“Closing Date” means the date of the Closing.
“Consent” means any consent, approval, authorization, release, waiver, permit, grant, franchise, concession, agreement, license, exemption or order of, registration, certificate, declaration or filing with, or report or notice to, any Person, including any Governmental Authority.
“Contract” means any agreement, contract, lease, indenture, instrument, note, debenture, bond, mortgage, or deed of trust or other agreement, commitment, arrangement, or understanding, whether written or oral.
“Control” means, when used with respect to any Person, the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have correlative meanings.
“Encumbrance” means any security interest, pledge, mortgage, lien, charge, claim, hypothecation, title defect, right of first option or refusal, right of preemption, or other encumbrance of any kind.
“Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof.
“Group Company” means each of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and “Group Companies” refers to all of the Group Companies collectively.
“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
“knowledge” of any Person that is not an individual means the knowledge of such Person’s officers after reasonable inquiry and investigation.
“Management Accounts” means unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the 2020 ended 30th April 2020 prepared in accordance with IFRS.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Group Companies taken as a whole, provided, however, that none of the following, either alone or in combination, shall be considered a “Material Adverse Effect”: (i) events, circumstances, changes, or effects that generally affect the industries in which the Group Companies operate (including legal and regulatory changes), (ii) general economic or political conditions or events, circumstances, changes, or effects affecting the markets generally, and (iii) changes caused by a material worsening of current conditions caused by acts of terrorism or war (whether or not declared), social unrest, or health epidemics occurring after the date hereof.
“Memorandum and Articles” means the memorandum and articles of association of the Company, as amended, in effect from time to time.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust, or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.
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