Permitted Management Fees. Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the total interest expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and shall in any event include, without limitation, (a) the amortization or write-off of debt discounts, (b) the amortization or write-off of all debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts and other fees payable in connection with the incurrence, amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing), (c) the portion of payments under Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest expense, and (d) net costs under Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP. Interest Payment Dates shall mean (a) for Alternate Base Rate Borrowings, (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (2) the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (b) for LIBOR Borrowings, (1) if the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Borrowing is equal to or less than three (3) months, the end of such Interest Period, and (2) in all other cases, on that day which is three (3) calendar months following the first day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if there be no corresponding day, on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day) and at the end of such Interest Period. Interest Period shall mean the period commencing on the date of the applicable LIBOR Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is three (3) months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) no Interest Period shall end later than the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (c) interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Interest Period. Inventory shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and in the PPSA. Investment shall mean the purchase or other acquisition of any securities or Indebtedness of, or the making of any loan, advance, extension of credit, transfer of Property or capital contribution to, or the incurring of any Contingent Obligation in respect of the Indebtedness of, any Person. Joinder Agreement shall mean any agreement, in Proper Form, executed by a Subsidiary of any Credit Party from time to time in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a Guaranty, the applicable Security Documents and the Contribution Agreement. Legal Requirement shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. Lender or Lenders shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement. Leverage Ratio shall mean, with respect to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of any date that the Leverage Ratio is calculated, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such date to (b)(i) EBITDA for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for the applicable calculation period. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, the components of the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Consolidated basis and the EBITDA component shall be determined for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties ending on or prior to the date of determination. LIBOR Borrowing shall mean, as of any date, that portion of the principal balance of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of such date.
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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Animal Health International, Inc.)
Permitted Management Fees. Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the total interest expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and shall in any event include, without limitation, (a) the amortization or write-off of debt discounts, (b) the amortization or write-off of all debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts and other fees payable in connection with the incurrence, amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing), (c) the portion of payments under Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest expense, and (d) net costs under Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP. Interest Payment Dates shall mean (a) for Alternate Base Rate Borrowings, (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (2) the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (b) for LIBOR Borrowings, (1) if the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Borrowing is equal to or less than three (3) months, the end of such Interest Period, and (2) in all other cases, on that day which is three (3) calendar months following the first day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if there be no corresponding day, on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day) and at the end of such Interest Period. Interest Period shall mean the period commencing on the date of the applicable LIBOR Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is one (1), two (2) or three (3) months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) no Interest Period shall end later than the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (c) interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Interest Period. Inventory shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and in the PPSA. Investment shall mean the purchase or other acquisition of any securities or Indebtedness of, or the making of any loan, advance, extension of credit, transfer of Property or capital contribution to, or the incurring of any Contingent Obligation in respect of the Indebtedness of, any Person. Joinder Agreement shall mean any agreement, in Proper Form, executed by a Subsidiary of any Credit Party from time to time in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a Guaranty, the applicable Security Documents and the Contribution Agreement. Legal Requirement shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. Lender or Lenders shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement. Leverage Ratio shall mean, with respect to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of any date that the Leverage Ratio is calculated, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such date to (b)(i) EBITDA for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for the applicable calculation period. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, the components of the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Consolidated basis and the EBITDA component shall be determined for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties ending on or prior to the date of determination. LIBOR Borrowing shall mean, as of any date, that portion of the principal balance of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of such date.
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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Animal Health International, Inc.)
Permitted Management Fees. Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the total interest expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and shall in any event include, without limitation, (a) the amortization or write-off of debt discounts, (b) the amortization or write-off of all debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts and other fees payable in connection with the incurrence, amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing), (c) the portion of payments under Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest expense, and (d) net costs under Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP. Interest Option shall have the meaning specified in Section 2.8(a) hereof. Interest Payment Dates shall mean (a) for Alternate Base Rate BorrowingsBorrowings (other than Swingline Loans), (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Term Loan Maturity Revolving Credit Termination Date, and (2) the Term Loan Maturity Revolving Credit Termination Date; and (b) for LIBOR Borrowings, (1) if the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Borrowing is equal to or less than three (3) months, the end of such Interest Period, and (2) in all other cases, on that day which is three (3) calendar months following the first day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if there be no corresponding day, on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day) and at the end of such Interest Period; and (c) for Swingline Loans, (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the earlier to occur of the Revolving Credit Termination Date or the date such Swingline Loans are required to be paid with proceeds of Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(c), and (2) the earlier to occur of the Revolving Credit Termination Date or the date such Swingline Loans are required to be paid with proceeds of Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(c). Interest Period shall mean the period commencing on the date of the applicable LIBOR Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is one (1), two (2), three (3) or six (6) months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect in accordance herewith; provided, however, that (a) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) no Interest Period shall end later than the Term Loan Maturity Revolving Credit Termination Date, and (c) interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Interest Period. Inventory shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and in the PPSA. Investment shall mean the purchase or other acquisition of any securities or Indebtedness of, or the making of any loan, advance, extension of credit, transfer of Property or capital contribution to, or the incurring of any Contingent Obligation in respect of the Indebtedness of, any Person. Joinder Agreement shall mean any agreement, in Proper Form, executed by a Subsidiary of any Credit Party from time to time in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a Guaranty, the applicable Security Documents and the Contribution Agreement. JPMorgan shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, together with its successors and assigns. Legal Requirement shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. Lender or Lenders shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement. Leverage Ratio shall mean, with respect to Unless the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of any date that the Leverage Ratio is calculatedcontext otherwise requires, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of term “Lenders” shall include the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such date to (b)(i) EBITDA for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for the applicable calculation period. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, the components of the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Consolidated basis and the EBITDA component shall be determined for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties ending on or prior to the date of determination. LIBOR Borrowing shall mean, as of any date, that portion of the principal balance of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of such dateSwingline Lender.
