“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Service Provider” means any current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Specified Rights” means, with respect to an Investor, such Investor’s right to, as applicable, (i) designate observers or directors to the Board as contemplated bySection 5.11 and (ii) own (x) Series A Preferred Stock or (y) Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, another Person, an amount of the voting securities, other voting rights or voting partnership interests of which is sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are no such voting interests, more than 50% of the equity interests of which) is owned directly or indirectly by such first Person;provided, that, in all events, each of the RealCo Entities shall be deemed to be Subsidiaries of the Company and Safeway for so long as they own, directly or indirectly, any equity interests of such RealCo Entity.
“Tax” means (i) any and all U.S. federal, state, local,non-U.S. and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, duties, and similar governmental charges (including any interest, fines, assessments, penalties or additions to tax imposed in connection therewith or with respect thereto) including (x) taxes imposed on, or measured by, income, franchise, profits or gross receipts, and (y) ad valorem, value added, capital gains, sales, goods and services, use, real or personal property, escheat, capital stock, license, branch, payroll, estimated withholding, employment, social security (or similar), unemployment, compensation, utility, severance, production, excise, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, transfer and gains taxes, and customs duties, (ii) any and all liability for the payment of any items described in clause (i) above as a result of being (or ceasing to be) a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or aggregate group (or being included (or being required to be included) in any Tax Return related to such group), including pursuant to Treasury RegulationsSection 1.1502-6 (or comparable provision of state, local ornon-U.S. Tax law) and (iii) any and all liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (i) or (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person, or any successor or transferee liability.
“Tax Contest” means any audit, suit, conference, action, assessment, investigation, claim, administrative or judicial proceeding, or other similar interaction with a Governmental Entity with respect to any Tax.
“Tax Return” means any and all reports, returns, declarations, claims for refund, elections, disclosures, estimates, information reports or returns or statements supplied or required to be supplied to a Governmental Entity in connection with Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto or amendment thereof.
“Title IV Plan” means asingle-employer plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA.
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