Swap Counterparty Trigger Event A Swap Counterparty Trigger Event shall have occurred if any of a Swap Default with respect to which the Swap Counterparty is a Defaulting Party, a Termination Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty is the sole Affected Party or an Additional Termination Event with respect to which the Swap Counterparty is the sole Affected Party has occurred.
Delinquency Trigger Event means, for any Collection Period, the aggregate Principal Balance of Delinquent Receivables that have been Delinquent Receivables for 61 days or more as a percentage of the Pool Balance as of the last day of the Collection Period exceeding or being equal to 6.62%.
Covenant Trigger Event shall occur at any time that Availability is less than the greater of (a) $12.5 million and (b) 10% of the Line Cap then in effect. Once commenced, a Covenant Trigger Event shall be deemed to be continuing until such time as Availability equals or exceeds the greater of (i) $12.5 million and (ii) 10% of the Line Cap then in effect for 30 consecutive days.
Required Ratings Downgrade Event means that no Relevant Entity has credit ratings at least equal to the Required Ratings Threshold.
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event If, with respect to any Distribution Date, the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Due Period, divided by (y) the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance, exceeds the applicable Cumulative Loss Percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date: Distribution Date Occurring In Cumulative Loss Percentage March 2008 through February 1.400% for the first month, plus an additional 2009 1/12th of 1.750% for each month thereafter (e.g., 2.275% in September 2008) March 2009 through February 3.150% for the first month, plus an additional 2010 1/12th of 1.750% for each month thereafter (e.g., 4.025% in September 2009) March 2010 through February 4.900% for the first month, plus an additional 2011 1/12th of 1.400% for each month thereafter (e.g., 5.600% in September 2010) March 2011 through February 6.300% for the first month, plus an additional 2012 1/12th of 0.750% for each month thereafter (e.g., 6.675% in September 2011) March 2012 and thereafter 7.050%
Ratings Decline Period means the period that (i) begins on the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) ends 90 days following consummation of such Change of Control; provided that such period shall be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes, as noted by the applicable Rating Agency, is under publicly announced consideration for downgrade by the applicable Rating Agency.
Liquidity Termination Date means the earlier to occur of (a) July 13, 2009, as such date may be extended from time to time by the Lender’s Liquidity Banks in accordance with the Liquidity Agreement, and (b) the occurrence of an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to the Lender.
Carve-Out Trigger Notice means a written notice delivered by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (which delivery may be made by any electronic method of transmission) to the Borrower and its counsel, the United States Trustee, and lead counsel to any Committee, which notice may be delivered following the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, and stating that the Post-Carve-Out Trigger Notice Cap has been invoked.
Rating Event means the rating on the Notes is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day within the 60-day period (which 60-day period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control; provided that a Rating Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if each Rating Agency making the reduction in rating does not publicly announce or confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the request of the Company 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 Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Event).
Delinquency Trigger means, for any Payment Date and the related Collection Period, 24.00%.
Swap Provider Trigger Event A Swap Termination Payment that is triggered upon: (i) an Event of Default under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is a Defaulting Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement), (ii) a Termination Event under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) or (iii) an Additional Termination Event under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party.
Rating Downgrade means either:
Downgrade Event means, unless otherwise specified on the Cover Sheet, for a Party means that Party’s Credit Rating falls below BBB- from S&P or Baa3 from Moody’s or becomes no longer rated by either S&P or Moody’s.
Ratings Event means a downgrade by one or more gradations (including gradations within ratings categories as well as between rating categories) or withdrawal of the rating of the Notes within the Ratings Decline Period by two or more Rating Agencies (unless the applicable Rating Agency shall have put forth a written statement to the effect that such downgrade is not attributable in whole or in part to the applicable Change of Control) following which (except in the case of a withdrawal of a rating) the rating of the Notes by each such Rating Agency is below such Rating Agency’s rating of the Notes on the Issue Date.
Trigger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).
Subsequent Triggering Event means either of the following events or transactions occurring after the date hereof:
Liquidity Provider Ratings Event Termination Date means the date established by the Tender and Paying Agent, acting upon instructions of the Fund pursuant to the Tender and Paying Agent Agreement, for termination of the VRDP Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of a Liquidity Provider Ratings Event, which date shall be not less than 16 days nor more than 30 days following such Liquidity Provider Ratings Event.
Company Triggering Event shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) the Company shall have made a Company Board Adverse Recommendation Change; (b) the Company Board or any committee thereof shall have publicly approved, endorsed or recommended any Acquisition Proposal; or (c) the Company shall have entered into any letter of intent or similar document relating to any Acquisition Proposal in violation of the terms of the Agreement.
Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A2” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-1”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A1”.
Mandatory Trigger Provision means, as to any Qualifying Capital Securities, provisions in the terms thereof or of the related transaction agreements that:
Liquidity Provider Ratings Event means the Liquidity Provider shall fail to maintain at any time short-term debt ratings in one of the two highest rating categories from the Requisite NRSROs.
ii) Trigger Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
Moody’s Second Trigger Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, (i) if such entity has a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-2”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A3”.
Covenant Trigger Period means the period (a) commencing on the date that (i) an Event of Default occurs or (ii) Availability is less than the greater of (x) 10% of Available Credit and (y) $50,000,000 and (b) continuing until there has been a period of 30 consecutive days thereafter during which at all times (i) no Event of Default exists and (ii) Availability shall have been not less than the greater of (x) 10% of Available Credit and (y) $50,000,000.