exchange, business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries whose assets, individually or in the aggregate, constitute 20% or more of the consolidated assets of Parent, or (iv) any combination of the foregoing.
“Action” means any litigation, suit, arbitration, proceeding, claim, action, demand, audit, citation or summons of any nature, whether at law or in equity, by or before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. It is expressly agreed that, following the Closing, neither the Company nor SpinCo, nor any member of their respective Groups (as defined in the Separation Agreement), shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the other or a member of such other party’s Group solely by reason of having common stockholders or one or more directors in common or by reason of having been under the common control of the Company prior to the Direct Sale and the Distribution. For purposes of this Agreement, “control” means, as to any Person, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with” shall have correlative meanings.
“Alternative Tax Counsel” means a nationally recognized law firm or accounting firm, which may include, for the avoidance of doubt, Company Tax Counsel, Parent Tax Counsel or an Alternative Separation Opinion Tax Counsel.
“Alternative Separation Opinion Tax Counsel” means one of the law firms or accounting firms set forth on Section 1.1(b) of the SpinCo Disclosure Schedule selected by Wolf in its sole discretion.
“Ancillary Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, directive, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated, enforced or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.
“Business Day” means a day, other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by Applicable Law to close.
“Closing Date” means the day on which the Closing occurs.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Company Credit Support Instruments” means all obligations of any member of the Company Group under any contract or other obligation to the extent relating to the Tiger Business (excluding any Excluded Liabilities) for which such member of the Company Group is or may be liable as guarantor, original tenant, primary obligor, Person required to provide financial support or collateral in any form whatsoever, or otherwise (including by reason of performance guarantees).
“Company Group” has the meaning set forth in the Separation Agreement.
“Company SEC Documents” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents filed by the Company with, or furnished by the Company to, the SEC since January 1, 2015, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein.
“Company Tax Counsel” means Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
“Competing SpinCo Transaction” means any transaction or series of related transactions with a Third Party (other than the Merger, the Internal Reorganization, Separation and the Distribution or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and other than asset sales and transfers not in violation of Section 6.01) that constitutes a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, acquisition, sale, transfer or other disposition, in each case, of 20% or more of the Tiger Business; provided that a “Competing SpinCo Transaction” shall not be deemed to include: (i) a public offering, spin-off or split-off of the Tiger Business (including an acquisition of shares by an investor or sponsor in connection therewith) if no Third Party obtains beneficial ownership of 50% or more of SpinCo Common Stock in connection therewith or