Equity Interest means (a) with respect to any entity, any and all shares of capital stock or other ownership interest and any Commitments with respect thereto, (b) any other direct equity ownership or participation in a Person and (c) any Commitments with respect to the interests described in (a) or (b);
Pledged Equity Interest means an Equity Interest that is included in the Collateral at such time.
Permitted Equity Interests means common stock of the Borrower that after its issuance is not subject to any agreement between the holder of such common stock and the Borrower where the Borrower is required to purchase, redeem, retire, acquire, cancel or terminate any such common stock.
Qualified Equity Interest means and refers to any Equity Interests issued by Parent (and not by one or more of its Subsidiaries) that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest.
Preferred Equity Interest in any Person, means an Equity Interest of any class or classes (however designated) which is preferred as to the payment of dividends or distributions, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over Equity Interests of any other class in such Person.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
FSHCO means a Subsidiary that owns (directly or indirectly) no material assets other than Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and debt interests) of one or more CFCs.
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary is any Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.
Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer, without intercompany eliminations.
Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiary means a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing for the acquisition of Receivables Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Receivables Subsidiaries) in the event the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or other insolvency law).
Permitted Security Interest means any Security Interest:
Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary means (i) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower established in connection with a Permitted Securitization Financing for the acquisition of Securitization Assets or interests therein, and which is organized in a manner (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) intended to reduce the likelihood that it would be substantively consolidated with Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (other than Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiaries) in the event Holdings (prior to a Qualified IPO), the Borrower or any such Subsidiary becomes subject to a proceeding under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (or other insolvency law) and (ii) any subsidiary of a Special Purpose Securitization Subsidiary.
Pledged Equity Interests means all Pledged Stock, Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Partnership Interests and Pledged Trust Interests.
Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction has the meaning provided in Section 3.02(b).
Special Purpose Subsidiary means any (a) not-for-profit Subsidiary, (b) captive insurance company or (c) Receivables Subsidiary and any other Subsidiary formed for a specific bona fide purpose not including substantive business operations and that does not own any material assets, in each case, that has been designated as a “Special Purpose Subsidiary” by the Borrower.
Special Equity Interest means any Equity Interest that is subject to a Lien in favor of creditors of the issuer of such Equity Interest provided that (a) such Lien was created to secure Indebtedness owing by such issuer to such creditors, (b) such Indebtedness was (i) in existence at the time the Obligors acquired such Equity Interest, (ii) incurred or assumed by such issuer substantially contemporaneously with such acquisition or (iii) already subject to a Lien granted to such creditors and (c) unless such Equity Interest is not intended to be included in the Collateral, the documentation creating or governing such Lien does not prohibit the inclusion of such Equity Interest in the Collateral.
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:
Subsidiary Equity Interests has the meaning specified in Section 5.6.
Excluded Equity Interests means (a) any Equity Interests with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the cost or other consequences of pledging such Equity Interests in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, (b) solely in the case of any pledge of Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO (in each case, that is owned directly by the Borrower or a Guarantor) to secure the Obligations, any Equity Interest that is Voting Stock of such Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the Voting Stock of such Subsidiary, (c) any Equity Interests to the extent the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any Requirement of Law, (d) in the case of (i) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary to the extent the pledge of such Equity Interests is prohibited by Contractual Requirements existing on the Closing Date or at the time such Subsidiary is acquired (provided that such Contractual Requirements have not been entered into in contemplation of such Subsidiary being acquired), or (ii) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly owned Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary, any Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary described in clause (i) or (ii) to the extent (A) that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirements of Law), (B) any Contractual Requirement prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply if (1) such other party is a Credit Party or a Wholly owned Subsidiary or (2) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent)) and only for so long as such Contractual Requirement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (C) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Credit Party or a Wholly owned Subsidiary) to any Contractual Requirement governing such Equity Interests the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary non-assignment provisions that are ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable Requirement of Law), (e) the Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary (unless a security interest in the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary may be perfected by filing an “all assets” UCC financing statement) and any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (f) the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or FSHCO, (g) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (h) any Equity Interests set forth on Schedule 1.1(b) which have been identified on or prior to the Closing Date in writing to the Administrative Agent by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent and (i) Margin Stock.
Financing Subsidiary means an SPE Subsidiary or an SBIC Subsidiary.
Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transaction means any Sale Lease-Back Transaction by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that (i) the proceeds of the respective Sale Lease-Back Transaction shall be entirely cash and in an amount at least equal to 95% of the aggregate amount expended by the Company or such Subsidiary in acquiring such asset (or, if not then acquired, 95% of the Fair Market Value of the Property subject to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction) and (ii) the respective transaction is otherwise effected in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 6.10.
Qualified Equity Interests means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.
Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary means, as to any Person, any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person which is a Domestic Subsidiary of such person.
Permitted Security Interests means (i) any Security Interest for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies which relate to obligations not yet due and delinquent, (ii) easements, servitudes, encroachments and other minor imperfections of title which do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of or impair the use or marketability of any real property, and (iii) undetermined or inchoate Security Interests arising or potentially arising under statutory provisions which have not at the relevant time been filed or registered in accordance with applicable laws or of which written notice has not been given in accordance with applicable laws;
Qualified CFC Holding Company means a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Issuer that is a Delaware limited liability company that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the primary asset of which consists of Equity Interests in either (i) one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or (ii) a Delaware limited liability company the primary asset of which consists of Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.
Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transactions means any sale or transfer by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Principal Property owned by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the intention of taking back a lease thereof; provided, however, that “Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transactions” shall not include any such transaction involving machinery and/or equipment (excluding any lease for a temporary period of not more than thirty-six months with the intent that the use of the subject machinery and/or equipment will be discontinued at or before the expiration of such period) relating to facilities (a) in full operation for more than 180 days as of the date of this Supplemental Indenture and (b) that are material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to the extent that the aggregate Attributable Value of the machinery and/or equipment from time to time involved in such transactions (giving effect to payment in full under any such transaction and excluding the Applied Amounts, as defined in the following sentence), plus the amount of obligations and Indebtedness from time to time secured by Liens incurred under Section 6.1(18), exceeds the greater of (i) $1,000 million and (ii) 15.0% of Net Worth as determined at the time of, and immediately after giving effect to, the incurrence of such transactions based on the balance sheet for the end of the most recent quarter for which financial statements are available (such greater amount, the “Applicable Threshold”). For purposes of this definition, “Applied Amounts” means an amount (which may be conclusively determined by the Board of Directors of the Company) equal to the greater of (i) capitalized rent with respect to the applicable machinery and/or equipment and (ii) the fair value of the applicable machinery and/or equipment, that is applied within 180 days of the applicable transaction or transactions to repayment of the Notes or to the repayment of any indebtedness for borrowed money which, in accordance with GAAP, is classified as long-term debt and that is on parity with the Notes.