“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean, as to any Person, a certificate of the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the president, any vice president or the secretary of such Person.
“Other Connection Taxes” shall mean, with respect to Buyer or an assignee, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Buyer or an assignee and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Buyer or an assignee having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other Transaction pursuant to or enforced by any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Transaction or any Transaction Document).
“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that may arise from any payment made under any Transaction Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document, except for any such Taxes with respect to an assignment.
“Participation Certificate” shall mean a participation certificate which evidences the outstanding balance of a Participation Interest.
“Participation Interest” shall mean a senior controlling pari passu participation interest in a performing Mortgage Loan.
“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (a) liens for real property Taxes, ground rents, water charges, sewer rates and assessments not yet due and payable; (b) liens arising by operation of law (such as materialmen’s, mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s and similar liens) arising in the ordinary course of business which are (i) discharged by payment, bonding or otherwise or (ii) being contested in good faith by the related Mortgagor in accordance with the related Purchased Asset Documents; (c) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of public record, which do not individually or in the aggregate, in the reasonable judgment of Seller, materially interfere with (i) the current use of the related Mortgaged Property, (ii) the security intended to be provided by the related Mortgage, (iii) the underlying obligor’s ability to pay its obligations when they become due or (iv) the value of the related Mortgaged Property; (d) liens and encumbrances set forth in the related Title Policy; and (e) rights of existing or future tenants as tenants only pursuant to leases.
“Permitted Holders” shall mean, with respect to Guarantor, any Person owning Capital Stock in Guarantor (i) as of the Closing Date, (ii) that is managed by Claros Manager or (iii) that has been approved in writing by Buyer, in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion, prior to the date of such Person’s acquisition of such Capital Stock in Guarantor.
“Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, partnership, joint tenant or tenant-in-common, trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated organization, or other entity, or a federal, state or local government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
“Plan” shall mean an employee benefit or other plan established or maintained during the five-year period ended prior to the date of this Agreement or to which Seller or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is obligated to make or has, within the five-year period ended prior to the date of this Agreement, been required to make contributions and that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
“Plan Assets” shall mean assets of any (i) employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) plan (as defined in Section 4975(e)(l) of the Code) subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (iii) governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) subject to any other federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
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