Qualifying Rating definition

Qualifying Rating means an Investment Grade Rating by each of Fitch, S&P, Xxxxx’x, Kroll or DBRS but only to extent they are then providing a Credit Rating.
Qualifying Rating means a Xxxxx'x Rating or an S&P Rating, which must be an Investment Grade Rating. Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements shall mean the quarterly financial statements of a Person, including all notes thereto, which statements shall include a balance sheet as of the end of such quarter and an income statement for such fiscal quarter, and for the fiscal year to date, a statement of cash flows for such quarter and for the fiscal year to date, subject to normal year‑end adjustments, all setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding fiscal period of the preceding year (or, in the case of the balance sheet, the end of the preceding fiscal year), prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles except that the Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements may contain condensed footnotes as permitted by regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and containing a detailed listing of the Borrower's Property and the Net Book Basis thereof, and certified as true and correct by a managing director, senior vice president, or vice president of Borrower. The Quarterly Unaudited Financial Statements shall be prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Rate Designation Date shall mean 12:00 noon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, on the date three (3) Business Days preceding the first day of any proposed LIBOR Interest Period. Recourse Amount shall mean the amount of the Indebtedness of an Unconsolidated Affiliate which is recourse to the Borrower or another Subsidiary of Borrower. Regulation D shall mean Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from time to time in effect and shall include any successor or other regulation relating to reserve requirements applicable to member lenders of the Federal Reserve System. Regulations shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.9(e).
Qualifying Rating means, for any Person, a corporate rating of at least BB from S&P or at least Ba from Moody's.

Examples of Qualifying Rating in a sentence

  • Any change in the Facility Fee that would cause it to move to a different Level shall be effective on the date of the change in the Qualifying Rating.

  • The termination of any Step-Up Fee for each Note shall take effect (C) retroactively as of the first day of the Quarter in which the officers certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 7.2 reflecting the Total Debt/Consolidated EBITDA Ratio in respect of the most recently completed Relevant Period being less than or equal to 3.00:1 (“Leverage Compliance Certificate”) or (D) on the date on which a Qualifying Rating is obtained.

  • The table 3.1 below shows the reliability test results based on the pilot data.

  • Our results for LBO funds are more negative with an average PME of 0.93 (again assuming a beta of one).

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  • Participant whose application was ranked first to third in the Qualifying Rating of Applications by the decision of the first meeting of the Jury.

  • On any date that the lower of the Ratings for the Borrower is not a Qualifying Rating, or the Borrower has not obtained a Qualifying Rating from either S&P or Xxxxx'x, the Applicable Margin shall be based upon the ratio of the Adjusted Consolidated Total Liabilities of the Borrower to the Adjusted Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as set forth below.

  • It is the intention of the parties that if the Borrower shall only obtain a Qualifying Rating from one of S&P or Xxxxx'x without seeking a Qualifying Rating from the other of S&P or Xxxxx'x, the Borrower shall be entitled to the benefit of the Pricing Level 1 described above; provided that if the Borrower shall have obtained a Qualifying Rating from both of S&P and Xxxxx'x, the lower of the two ratings (or the loss of the Qualifying Rating from either or both of S&P or Xxxxx'x thereafter) shall control.

  • On any date that the lower of the Ratings for the Borrower is not a Qualifying Rating, or the Borrower has not obtained a Qualifying Rating from either S&P or Xxxxx'x, the Applicable Margin shall be based upon the ratio of the Consolidated Total Liabilities of the Borrower to the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower as set forth below.


More Definitions of Qualifying Rating

Qualifying Rating has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4.1(c).
Qualifying Rating means a rating of the Notes of Ba3 or better by Moody's or BB- or better by Standard & Poor's (or if either such rating agency shall cease to provide a rating of the notes for reasons outside the control of the Company, the equivalent rating from any other "nationally recognized statistical rating organization" within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency).
Qualifying Rating means (a) an Investment Grade Rating from both Rating Agencies or (b) an Investment Grade Rating from either Rating Agency and a rating from the other Rating Agency that is the rating immediately below the Investment Grade Rating for such Rating Agency (being Ba1 (or the equivalent) by Xxxxx'x or BB+ (or the equivalent) by S&P."
Qualifying Rating has the meaning set forth in Section 7.7(a).
Qualifying Rating means an Investment Grade Rating by each of Fitch, S&P, Moody’s, Kroll or DBRS but only to extent they are then providing a Credit Rating.

Related to Qualifying Rating

  • 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 debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Mxxxx’x Rating means, with respect to a Reference Obligation, as of any date of determination:

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

  • 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.

  • Designated Rating means, for a security or instrument, a rating issued by a designated rating organization, or its DRO affiliate, that is at or above one of the following rating categories, or that is at or above a category that replaces one of the following rating categories, if

  • Threshold Rating means the short-term unsecured debt rating of P-1 by Moody's and A-1 by Standard & Poor's.

