You know we can not let our EBITA go below $ 600 million or we are in violation
of our debt covenants.
Additional reserves are occasionally required as part
of debt covenants, especially regarding bonds or loans for school buildings.
FriendFinder was either in compliance or had waivers for
all of its debt covenants as of June 30, 2012.»
Casella Family Brands managing director John Casella says the company will return to profit this financial year, ending a horror stretch that put the nation's third - largest winemaker in breach
of its debt covenants.
Speaking to BusinessDay from New York, where he is meeting with key US importers and distributors who handle the bulk of the 12 million cases a year the Griffith - based winery produces, Mr Casella hit out at recent reports, including one in The Wall Street Journal, that portrayed the business as mired in financial woes due to its first reported loss in 20 years and a breach
of its debt covenants.
Casella Family Brands MD John Casella says the country's third - largest winemaker will return to profit this financial year, ending a horror stretch that put the vintner in breach
of its debt covenants.
One of the Australian wine industry's greatest success stories, Casella Wines, has plunged to its first loss in more than 20 years, putting it in breach
of its debt covenants and forcing it to slash costs as a high Australian dollar cuts profit from its popular Yellow Tail label.
The fund disclosed this month it is not in compliance with one
of its debt covenants, and reported there is «significant doubt» it can repay the $ 65.6 - million loan as required by Dec. 31.
Not exact matches
Another way to look at that is if those in the audience who know what
covenant - light loans are, which are loans without a lot
of stuff tied around you, back in» 06,»07 less than 20 percent
of the
debt was issued cov - light.
These risks and uncertainties include competition and other economic conditions including fragmentation
of the media landscape and competition from other media alternatives; changes in advertising demand, circulation levels and audience shares; the Company's ability to develop and grow its online businesses; the Company's reliance on revenue from printing and distributing third - party publications; changes in newsprint prices; macroeconomic trends and conditions; the Company's ability to adapt to technological changes; the Company's ability to realize benefits or synergies from acquisitions or divestitures or to operate its businesses effectively following acquisitions or divestitures; the Company's success in implementing expense mitigation efforts; the Company's reliance on third - party vendors for various services; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax - related proceedings or audits; the Company's ability to attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to satisfy pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations; changes in accounting standards; the effect
of labor strikes, lockouts and labor negotiations; regulatory and judicial rulings; the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with
debt covenants applicable to its
debt facilities; the Company's ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms; and other events beyond the Company's control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.
Any refinancing
of our
debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous
covenants, which could further restrict our business operations.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in Tesla's and SolarCity's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») and those identified elsewhere in this document, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward - looking statements and historical performance: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals and meet other closing conditions to the transaction, including requisite approval by Tesla and SolarCity stockholders, on a timely basis or at all; delay in closing the transaction; the ultimate outcome and results
of integrating the operations
of Tesla and SolarCity and the ultimate ability to realize synergies and other benefits; business disruption following the transaction; the availability and access, in general,
of funds to meet
debt obligations and to fund ongoing operations and necessary capital expenditures; and the ability to comply with all
covenants in the indentures and credit facilities
of Tesla and SolarCity, any violation
of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default
of other obligations under cross-default provisions.
Other important facets
of debt investments include any
covenants required
of the debtor, events
of default, recourse, prepayment provisions, fraudulent conveyance, underlying security, and many others.
Other considerations that have historically been important would persist independent
of our various concerns about profit margins, Fed - induced yield - seeking,
covenant - lite leveraged loan issuance, equity margin
debt, economic deceleration, and so forth.
Aceto Corp. shares tumbled after the firm said it is seeking a waiver from its bank regarding
debt service and financial
covenants, naming a new interim CFO and taking hundreds
of millions
of dollars in write - downs related to its products.
The incurrence
of debt financing would result in
debt service obligations and the instruments governing such
debt could provide for operating and financing
covenants that would restrict our operations.
We expect that the New Credit Facility will contain a number
of covenants that, among other things, restrict SSE Holdings» ability to, subject to specified exceptions, incur additional
debt; incur additional liens and contingent liabilities; sell or dispose
of assets; merge with or acquire other companies; liquidate or dissolve itself, engage in businesses that are not in a related line
of business; make loans, advances or guarantees; pay dividends or make other distributions (with certain exceptions, including tax distributions and repurchases
of management equity); engage in transactions with affiliates; and make investments.
