Dividend Suspension Period means: the period from and including the applicable Interest Payment Date (or, if applicable, the first day of the relevant fiscal year) to but excluding the earlier of (x) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date on which the interest payable on the applicable Series of Tier I Subordinated Notes on such date is paid in full (or, if applicable, the last day of the relevant fiscal year) and (y) the date of redemption in full or Write-Off (as defined in Condition 9) of the applicable Series of Tier I Subordinated Notes.
Dividend Suspension Period means any period (a) commencing on any day on which consolidated financial statements are delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) (or, if applicable, the last day of the most recently completed Dividend Suspension Period) if the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the then most recently completed Fiscal Quarter covered thereby is greater than 4.50 to 1.0 and (b) ending on the first day thereafter on which a Financial Officer delivers consolidated financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) and a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c), all demonstrating that the Leverage Ratio was equal to or less than 4.50 to 1.0 as of the last day of the then most recently completed Fiscal Quarter covered thereby.
Dividend Suspension Period means, with respect to any period (for these purposes, the “subject period”) consisting of one or more consecutive, four-Fiscal Quarter periods of Borrower as of the end of which either (a) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.20 to 1.00 or (b) the Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.10 to 1.00, the period commencing on the date Borrower is required to deliver a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 4.1 in respect of the first such four-Fiscal Quarter period in such subject period and ending on date on which Borrower delivers a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 4.1 in respect of the last Fiscal Quarter of Borrower in such subject period.
Examples of Dividend Suspension Period in a sentence
The obligation of each Incremental Loan Lender of any Series to make an Incremental Loan of such Series is subject to the satisfaction of the additional condition that no Dividend Suspension Period shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date of such Borrowing and to the receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate to such effect, dated the date of the making of such Incremental Loan and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
No Dividend Suspension Period has occurred and is continuing as of the Series A Closing Date after giving effect to the Borrowing of the Series A Incremental Loans.
The Borrower shall prepay the Loans within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending during any Dividend Suspension Period, in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of any increase in Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter.
The Borrower shall prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11(h) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending during any Dividend Suspension Period, in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of any increase in Cumulative Distributable Cash of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter.
More Definitions of Dividend Suspension Period
Dividend Suspension Period means any period (a) commencing on and including the date of delivery of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(b) or (c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.10 to 1 (or on the date upon which the Borrower shall fail to deliver such Compliance Certificate), and (b) ending on and excluding the date of delivery of a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(b) or (c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of the Borrower, the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 5.10 to 1.
Dividend Suspension Period means any period (a) commencing on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00 to 1 (or on the date upon which the Borrower shall fail to deliver such certificate when required under Section 5.01(c)), and (b) ending on the date of delivery of a certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) showing that, for the then most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Parent, the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 5.00 to 1.
Dividend Suspension Period means any period for which the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Company for the twelve-month period ended on the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available is less than 1.40 to 1.00.
Dividend Suspension Period shall refer to the time period beginning on the date when any financial statement, any certificate from a Responsible Officer, or any other information shall have been delivered to, or obtained by, the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, which, in any such case, shall demonstrate that the Leverage Ratio as of such date (taking into account for such purposes EBITDA as of the four Fiscal Quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.03(b)(iii) or (c)(ii) and Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money as of the date of such financial statement, certificate or information) exceeds 4.25 to 1.00, and ending on the date on which the Borrower shall have delivered, pursuant to the terms hereof, financial statements and a certificate with supporting calculations from a Responsible Officer demonstrating that the Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.25 to 1.00 as of such date (taking into account for such purposes EBITDA as of the four Fiscal Quarter period most recently then ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.03(b)(iii) or (c)(ii) and Consolidated Debt for Borrowed Money as of the date of the applicable Restricted Payment).
Dividend Suspension Period means any period during which the payment of Dividends is suspended in accordance with Section 6.19.
Dividend Suspension Period means any period (i) commencing on the date of delivery of a Quarterly Compliance Certificate showing that the Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of the then most recently ended Test Period is greater than 5.00 to 1.00 (or, on the date upon which the Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Quarterly Compliance Certificate within the time period required by Section 6.01(e)) and (ii) ending on the date of delivery of a Quarterly Compliance Certificate showing that the Leverage Ratio determined as of the last day of the then most recently Test Period is equal to or less than 5.00 to 1.00.
Dividend Suspension Period appearing in Section 9 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text “5.00:1.00” appearing in said definition in the two instances where it appears and inserting in both instances the text “5.25:1.00” in lieu thereof.