Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means, with respect to the Notes on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the Company’s request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Ratings Event).
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Securities are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the ratings event).
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means, with respect to the Notes on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (1) the occurrence of a Change of Control; or (2) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control, the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event otherwise arising by
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Since the date of this Agreement, Plum Creek shall not have declared or paid a Special Distribution in cash in an aggregate amount, together with any cash dividend or distribution Weyerhaeuser is permitted to declare and pay as a result of such Special Distribution, the proximate result of which is a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event.
A “Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event with respect to the Securities, each of which is defined in the Indenture.
A "Change of Control Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Ratings Event with respect to the Notes, each of which is defined in the Indenture.
Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Ratings Event).
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Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means that on any day during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Issuer of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for up to an additional 60 days for so long as any of the Rating Agencies (as defined below) has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change), the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade (as defined below) by at least two of the three Rating Agencies. Unless at least two of the three Rating Agencies are providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the Notes will be deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies during that Trigger Period.
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means that on any day during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Issuer of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for up to an additional 60 days for so long as any of the Rating Agencies (as defined below) has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change), the Notes cease to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies. Unless at least two of the three Rating Agencies are providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of any Trigger Period, the Notes will be deemed to have ceased to be rated Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies during that Trigger Period.
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means, with respect to the Notes on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies)
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means the Notes are downgraded below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that results in the occurrence of a Fundamental Change Event until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Fundamental Change Event (which period shall be extended so long as any rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by a Rating Agency); provided that a downgrade contemplated by this paragraph otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Fundamental Change Event (and thus shall not be deemed a downgrade as contemplated by this paragraph for purposes of the definition of fundamental change hereunder) if one of the Rating Agencies making a reduction in a rating to which this paragraph would otherwise apply does not announce or publicly confirm or inform the trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Fundamental Change Event (whether or not the applicable Fundamental Change Event shall have occurred at the time of any downgrade contemplated by this paragraph). “Rating Agencies” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Service, a division of XxXxxx-Xxxx, Inc., and Xxxxx Bond Rating Agency, Inc. or any successors thereto and “Investment Grade” means a rating of BBB- or better by the Rating Agencies (or if any such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, the equivalent investment grade rating from any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as defined in Section (3)(a)(62) of the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement for such Rating Agency).
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means, with respect to a series of notes, on any day within the 60 day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of that series of notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the rating agencies) after the earlier of
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means that on any day within the 60-day period (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the 2020 Debentures is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of
Below Investment Grade Ratings Event means that on any day commencing 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for up to an additional 60 days for so long as either of the Rating Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings change), the Notes are downgraded to a rating that is below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies (regardless of whether the rating prior to such downgrade was Investment Grade or below Investment Grade).