“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Key Employee” means each of [***].
“Knowledge” means (a) with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of [***], and (b) with respect to Parent, the actual knowledge of [***].
“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, ordinance, code, decree, treaty, rule, rule of common law, policy, guidance, directive or regulation or Order of any Governmental Authority and all other provisions having the force or effect of law.
“Liabilities” means all debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, liquidated or unliquidated, asserted or unasserted, known or unknown, whenever or however arising, including those arising under applicable Law or any Proceeding or order of a Governmental Authority and those arising under any Contract, regardless of whether such debt, liability, commitment or obligation would be required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP or disclosed in the notes thereto.
“Losses” means any and all losses, damages, liabilities, reasonable,out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonableout-of-pocket attorneys’ or accountants’ fees and reasonableout-of-pocket expenses incurred in investigating, preparing for, defending, avoiding or settling any Proceeding in accordance withArticle VIII), assessments, deficiencies, fines, penalties, reasonable,out-of-pocket payments (including those arising out of settlement, judgment or compromise relating to any Proceeding in accordance withArticle VIII) or Taxes (including interest or penalties thereon).
“Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to any Person, any fact, event, change, development, circumstance or effect that is or would, with the passage of time, be reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible assets), liabilities, financial condition, property or results of operations of such Person;provided,however, that in no event shall any of the following be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute, nor shall any of the following be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect (unless, in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) and (v) below, they have a disproportionate effect on the Company or Parent, as applicable, as compared to any of the other companies in the industry in which the Company or Parent, as applicable, operate, in which case, only the extent of such disproportionate effect shall be taken into account when determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect): (i) changes in general economic conditions or financial markets, (ii) changes affecting the Company’s or Parent’s, as applicable industry generally, (iii) changes in national or international political or social conditions, including acts of war or terrorism, and natural disasters or other acts of God, (iv) any failure by the Company or Parent, as applicable, to meet any projections, budgets or estimates of revenue or earnings (it being understood that the facts giving rise to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect (except to the extent such facts are otherwise excluded from being taken into account by this proviso)), and (v) changes in Law or GAAP occurring after the date hereof, but including any with retroactive effect.
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