“Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period:
(1) increased, in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (other than in respect of clauses (k) and (l)) (and without duplication), by:
(a) provision for taxes based on income, profits or capital, including state, provincial, franchise, excise and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued, including any penalties and interest relating to any tax examinations, and state taxes in lieu of business fees (including business license fees) and payroll tax credits, income tax credits and similar tax credits, and including an amount equal to the amount of tax distributions for such taxes actually made to Holdings in respect of such period (in each case, to the extent attributable to the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries), which will be included (without duplication) as though such amounts had been paid as income taxes directly by the Company; plus
(b) Consolidated Interest Expense; plus
(c) any loss, charge, expense, cost, accrual or reserve of any kind
(i) attributable to the planning, undertaking and/or implementation of cost savings or strategic initiatives, business optimization, cost rationalization programs, operating expense reductions and/or other initiatives, actions or synergies (including, without limitation, in connection with any integration, restructuring or transition),
(ii) relating to the closure, abandonment or consolidation of any facility and/or discontinued operations or product lines (including but not limited to severance, rent termination costs, moving costs and legal costs), any systems implementation, any expansion and/or relocation or any entry into a new market, or
(iii) relating to any severance, any signing, retention or completion bonus, or any modification to any pension and post-retirement employee benefit plan; plus
(d) all depreciation and amortization (including amortization of (A) intangible assets, including capitalized software expenditures, deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, bridge, commitment and other financing fees, discounts and yield and (B) unrecognized prior service costs and actuarial gains and losses related to pensions and other post-employment benefits) losses, charges and expenses; plus
(e) all
(i) losses, charges and expenses relating to the Transactions;
(ii) other customary, non-recurring fees, costs and expenses (including legal, structuring and other costs and expenses), or any amortization thereof, related to the Transactions (including all expenses related thereto);
(iii) extraordinary, infrequent, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses;
(iv) transaction fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of any transaction that is out of the ordinary course of business (or any transaction proposed but not consummated) permitted under this Agreement, including
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