Non-U.S. Person means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.
United States Person shall have the meanings specified in Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Non-United States Person Any Person other than a United States Person.
U.S. Person means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Specified US Person means (i) a US citizen or resident individual, (ii) a partnership or
Disqualified Non-U.S. Person With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Person that holds such Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Administrator with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or other prescribed form or (ii) a Non-U.S. Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Administrator an Opinion of Counsel of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of such Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of such Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-3.
Prohibited Investor means a person or entity whose name appears on (i) the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control; (ii) other lists of prohibited persons and entities as may be mandated by applicable law or regulation; or (iii) such other lists of prohibited persons and entities as may be provided to the Fund in connection therewith;
Foreign person means any person (including any individual, partnership, corporation, or other form of association) other than a United States person.
Qualified Institutional Buyer means any Person who is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of such term as set forth in Rule 144A(a)(1) under the Securities Act.
Qualified Institutional Buyers as defined in Rule 144A. It is aware that the sale of the Privately Offered Certificates is being made in reliance on its continued compliance with Rule 144A. It is aware that the transferor may rely on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Act provided by Rule 144A. The undersigned understands that the Privately Offered Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only to (i) a person reasonably believed to be a Qualified Institutional Buyer that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance in Rule 144A, or (ii) an institutional "accredited investor," as such term is defined under Rule 501 of the Act in a transaction that otherwise does not constitute a public offering. The undersigned agrees that if at some future time it wishes to dispose of or exchange any of the Privately Offered Certificates, it will not transfer or exchange any of the Privately Offered Certificates to a Qualified Institutional Buyer without first obtaining a Rule 144A and Related Matters Certificate in the form hereof from the transferee and delivering such certificate to the addressees hereof. Prior to making any transfer of Privately Offered Certificates, if the proposed Transferee is an institutional "accredited investor," the transferor shall obtain from the transferee and deliver to the addressees hereof an Investment Letter in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2004, among Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc., Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., EMC Mortgage Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, pursuant to Certificates were issued. The undersigned certifies that it either: (i) is not acquiring the Privately Offered Certificate directly or indirectly by, or on behalf of, an employee benefit plan or other retirement arrangement which is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or (ii) is providing a representation or an opinion of counsel to the effect that the proposed transfer and holding of a Privately Offered Certificate and the servicing, management and operation of the Trust and its assets: (I) will not result in any prohibited transaction which is not covered under a prohibited transaction exemption, including, but not limited to, Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 84-14, XXX 00-00, XXX 00-0, XXX 00-00, XXX 00-00 and (II) will not give rise to any additional obligations on the part of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee or (iii) has attached hereto the opinion specified in Section 5.07 of the Agreement. If the Purchaser proposes that its Certificates be registered in the name of a nominee on its behalf, the Purchaser has identified such nominee below, and has caused such nominee to complete the Nominee Acknowledgment at the end of this letter. Name of Nominee (if any):
Deaf person or "person who is deaf" means any person whose hearing is so severely impaired that the person is unable to hear and understand conversational speech through the unaided ear alone, and who must depend primarily on an assistive listening device or visual communication such as writing, lip reading, sign language, and gestures.
lay person means an individual who does not have formal education in a relevant field of healthcare or medical discipline;
Exempt Person means the Company or any Subsidiary (as such term is hereinafter defined) of the Company, in each case including, without limitation, in its fiduciary capacity, or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any entity or trustee holding Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or for the purpose of funding any such plan or funding other employee benefits for employees of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company.
Disqualified Non-U.S. Tax Person With respect to a Class R Certificate, any Non-U.S. Tax Person or agent thereof other than (i) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that holds the Class R Certificate in connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States and has furnished the transferor and the Certificate Registrar with an effective IRS Form W-8ECI or (ii) a Non-U.S. Tax Person that has delivered to both the transferor and the Certificate Registrar an opinion of a nationally recognized tax counsel to the effect that the transfer of the Class R Certificate to it is in accordance with the requirements of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder and that such transfer of the Class R Certificate will not be disregarded for federal income tax purposes.
affiliated person promoter" and "principal underwriter" as used in the preceding sentence shall have the meanings assigned to each such term in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Designated family member means any of the following:
Disqualified Institution means (a) any Person that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date as a “Disqualified Institution”, (b) any Person that is a competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time as a competitor and a “Disqualified Institution” by the Borrower (each, a “Competitor”), (c) any Person with a long term unsecured credit rating of less than BBB- by S&P or Fitch Ratings Ltd. (or any successor thereto) or less than Baa3 by Moody’s, (d) any hedge fund that directly or indirectly holds any equity or debt instruments issued by any Competitor and (e) any Person (including an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender) whose primary activity is (i) the trading or acquisition of distressed debt or (ii) “loan to own” investment strategies; provided that (i) any Person that becomes a “Disqualified Institution” after the applicable Trade Date with respect to an assignment or participation shall not retroactively be deemed a “Disqualified Institution” for purposes of such assignment or participation or any previously acquired assignment or participation (but such Person shall not be able to increase its Commitments or participations hereunder), (ii) such assignment or participation and, in the case of an assignment, the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee, will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a “Disqualified Institution”; provided, however, that, in each case, the term “Disqualified Institution” shall not include any person that has been identified in writing to the Administrative Agent from time to time by the Borrower as no longer constituting a “Disqualified Institution” and (iii) clause (c) and (e) above shall not apply at any time that a Specified Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Access Person means:
Exempted Person means the Sponsor, its members and its affiliates, any of their respective direct or indirect transferees of at least 15% of the Corporation’s outstanding common stock and any “group” of which any such person is a part under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act.
U.S. Accredited Investor means an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D;
Affiliated Fund means with respect to any Investors, each corporation, trust, limited liability company, general or limited partnership or other entity under common control with that Investor (including any such entity with the same general partner or principal investment advisor as that Investor or with a general partner or principal investment advisor that is an Affiliate of the general partner or principal investment advisor of that Investor).
Other Person means a person who is not a council member or an employee.
Tax Matters Person Any person designated as "tax matters person" in accordance with Section 5.06 and the manner provided under Treasury Regulation ss. 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulation ss. 301.6231(a)(7)-1.
QIB means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.
Prohibited Investment means Property (other than prescribed excluded Property as that term is defined in the Tax Act) that is:
Qualified Institutional Investor (tekikaku kikan xxxxxxx) has the meaning assigned thereto in Article 2, Paragraph 3, item 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law (kinyu shohin torihiki ho) of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948), Article 10, Paragraph 1 of the regulations relating to the definitions contained in such Article 2.