Rating Group V definition

Rating Group V means ratings during a period when (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Xxxxx’x Rating is at or above Ba1 or the Standard & Poor’s Rating is at or above BB+ or the Fitch Rating is at or above BB+ and (c) none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; and
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Rating Group V means (a) any two of the following: the Xxxxx’x Rating is at or above Baa3, the Standard & Poor’s Rating is at or above BBB- or the Fitch Rating is at or above BBB- and (b) neither Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III nor Rating Group IV is in effect;
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Rating Group V means ratings during a period when (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Moody’s Rating is at or above Ba1 or the Standard & Poor’s Rating is at or above BB+ or the Fitch Rating is at or above BB+ and (c) none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; and
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More Definitions of Rating Group V

Rating Group V means (a) any two of the following: the Xxxxx’x Rating is at or above Baa3, the Standard & Poor’s Rating is at or above BBB- or the Fitch Rating is at or above BBB- and (b) neither Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III nor Rating Group IV is in effect; “Rating Group VI” shall mean none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III, Rating Group IV and Rating Group V is in effect; provided that (i) if at any time the Company has two or three Credit Agreement Ratings falling within two different Rating Groups that are one Rating Group apart, the relevant Rating Group for purposes of determining the Applicable Facility Fee Rate, the Applicable Margin and the Additional Margin shall be the Rating Group for the higher of the Xxxxx’x Rating (if any) or the Standard & Poor’s Rating (if any), (ii) if at any time the Company has two or three Ratings falling within different Rating Groups that are two or more Rating Groups apart, the relevant Rating Group for purposes of determining the Applicable Facility Fee Rate, the Applicable Margin and the Additional Margin shall be the Rating Group that is one level above the Rating Group for the lower (or the lowest, as the case may be) of such Ratings and (iii) for this purpose of this proviso, Rating Group I is higher than Rating Group II, Rating Group II is higher than Rating Group III, Rating Group III is higher than Rating Group IV, Rating Group IV is higher than Rating Group V and Rating Group V is higher than Rating Group VI).
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Rating Group V means none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; PROVIDED that, if the Moody'x Xxxxng and the Standard & Poor's Rating fall into different Rating levels, then the applicable Rating Group shall be based upon the higher of such Ratings.
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Rating Group V means that none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; provided that (A) if the Moodx'x Xxxing and the Standard & Poor's Rating fall into different Rating levels and one of such Ratings is no more than one Rating level lower than the other of such Ratings, then the applicable Rating Group shall be based upon the higher of such Ratings and (B) if the Moodx'x Xxxing and the Standard & Poor's Rating fall into different Rating levels and one of such Ratings is two Rating levels lower than the other of such Ratings, then the applicable Rating Group shall be based upon a hypothetical Rating that would fall into the Rating level that is one lower than the Rating level into which the higher of such Ratings falls.
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Rating Group V means ratings during a period when none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; provided that, (A) if two or more of the Xxxxx’x Rating, the Standard & Poor’s Rating and the Fitch Rating fall into different Rating levels, then the applicable Rating Group shall be determined by reference to the two highest of such Ratings and (B) if such two highest Ratings fall into different Rating levels and one of such Ratings is (i) no more than one Rating level higher than the other then the applicable Rating Group shall be determined by reference to the lower of such Ratings and (ii) two or more Rating levels lower than the other of such Ratings, then the applicable Rating Group shall be determined by reference to a hypothetical Rating that would fall into the Rating level that is one higher than the Rating level into which the lower of such Ratings falls.
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Rating Group V means that none of Rating Group I, Rating Group II, Rating Group III or Rating Group IV is in effect; provided that (A) if the Moodx'x Xxxing and the Standard & Poor's Rating fall into different Rating levels and one of such Ratings is no more than one Rating level lower than the other of such Ratings, then the applicable Rating Group shall be based upon the higher of such Ratings and (B) if the Moodx'x Xxxing and the Standard & Poor's Rating fall into different Rating levels and one of such Ratings is two Rating levels lower than the other of such Ratings, then the applicable Rating Group shall be based upon a hypothetical Rating that would fall into the Rating level that is one lower than the Rating level into which the higher of such Ratings falls. "Regulations A, D, G, U and X" shall mean, respectively, Regulations A, D, G, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as the same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.
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Related to Rating Group V

  • Rating period means the calendar period for which premium rates established by a small employer carrier are assumed to be in effect.

