Local RAR means the local resource adequacy requirements established for Load Serving Entities (as defined in the CAISO Tariff) by the CPUC pursuant to CPUC Decisions, or by any other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction. Local RAR may also be known as local area reliability, local resource adequacy, local resource adequacy procurement requirements, or local capacity requirement in other regulatory proceedings or legislative actions.
Federal short-term rate means the rate of the average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity of three years or less, as determined under section 1274 of the Internal Revenue Code, for July of the current year.
Investment Grade Certificate As of any date of determination, a Certificate that is rated in one of the four highest generic rating categories by at least one Rating Agency that is defined as a “Rating Agency” under Section III of the Exemption.
Applicable Pricing Level means, (a) for the Initial Pricing Period, Pricing Level II, and (b) thereafter, the pricing level set forth below opposite the Debt Rating achieved by Borrower as of the first day of that Pricing Period: I Greater than or equal to Aa3 / AA- II Less than Aa3 / AA- but greater than or equal to A1/A+ III Less than A1/A+ but greater than or equal to A2/A IV Less than A2/A but greater than or equal to A3/A- V Less than A3/A- provided that in the event that the then prevailing Debt Ratings are “split ratings”, Borrower will receive the benefit of the higher Debt Rating, unless the split is a “double split rating” (in which case the pricing level applicable to the middle Debt Rating will apply) or a “triple split rating” (in which case the pricing level applicable to the Debt Rating above the Debt Rating applicable to the lowest pricing level will apply). For purposes hereof, a Debt Rating is only a “split rating” if the Debt Rating applies to a different pricing level.
Moody’s means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.
Investment Grade Credit Rating means (a) with respect to Fitch, a credit rating of BBB- or higher, (b) with respect to Xxxxx’x, a credit rating of Baa3 or higher and (c) with respect to S&P, a credit rating of BBB- or higher.
Other Rating Agency Eligible Assets means assets of the Company designated by any Other Rating Agency as eligible for inclusion in calculating the Agency Discounted Value of the Company’s assets in connection with such Other Rating Agency’s rating of any series of MRP Shares.
Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Bond Rate on any date means 90% of the quotient of (A) the per annum rate expressed on an interest equivalent basis equal to the Kenny S&P 30-day High Grade Index (the "Kenny Index") or any successor index, made available for the Business Day immediately preceding such date but in any event not later than 8:30 A.M., New York City time, on such date by Kenny Information Systems Inc. or any successor thereto, based upon 30-day yield evaluations at par of bonds the interest on which is excludable for regular Federal income tax purposes under the Code of "high grade" component issuers selected by Kenny Information Systems Inc. or any such successor from time to time in its discretion, which component issuers shall include, without limitation, issuers of general obligation bonds but shall exclude any bonds the interest on which constitutes an item of tax preference under Section 57(a)(5) of the Code, or successor provisions, for purposes of the "alternative minimum tax," divided by (B) 1.00 minus the Marginal Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal); provided, however, that if the Kenny Index is not made so available by 8:30 A.M., New York City time, on such date by Kenny Information Systems Inc. or any successor, the Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Bond Rate shall mean the quotient of (A) the per annum rate expressed on an interest equivalent basis equal to the most recent Kenny Index so made available for any preceding Business Day, divided by (B) 1.00 minus the Marginal Tax Rate (expressed as a decimal). The Corporation may not utilize a successor index to the Kenny Index unless Moody's and S&P provide the Corporation with written confirmation that the use of such successor index will not adversely affect the then-current respective Moody's and S&P ratings of the AMPS.
Ratings Spread means, with respect to an SRP Calculation Period, the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the highest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares, unless the lowest applicable rating is below A3/A-, in which case the Ratings Spread shall mean the percentage per annum set forth below opposite the lowest applicable credit rating assigned to the VRDP Shares by Moody’s, Fitch or any Other Rating Agency, in each case rating the VRDP Shares at the request of the Fund, on the SRP Calculation Date for such SRP Calculation Period:
Applicable Pricing Grid means the table set forth on Schedule 1.1C.
Applicable L/C Margin means the per annum fee, from time to time in effect, payable with respect to outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations as determined by reference to Section 1.5(a).
