“Initial Designee” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.7(a).
“Intellectual Property Assets” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.24(a).
“Intellectual Property Rights” has the meaning set forth inSection 4.24(a).
“Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Investor Designee” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.7(a).
“Investor Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth inSection 7.2(a).
“Investor Observer” has the meaning set forth inSection 6.7(a).
“Investor Party”has the meaning set forth inSection 6.5(a).
“Law” or “Laws” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar laws, statutes, rules, codes, regulations, writs, orders, judgments, decrees, injunctions, awards, executive orders, rulings and/or ordinances of any Governmental Authority, including any common law.
“Liens” means all pledges, liens (including environmental and tax liens), restrictions on transfer, preemptive rights, charges, mortgages, encumbrances, security interests, conditional and installment sale agreements or other claims of third parties or restrictions of any kind whatsoever, including any easement, reversion interest, right of way or other encumbrance to title, limitations on voting rights, or any option, right of first refusal or right of first offer.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, fact, development, occurrence or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or collectively with one or more other Effects, (a) has had a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, prospects or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) prevents or materially delays the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under, or consummate, the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement;provided that, solely for purposes of clause (a) of this definition, none of the following matters, either alone or in combination, will constitute, or be considered in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any outbreak or escalation of war or major armed hostilities or any act of terrorism, (ii) changes in applicable laws, rules, regulations or GAAP after the date of this Agreement, (iii) changes that generally affect the industry in which the Company operates, (iv) changes in financial markets, general economic conditions or political conditions, (v) changes in the trading price or trading volume of the Common Stock, and (vi) failure by the Company to meet any published or internally prepared projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of revenues, earnings or other financial performance measures or operating statistics,except, in the case of clauses (i) through (iv), to the extent those Effects have a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated companies operating in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, and with respect to clauses (v) and (vi), it being understood that the facts and circumstances underlying any such change or failure that are not otherwise expressly excluded in clauses (i) through (vi) herein from the definition of a “Material Adverse Effect” may be considered in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect.
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