“Engagement Letter” shall mean that certain engagement letter, dated as of October 3, 2019, by and among the Borrower, DBNY, DBSI, Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse Loan Funding LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC and Société Générale, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified by the joinders thereto entered into among the Borrower and the other parties thereto in accordance with the terms thereto.
“Enterprise Transformative Event” shall mean any merger, acquisition, investment or consolidation that is either (a) not permitted by the Credit Documents or (b) if permitted by the Credit Documents, immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Credit Documents for the operation, continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as reasonably determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.
“Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface and sub-surface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, directives, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations by any Governmental Authority and/or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law, including, without limitation, (a) by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, investigation, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief arising out of or relating to an alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment due to the presence of Hazardous Materials, including any Release or threat of Release of any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Law” shall mean any federal, state, provincial, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, binding guideline and rule of common law, now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of the Environment, occupational health, human health and safety (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Materials) or Hazardous Materials.
“Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable for the foregoing.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any successor Section thereof.
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