Qualified investment has the meaning set forth in Section 313.021(1) of the TEXAS TAX CODE, as interpreted by the Comptroller’s Rules.
Applicant’s Qualified Investment means the Qualified Investment of the Applicant during the Qualifying Time Period and as more fully described in EXHIBIT 3 of this Agreement.
Qualified Investor means any person, who invests a minimum amount of R1 million per hedge fund and who:
Disqualified Institutions means those Persons (the list of all such Persons, the “Disqualified Institutions List”) that are (i) identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent prior to the initial allocation of the Loans to be funded on the Closing Date, (ii) competitors of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than bona fide fixed income investors or debt funds) that are identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time or (iii) Affiliates of such Persons set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above (in the case of Affiliates of such Persons set forth in clause (ii) above, other than bona fide fixed income investors or debt funds) that are either (a) identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time or (b) clearly identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided, that, to the extent Persons are identified as Disqualified Institutions in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent after the Closing Date pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii)(a), the inclusion of such Persons as Disqualified Institutions shall not retroactively apply to prior assignments or participations in respect of any Loan under this Agreement. Until the disclosure of the identity of a Disqualified Institution to the Lenders generally by the Administrative Agent in writing, such Person shall not constitute a Disqualified Institution for purposes of a sale of a participation in a Loan (as opposed to an assignment of a Loan) by a Lender; provided, that no disclosure of the Disqualified Institutions List (or the identity of any Person that constitutes a Disqualified Institution), in part or in full, to the Lenders shall be made by the Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, may from time to time in its sole discretion remove any entity from the Disqualified Institutions List (or otherwise modify such list to exclude any particular entity), and such entity removed or excluded from the Disqualified Institutions List shall no longer be a Disqualified Institution for any purpose under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
Qualified Investments means any of the following if and to the extent permitted by law:
Qualified Investors means investors who are professional clients (client professionnel/professionele cliënt) or eligible counterparty (contrepartie éligible/in aanmerking komende tegenpartij) as defined in the Belgian Prospectus Law of 16 June 2006 (as amended from time to time). The Qualified Investors may bear a lower Entry Fee (as defined under item 77 of Part A) depending on (i) the evolution of the credit quality of the Issuer (credit spread), (ii) the evolution of interest rates, (iii) the success (or lack of success) of the placement of the Notes, and (iv) the amount of Notes purchased by an investor, each as determined by each relevant distributor (including BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV) in its sole discretion. Conditions to which the offer is subject: The Offer of the Notes is conditional on its issue.
Disqualified Institution means (a) any Person that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date as a “Disqualified Institution”, (b) any Person that is a competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time as a competitor and a “Disqualified Institution” by the Borrower (each, a “Competitor”), (c) any Person with a long term unsecured credit rating of less than BBB- by S&P or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (or any successor thereto) or less than Baa3 by Moody’s, (d) any hedge fund that directly or indirectly holds any equity or debt instruments issued by any Competitor and (e) any Person (including an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender) whose primary activity is (i) the trading or acquisition of distressed debt or (ii) “loan to own” investment strategies; provided that (i) any Person that becomes a “Disqualified Institution” after the applicable Trade Date with respect to an assignment or participation shall not retroactively be deemed a “Disqualified Institution” for purposes of such assignment or participation or any previously acquired assignment or participation (but such Person shall not be able to increase its Commitments or participations hereunder), (ii) such assignment or participation and, in the case of an assignment, the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee, will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a “Disqualified Institution”; provided, however, that, in each case, the term “Disqualified Institution” shall not include any person that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time by the Borrower as no longer constituting a “Disqualified Institution” and (iii) clause (c) and (e) above shall not apply at any time that a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Specified Investments means (a) direct obligations of the United States of America or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America; (b) commercial paper rated A-1/P-1 by S&P and Moody's, respectively or, if such ratings are unavailable, rated by any nationally recognized rating organization in the United States equal to the highest rating assigned by such rating organization; (c) investments in negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits, banker's acceptances, commercial paper or other direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof (or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank) with issuer ratings of at least B/C by Thomson Bankwatch, having maturities no later than 90 days following the date of such investment; (d) overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers; or (e) overnight repurchase agreements with respect to the securities described in clause (a) above entered into with an office of a bank or trust company which is located in the United States of America or any bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $500 million. SSB. State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, a national banking association or any successor Owner Trustee in its individual capacity.
Disqualified Person has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.05(f)(ii).
Qualified Institutional Investor (tekikaku kikan xxxxxxx) has the meaning assigned thereto in Article 2, Paragraph 3, item 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (kinyu shohin torihiki ho) of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the regulations relating to the definitions contained in such Article 2.
Disqualified Non-U.S. Person With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or other prescribed form or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3.
Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Tax Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds the Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Registrar with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.
Institutional Accredited Investor Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto.
qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A.
Disqualified Equity Interest means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:
Disqualified Equity means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Equity Interest), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Equity Interest, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Equity solely because the holders of the Equity Interest have the right to require Targa Resources Partners to repurchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Equity if the terms of such Equity Interest provide that Targa Resources Partners may not repurchase or redeem any such Equity Interest pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 4.07 hereof.
Qualified Issuer any commercial bank (a) which has capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 and (b) the outstanding long-term debt securities of which are rated at least A by S&P or at least A2 by Moody’s, or carry an equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency if both of the rating agencies named herein cease publishing ratings of investments.
Disqualified Equity Interests means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests and other than as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.
Approved Investor means any institution which has made a Takeout Commitment and has been approved by Buyer and not subsequently disapproved by Buyer.
Designated Investor means an Investor (a) that has been approved in writing as a Designated Investor by Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, in their sole discretion, and (b) in respect of which there has been delivered to Administrative Agent:
Qualified Independent Underwriter means a “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121.
Prohibited Investment means Property (other than prescribed excluded Property as that term is defined in the Tax Act) that is:
Disqualified Non-United States Tax Person With respect to any Class R Certificate, any Non-United States Tax Person or agent thereof other than: (1) a Non-United States Tax Person that (a) holds such Class R Certificate and, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3(a)(3), is subject to tax under Section 882 of the Code, (b) certifies that it understands that, for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(4)(ii), as a holder of such Class R Certificate for United States federal income tax purposes, it may incur tax liabilities in excess of any cash flows generated by such Class R Certificate and intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Class R Certificate, and (c) has furnished the Transferor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or successor form and has agreed to update such form as required under the applicable Treasury regulations; or (2) a Non-United States Tax Person that has delivered to the Transferor, the Trustee, the Certificate Administrator and the Tax Administrator an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that (x) the Transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (y) such Transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for United States federal income tax purposes.
Qualified Inventory means all Raw Materials Inventory, Semi-Finished Goods and Scrap Inventory and Finished Goods Inventory held by a Credit Party in the normal course of business and owned solely by such Credit Party (per plant level records whereby manufactured items are valued at pre-determined costs and purchased items are valued at rolling average actual cost).
Permitted Investor means collectively, Energy Capital Partners III, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-A, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-B, LP, Energy Capital Partners III-C, LP, Energy Capital Partners-D, LP, Quantum Strategic Partners and each of their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Investors Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2018, by and among the Parent and the other signatories thereto).
Prohibited Investor means a person or entity whose name appears on (i) the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; (ii) other lists of prohibited persons and entities as may be mandated by applicable law or regulation; or (iii) such other lists of prohibited persons and entities as may be provided to the Fund in connection therewith;