Independent Expert means a Person or entity with no material current or prior business or personal relationship with the Advisor or the Directors and who is engaged to a substantial extent in the business of rendering opinions regarding the value of assets of the type held by the Company.
Independent Financial Expert means a U.S. investment banking firm of national standing in the United States, (i) which does not, and whose directors, officers and employees or affiliates do not have a direct or indirect material financial interest for its proprietary account in the Company or any of its affiliates and (ii) which, in the judgment of the board of directors of the Company, is otherwise independent with respect to the Company and its affiliates and qualified to perform the task for which it is to be engaged.
Approved Appraisal Firm Each of the following firms: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Inc., Duff & Xxxxxx LLC, Lincoln Advisors, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx and Company and Valuation Research Corporation and (b) each Independent financial adviser of recognized standing retained by the Issuer, the Collateral Manager or the agent or lenders under any Collateral Obligation, as approved by the Collateral Manager.
Appraisal review means the act or process of developing
financial expert means an individual, company or firm who is authorised to give investment advice under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
Appraisal Well means a Well drilled pursuant to an Appraisal Programme.
Appraisal Foundation means the Appraisal Foundation established on November 30, 1987, as a not-for-profit corporation under the laws of Illinois.
Appraisal Procedure means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one chosen by the Company and one by the Original Warrantholder, shall mutually agree upon the determinations then the subject of appraisal. Each party shall deliver a notice to the other appointing its appraiser within 15 days after the Appraisal Procedure is invoked. If within 30 days after appointment of the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the amount in question, a third independent appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days thereafter by the mutual consent of such first two appraisers. The decision of the third appraiser so appointed and chosen shall be given within 30 days after the selection of such third appraiser. If three appraisers shall be appointed and the determination of one appraiser is disparate from the middle determination by more than twice the amount by which the other determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two determinations shall be averaged and such average shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company and the Original Warrantholder; otherwise, the average of all three determinations shall be binding upon the Company and the Original Warrantholder. The costs of conducting any Appraisal Procedure shall be borne by the Company.
Appraiser panel means a network, list or roster of licensed or certified ap- praisers approved by an AMC to per- form appraisals as independent con- tractors for the AMC. Appraisers on an AMC’s ‘‘appraiser panel’’ under this part include both appraisers accepted by the AMC for consideration for fu- ture appraisal assignments in covered transactions or for secondary mortgage market participants in connection with covered transactions and appraisers en- gaged by the AMC to perform one or more appraisals in covered trans- actions or for secondary mortgage mar- ket participants in connection with covered transactions. An appraiser is an independent contractor for purposes of this subpart if the appraiser is treat- ed as an independent contractor by the AMC for purposes of Federal income taxation.
Independent Appraiser means a nationally recognized or major regional investment banking firm or firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing (which may be the firm that regularly examines the financial statements of the Issuer) that is regularly engaged in the business of appraising the Capital Stock or assets of corporations or other entities as going concerns, and which is not affiliated with either the Issuer or the Holder of any Warrant.
Independent Accountant has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
Appraisal Subcommittee means the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
Appraisal District means the Xxxxxx County Appraisal District.
Expert is defined in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.
Appraisal Report A report setting forth the fair market value of a Mortgaged Property as determined by an appraiser who, at the time the appraisal was conducted, met the minimum qualifications of FNMA and FHLMC for appraisers of conventional residential mortgage loans.
Independent Auditor has the meaning specified in Section 6.01(a).
Control Appraisal Period shall exist with respect to the Mortgage Loan, if and for so long as:
Neutral Accountant means a national independent accounting firm selected by Buyer and reasonably acceptable to Sellers.
Accounting Referee has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
MAI Appraiser With respect to any real property, a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers with a minimum of 5 years of experience appraising real property of a type similar to the real property being appraised and located in the same geographical area as the real property being appraised.
Neutral Auditor means Ernst & Young or, if Ernst & Young is unable to serve, an impartial nationally recognized firm of independent certified public accountants other than Seller’s accountants or Purchaser’s accountants, mutually agreed to by Purchaser and Seller.
Appraiser An Independent nationally recognized professional commercial real estate appraiser who (i) is a member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute, (ii) if the state in which the related Mortgaged Property is located certifies or licenses appraisers, is certified or licensed in such state, and (iii) has a minimum of five years’ experience in the related property type and market.
Professional experience means the actual and lawful pursuit of the profession concerned;
Qualified expert means an individual having the knowledge and training to measure ionizing radiation, to evaluate safety techniques, and to advise regarding radiation protection needs, for example, individuals certified in the appropriate field by the American Board of Radiology or the American Board of Health Physics, or those having equivalent qualifications. With reference to the calibration of radiation therapy equipment, an individual having, in addition to the above qualifications, training and experience in the clinical applications of radiation physics to radiation therapy, for example, individuals certified in Therapeutic Radiological Physics or X-Ray and Radium Physics by the American Board of Radiology, or those having equivalent qualifications.
Expert Determination has the meaning given to it in Clause 18.3(a) (Expert Determination).
Independent Auditors has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.