Rating Trigger Event definition

Rating Trigger Event means any occurrence which results in the failure of the Note to maintain an investment grade rating by a Note Rating Agency.
Rating Trigger Event shall exist at any time when the Borrower has any Senior Secured Debt (without regard to the Guarantee or any other third party credit support) that does not have at least two of the following ratings: (i) A- or higher from Standard & Poor’s, a division of The MxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.; (ii) A3 or higher from Mxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.; (iii) A- or higher from Fitch, Inc.; and (iv) an equivalent rating from a successor rating agency to any of those Rating Agencies.
Rating Trigger Event has the meaning given to that term in the Series C Bond Guarantee Agreement.

Examples of Rating Trigger Event in a sentence

  • Upon the occurrence of a Rating Trigger Event, (i) the Obligations outstanding as of such date shall be immediately due and payable in full and the Sellers shall pay such amounts to the related Buyer on or before the conclusion of the Rating Trigger Event Amortization Period, and (ii) any obligations of any Buyer to enter into any Transactions with the Sellers shall thereupon immediately terminate.

  • Upon the conclusion of the Rating Trigger Event Amortization Period, any outstanding Obligations as of such date owed to either Buyer shall become immediately due and payable, both as to Purchase Price outstanding and Price Differential, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or other evidence of such Obligations to the contrary notwithstanding.

  • To the extent a Rating Trigger Event has occurred and Seller fails to pay the Obligations outstanding on the date of such Rating Trigger Event in full on or before the conclusion of the Rating Trigger Event Amortization Period.


More Definitions of Rating Trigger Event

Rating Trigger Event has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Rating Trigger Event has the meaning given to that term in the Bond Guarantee Agreement. "Reimbursement Note" has the meaning given to that term in the Bond Guarantee Agreement. "RUS" means the Person named as "RUS" in the first paragraph of this instrument. "RUS Notice" and "RUS Order" mean, respectively, a written notice or order signed by the Secretary and delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.
Rating Trigger Event means the first date on or after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date on which the Borrower’s senior unsecured debt credit rating(s) by (i) S&P and Moody’s are BB and Ba2, respectively, (ii) S&P is BB- or worse or (iii) Mxxxx’x is Ba3 or worse; provided that if Borrower has a facility rating from either S&P and/or Moody’s relating to this facility, the Rating Trigger Event shall be determined based on the facility rating of such rating agency as opposed to the unsecured debt credit rating of such rating agency. For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if at any time on or after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a senior unsecured debt credit rating for the Borrower or a credit facility rating (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the following sentence), then the Rating Trigger Event shall be deemed to have occurred at the first such time no such rating existed and (ii) if any rating established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of either Moody’s or S&P), then such change in rating shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced by the rating agency making such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of issuing senior unsecured ratings, the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the non-availability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the rating of such rating agency shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect from such rating agency prior to such change or cessation.
Rating Trigger Event has the meaning given to that term in the Series E Bond Guarantee Agreement.

Related to Rating Trigger Event

  • 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).

  • Ratings Decline Period means the period that (i) begins on the earlier of (a) the date of the first public announcement of the occurrence of a Change of Control and (b) the occurrence of a Change of Control and (ii) ends 90 days following consummation of such Change of Control; provided that such period shall be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes, as noted by the applicable Rating Agency, is under publicly announced consideration for downgrade by the applicable Rating Agency.

  • Trigger Event shall have the meaning specified in Section 14.04(c).