Emphatically, the next recession, the next equity bear market, and the accompanying collapse in low - quality
covenant - lite
debt will not be the result
of the Fed tightening rates, but will instead be part
of economic and financial dynamics that are already baked in the cake.
The past several years have featured little more than a gigantic asset swap, the short description being that massive volumes
of government
debt have been swapped by central banks for massive volumes
of idle bank reserves, while massive volumes
of low - yielding,
covenant - lite
debt have been issued into the hands
of yield - seeking investors, in order to retire massive volumes
of corporate equities at elevated valuations through buybacks.
At the end
of December, $ US259.3 million
of the
debt facility was drawn and Atlas said it remained in compliance with its
covenants.
Clearly, we can not spend all the cash and it also depends on a little bit on the
covenants of our 200 million
debt on how much cash we are required to carry.
As
of September 30, 2008, our balance sheet had... $ 420m in short - term
debt... $ 411m
of which had been reclassified from long - term
debt, due to our failure to comply with certain
covenants and restrictions in the agreements governing our 2005 Notes and 2006 Notes... We do not currently have sufficient cash to repay this indebtedness if our
debt is accelerated and if the noteholders instituted foreclosure proceedings against our assets.
-» (A) IN GENERAL. - To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, shall include -» (i) a rate
covenant, if applicable;» (ii) adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;» (iii) an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on
debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and» (iv) a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument, subject to the condition that, with respect to clause (iii), if the total amount
of the senior
debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than $ 75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each
of the senior
debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.»
A loss
of liquidity does far more damage than volatility in earnings results, unless there are
debt covenant violations.
I also didn't like that they had to refinance their
debt at a high interest rate to get rid
of some
covenants.
That would still cause them to violate the minimum net worth
covenant on their bank
debt, if they lost control
of their subsidiaries.
With bonds, it is a little easier, because you can tell when
debt covenants, etc., and other terms
of lending weaken.
An example
of a
covenant may include the promise not to issue any more
debt.
As if to add insult to injury, at the time
of the dividend elimination the offering proceeds were concurrently used to prepay
debt in excess
of the Company's required
covenant (ironically to the level at which DHT would be permitted to issue further dividends), and without receiving any concessions from its lender.
1) The
debt must be paid back in 10 yrs 2) The
debt must bear an interest rate charge that is not less than the government's prescribed amount at the time it is taken out 3) Interest on the
debt must be paid not longer than 60 days after the end
of the each year 4) There can be no
covenant, guarantee, or indeminity to forgive the
debt (i.e. — the debtee must have the full legal right to come after the debtor if the debtor defaults)
A review
of high - yield
debt investments should cover: (1) analysis
of the industry, including growth rates, special risks and leading companies; (2) analysis
of the bond issuer, including the company's position in its industry; new products; management stability; the outlook for growth in revenues and cash flow as captured in Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization, also called EBITDA; value
of corporate assets and the
debt maturity schedule; and (3) analysis
of the issue, including special provisions in the «bond indenture,»
covenants protecting the bondholder, use
of the money raised in bond offerings,
debt seniority, secondary market liquidity and call provisions.
Unless the fair value accounting leads a company to violate a
debt covenant, typically it does not have that much effect, because it does not change the pattern
of cash flows that the company will generate.
Interest cover ratio is also a regular feature
of loan
covenants requiring borrowers to maintain a minimum level
of interest cover failing which may impose the immediate settlement
of debt.