  • Specified Rating means, for the Class A(2018-1) Notes, Aaa(sf) with respect to Xxxxx’x, AAA(sf) with respect to Standard & Poor’s and AAAsf with respect to Fitch.

  • S&P Global Ratings means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global.

  • Moody’s Rating means, at any time, the rating issued by Moody's and xxxx xx effect with respect to the Borrower's senior unsexxxxx xong-term debt securities without third-party credit enhancement.

  • Approved Ratings Threshold means each of the S&P Approved Ratings Threshold and the Moody’s First Trigger Ratings Threshold.

  • S&P Approved Ratings Threshold means, with respect to Party A, the guarantor under an Eligible Guarantee or an Eligible Replacement, a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P of “A-1”, or, if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from S&P, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from S&P of “A+”.

  • Required Rating means a short-term unsecured debt rating of “A-1+” by S&P Global Ratings and “F1+” by Fitch.

  • 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”.

  • Highest Rating Category means, with respect to a Permitted Investment, that the Permitted Investment is rated by S&P or Moody’s in the highest rating category given by that rating agency for that general category of security. By way of example, the Highest Rating Category for tax exempt municipal debt established by S&P is “A 1+” for debt with a term of one year or less and “AAA” for a term greater than one year, with corresponding ratings by Moody’s of “MIG 1” (for fixed rate) or “VMIG 1” (for variable rate) for three months or less and “Aaa” for greater than three months. If at any time (i) both S&P and Moody’s rate a Permitted Investment and (ii) one of those ratings is below the Highest Rating Category, then such Permitted Investment will, nevertheless, be deemed to be rated in the Highest Rating Category if the lower rating is no more than one rating category below the highest rating category of that rating agency. For example, a Permitted Investment rated “AAA” by S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s is rated in the Highest Rating Category. If, however, the lower rating is more than one full rating category below the Highest Rating Category of that Rating Agency, then the Permitted Investment will be deemed to be rated below the Highest Rating Category. For example, a Permitted Investment rated “AAA” by S&P and “A1” by Moody’s is not rated in the Highest Rating Category.

  • Required Ratings [Ratings] Closing Date, Location and Time: ___________ ___, 20___; offices of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP, Xxx Xxxx, New Xxxk; 10:00 a.m. New York City time. Purchase Price for the Offered Certificates: Class Percent of Initial Aggregate ----- Principal Balance -------------------------------- Class A % Classes B-1, B-2 and B-3 % In eaxx xxxx, as offered and sold pursuant to this Terms Agreement, plus accrued interest, if applicable, thereon. Notwithstanding any other provision of the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement in the Underwriting Agreement shall be with reference to File No. _________. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties set forth in the above-referenced Underwriting Agreement (which is incorporated herein in its entirety and made a part hereof) as supplemented by this Terms Agreement, the Seller agrees to sell to the Underwriter, and the Underwriter agrees to purchase from the Seller, the Offered Certificates. The Underwriter has been retained solely to act as underwriter in connection with the sale of the Offered Certificates to investors (including the establishment of the price of the Offered Certificates to investors), and no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between Seller and the Underwriter has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Terms Agreement, irrespective of whether the Underwriter has advised or is advising Seller on other matters. * * * If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the undersigned a counterpart hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement by and among the Seller, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the Underwriter. Very truly yours, WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES XORPORATION By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. By: ---------------------------- Name: Title: The foregoing Terms Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written. HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC. By: ---------------------------------- Name: Title: Exhibit B SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION With respect to any investor, "Supplemental Information" means any of the following types of information, to the extent omitted from the Issuer Free Writing Prospectus:

  • Substitute Rating Agency means a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company).

  • 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.

  • Credit Rating means the rating assigned by a Rating Agency to the senior unsecured long term Indebtedness of a Person.

  • Investment Grade Rating Event means the first day on which the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from each Rating Agency, and no Default has occurred and is then continuing under this Indenture.

  • Adverse Rating Event With respect to any Class of Rated Certificates and any Rating Agency that has assigned a rating thereto, as of any date of determination, the qualification, downgrade or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to such Class of Rated Certificates by such Rating Agency (or the placement of such Class of Rated Certificates on “negative credit watch” status in contemplation of any such action with respect thereto).

  • Corporate Rating an opinion issued by S&P of an obligor’s overall financial capacity (its creditworthiness) to pay its financial obligations.

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

  • Moody s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

  • Investment Grade Rating Date means the date on which the Borrower first obtains an Investment Grade Rating.

  • Ratings As of any date of determination, the ratings, if any, of the Certificates as assigned by the Rating Agencies.

  • 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.