The Registrant has requested confidential treatment of this draft registration statement and associated correspondence
pursuant to Rule 83 of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
such convertible security), (c) any security carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any security described in clause (a) or clause (b), (d) any such warrant or right or (e) any security issued in exchange for, upon conversion of or with respect to any of the foregoing securities, of such Person.
“Equivalent Shares” means, at any date of determination, (a) as to any outstanding shares of Common Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock and (b) as to any outstanding Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities which are convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into Common Stock, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which or into which such Options, Warrants or Convertible Securities may at the time be exercised, converted or exchanged (or which will become exercisable, convertible or exchangeable on or prior to, or by reason of, the transaction or circumstance in connection with which the number of Equivalent Shares is to be determined).
“Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, as to any share of Common Stock or other Equity Interests of any Person, the fair value of such share or other Equity Interest as of the applicable reference date which valuation shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any illiquidity or lack of marketability discounts, controlling stockholder discounts, minority discounts and/or similar discounts, (i) determined as provided under Section 4.2(b) or Section 4.3 to the extent applicable or (ii) otherwise determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
“Good Reason” with respect to any holder of Management Shares, has the meaning, if any, set forth in the employment agreement then in effect, if any, between the holder to whom such Management Shares were originally issued and Echo, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries; provided, that if there is no such meaning in such employment agreement or there is no such employment agreement then in effect, has the meaning set forth in an Approved Echo Plan.
“Government Official” means any public or elected official, officer or employee (regardless of rank), or other Person acting on behalf of a Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means any national, federal, regional, municipal or foreign government; international authority (including, in each case, any central bank or fiscal, Tax or monetary authority); governmental agency, authority, division, department; the government of any prefecture, state, province, country, municipality or other political subdivision thereof; and any governmental body, agency, authority, division, department, board or commission, or any instrumentality or officer acting in an official capacity of any of the foregoing, including any court, arbitral tribunal or committee exercising any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government.
“Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 13(d)(3) and Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act.
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