(i) any net after tax extraordinary, nonrecurring, exceptional or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge or accrual or reserve (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) including, without limitation, any costs, fees, expenses or charges related to entrance into or amendment, waiver, termination or modification of a Master Lease or Gaming Lease, any severance, relocation, contract termination, legal settlements, transition, integration, insourcing, outsourcing, recruiting or other restructuring expenses, any expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, and expenses, fees or charges related to any offering of Equity Interests or debt securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or issuance, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, costs, charges or change in control payments related to the Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, transition-related expenses, and Transaction Expenses incurred before, on or after the Closing Date), in each case, shall be excluded,
(ii) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded,
(iii) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower) shall be excluded,
(iv) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness, Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded,
(v) (A) the Net Income for such period of any person that is not a subsidiary of such person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent person or a subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or a Qualified Non-Recourse Subsidiary of such referent person) in respect of such period and (B) the Net Income for such period shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A),
(vi) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period,
(vii) effects of purchase accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to such person and its Subsidiaries) in component amounts required or permitted by GAAP, resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions or any consummated acquisition, or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,
(viii) any impairment charges or asset write-offs, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles adjustments arising pursuant to GAAP, shall be excluded,
(ix) any non-cash compensation charge or expenses realized or resulting from stock option plans, employee benefit plans or post-employment benefit plans, or grants or sales of stock, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, preferred stock or other rights shall be excluded,
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