Senior Debt Rating definition
Senior Debt Rating means, at any date, the credit rating identified by a Rating Agency as the credit rating that (i) it has assigned to long term unsecured senior debt of the Borrower or (ii) would assign to long term unsecured senior debt of the Borrower were the Borrower to issue or have outstanding any long term unsecured senior debt on such date.
Senior Debt Rating means, as to any Person, the rating assigned by Moody's or S&P to the senior secured long-term debt of such Person.
Senior Debt Rating means a rating of the Borrower’s senior long-term debt that is not secured or supported by a guarantee, letter of credit or other form of credit enhancement; provided that if a Senior Debt Rating by a Rating Agency is required to be at or above a specified level and such Rating Agency shall have changed its system of classifications after the date hereof, the requirement will be met if the Senior Debt Rating by such Rating Agency is at or above the new rating which most closely corresponds to the specified level under the old rating system; and provided further that the Senior Debt Rating in effect on any date is that in effect at the close of business on such date.
Examples of Senior Debt Rating in a sentence
If the Borrower and the Lenders agree to determine the Applicable Margin in accordance with subsection (b) of such definition, the Agent shall promptly engage either S&P or Moody's to provide a Senior Debt Rating of the Borrower as of the Change of Control Date.
In the event that no such ratings are available on such unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower, the Senior Debt Rating shall be the rating implied, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, to such unsecured Indebtedness by reference to such other Indebtedness of the Borrower as shall be so rated.
The Applicant or the Guarantor shall give written notice to the Administrative Agent of any adverse change in or downgrade of, or withdrawal or suspension of, the Senior Debt Rating within three (3) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Applicant or the Guarantor knows or has reason to know of the same.
The Agent shall provide each Reference Bank with such Senior Debt Rating and request timely information from each Reference Bank for the purpose of determining such Applicable Margin.
The Applicable Margin shall be in effect for each period commencing on an Adjustment Date through the date immediately preceding the next Adjustment Date (each a "RATE ADJUSTMENT PERIOD") based on a determination of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and the Senior Debt Rating.
More Definitions of Senior Debt Rating
Senior Debt Rating means, as of any date, (a) the implied senior debt rating of the Borrower for debt pari passu in right of payment and in right of collateral security with the Obligations as given by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and S&P or (b) in the event the Borrower receives an actual unsecured senior debt rating (apart from an implied rating) from ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and/or S&P, such actual rating or ratings, as the case may be (and in such case the Senior Debt Rating shall not be determined by reference to any implied senior debt rating from either agency). For purposes of the foregoing, (i) if only one of S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ shall have in effect a Senior Debt Rating, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Percentage shall be determined by reference to the available rating; (ii) if neither S&P nor ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ shall have in effect a Senior Debt Rating, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Percentage will be set in accordance with Level 5 under the definition of “Applicable Margin” or “Applicable Percentage”, as the case may be, unless (A) within 21 days of being notified by the Administrative Agent that both ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and S&P have ceased to give a Senior Debt Rating, the Borrower has obtained from at least one of such agencies a private implied rating for its senior debt or (B) having failed to obtain such private rating within such 21-day period, the Borrower and the Lenders shall have agreed within a further 15-day period (during which period the Borrower and the Agents shall consult in good faith to find an alternative method of providing an implied rating of the Borrower’s senior debt) on an alternative rating method, which agreed alternative shall apply for the purposes of this Agreement; (iii) if the ratings established by S&P and ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ shall fall within different levels, the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Percentage shall be based upon the higher rating unless such ratings differ by two or more levels, in which case the applicable level will be deemed to be one level below the higher of such levels; (iv) if any rating established by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ shall be changed, such change shall be effective as of the date on which such change is first announced publicly by the rating agency making such change; and (v) if S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ shall change the basis on which ratings are established, each reference to the Senior Debt Rating announced by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, as the case may be, shall refer to the then equivalent rating by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇, as the case may be.
Senior Debt Rating the senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced debt rating of the Borrower as determined by S&P and/or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ from time to time.
Senior Debt Rating at any date, the credit rating identified by S&P or Moody's as the credit rating which (i) it has assigned to long term unsecured senior debt of the Borrower or (ii) would assign to long term unsecured senior debt of the Borrower were the Borrower to issue or have outstanding any long term unsecured senior debt on such date. If either (but not both) Moody's or S&P shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Pricing Levels shall be determined on the basis of the ratings provided by the other rating agency.
Senior Debt Rating has the meaning assigned to such term in Schedule 1.
Senior Debt Rating means at any date, the credit rating identified by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ as the credit rating which (i) it has assigned to Secured Debt of the Company or (ii) would assign to Secured Debt of the Company were the Company to issue or have outstanding any Secured Debt on such date; provided that if the Secured Debt of the Company is unrated by both of ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and S&P, “Senior Debt Rating” means the credit rating that is one level higher than the credit rating identified by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ as the credit rating which (i) it has assigned to Unsecured Debt of the Company or (ii) would assign to Unsecured Debt of the Company were the Company to issue any Unsecured Debt on such date.
Senior Debt Rating means, as of any date, (a) the implied senior debt rating of the Borrower for debt pari passu in right of payment and in right of collateral security with the Obligations as given by Moody's, S&P and/or Fitch or (b) in the event the Borrower receives an actual unsecured senior debt rating (apart from an implied rating) from Moody's, S&P and/or Fitch, such actual rating or ratings, as the case may be (and in such case the Senior Debt Rating shall not be determined by reference to any implied senior debt rating from the relevant agency).”;
Senior Debt Rating means the Borrower's senior, unsecured long-term debt rating, as determined by Standard & Poor's or Moody's.