“Tax Returns” means any and all returns, reports, declarations, elections, notices, forms, designations, filings, and statements (including estimated tax returns and reports, withholding tax returns and reports, and information returns and reports, and including for the avoidance of doubt all IRS Forms 1099, FinCEN Form 114, U.S. Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1 and any predecessor or successor forms thereto) filed or required to be filed in respect of Taxes.
“Taxes” means (i) any and all taxes, duties, fees, excises, premiums, assessments, imposts, levies and other charges or assessments in the nature of a tax imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis, including those levied on, or measured by, or described with respect to, income, gross receipts, profits, gains, windfalls, capital, capital stock, production, recapture, transfer, land transfer, license, gift, occupation, wealth, environment, net worth, surplus, sales, goods and services, harmonized sales, provincial sales, use, value-added, excise, special assessment, stamp, withholding, business, franchising, real or personal property, unclaimed property, escheat, health, employee health, payroll, workers’ compensation, employment or unemployment, severance, social services, social security, education, utility, surtaxes, customs, import or export, and including all license and registration fees and all employment insurance, health insurance and government pension plan premiums or contributions; and (ii) all interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or other additional amounts imposed by any Governmental Entity on or in respect of amounts of the type described in clause (i) above or this clause (ii).
“Terminating Party” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(3).
“Termination Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.8(3).
“United States” or “U.S.” means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any State of the United States and the District of Colombia.
“U.S. Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as the same has been, and hereafter from time to time may be, amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“U.S. GAAP” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
“U.S. Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as the same has been, and hereafter from time to time may be, amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Voting Support Agreements” means, collectively, the voting support agreements dated on or before the date hereof between the Purchaser and each of the Company Supporting Shareholders, substantially in the form of Schedule “E”.
1.2 | Certain Rules of Interpretation |
In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
(1) | Headings, etc. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenient reference only and do not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. |
(2) | Currency. All references to dollars or to “$” are references to Canadian dollars and unless otherwise indicated. All references to U.S. dollars or to “US$” are references to United States dollars. |
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