Definitions Clause Example from Business Contracts

Definitions. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement and any Terms Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated. "Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. "Applicable Time" shall mean, with respect to any Units, the time of sale of such Units pursuant to this Agreement or any relevant Terms Agreement. "Base Prospectus" shall mean the base prospectus referred to in Section 2(a) hereof contained in the Registratio...n Statement at the Execution Time. "Business Day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City or Houston, Texas. "Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. 24 "Effective Date" shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement, any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto and any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement became or becomes effective. "Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. "Execution Time" shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto. "Issuer Free Writing Prospectus" shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433. "Prospectus" shall mean the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement. "Prospectus Supplement" shall mean the most recent prospectus supplement relating to the Units that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) at or prior to the Execution Time. "Registration Statement" shall mean the registration statement referred to in Section 2(a) hereof, including exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the Units that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement becomes effective, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended or such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, as the case may be. "Rule 134", "Rule 153", "Rule 158", "Rule 163", "Rule 164", "Rule 172", "Rule 405", "Rule 415", "Rule 424", "Rule 430B", "Rule 433" and "Rule 462" and similar references to rules refer to such rules under the Act, unless otherwise stated. "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement" shall mean a registration statement and any amendments thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) relating to the offering covered by the registration statement referred to in Section 1(a) hereof. View More