Rating Categories definition

Rating Categories means rating categories as published by a Rating Agency in its written compilations of ratings and any written supplement or amendment thereto and any such Rating Category shall be determined on the generic rating without regard to any modifiers and, unless otherwise specified in the Trust Agreement or an Applicable Supplemental Trust Agreement, shall be long term ratings.
Rating Categories means: (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories).
Rating Categories. (a) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (b) with respect to Xxxxx’x, any of the following categories: Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (c) the equivalent of any such category of S&P or Xxxxx’x used by another rating agency. In determining whether the rating of the High Yield Notes (other than the Convertible Notes) has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Rating Categories (+ and – for S&P; 1, 2 and 3 for Xxxxx’x; or the equivalent gradations for another rating agency) shall be taken into account (e.g., with respect to S&P, a decline in a rating from BB+ to BB, as well as from BB- to B+, will constitute a decrease of one gradation).

Examples of Rating Categories in a sentence

  • For the MassHealth Component of the capitated rate, EOHHS will rely on Rating Categories described in Section 4.2.A and in Demonstration Years 2 and 3 may use High-Cost Risk Pools (HCRPs) for certain RCs, described in Section 4.2.E, to account for differences in risk among the eligible population.

  • Rating Categories (RCs) — The categories used by the MassHealth component of the capitation payment methodology, as described in Section 4.2.A.

  • Information collected on the MDS-HC must be sent to MassHealth via the MDS-HC application in the Commonwealth’s Virtual Gateway to ensure accurate assignment of Rating Categories.


More Definitions of Rating Categories

Rating Categories means: (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (2) with respect to Xxxxx’x, any of the following categories: Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories).
Rating Categories means (a) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (b) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories: Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (c) the equivalent of any such category of S&P or Moody’s used by another Rating Agency selected by us. In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Rating Categories ((i) + and—for S&P; (ii) 1, 2 and 3 for Moody’s; and (iii) the equivalent gradations for another Rating Agency selected by us) shall be taken into account (e.g., with respect to S&P, a decline in a rating from BB+ to BB, or from BB- to B+, will constitute a decrease of one gradation).
Rating Categories means (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories (any of which may include a “+” or “-”): AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories (any of which may include a “1,” “2” or “3”): Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories), and (3) the equivalent of any such categories of S&P or Moody’s used by another rating agency, if applicable;
Rating Categories means (1) with respect to Fitch, any of the following categories (any of which may or may not include a “+” or “-”): AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories (any of which may or may not include a “1”, “2” or “3”): Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (3) the equivalent of any such categories of Fitch or Moody’s used by another rating agency, if applicable;
Rating Categories means one of the generic rating categories of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s or Fitch without regard to any refinement or gradation of such rating by a numerical modifier or otherwise.
Rating Categories. ’ means (1) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories (any of which may or may not include a ‘‘+’’ or ‘‘-’’): AAA, AA, A, BBB, BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); (2) with respect to Moody’s, any of the following categories (any of which may or may not include a ‘‘1’’, ‘‘2’’ or ‘‘3’’): Aaa, Aa, A, Baa, Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories); and (3) the equivalent of any such categories of S&P or Moody’s used by another rating agency, if applicable.
Rating Categories means one or more of the generic rating categories of a nationally recognized securities rating agency, without regard to any refinement or gradation of such rating category or categories by a numerical modifier or otherwise.