ANNEX I:
Defined Terms
“Action” means any demand, action, claim, complaint, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding, audit or investigation of any nature (whether criminal, civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial or otherwise) by or before any Governmental Entity or in any arbitration or mediation.
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purpose of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment, undertaking or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that for purposes of this Agreement, from and after the Separation Time, (i) no member of the HD Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the LiveWire Group, (ii) no member of the LiveWire Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the HD Group and (iii) no joint venture formed after the Separation Time solely between one or more members of the HD Group, on the one hand, and one or more members of the LiveWire Group, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of, or owned or controlled by, any member of the HD Group or the LiveWire Group for the purposes of this Agreement.
“Ancillary Agreements” means all Contracts entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Group (but to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the Separation and the other Transactions, including, the SPAC Business Combination Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement, the Trademark License Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property License Agreement, the Contract Manufacturing Agreement, the Joint Development Agreement, the Transfer Documents, the Transition Services Agreement and the Master Services Agreement.
“Approvals or Notifications” means any consents, waivers, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, notices, registrations or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, any third Person, including any Governmental Entity.
“Assets” means assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of the applicable Person, including rights and benefits pursuant to any contract, license, permit, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, agreement, concession, franchise, instrument, undertaking, commitment, understanding or other arrangement.
“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in New York, New York.
“Business Records” means all files, documents, instruments, papers, books, studies, reports, records, tapes, microfilms, photographs, letters, ledgers, journals, financial statements, technical documentation (design specifications, functional requirements, operating instructions, logic manuals, flow charts, etc.), user documentation (installation guides, user manuals, training materials, release notes, working papers, etc.), correspondence, lists (including customer and supplier lists and information), regulatory records associated with any Governmental Entity, promotional, marketing, and advertising materials, employee records (to the extent permitted by applicable Law), corporate records, Tax Returns, other Tax work papers and files and other documents in whatever form, physical, electronic (including email) or otherwise.
“Contract” means, with respect to any Person, any legally binding agreement, indenture, loan agreement, undertaking, note or other debt instrument, contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, permit, license, understanding, arrangement, commitment or other obligation, written or oral, to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them may be bound or to which any of their properties may be subject.
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