“EGI Manager” means any Manager appointed by EGI pursuant to Section 5.2(a)(i).
“Equity Securities” is defined in Section 3.1(c).
“Excluded Issuance” means the issuance of any Equity Securities (i) to the sellers of any Person acquired by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether by merger, asset purchase, equity purchase, other reorganization or a joint venture agreement); provided that the primary purpose of such acquisition is not to provide financing to the Company, (ii) upon the conversion or exercise of Equity Securities or rights to acquire Equity Securities if such Equity Securities or rights are outstanding as of the A&R Effective Date or are subsequently issued in compliance with Section 3.7, (iii) as a distribution on outstanding Equity Securities or as a result of an Equity Securities split, (iv) in a Public Offering, (v) as an “equity kicker” pursuant to any debt financing arrangement involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any lender that is not a Unitholder or an Affiliate of a Unitholder (not counting for these purposes any lender who only became a Unitholder by virtue of Units and/or other Equity Securities received in a prior Excluded Issuance described by this clause (v)) or (vi) to directors, managers, officers, employees and other service providers of or to the Company Group (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not to EGI or its Affiliates (other than the Company Group or any officers, directors or employees thereof)) pursuant to compensation plans, agreements and arrangements as may be approved by the Board.
“Fair Market Value” is defined in Article XIV.
“Family Group” means, with respect to a natural Person, (i) any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of such Person (each, a “Family Member”), (ii) a trust that is and remains solely for the benefit of such Person and/or one or more of such Person’s Family Members or any trust or other entity described in this definition, (iii) any limited liability company or other entity in which all of the equity interests remain owned by such Person and/or one or more of such Person’s Family Members, or any trust or other entity described in this definition, and (iv) a foundation in which one or more of the Persons described in this definition control the management of the foundation’s assets.
“Fiscal Quarter” means each calendar quarter ending March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, or such other quarterly accounting period as the Board may establish.
“Fiscal Year” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section 8.2.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.
“Governing Documents” means, with respect to a particular Person, (i) if a corporation, the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws, (ii) if a general partnership, the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership, (iii) if a limited partnership, the limited partnership agreement and certificate of limited partnership, (iv) if a limited liability company, the articles or certificate of organization or formation and any limited liability company or operating agreement, (v) if another type of Person, all other charter and similar documents adopted or filed in connection with the creation, formation or organization of the Person, (vi) all equityholders’ agreements, voting agreements, voting trust agreements, joint venture agreements, registration rights agreements and other agreements and documents relating either to the organization, management or operation of any Person or to the rights, duties and obligations of such Person’s equityholders and (vii) all amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.
“Government Authority” means any (i) national, federal, state, provincial, county municipal or local government, foreign or domestic, (ii) political subdivision of any of the foregoing or (iii) entity, authority, agency, ministry or other similar body exercising any legislative, executive, judicial, regulatory or administrative authority or functions of or pertaining to government, including any commission, tribunal or other quasi-governmental entity established to perform any such function.
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