Commercial Paper Rate definition

Commercial Paper Rate means: (1) the
Commercial Paper Rate means: (1) the Money Market Yield (as defined below) on the particular Interest Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified on the face hereof as published in H.15(519) under the caption “Commercial Paper—Nonfinancial”; or (2) if the rate referred to in clause (1) is not so published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the Money Market Yield of the rate on the particular Interest Determination Date for commercial paper having the particular Index Maturity as published in H.15 Daily Update, or such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the applicable rate, under the caption “Commercial Paper—Nonfinancial”; or (3) if the rate referred to in clause (2) is not so published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on the particular Interest Determination Date calculated by the Calculation Agent as the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on that Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of United States dollar commercial paper in The City of New York (which may include the purchasing agent or its affiliates) selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial paper having the particular Index Maturity placed for industrial issuers whose bond rating is “Aa”, or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; or (4) if the dealers so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in clause (3), the Commercial Paper Rate
Commercial Paper Rate means the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the rate on any Interest Determination Date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial”. If the above rate is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 p.m. on the Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield of the rate on such Interest Determination Date for commercial paper of the Index Maturity as published in H.15 Daily Update under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial”. If by 3:00 p.m. on such Calculation Date such rate is not published in either H.15(519) or H.15 Daily Update, then the Calculation Agent will determine the Commercial Paper Rate to be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m. on such Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of U.S. dollar commercial paper in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial paper of the Index Maturity placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is “AA,” or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. If the dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned above, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such Interest Determination Date will remain the Commercial Paper Rate then in effect on such Interest Determination Date. “Money Market Yield” will be a yield calculated in accordance with the following formula: Money Market Yield = D x 360 x 100 where “D” refers to the applicable per annum rate for commercial paper quoted on a bank discount basis and expressed as a decimal and “M” refers to the actual number of days in the interest period for which interest is being calculated.

Examples of Commercial Paper Rate in a sentence

  • Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement interest on overdue invoices will apply at the six (6) month Commercial Paper Rate applicable on the first business day of each calendar year.


