“Stockholder Closing Agreements” means the Non-Competition Agreements and the Lock-Up Agreements.
“Stockholder Indemnitee” has the meaning given in Section 10.2.
“Stockholder Representative” means the person or persons appointed as the Stockholder Representative from time to time pursuant to Section 12.16.
“Straddle Period” means any Tax period of the Company or the Surviving Company that begins on or before and ends after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (i) at least 25% of the securities or other interests having by their terms (A) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization or (B) the right to appoint the manager, general partner, or other person(s) controlling the management of such organization are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the Company, or (ii) the Company is a general partner or managing member.
“Surviving Company” has the meaning given in Section 1.2.
“Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) any and all federal, provincial, state, local or non-U.S. taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties and other similar assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever, imposed by any Governmental Entity, including, without limitation, ad valorem taxes, add-on minimum taxes, alternative minimum taxes, capital taxes, customs duties, employment taxes, environmental taxes, escheat or unclaimed property obligations, estimated taxes, excise taxes, franchise taxes, goods and services taxes, gross receipts taxes, imputed underpayments, income taxes (whether imposed on or measured by net income, gross income, income as specially defined, earnings, profits or selected items of income, earnings or profits), license taxes, net worth taxes, occupation taxes, payroll taxes, premium taxes, property taxes, recording taxes, retirement taxes, sales taxes, services taxes, severance taxes, social security premiums, stamp taxes, transfer taxes, unemployment taxes, use taxes, value-added taxes, windfall profits taxes, withholding taxes or other withholding obligations, together with all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax imposed with respect to the foregoing or other amounts imposed with respect to the foregoing; (ii) any liability for any amounts described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of any “affiliated group” of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code (or any similar affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group or arrangement for group relief for state, local or non-U.S. Tax purposes), including any liability under Treasury Regulations §1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of federal, state, local, or non-U.S. Law); and (iii) any liability for any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) arising under Contract, by operation of Law, by reason of being a transferee, successor or otherwise.
“Tax Return” means (i) any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, estimate, election, information return, or statement, and any schedule, attachment, or amendment thereto, including without limitation any consolidated, combined or unitary return or other document, filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection, imposition, payment, refund or credit of any Tax or the administration of the Laws relating to any Tax, and (ii) TD F 90-22.1 (and its successor form, FinCEN Form 114).
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