Permitted Ratio Debt means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower in the form of one or more series of unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i) if constituting Subordinated Indebtedness, (A) such Indebtedness (including any Guarantee thereof) is subordinated to the Obligations on terms customary for high yield subordinated debt securities or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B) the Obligations at all times constitute “designated senior debt” (or comparable term) under the documents governing such Indebtedness, (ii) such Indebtedness does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligation (except customary AHYDO Catch-Up Payments and customary asset sale or change of control provisions and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), in each case prior to the date that is 91 days after the then Latest Maturity Date, (iii) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Person that is not a Guarantor and (iv) the other terms of such Indebtedness (other than (1) provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date (as of the date of incurrence of the Permitted Ratio Debt) and (2) pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or redemption terms (which shall be determined by the Borrower)) are either (x) customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type at the time of incurrence (taken as a whole) (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or (y) substantially identical to, or when taken as a whole, are not materially less favorable to the Loan Parties than the terms of the Facilities, in each case under this clause (iv)(y), unless the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (as of the date of incurrence of the Permitted Ratio Debt) receive the benefit of such more favorable terms through the then Latest Maturity Date (for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that to the extent any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Facilities); provided that “Permitted Ratio Debt” may be incurred in the form of a customary “bridge” or other interim credit facility intended to be refinanced or replaced with long-term indebtedness (and such customary “bridge” or other interim credit facility shall be deemed to satisfy clause (ii) above so long as, subject to customary conditions the failure of which to be satisfied would otherwise result in an Event of Default, it would either be automatically converted into or required to be exchanged for permanent financing which satisfies the requirements of clause (ii), and for the avoidance of doubt, clauses (i), (iii), and (iv)).
Permitted Restricted Payments means any of the following Restricted Payments made by:
Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio means, as of the date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness as of such date that is secured by first-priority Liens on the Collateral to (b) EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, in each case of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Person, at any date, the ratio of (1) the Consolidated Total Indebtedness of such Person that is secured by a Lien on any assets of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of calculation (determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with IFRS) less the amount of cash, Cash Equivalents and debt service reserve accounts in excess of any Restricted Cash held by such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date of determination to (2) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for the four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred. In the event that the specified Person or any of its Subsidiaries which are Restricted Subsidiaries incurs, assumes, guarantees, repays, repurchases, redeems, defeases or otherwise discharges any Indebtedness or issues, repurchases or redeems preferred stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is being calculated and on or prior to the date on which the event for which the calculation of the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio is made (the “Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio Calculation Date”), then the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio will be calculated giving pro forma effect (as determined in good faith by a responsible accounting or financial officer of the Company) to such incurrence, assumption, guarantee, repayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other discharge of Indebtedness, or such issuance, repurchase or redemption of preferred stock, and the use of the proceeds therefrom; provided that the Company may elect pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Trustee to treat all or any portion of the commitment under any Indebtedness as being incurred at such time, in which case any subsequent incurrence of Indebtedness under such commitment shall not be deemed, for purposes of this calculation, to be an incurrence at such subsequent time. In addition, for purposes of calculating the Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio:
VESTED RATIO means, on any relevant date, the ratio determined as follows:
First Lien Leverage Ratio means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period as of such date.
Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness Indebtedness of any Loan Party (a) that is not (and any Guarantees thereof by any Loan Party are not) secured by any collateral (including the Collateral), (b) that does not mature earlier than the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of incurrence thereof and has a weighted average life to maturity no shorter than the Facility of Term Loans with the Latest Maturity Date in effect at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness, (c) that does not provide for any amortization, mandatory prepayment, redemption or repurchase (other than upon a change of control, fundamental change, customary asset sale or event of loss mandatory offers to purchase and customary acceleration rights after an event of default and, for the avoidance of doubt, rights to convert or exchange into Capital Stock of the Borrower in the case of convertible or exchangeable Indebtedness) prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of incurrence thereof, (d) that contains covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms that are customary for similar Indebtedness in light of then-prevailing market conditions (it being understood and agreed that such Indebtedness shall not include any financial maintenance covenants and that applicable negative covenants shall be incurrence-based to the extent customary for similar Indebtedness) and, when taken as a whole (other than interest rates, rate floors, fees and optional prepayment or redemption terms), are not more favorable to the lenders or investors providing such Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, as the case may be, than those set forth in the Loan Documents are with respect to the Lenders (other than covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date then in effect at the time of incurrence thereof); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness or the modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension thereof (or such shorter period of time as may reasonably be agreed by the Administrative Agent), together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the material definitive documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive, and (e) that is not guaranteed by any Person other than on an unsecured basis by the Borrower and/or Restricted Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties.
Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Senior Secured Indebtedness on such date to (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date plus (ii) the amount of Specified Non-Recurring Charges taken during the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or immediately prior to such date.
Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio means as of any date of determination the ratio, on a Pro Forma Basis, of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Test Period.
First Lien Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Indebtedness secured on a first lien basis, net of Unrestricted Cash, as of the last day of such Test Period, to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
Permitted Debt means any Financial Indebtedness:
Other Permitted Indebtedness means (a) accrued expenses and current trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business which are not overdue for a period of more than 90 days or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) arising in connection with transactions in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business in connection with its securities transactions, derivatives transactions, reverse repurchase agreements or dollar rolls to the extent such transactions are permitted under the Investment Company Act and the Borrower’s Investment Policies (after giving effect to any Permitted Policy Amendments), provided that such Indebtedness does not arise in connection with the purchase of Portfolio Investments other than Cash Equivalents and U.S. Government Securities and (c) Indebtedness in respect of judgments or awards that have been in force for less than the applicable period for taking an appeal so long as such judgments or awards do not constitute an Event of Default under clause (l) of Article VII.
Consolidated Senior Secured Debt Ratio as of the last day of any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period.
Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness means Indebtedness (including Disqualified Stock) of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such Indebtedness was Indebtedness:
Permitted Repurchases means the repurchase by the Corporation of shares of Common Stock held by employees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors, advisors, or other persons performing services for the Corporation or a subsidiary that are subject to restricted stock purchase agreements or stock option exercise agreements under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares: (i) at cost, upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment or services; or (ii) at any price pursuant to the Corporation’s exercise of a right of first refusal to repurchase such shares.
combined ratio means the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio. The combined ratio measures the proportion of the Company’s total cost to its premium earned and is used to assess the profitability of the Company’s insurance underwriting activities.
Cash Flow Ratio means, as at any date, the ratio of (a) the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries determined on a consolidated basis, but excluding all Interest Swap Obligations entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and one of the Banks outstanding on such date, plus (but without duplication of Indebtedness supported by letters of credit) the aggregate undrawn face amount of all letters of credit outstanding on such date to (b) Annualized Operating Cash Flow determined as at the last day of the most recent month for which financial information is available.
Permitted Unsecured Debt means Indebtedness that is unsecured (or secured solely by liens permitted by Section 6.02(y)) incurred solely by the Borrowers (on a joint and several basis as between the Borrowers) (and which may be guaranteed by any Guarantor); provided, that (i) the Administrative Borrower shall be in Financial Covenant Compliance before and after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) such unsecured Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Person that is not a Guarantor hereunder, (iii) such Indebtedness shall not mature and no installments of principal (other than, in any case, amortization at a rate of no more than 1% per annum) shall be due and payable on such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (except to the extent the proceeds of such Indebtedness are subject to an escrow or similar arrangement for the benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness as described in Section 6.02(y) and such proceeds are released to such holders in accordance with the terms thereof), (iv) such Indebtedness shall have no financial maintenance covenants that are more onerous to the Borrowers and the Guarantors than the financial maintenance covenants for the Credit Facilities provided for in this Agreement, (v) the definitive documentation for such Indebtedness shall not include other covenants, (excluding interest rate, original issue discounts, fees and prepayment premiums) taken as a whole, that are materially more onerous to the Borrowers and the Guarantors than the covenants for the Credit Facilities provided for in this Agreement, taken as a whole (it being agreed that customary “high yield” style covenants for a company of this type shall not be considered materially more onerous to the Borrowers and the Guarantors than the covenants for the Credit Facilities provided for in this Agreement, taken as a whole), and (vi) such Indebtedness shall have no mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions other than prepayments or redemptions (A) required as a result of a change in control or non-ordinary course asset sale or (B) from the proceeds of such Indebtedness that were subject to an escrow or similar arrangement for the benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness as described in Section 6.02(y) (it being understood that accrued interest and fees may be paid in connection with the mandatory prepayment or redemption of such Indebtedness).
Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Senior Secured Indebtedness on such date to (b) Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in which financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or were required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) without giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto.
Permitted Acquired Debt shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(d).
Consolidated Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Consolidated Senior Leverage Ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed Measurement Period.
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Senior Secured Net Debt on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date; provided that for all purposes of this Agreement, Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis.
Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Net Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.
Total Debt means, at any time, the sum (determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication) of all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, excluding contingent obligations with respect to Surety Instruments (other than any letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to support Indebtedness of a Person other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary).