“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Yield” means, as to any Loans of any Class, the effective yield on such Loans, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the shorter of (x) the original stated life of such Loans and (y) the four years following the date of incurrence thereof) payable generally to Lenders making such Loans, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared ratably with all relevant Lenders and consent fees paid generally to consenting Lenders.
“Eligible Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(a).
“Engagement Letter” means the Amended and Restated Engagement Letter, dated as of August 2, 2018, among Holdings and the Arrangers.
“Environment” means indoor air, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating to the prevention of pollution or the protection of the Environment and natural resources, and the protection of human health and safety as it relates to the Environment, including any applicable provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651et seq., and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701et seq., and all analogous state or local statutes, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of investigation and remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Loan Parties or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any Environmental Law.
“Equity Funded Employee Plan Costs” means cash costs or expenses, incurred pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower (other than amounts designated as Excluded Contributions or any amount used in the Cumulative Credit).
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