  • Rating Date means the date which is 90 days prior to the earlier of (i) a Change of Control and (ii) the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or of the intention by the Company to effect a Change of Control.

  • Rating Downgrade means either:

  • Rating Agency means only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

  • Rating Point means the V&H coordinates associated with a particular telephone number for rating purposes.

  • Moody’s First 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 “A2” and a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating from Moody’s of “Prime-1”, or (ii) if such entity does not have a short-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s, a long-term unsecured and unsubordinated debt rating or counterparty rating from Moody’s of “A1”.

  • Rating Agency Confirmation means, with respect to any Securitization, a confirmation in writing (which may be in electronic form) by each of the applicable Rating Agencies for such Securitization that the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought shall not result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the applicable rating or ratings ascribed by such Rating Agency to any of the securities issued pursuant to such Securitization that are then outstanding. If no such securities are outstanding with respect to any Securitization, any action that would otherwise require a Rating Agency Confirmation shall instead require the consent of the Controlling Note Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. For the purposes of this Agreement, if any Rating Agency shall waive, decline or refuse to review or otherwise engage any request for Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder, such waiver, declination, or refusal shall be deemed to eliminate, for such request only, the condition that a Rating Agency Confirmation by such Rating Agency (only) be obtained for purposes of this Agreement, and any requirement hereunder to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation from any Rating Agency may be satisfied or deemed in the same manner that a Rating Agency Confirmation requirement may be satisfied or deemed satisfied under the Lead Securitization Servicing Agreement. For purposes of clarity, any such waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in any subsequent request for a Rating Agency Confirmation hereunder and the condition for Rating Agency Confirmation pursuant to this Agreement for any subsequent request shall apply regardless of any previous waiver, declination or refusal to review or otherwise engage in such prior request.

  • 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:

  • Rating Agency Event means that any nationally recognized statistical rating organization within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act that then publishes a rating for the Company (a “rating agency”) amends, clarifies or changes the criteria it uses to assign equity credit to securities such as the Notes, which amendment, clarification or change results in:

  • 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”.

  • Rating Agencies means DBRS, Fitch, KBRA, Xxxxx’x, Morningstar and S&P and their respective successors in interest or, if any of such entities shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency reasonably designated by any Note Holder to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitization of the related Note; provided, however, that, at any time during which the Mortgage Loan is an asset of one or more Securitizations, “Rating Agencies” or “Rating Agency” shall mean only those rating agencies that are engaged from time to time to rate the securities issued in connection with the Securitizations of the Notes.

  • 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.

  • Existing grade means the grade prior to grading.

  • Moody’s means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

  • 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.

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

  • Rating Category means (i) with respect to S&P, any of the following categories: BB, B, CCC, CC, C and D (or equivalent successor categories), (ii) with respect to Moody's, any of the following categories: Ba, B, Caa, Ca, C and D (or equivalent successor categories) and (iii) the equivalent of any such category of S&P or Moody's used by another Rating Agency. In determining whether the rating of the Notes has decreased by one or more gradations, gradations within Rating Categories (+ and - for S&P; 1, 2 and 3 for Moody's; 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).

  • Rating Event means the rating on the Notes is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by each of the Rating Agencies on any day within the 60-day period (which 60-day period will be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) after the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control; provided that a Rating Event will not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus will not be deemed a Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Triggering Event) if each Rating Agency making the reduction in rating does not publicly announce or confirm or inform the Trustee in writing at the request of the Company that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control has occurred at the time of the Rating Event).

  • Rating Agency Discount Factor means the Fitch Discount Factor (if Fitch is then rating Preferred Shares) or an Other Rating Agency Discount Factor, whichever is applicable.

  • Note Rating Agency means, with respect to any Outstanding Series, Class or Tranche of Notes, each statistical note rating agency selected by the Issuer to rate such Notes.

  • Swap Provider Trigger Event A Swap Termination Payment that is triggered upon: (i) an Event of Default under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is a Defaulting Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement), (ii) a Termination Event under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) or (iii) an Additional Termination Event under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement with respect to which the Swap Provider is the sole Affected Party.

  • 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 Agency means a nationally recognized credit rating agency that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer’s ability to make debt payments.