Senior and Subordinated Debt means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Guarantor whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt, whether incurred on or prior to the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Capital Securities Guarantee or to other Debt which is pari passu with, or subordinated to, the Capital Securities Guarantee; provided, however, that Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt of the Guarantor which when incurred and without respect to any election under section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Guarantor, (ii) any Debt of the Guarantor to any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any Debt to any employee of the Guarantor, (iv) any Debt which by its terms is subordinated to trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent that payments made to the holders of such Debt by the holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as a result of the subordination provisions of the Indenture would be greater than they otherwise would have been as a result of any obligation of such holders to pay amounts over to the obligees on such trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business as a result of subordination provisions to which such Debt is subject, (v) the Junior Subordinated Debentures, and (vi) any other debt securities issued pursuant to the Indenture and any other junior subordinated debt securities issued to a trust subsidiary of the Company and guarantees pursuant to such securities (such other debt securities and guarantees being pari passu in right of payment to the Capital Securities Guarantee).

Senior and Subordinated Debt means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including any deferred interest and interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt of the Company, whether incurred on or prior to the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Securities, provided, however, that Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not be deemed to include (a) any Debt of the Company which, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Company, (b) any Debt of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries, (c) Debt to any employee or director of the Company, and (d) any Securities or other securities or obligations which, by their terms, are expressly stated to rank pari passu in right of payment with the Securities.

Examples of Senior and Subordinated Debt in a sentence

No right of any present or future holder of any Senior and Subordinated Debt to enforce subordination as herein provided shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of the Company or by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any such holder, or by any noncompliance by the Company with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Indenture, regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such holder may have or be otherwise charged with.
The Trustee, in its capacity as trustee under this Indenture, shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior and Subordinated Debt and shall not be liable to any such holders if it shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to Holders of Securities or to the Company or to any other Person cash, property or securities to which any holders of Senior and Subordinated Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article or otherwise.
The provisions of this Article XIII are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Holders of the Securities on the one hand and the holders of Senior and Subordinated Debt on the other hand.
This Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all Senior and Subordinated Debt (as defined in the Indenture) of the Guarantor in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth in Article XIII of the Indenture.
The Trustee in its individual capacity shall be entitled to all the rights set forth in this Article XIII with respect to any Senior and Subordinated Debt which may at any time be held by it, to the same extent as any other holder of Senior and Subordinated Debt, and nothing in this Indenture shall deprive the Trustee of any of its rights as such holder.

More Definitions of Senior and Subordinated Debt

Senior and Subordinated Debt means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt of the Company, whether incurred on or prior to the date of this Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Debentures or to other Debt which is pari passu with, or subordinated to, the Junior Subordinated Debentures; provided, however, that Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt of the Company which when incurred and without respect to any election under section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Company, (ii) any Debt of the Company to any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) any Debt to any employee of the Company, (iv) any Debt which by its terms is subordinated to any trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent that payments made to the holders of such Debt by the Holders of the Junior Subordinated Debentures as a result of the subordination provisions of this Indenture would be greater than they otherwise would have been as a result of any obligation of such holders to pay amounts over to the obligees on such trade accounts payable or accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business as a result of subordination provisions to which such Debt is subject, (v) the Preferred Securities Guarantee, and (vi) any other debt securities issued pursuant to this Indenture.

Senior and Subordinated Debt has the meaning specified in the Indenture.

Senior and Subordinated Debt means, unless otherwise specified with respect to any series of Securities, the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any (including interest accruing on or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy or for reorganization relating to the Company whether or not such claim for post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), on Debt, whether incurred on or prior to the date of the Indenture or thereafter incurred, unless, in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is provided that such obligations are not superior in right of payment to the Securities or to other Debt that is pari passu with, or subordinated to, the Securities, indebtedness evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, similar obligations arising from off-balance sheet guarantees and direct credit substitutes, obligations associated with derivative products including but not limited to interest rate and foreign exchange contracts and foreign contracts relating to mortgages, commodity contracts, capital lease obligations and guarantees of any of the foregoing, but not including trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, which will rank equally in right of payment and upon liquidation with the Securities; provided, however, that Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not be deemed to include (i) any Debt of the Company that when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, as amended, was without recourse to the Company, (ii) trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business, (iii) (x) indebtedness that (a) qualifies or is issued to financing vehicles issuing securities that qualify as tier 1 capital of the Company under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve or does not at the time of issuance prevent the Company’s [ ]% Junior Subordinated Notes (the “Junior Subordinated Notes”) from qualifying as tier 1 capital of the Company under the capital guidelines of the Federal Reserve and (b) by its terms is not superior in right of payment to the Junior Subordinated Notes or to other debt that is pari passu with or junior to the Junior Subordinated Notes; and (y) guarantees of indebtedness described in clause (x) or securities issued by one or more financing vehicles described in clause (x).

Senior and Subordinated Debt means the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on all Debt of the Company whether created, incurred or assumed before, on or after the date of this Indenture; provided that such Senior and Subordinated Debt shall not include (i) Debt of the Company that, when incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, U.S. Code, was without recourse, (ii) any other Debt of the Company which by the terms of the instrument creating or evidencing the same is specifically designated as not being senior in right of payment to the Debentures, and in particular the Debentures shall rank pari passu with all other debt securities and guarantees issued to any trust, partnership or other entity affiliated with the Company which is a financing vehicle of the Company in connection with an issuance of preferred securities by such financing entity and (iii) redeemable stock of the Company.

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