(gg) “Law” or “Laws” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, binding guidance documents, judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees.
(hh) “Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, security interest, encumbrance, claim, escheat, encroachment, lien, charge of any kind, option, easement, purchase right, right of first refusal, right of pre-emption, conditional sale agreement, covenant, condition or other similar restriction (including restrictions on transfer) or any agreement to create any of the foregoing.
(ii) “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, means any change, effect, event, occurrence, condition, state of facts or development that, either alone or in combination, has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, (i) a materially adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall constitute or be deemed to contribute to a Material Adverse Effect, or shall otherwise be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably likely to occur: any adverse effect arising out of, resulting from or attributable to (A) (1) the economy generally or credit, currency, oil, financial, banking, securities, capital markets or financial markets generally (including any increased cost, or decreased availability, of capital or pricing or terms related to any financing for the transactions contemplated hereunder or any disruption thereof and any decline in the price of any security, commodity or market index), including changes in interest or exchange rates, and (2) changes or conditions generally affecting the industry or markets in which the Company participates, (B) any changes or prospective changes in applicable Law, GAAP, or the enforcement or interpretation thereof after the Initial Signing Date, (C) any international or national political, regulatory or social conditions, hostilities, cyber-attack, act of war, sabotage, terrorism, declaration of national emergency or military actions, or any escalation or worsening of any such hostilities, cyber-attack, act of war, sabotage, terrorism, declaration of national emergency or military actions, (D) the failure of the Company to meet or achieve the results set forth in any internal budget, plan, projection or forecast; provided, that this clause (D) will not prevent a determination that any change, effect or other cause underlying such failure to meet budgets, plans, projections or forecasts has resulted in or contributed to a Material Adverse Effect, (E) actions of the Company expressly required by the terms of this Agreement or taken with the prior written consent of Investors, (F) the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any of its or their business relations or employees, (G) epidemics, pandemics or disease or virus outbreaks (including the COVID-19 pandemic) or (H) hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornados, mudslides, floods or other natural disasters, weather conditions, explosions or fires or other force majeure events or acts of God, whether or not caused by any person, or any national or international calamity or crisis; provided, that the matters described in clauses (A), (B), (C), (F) and (G) shall be included and taken into account in the term “Material Adverse Effect” to the extent any such matter has a materially disproportionate adverse impact on the business, operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company, taken as a whole, relative to the other participants in the industries in which they operate; and (ii) a material impairment on or material delay in the ability of the Company to perform its material obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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