company, general or limited partnership, trust, association or other business or investment entity that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with any of the foregoing individuals. For purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.
“Ancillary Agreements” means, collectively, the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Promotion Agreement, the Seller Notes, the Stockholders’ Agreement, and the other certificates, instruments or agreements delivered or entered into in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement.
“Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on which banking institutions in New York, New York or Sydney, Australia are closed either under applicable Law or action of any Governmental Authority.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Common Stock” has the meaning given to that term in the Issuer Charter.
“Common Stock Consideration” means 29,000,000 shares of Common Stock, representing 74.36% of total issued and outstanding capital stock of the Issuer on an as-converted basis as of the Effective Date and after giving effect to the issuance of the Initial Minority Shares.
“Company Plan” means any “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA, but excluding any “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA) and any other material plan, Contract (excluding the employment agreements identified pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(v)) or arrangement involving direct or indirect compensation, including insurance coverage, severance benefits, deferred compensation, bonuses, stock options, stock purchase, phantom stock, stock appreciation or other forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement compensation sponsored or maintained by any Group Company for the benefit of any current or former director, officer or employee of any Group Company; provided, that (a) any governmental plan or program requiring the mandatory payment of social insurance taxes or similar contributions to a governmental fund with respect to the wages of an employee, and (b) any plan program, policy or arrangement required to be maintained by a Group Company under applicable Law, will not be considered a “Company Plan” for these purposes.
“Competition Law” means the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Antitrust Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, all applicable foreign antitrust Laws and any other Law relating to antitrust, competition, trade regulation, foreign investment or the protection of national security.
“Constituent Documents” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s certificate or articles of incorporation, association or formation, bylaws, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement, shareholders agreement and any similar organizational documents of such Person.
“Contract” means any written contract, agreement, lease, license, warranty, guaranty, mortgage, note, bond or other instrument or consensual obligation that is legally binding, other than a Company Plan.
“Duty” means any stamp, transaction or registration duty or similar charge which is imposed by any Governmental Authority and includes any interest, fine, penalty, charge or other amount which is imposed in relation to that duty or charge.
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