More Definitions of Commercial Paper Rate

Commercial Paper Rate if applicable, shall mean, with respect to any Commercial Paper Determination Date, the rate equal to the Money Market Yield on such Commercial Paper Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having a maturity of 30 days as published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in "Statistical Release H.15 (519), Selected Interest Rates," or any successor publication, under the heading "Commercial Paper." In the event that such rate is not published on such date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield on such date of the rate for Commercial Paper having a maturity of 30 days as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the daily statistical release "Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities" ("Composite Quotations") under the heading "Commercial Paper." If on such date the rate for commercial paper is not yet published in either H.15 (519) or Composite Quotations, the Commercial Paper Rate for such date shall be calculated by the Trustee and shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean (rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, with five hundred one-thousandths of a percent rounded upward) of the offered rates, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of three leading dealers of commercial paper in New York City selected by the Trustee on such date, for commercial paper having a maturity of 30 days placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is "AA" or the equivalent, from either Rating Agency. In the event that such rates are not available on such date, then the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money Market Yield of the rate for commercial paper so provided in a comparable source. The Commercial Paper Rate shall be determined by the Trustee.
Commercial Paper Rate means, for any Interest Determination Date, the Money Market Yield, calculated as described below, of the rate on that date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Supplement, as that rate is published in H.15(519), under the heading “Commercial Paper—Nonfinancial”.
Commercial Paper Rate for a particular Floating Rate Note, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Company Order, shall mean, with respect to any Interest Determination Date, the Money Market Yield on such date of the rate for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified in such Company Order, as such rate shall be published in H.15(519) under the caption "Commercial Paper -- Nonfinancial" or, if not so published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, the rate on such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Company Order as published in H.15 Daily Update, or such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying such rate, under the caption "Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial." If such rate is not yet published in H.15(519), H.15 Daily Update or another recognized electronic source by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the related Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate on such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of commercial paper in The City of New York (which may include the Agents or their affiliates) selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified in the applicable Pricing Supplement placed for industrial issuers whose bond rating is "Aa," or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization; provided, however, that if the dealers so selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in this sentence, the Commercial Paper Rate determined as of such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date will be the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Rate Interest Determination Date.
Commercial Paper Rate means: (1) the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) on the Interest Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having the applicable Index Maturity as such rate is published in H.15(519) under the heading “Commercial Paper—Nonfinancial”; or (2) if the rate referred to in clause (1) is not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Funding Note Calculation Date pertaining to such Interest Determination Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate shall be the Money Market Yield on the particular Interest Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper having the particular Index Maturity as published on H.15 Daily Update or such other recognized electronic source used for the purposes of displaying the applicable rate, under the caption “Commercial Paper—Nonfinancial”; or (3) if the rate referred to in clause (2) is not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Funding Note Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate as calculated by the Funding Note Calculation Agent shall be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates at approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on that Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of United States dollar commercial paper in The City of New York (which may include the Agents or their affiliates) selected by the Funding Note Calculation Agent for commercial paper having the particular Index Maturity placed for industrial issuers whose bond rating is “Aa” by Moody’s or the equivalent from another nationally recognized statistical rating organization; or (4) if the dealers so selected by the Funding Note Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned in clause (3), the Commercial Paper Rate in effect on the particular Interest Determination Date; provided that if no Commercial Paper Rate is then in effect, the interest rate that will be effective as of the next Interest Reset Date will be the Initial Interest Rate.
Commercial Paper Rate means the Money Market Yield (calculated as described below) of the rate on any Interest Determination Date for commercial paper having the Index Maturity, as published in H.15(519) under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial”. If the above rate is not published in H.15(519) by 3:00 p.m. on the Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield of the rate on such Interest Determination Date for commercial paper of the Index Maturity as published in H.15 Daily Update under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial”. If by 3:00 p.m. on such Calculation Date such rate is not published in either H.15(519) or H.15 Daily Update, then the Calculation Agent will determine the Commercial Paper Rate to be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates as of 11:00 a.m. on such Interest Determination Date of three leading dealers of U.S. dollar commercial paper in New York City selected by the Calculation Agent for commercial paper of the Index Maturity placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is “AA,” or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. If the dealers selected by the Calculation Agent are not quoting as mentioned above, the Commercial Paper Rate with respect to such Interest Determination Date will remain the Commercial Paper Rate then in effect on such Interest Determination Date.
Commercial Paper Rate means, with respect to any Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date (as defined below), the Money Market Yield (as defined below) on such date of the rate for commercial paper having the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15(519), under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial.” In the event that such rate is not published by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Calculation Date (as defined below) pertaining to such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be the Money Market Yield on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date of the rate for commercial paper of the Index Maturity specified above as published in H.15 Daily Update (as defined below), or such other recognized electronic source used for the purpose of displaying the applicable rate, under the heading “Commercial Paper-Nonfinancial.” If such rate is not published in either H.15(519) or H.15 Daily Update by 3:00 P.M., New York City time, on such Calculation Date, then the Commercial Paper Rate will be calculated by the Calculation Agent and will be the Money Market Yield of the arithmetic mean of the offered rates, as of approximately 11:00 A.M., New York City time, on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date, of three leading dealers of United States dollar commercial paper in New York, New York (which may include one or more of the agents (the “Agents”) appointed by the Company from time to time to offer and sell the Notes or their affiliates) selected by the Calculation Agent (after consultation with the Company) for commercial paper of the Index Maturity specified above placed for an industrial issuer whose bond rating is “AA,” or the equivalent, from a nationally recognized statistical rating agency; provided, however, that if the dealers selected as aforesaid by the Calculation Agent are not quoting offered rates as mentioned in this sentence, the rate of interest in effect for the applicable period will be the same as the interest rate in effect on such Commercial Paper Interest Determination Date.
Commercial Paper Rate means, with respect to any Commercial Paper Funding, a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the rate or, if more than one rate, the weighted average of the rates, determined by converting to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed) the discount rate (or rates) at which Commercial Paper Notes are sold by any placement agent or commercial paper dealer of such Commercial Paper Notes and/or a commercial paper conduit providing funding to a CP Conduit, plus (ii) if not included in the calculations in clause (i), the commissions, fees and charges charged by such placement agent or commercial paper dealer with respect to such Commercial Paper Notes, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to such Commercial Paper Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such CP Conduit, other borrowings by such CP Conduit and any other costs (such as interest rate or currency swaps, the cost of funding odd lots or small dollar amounts) associated with the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such CP Conduit or its Program Manager or funding agent to fund or maintain such portion of the applicable Loan (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such CP Conduit) and discount on Commercial Paper Notes issued to fund the discount on maturing Commercial Paper Notes, in all cases expressed as a percentage of the face amount thereof and converted to an interest-bearing equivalent rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed).