“Knowing Misrepresentation” means, with respect to a representation or warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement, that to the actual knowledge of any of the Knowledge Parties, such representation or warranty was inaccurate when made on the Agreement Date.
“Knowledge Parties” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Company’s Knowledge.”
“Law” means any United States federal, state, municipal or local or foreign law, common law, constitution, treaty, statute, standard, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, resolution or promulgation, or any decree, order, injunction, rule, judgment, consent of or by any Governmental Entity, or any Permit or similar right granted under any of the foregoing, or any similar provision having the force or effect of law.
“Lease” means any lease, sublease, license, or occupancy agreement pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary leases or subleases from or to another party any real property, or otherwise occupies or has the right to occupy any real property.
“Legal Proceeding” means any claim, action, suit, proceeding (including administrative proceeding), complaint, hearing, arbitration, inquiry or investigation of or before any Governmental Entity or before any arbitrator or administrator of any benefit plan.
“Letter of Transmittal” means a letter of transmittal in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
“Liability” means any debt, loss, damage, fine, penalty, expense, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due, and whether in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise), and including all reasonable costs and expenses relating thereto including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of legal counsel, experts, engineers and consultants and reasonable costs of investigation.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, charge, hypothec, prior claim, occupancy right, option, right of first refusal or offer, adverse claim, lease, easement, license, option, title retention agreement or arrangement, conditional sale, deemed or statutory trust, restrictive covenant or other lien or encumbrance of any nature (whether arising by Contract or by operation of Law), other than (a) mechanic’s, material men’s, landlord’s, carrier’s and similar liens, the existence of which would not constitute an event of default under, or a breach of, a Lease and the Liabilities of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of which are not overdue or otherwise in default, (b) liens arising under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar legislation, (c) liens on goods in transit incurred pursuant to documentary letters of credit, in each case arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not material to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (d) Liens imposed on the underlying fee interest in real property subject to a Lease that do not and would not reasonably be expected to impair the use of such leased property.
“Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a).