Investment Grade Ratings Criteria definition

Investment Grade Ratings Criteria means receipt by the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower of a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P or Baa3 or better from Mxxxx’x, applicable to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable.
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Investment Grade Ratings Criteria means receipt by the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower of a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P or Baa3 or better from Moody’s, applicable to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced long-term debt of the Parent Guarantor or the Borrower, as applicable.
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Investment Grade Ratings Criteria the Borrower has received Debt Ratings from at least one of Xxxxx’x and S&P, and such Debt Ratings are Baa3 or better (in the case of a rating by Moody’s) or BBB- or better (in the case of a rating by S&P).
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Examples of Investment Grade Ratings Criteria in a sentence

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  • Entergy represents that no guarantees or other securities will be issued by Entergy in reliance upon the authorization that may be granted by the Commission in accordance with this Application-Declaration, unless (1) the security to be issued by Entergy, if rated, is rated investment grade; and (2) all outstanding securities of Entergy that are rated are rated investment grade (collectively, the "Investment Grade Ratings Criteria").

  • Entergy represents that no guarantees or other securities will be in reliance upon the authorization that may be granted by the Commission in accordance with this Application-Declaration, unless (1) the security to be issued, if rated, is rated investment grade; and (2) all outstanding securities of Entergy that are rated are rated investment grade (collectively, the "Investment Grade Ratings Criteria").

  • For purposes of this provision, a security will be deemed to be rated ‘‘investment grade’’ if it is rated investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Ratings or any other nationally recognized statistical ratingtime that one or more of the Investment Grade Ratings Criteria are not satisfied.


More Definitions of Investment Grade Ratings Criteria

Investment Grade Ratings Criteria means (a) if the Company has three Debt Ratings, at least two of such Debt Ratings are Investment Grade Ratings, (b) if the Company has only two Debt Ratings, both of such Debt Ratings are Investment Grade Ratings, and (c) if the Company has only one Debt Rating, such Debt Rating is an Investment Grade Rating.
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Investment Grade Ratings Criteria means receipt by the Borrower of a Debt Rating of BBB- or better from S&P, Baa3 or better from Moody’s or BBB- or better from Fitch; provided that in event that the Borrower has a Debt Rating from Fitch of BBB- or better it must also have a Debt Rating of BBB-/Baa3 or better from S&P or Moody’s in order to satisfy the Investment Grade Ratings Criteria.
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Investment Grade Ratings Criteria means receipt by the Company of (i) (x) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P or (y) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or (ii) any two of (x) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from S&P, (y) a Credit Rating of BBB- or better from Fitch and (z) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s. “IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service. “Issuing Bank” means, individually or collectively as the context may indicate, (a) each of Xxxxx Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. and (b) any other Revolving Lender, selected by the Company in consultation with the Administrative Agent, which consents to its appointment by the Company as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. or any successor to such Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.4. “JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its successors and assigns. “L/C Disbursements” has the meaning given to that term in Section 3.9.(b). “Laundry Service Property” means any Property on which there is located solely laundry services supporting one or more Hotel Properties. “Lender” means each financial institution from time to time party hereto as a “Lender” or a “Designated Lender,” together with its respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that the term “Lender” (i) shall exclude each Designated Lender when used in reference to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan, the Revolving Commitments or terms relating to any Loan other than a Bid Rate Loan and shall further exclude each Designated Lender for all other purposes under the Loan Documents except that any Designated Lender which funds a Bid Rate Loan shall, subject to Section 12.5.(d), have only the rights (including the rights given to a Lender contained in Sections 12.2. and 12.9.) and obligations of a Lender associated with holding such Bid Rate Loan and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, shall exclude any Lender (or its Affiliates) in its capacity as a Specified Derivatives Provider or
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Related to Investment Grade Ratings Criteria

  • Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx’x and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

  • Below Investment Grade Rating Event means the rating on the Notes is lowered in respect of a Change of Control and the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended until the ratings are announced if during such 60 day period the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating 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 Rating 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 Company 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 Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

  • Investment Grade Credit Rating means (i) a Credit Rating of Baa3 or higher given by Xxxxx’x, (ii) a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher given by S&P or (iii) a Credit Rating of BBB- or higher given by Fitch.

  • S&P Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term public debt securities without third-party credit enhancement (it being understood that if the Borrower does not have any outstanding debt securities of the type described above but has an indicative rating from S&P for debt securities of such type, then such indicative rating shall be used for determining the “S&P Rating”).

  • Investment Grade means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of S&P); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company.

  • Index Debt Rating means the S&P Rating, the Xxxxx’x Rating and the Fitch Rating.

  • Investment Grade Status shall occur when the Notes receive two of the following:

  • Xxxxx’x Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by Xxxxx’x and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Investment Grade Securities means:

  • Initial Rating With respect to the Secured Notes, the rating or ratings, if any, indicated in Section 2.3.