“Specified Holders” means the Persons listed onSchedule 3 as of the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (i) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, directly or indirectly, by parent, or (ii) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, (x) by the parent, or (y) one (1) or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the parent, or (z) by the parent and one (1) or more of its direct or indirect subsidiaries.
“Subsidiary Guarantors” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower identified under the caption “SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes, or is required to become, a “Subsidiary Guarantor” after the date hereof pursuant toSection 8.12(a).
“Subordinated Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is expressly subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to a subordination agreement satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Synthetic Lease” means, as to any Person, (i) anyso-called synthetic,off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (ii) any agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Technical Information” means all trade secrets and other proprietary or confidential information, public information,non-proprietaryknow-how, any information of a scientific, technical, or business nature in any form or medium, standards and specifications, conceptions, ideas, innovations, discoveries, Invention disclosures, all documented research, developmental, demonstration or engineering work and all other information, data, plans, specifications, reports, summaries, experimental data, manuals, models, samples,know-how, technical information, systems, methodologies, computer programs, information technology and any other information.
“Title IV Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) other than a Multiemployer Plan (i) that is or was at any time maintained or sponsored by any Obligor, Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of either or to which any Obligor, Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of either has ever made, or was obligated to make, contributions, and (ii) that is or was subject to Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.
“Trademark” means all trade names, trademarks and service marks, logos, trademark and service mark registrations, and applications for trademark and service mark registrations, including (i) all renewals of trademark and service mark registrations, (ii) all rights to recover for all past, present and future infringements thereof and all rights to sue therefor, and (iii) all rights corresponding thereto throughout the world, together, in each case, with the product lines and goodwill of the business connected with the use thereof.
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