You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally RELEASE, WAIVE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE AND
COVENANT NOT TO SUE Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., and each
of its past, present and future divisions, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, together with all of their respective past, present and future employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents, and those who give recommendations, directions, or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the Campaign (all for the purposes herein referred to as «Released Parties») FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU, your assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS, DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
of its past, present and future divisions, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors and assigns, together with all
of their respective past, present and future employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents, and those who give recommendations, directions, or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the Campaign (all for the purposes herein referred to as «Released Parties») FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU, your assigns, heirs, and next of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS, DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
of their respective past, present and future employees, officers, shareholders, directors and agents, and those who give recommendations, directions, or instructions or engage in risk evaluation or loss control activities regarding the Campaign (all for the purposes herein referred to as «Released Parties») FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY TO YOU, your assigns, heirs, and next
of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS, DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
of kin FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, CHARGES, LAWSUITS,
DEBTS, DEFENSES, ACTIONS OR CAUSES
OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
OF ACTION, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSS
OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
OF SERVICE, COMPENSATION, PAIN AND SUFFERING, ATTORNEYS» FEES, AND COST AND EXPENSES
OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
OF SUIT, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
OF OR RELATED TO THE PURCHASE, ACQUISITION, RENTAL, POSSESSION AND / OR USAGE, AND / OR THE INTENT TO PURCHASE, ACQUIRE, RENT, POSSESS AND / OR USE, THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY VIDEO GAME AND / OR THE ASSASSIN»S CREED UNITY SEASON PASS ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS, AND / OR RELATED TO THE CAMPAIGN, WHETHER CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE
OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWIS
OF THE RELEASED PARTIES OR OTHERWISE.
Where the
debt limitation
covenant in a lending agreement with the bank is ambiguous as whether or not a particular form
of financing counts against the limit — should we risk being sued by the bank if we think that we need that financing?
Throughout his career, he has drafted numerous LLC operating, shareholder, joint venture and partnership agreements and other corporate formation and organization documents; M&A agreements; securities offering memoranda and subscription agreements; employment, consulting and independent contractor agreements;
debt and convertible equity instruments; distribution and marketing agreements; consents and waivers; restrictive
covenant agreements; software licenses; SAAS agreements and assignments; website T&C s, privacy policies; brand and trademark licensing agreements; HIPAA agreements; corporate governance documents; and a wide variety
of other contract for media, technology and other companies and funds.
The Court
of Appeal ruled that while there was no doubt that mitigation applied to a claim for damages for breach
of lease
covenant, the same could not be said for a claim for rent which was in
debt.
But having bought ALM at the top
of the market, the post-crisis advertising downturn hit Incisive hard and it breached its lending
covenants in 2008 as
debt grew to nine times earnings.
In the last three years we have worked on about 60
debt capital market transactions with a value
of over $ 100 billion and are a recognized as market leader in High yield bonds, Yankee bonds, Eurobonds,
covenanted Eurobonds, Euro and US Private Placements and EMTN offerings.
This will extinguish the
covenants under the mortgage, including any guarantees
of the mortgage
debt.
She has particular experience in advising on contractual disputes, claims for urgent injunctions (including in relation to breach
of restrictive
covenants and breach
of confidence), disputes between shareholders, contentious trust issues,
debt recovery, claims for professional negligence and fraud.
Having bought ALM at the top
of the market, the post-crisis advertising downturn hit Incisive hard and it breached its lending
covenants in 2008 as
debt grew to nine times earnings.
Parties normally expect that the burden
of any
covenant or charge will be a
debt or encumbrance such as to depress the value
of the widow / widower's estate for IHT purposes on the future death.
He has particular experience
of the sale
of goods and supply
of services, contracts
of agency (estate agencies, recruitment agencies and financial consultancies), franchise agreements, seeking and resisting injunctive relief in cases concerning
covenants in restraint
of trade and misuse
of confidential information, contracts
of guarantee (enforceability and construction
of terms), civil fraud, bailment and conversion,
debt recovery and restitutionary remedies.
We also represent health care organizations subject to Internal Revenue Service audits and those in financial distress regarding compliance with financial
covenants and the restructuring
of their
debt obligations.
Debt capacity: Real estate can carry a fair amount of debt, 75 % or 90 % of a property's value, this debt can have a meaningful impact to an organization's balance sheet, credit rating and corporate debt covena
Debt capacity: Real estate can carry a fair amount
of debt, 75 % or 90 % of a property's value, this debt can have a meaningful impact to an organization's balance sheet, credit rating and corporate debt covena
debt, 75 % or 90 %
of a property's value, this
debt can have a meaningful impact to an organization's balance sheet, credit rating and corporate debt covena
debt can have a meaningful impact to an organization's balance sheet, credit rating and corporate
debt covena
debt covenants.