Define: Public Notes

The meaning of “Public Notes” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Public Notes defined in a legal contract?

  • Public Notes means notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This includes Class A Notes, Class B Notes, Class C Notes, and Class D Notes, excluding any Notes held by the Depositor or any entity whose separate existence from the Trust is disregarded for federal income tax purposes. Seen in 56 SEC filings.
  • Public Notes means any Notes that are not Private Notes. Seen in 39 SEC filings.
  • Public Notes means any senior unsecured notes issued by the Borrowers after the Closing Date pursuant to an offering consummated in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933 or pursuant to an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Seen in 11 SEC filings.
  • Public Notes means the Senior Secured Notes (2010), the Senior Notes (2012), Senior Subordinated Notes (2013), the Senior Subordinated Notes (2014), the Senior Subordinated Notes (2015) and the Senior Notes (2016), positioned in each case in the outstanding amounts on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, along with any notes signifying any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness of any of the prior. Seen in 9 SEC filings.
  • Public Notes means any of the Series 1 Notes, the Series 2 Notes, the Series 3 Notes, the Series 4 Notes, the Series 5 Notes, the Series 6 Notes, the Series 7 Notes, and the PATS Notes. Seen in 4 SEC filings.

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Public Notes means notes registered, including but not limited to various Classes or Series, under [applicable securities law], excluding those held by [depositor or tax-disregarded entities].

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Issuance of new public notes by an entity
  • Amendment of terms of previously issued public notes
  • Trading or transferring of public notes on the secondary market

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Public Notes means any senior unsecured notes issued by [Borrowers] as per an offering compliant with [applicable securities law].

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Issuance of unsecured notes for obtaining loans
  • Refinancing existing loans or credits using public notes
  • Purchasing assets or investment opportunities using borrowed funds

Relevant Sectors

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Public Notes means notes registered, including but not limited to various Classes or Series, under [applicable securities law], excluding those held by [depositor or tax-disregarded entities].

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