“Founder” and “Founders” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Founder Holdco” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, or any federation, province or state or any other political subdivision thereof; any entity, authority or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or instrumentality of the PRC, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong or any other country, or any political subdivision thereof, any court, tribunal or arbitrator, and any self-regulatory organization.
“Governmental Authorizations” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.14.
“Group Companies” shall mean, collectively, the Company, the HK Company, the PRC Companies, another Person (except individuals) Controlled by the Company and their respective Subsidiaries from time to time (each a “Group Company”), unless the text specifically indicates otherwise.
“Hong Kong” shall mean the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.
“HK Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
“HKIAC Rules” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.13(a).
“IFRS” shall mean the International Financial Reporting Standards published by the International Accounting Standards Board, as amended from time to time.
“Indemnifiable Loss” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any action, claim, cost, damage, deficiency, diminution in value, disbursement, expense, liability, loss, obligation, penalty, settlement, suit, or tax of any kind or nature, together with all interest, penalties, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses reasonably incurred in the investigation, collection, prosecution and defense of claims and amounts paid in settlement, that may be imposed on or otherwise incurred or suffered by such Person, whether directly or indirectly.
“Interested Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20.
“Investor” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Key Employee” shall mean each individual listed in Schedule E-1.
“Liabilities” or “Liability” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all debts, obligations, liabilities owed by such Person of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due.
“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, claim, security interest, encumbrance, title defect, lien, charge, easement, adverse claim, restrictive covenant, or other restriction or limitation of any kind whatsoever, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income, or exercise of any attributes of ownership.
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