Lien means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien (statutory or
otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, preference, priority or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or
other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in such asset and any agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent
statutes) of any jurisdiction; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.
Mortgages means mortgages, liens, pledges or other encumbrances.
Obligations means any principal, interest (including any interest accruing subsequent to the filing of a petition in
bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding at the rate provided for in the documentation with respect thereto, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim under applicable state, federal or foreign law), premium, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit and bankers acceptances), damages and other liabilities, and guarantees of payment of such principal, interest, penalties, fees,
indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.
Officer means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, Senior
Vice President or Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Issuer, as applicable.
Officers
Certificate means a certificate signed on behalf of the Issuer by an Officer of the Issuer, who must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Issuer, as
applicable, that meets the requirements set forth in the Indenture.
Opinion of Counsel means a written opinion from
legal counsel who is acceptable to the Trustee. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Issuer or the Trustee.
Permitted Holders means each of the Investors, the Frist Entities, members of management of the Issuer (or its direct or
indirect parent), and each of their respective Affiliates or successors, that are holders of Equity Interests of the Issuer (or any of its direct or indirect parent companies) and any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, such Investors,
Frist Entities, members of management and assignees of the equity commitments of the Investors, collectively, have beneficial ownership of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Issuer or any of its direct or indirect
parent companies.
Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
Principal Property means each acute care hospital providing general medical and surgical services (excluding equipment,
personal property and hospitals that primarily provide specialty medical services, such as psychiatric and obstetrical and gynecological services) owned solely by the Issuer and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries and located in the United States of
America.
Rating Agencies means Moodys and S&P or, if Moodys or S&P or both shall not make a rating
on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Issuer which shall be substituted for Moodys or S&P or both, as the case may be.
S&P means Standard & Poors Ratings Services and any successor to its rating agency business.
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