Independent Financial Adviser means an independent financial institution of international repute appointed by the Company at its own expense.
Independent Financial Advisor means an accounting, appraisal, investment banking firm or consultant to Persons engaged in Similar Businesses of nationally recognized standing that is, in the good faith judgment of the Issuer, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.
Independent When used with respect to any specified Person, means such a Person who (i) is in fact independent of the Company, the Master Servicer and the Trustee, or any Affiliate thereof, (ii) does not have any direct financial interest or any material indirect financial interest in the Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee or in an Affiliate thereof, and (iii) is not connected with the Company, the Master Servicer or the Trustee as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.
Independent Qualified Party means an investment banking firm, accounting firm or appraisal firm of national standing; provided, however, that such firm is not an Affiliate of the Company.
Independent foster home means a private family home in which any child, other than a child by
Independent Manager Fee is defined in Section 4.01(a) of the LLC Agreement.
Independent Distributor means a person, business, or firm that is neither authorized nor franchised by an Original Component Manufacturer (“OCM”) to sell or distribute the OCM’s products but which purports to sell, broker, and/or distribute such OCM products. Independent Distributors are also referred to as unfranchised distributors, unauthorized distributors, and/or brokers.
Qualified Independent Underwriter means a “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121.
Independent Party means, with respect to a BDC Downstream Fund, (i) if the BDC Downstream Fund has a board of directors (or the equivalent), the board or (ii) if the BDC Downstream Fund does not have a board of directors (or the equivalent), a transaction committee or advisory committee of the BDC Downstream Fund.
Appraisal management company means a person or entity that (i) administers a network of
Certificate of a Firm of Independent Public Accountants means a certificate signed by an independent public accountant or a firm of independent public accountants who may be the independent public accountants regularly retained by the Company or who may be other independent public accountants. Such accountant or firm shall be entitled to rely upon an Opinion of Counsel as to the interpretation of any legal matters relating to such certificate.
Independent Evaluator A person empowered, pursuant to Section 23.5 (Failure to Reach Agreement) and Section 23.10 (Dispute) of this Agreement, to resolve disputes due to failure of the Parties to agree on a Performance Standards Revision Document.
Independent review organization means an entity that is accredited to conduct independent external reviews of adverse benefit determinations.
Independent Financial Consultant means a financial consultant or firm of such consultants generally recognized to be well qualified in the financial consulting field, appointed and paid by the District, who, or each of whom:
Independent Public Accountant means the firm of independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Owner to perform an annual financial audit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Independent Valuer means Massarsky Consulting, Inc., appointed by the Board to independently value the Company’s Catalogues within the Portfolio;
Independent Person means a person appointed under section 28(7) of the 2011 Act;
Disinterested Person means a director who has not, during the period that person is a member of the Committee and for one year prior to commencing service as a member of the Committee, been granted or awarded equity securities pursuant to this Plan or any other plan of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company, except in accordance with the requirements set forth in Rule 16b-3(c)(2)(i) (and any successor regulation thereto) as promulgated by the SEC under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, as such rule is amended from time to time and as interpreted by the SEC.
Independent Investment Bank means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that the Issuer appoints to act as the Independent Investment Bank from time to time.
Investment Company Client means any Investment Company (or series thereof ) as to which the Firm is an investment adviser or investment sub-adviser.
Independent physician means a physician who is chosen by the resident of the assisted living facility and who has no financial interest in the assisted living facility, directly or indirectly, as an owner, officer, or employee or as an independent contractor with the residence.
Independent Public Accountants means accountants or a firm of accountants that, with respect to the Company and any other obligor under the Securities or the Coupons, are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, who may be the independent public accountants regularly retained by the Company or who may be other independent public accountants. Such accountants or firm shall be entitled to rely upon any Opinion of Counsel as to the interpretation of any legal matters relating to this Indenture or certificates required to be provided hereunder.
NYSRC means the New York State Reliability Council.
Disinterested Board Members means those members of the Board of a Fund that are not deemed to be "interested persons" of the Fund, as defined by the Act.
Independent Financial Expert means a nationally recognized accounting, investment banking or consultant firm, which firm does not have a material financial interest or other material economic relationship with either the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Holder or any of its Affiliates that is, in the good faith judgment of the Board, qualified to perform the task for which it has been engaged.
Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.