“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).
“Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Entity responsible for the administration, imposition or collection of any Tax.
“Third-Party Acquisition” has the meaning given in Section 5.4(a).
“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning given in Section 10.3(a).
“Thornton License Award” means the award held by Columbia Care CO, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, for a quadrant 4 license in Thornton, Colorado, as granted at a meeting of the local marijuana licensing authority on December 15, 2020.
“Transaction Expenses” means any incurred and unpaid expenses of the Company relating to the negotiation and consummation of the Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Merger and the other Transactions, including (i) fees and expenses of brokers, financial advisers, legal counsel and accountants, and (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the costs and expenses relating to the Escrow Agent.
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