“Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of each of Jonathan Alspaugh, Cortney Caudill and Jim Kastenmayer, after reasonable inquiry of each such individual’s direct reports.
“Law” means any foreign, federal, state and local law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation (including zoning and building code), permit, legislation, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, Order or other requirement of any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange upon which a Party is listed or becomes listed.
“Legal Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits, mediations, audits, investigations, inquiries, hearings, proceedings (public or private), litigation, complaints, allegations, demands, charges, grievances, prosecutions or claims (including counterclaims).
“Liability” means any debt, liability or obligation (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, or due or to become due) and including all costs and expenses relating thereto.
“Lien” means any lien, encumbrance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, charge, condition, restriction, covenant, license, purchase option, lease, sublease or other third-party right, right of first refusal, easement, right of way, servitude, transfer restriction, encroachment, reservation or title defect of any kind or nature.
“Losses” means all damages, losses, claims, Liabilities, charges, fines, penalties, diminution in value, lost profits, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, costs and Expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses in connection with any Legal Proceeding, whether involving a Third-Party Claim or a claim solely between the parties hereto to enforce the provisions hereof).
“Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, event, change, development, condition, circumstance or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, (A) has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the Program, the Product and the Acquired Assets taken as a whole, or (B) prevents or materially impairs or delays, would be reasonably expected to prevent or materially impair or delay, the ability of Aeglea to perform its obligations hereunder, including the consummation of the Transaction; provided that, in the case of clause (A) above, “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any such fact, event, change, development, condition, circumstance or effect to the extent it results from (i) global or national political conditions, including the outbreak or escalation of war or terrorist activities, (ii) global or national economic, monetary, or financial conditions, including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit markets, or financial market conditions in or affecting the United States, (iii) changes in applicable Law (or the interpretations thereof) or GAAP (or the interpretations of), (iv) the taking of any action specifically required to be taken by this Agreement or taken by any Party or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Affiliates with the prior written consent or at the written request of the other Party, (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, lightning, hailstorms, blizzards, tornadoes, droughts, floods, cyclones, arctic frosts, mudslides, wildfires and other natural disasters and weather conditions, (vi) impacts on relationships with suppliers, employees, labor organizations, or Governmental Authorities, in each case attributable to the execution, announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transaction, or (vii) changes generally in the life sciences and healthcare industries; except to the extent, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (v) and (vii), such fact, event, change, development, condition, circumstance or effect disproportionately affects the Program, the Product or the Acquired Assets, relative to other participants in the industry or industries in which the Program operates.
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