“Operating Documents” are, for any Person, such Person’s formation documents, as certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of such Person’s jurisdiction of organization on a date that is no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date, and, (a) if such Person is a corporation, its bylaws in current form, (b) if such Person is a limited liability company, its limited liability company agreement (or similar agreement), and (c) if such Person is a partnership, its partnership agreement (or similar agreement), each of the foregoing with all current amendments or modifications thereto.
“Other Connection Taxes” are, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” are all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.07).
“Overadvance” is defined in Section 2.03.
“Participant” is defined in Section 12.02(d).
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 12.02(d).
“Patents” are all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.
“Patriot Act” is the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).
“Perfection Certificate” is defined in Section 5.01.
“Permitted Acquisition” is (a) an Acquisition between or among the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries, including intercompany mergers, amalgamations, acquisitions of additional shares/equity in the Subsidiaries through share capital increases, consolidations and combinations among Borrower and/or Subsidiaries; provided that the Borrower is the surviving entity of any such transaction involving the Borrower, and (b) an Acquisition that satisfies each of the following requirements:
(i) the business acquired in connection with such acquisition is not engaged, directly or indirectly, in any line of business other than the businesses in which the Borrower and Subsidiaries are engaged on the Effective Date and any business activities that are reasonably similar, related, or incidental thereto;
(ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed acquisition;
(iii) no Indebtedness will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of such acquisition, other than Permitted Indebtedness and no Liens will be incurred, assumed, or would exist with respect to the assets of Borrower or its Subsidiaries as a result of such acquisition other than Permitted Liens;
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