“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, (d) an Issuing Bank and (e) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) a Defaulting Lender or a Lender Holding Company thereof, (ii) the Borrower, any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Affiliate of the Borrower (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Intermediate Holdings and its subsidiaries), (iii) [reserved], (iv) a Disqualified Person or (v) a natural person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and each of the Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Agent shall not have any responsibility or obligation to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or potential Lender is an Eligible Assignee, and the Agent shall have no liability with respect to any assignment or participation of Loans made, or any information made available, to any Person that is not an Eligible Assignee by any Lender in violation hereof.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to (i) the environment as it relates to Hazardous Materials, (ii) preservation or reclamation of natural resources as it relates to Hazardous Materials, (iii) the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or (iv) health and safety matters as it relates to Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person of whatever nature, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any of the foregoing.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
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