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Samples: Credit Agreement (Animal Health International, Inc.)
Permitted Management Fees. Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the total interest expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and shall in any event include, without limitation, (a) the amortization or write-off of debt discounts, (b) the amortization or write-off of all debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts and other fees payable in connection with the incurrence, amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing), (c) the portion of payments under Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest expense, and (d) net costs under Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP. Interest Payment Dates shall mean (a) for Alternate Base Rate Borrowings, (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (2) the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (b) for LIBOR Borrowings, (1) if the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Borrowing is equal to or less than three (3) months, the end of such Interest Period, and (2) in all other cases, on that day which is three (3) calendar months following the first day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if there be no corresponding day, on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day) and at the end of such Interest Period. Interest Period shall mean the period commencing on the date of the applicable LIBOR Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is three (3) months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) no Interest Period shall end later than the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (c) interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Interest Period. Inventory shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and in the PPSA. Investment shall mean the purchase or other acquisition of any securities or Indebtedness of, or the making of any loan, advance, extension of credit, transfer of Property or capital contribution to, or the incurring of any Contingent Obligation in respect of the Indebtedness of, any Person. Joinder Agreement shall mean any agreement, in Proper Form, executed by a Subsidiary of any Credit Party from time to time in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a Guaranty, the applicable Security Documents and the Contribution Agreement. Legal Requirement shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. Lender or Lenders shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement. Leverage Ratio shall mean, with respect to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of any date that the Leverage Ratio is calculated, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such date to (b)(i) EBITDA for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for the applicable calculation period. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, the components of the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Consolidated basis and the EBITDA component shall be determined for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties ending on or prior to the date of determination. LIBOR Borrowing shall mean, as of any date, that portion of the principal balance of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of such date.
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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Animal Health International, Inc.)
Permitted Management Fees. Interest Expense shall mean, for any period, the total interest expense of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries, determined on a Consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and shall in any event include, without limitation, (a) the amortization or write-off of debt discounts, (b) the amortization or write-off of all debt issuance costs, commissions, discounts and other fees payable in connection with the incurrence, amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness (including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing), (c) the portion of payments under Capital Lease Obligation allocable to interest expense, and (d) net costs under Hedging Obligations in respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such period in accordance with GAAP. Interest Payment Dates shall mean (a) for Alternate Base Rate Borrowings, (1) the last Business Day of each calendar month prior to the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (2) the Term Loan Maturity Date; and (b) for LIBOR Borrowings, (1) if the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Borrowing is equal to or less than three (3) months, the end of such Interest Period, and (2) in all other cases, on that day which is three (3) calendar months following the first day of the applicable Interest Period (or, if there be no corresponding day, on the next succeeding day which is a Business Day) and at the end of such Interest Period. Interest Period shall mean the period commencing on the date of the applicable LIBOR Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is one (1), two (2) or three (3) months thereafter; provided, however, that (a) if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) no Interest Period shall end later than the Term Loan Maturity Date, and (c) interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to, but excluding, the last day of such Interest Period. Inventory shall have the meaning set forth in Article 9 of the UCC and in the PPSA. Investment shall mean the purchase or other acquisition of any securities or Indebtedness of, or the making of any loan, advance, extension of credit, transfer of Property or capital contribution to, or the incurring of any Contingent Obligation in respect of the Indebtedness of, any Person. Joinder Agreement shall mean any agreement, in Proper Form, executed by a Subsidiary of any Credit Party from time to time in accordance with Section 6.10 hereof, pursuant to which such Subsidiary joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, a Guaranty, the applicable Security Documents and the Contribution Agreement. Legal Requirement shall mean any law, statute, ordinance, decree, requirement, order, judgment, rule, regulation (or interpretation of any of the foregoing) of, and the terms of any license or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority. Lender or Lenders shall have the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement. Leverage Ratio shall mean, with respect to the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of any date that the Leverage Ratio is calculated, the ratio of (a) Funded Debt of the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries as of such date to (b)(i) EBITDA for the Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries for the applicable calculation period. For purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio, the components of the Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Consolidated basis and the EBITDA component shall be determined for the four most recent consecutive fiscal quarters of the Credit Parties ending on or prior to the date of determination. LIBOR Borrowing shall mean, as of any date, that portion of the principal balance of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of such date.
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Samples: Term Loan Agreement (Animal Health International, Inc.)