or call option contemplated by any Rollover Subscription Agreement or Incentive Unit Subscription Agreement; (x) costs associated with any proposed initial Public Offering or Sale of the Company (as such terms are defined in the Securityholders Agreement); (xi) expenses related to any litigation arising from the Acquisition; (x) management fees and costs related to the activities giving rise to such fees that are paid to, paid for or reimbursed to Vestar and its Affiliates; and (xii) material expenditures or incremental expenditures inconsistent with prior practice (to the extent that prior practice is relevant) required by Board (where Management Managers (as defined in the Securityholders Agreement) unanimously dissent) unless such expenditures are reasonably likely to result in any benefit (whether economic or non-economic) to the Company as determined by the Board in its good faith discretion.
Consolidated EBITDA With respect to any period, an amount equal to the EBITDA of REIT and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a Consolidated basis.
Consolidated Total Liabilities All liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, whether or not so classified.
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of any Measurement Period ending as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 1.25 to 1.00.
Consolidated Capital Expenditures (i) Company will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make or commit to make Consolidated Capital Expenditures in any Fiscal Year, beginning with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2003, except Consolidated Capital Expenditures which do not aggregate in excess of the corresponding amount set forth below opposite such Fiscal Year: Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2003 $ 5,000,000 Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2004 $ 5,000,000 Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2005 and each Fiscal Year thereafter $ 7,000,000 provided that (a) if the aggregate amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures actually made in any such Fiscal Year shall be less than the limit with respect thereto set forth above (before giving effect to any increase therein pursuant to this proviso) (the “Base Amount”), then the amount of such shortfall (up to an amount equal to 50% of the Base Amount for such Fiscal Year, without giving effect to this proviso) may be added to the amount of such Consolidated Capital Expenditures permitted for the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year and any such amount carried forward to a succeeding Fiscal Year shall be deemed to be used prior to Company and its Subsidiaries using the amount of capital expenditures permitted by this section in such succeeding Fiscal Year, without giving effect to such carryforward and (b) for any Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) following any acquisition of a business (whether through the purchase of assets or of shares of capital stock) permitted under subsection 6.7, the Base Amount for such Fiscal Year (or portion) shall be increased, for each such acquisition, by an amount equal to the product of (A) the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 4% of revenues of the business acquired in such acquisition for the period of four Fiscal Quarters most recently ended on or prior to the date of such business acquisition multiplied by (B) (x) in the case of any partial Fiscal Year, a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days remaining in such Fiscal Year after the date of such business acquisition and the denominator of which is 365 (or 366 in a leap year), and (y) in the case of any full Fiscal Year, 1. (ii) The parties acknowledge and agree that the permitted Consolidated Capital Expenditure level set forth in clause (i) above shall be exclusive of the amount of Consolidated Capital Expenditures actually made with the proceeds of a cash capital contribution to Company (including the proceeds of issuance of equity securities) made by Parent from the issuance by Parent of its equity Securities after the Closing Date and specifically identified in a certificate delivered by an Authorized Officer of Company to Administrative Agent on or about the time such capital contribution is made; provided that, to the extent any such cash capital contributions constitute Net Securities Proceeds after the Closing Date, only that portion of such Net Securities Proceeds which is not required to be applied as a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.4B(ii)(c) (or pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement) may be used for Consolidated Capital Expenditures pursuant to this clause (ii).
Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio As of the end of each fiscal quarter of the members of the Consolidated Group, the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than the ratio set forth below: Fiscal Quarter End Ratio ------------------ ----- December 31, 2000 3.00:1.0 March 31, 2001 3.10:1.0 June 30, 2001 3.10:1.0 September 30, 2001 2.75:1.0 December 31, 2001 and thereafter 2.50:1.0 1.6 Clause (c) of Section 7.9 of the Credit Agreement is amended to read as follows:
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio Permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after September 30, 2008 to be greater than 3.5 to 1.0.
Mileage Measurement Where required, the mileage measurement for LIS rate elements is determined in the same manner as the mileage measurement for V&H methodology as outlined in NECA Tariff No. 4.
Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio Permit the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than 4.50:1.00.