Maximum Incremental Facilities Amount means, at any date of determination, (a) the sum of (i) $500,000,000, plus (ii) an amount such that the Borrower is in Pro Forma Compliance with the Senior Secured Leverage Test (for the avoidance of doubt without netting any cash from the proceeds of any Indebtedness being incurred in reliance on such test and, if applicable, assuming the full amount of any New Revolving Credit Commitments are drawn), plus (iii) amounts used to incur Indebtedness the Net Cash Proceeds of which are substantially concurrently used to refinance or replace Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Term Loans (including any fees, accrued interest or other amounts owing in respect thereof), plus (iv) from and after the 2012 Extension Effective Date, the aggregate principal amount of 2014 Term Loans outstanding as of such date of determination, provided that such additional amounts pursuant to this clause (iv) are only available to the extent such amounts are used to incur Indebtedness the Net Cash Proceeds of which are substantially concurrently used to prepay 2014 Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.1 of this Agreement (such prepaid 2014 Term Loans, “Incremental Facility Prepaid 2014 Term Loans”) plus (v) the Dollar Equivalent principal amount of Term Loans (other than New Term Loans, Incremental Facility Prepaid 2014 Term Loans or Term Loans refinanced or replaced pursuant to clause (iii) above) voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 5.1 prior to such date, plus (vi) the amount of all Revolving Credit Commitments that have either been permanently reduced pursuant to Section 4.2 or have otherwise terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement after the 2012 Extension Effective Date (without duplication of the amounts incurred pursuant to clause (iii) above) minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of New Loan Commitments incurred pursuant to Section 2.14(a) prior to such date and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Permitted Other Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(bb)(i)(a) prior to such date.
Short-Term Rating has the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.
Specified Rating Agencies means each of Moody’s, S&P and DBRS as long as, in each case, it has not ceased to rate the Notes or failed to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control; provided that if one or more of Moody’s, S&P or DBRS ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of the Issuer’s control, the Issuer may select any other “designated rating organization” within the meaning of National Instrument 41-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators as a replacement agency for such one or more of them, as the case may be.
Initial Rating With respect to the Secured Notes, the rating or ratings, if any, indicated in Section 2.3.
S&P Global Ratings means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global.
Applicable ABR Margin means, at any date:
Hedge Counterparty Ratings Requirement means (a) either (i) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A-1” by S&P or (ii) if the substitute counterparty does not have a short-term rating from S&P, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of the substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A+” by S&P, (b) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A1” by Moody’s (and if rated “A1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “A1”) and the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “P-1” by Moody’s (and if rated “P-1” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade and remaining on watch for possible downgrade), or (ii) if such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) does not have a short-term debt rating from Moody’s, the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “Aa3” by Moody’s (and if rated “Aa3” by Moody’s, such rating is not on watch for possible downgrade to below “Aa3”), and (c) either (i) the unsecured, long-term senior debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “A” by Fitch or (ii) the unsecured, short-term debt obligations of such substitute counterparty (or its Credit Support Provider) are rated at least “F1” by Fitch. For the purpose of this definition, no direct or indirect recourse against one or more shareholders of the substitute counterparty (or against any Person in control of, or controlled by, or under common control with, any such shareholder) shall be deemed to constitute a guarantee, security or support of the obligations of the substitute counterparty.
Applicable L/C Fee Percentage means, as at any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Eurodollar Margin for Revolving Loans in effect on such date.
Commitment Utilization Percentage means on any day the percentage equivalent to a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, including the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Letters of Credit, Swingline Loans and Competitive Loans, and (b) the denominator of which is the Total Commitment (or, on any day after termination of the Commitments, the Total Commitment in effect immediately preceding such termination).
Issuing agency code means a code that designates the registration (or controlling) authority for the enterprise identifier.
Gross vehicle weight rating means the weight specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.
Moody s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Mxxxx’x Rating means, with respect to a Reference Obligation, as of any date of determination:
Applicable Principal Amount means the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes that are components of Corporate Units.
Rating Agency Communication means, with respect to any action and any Securitization, any written communication intended for a Rating Agency, which shall be delivered at least ten (10) Business Days prior to completing such action, in electronic document format suitable for website posting to the 17g-5 information provider under the applicable Securitization Servicing Agreement.