“Interest Expense” means, for the Credit Parties on a Consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses (excluding closing costs associated with this transaction) in connection with borrowed money (excluding capitalized, accrued, and paid-in-kind interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period plus (b) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capital Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP; provided that for all purposes under this Agreement, Interest Expense shall also include any such amounts paid from interest reserves and any accrued but unpaid or delinquent amounts which would be Interest Expense had such payments been duly made during the applicable calculation period.
“Investment” means the purchase, acquisition or holding of any share of Capital Stock, partnership or limited liability company interests, evidence of indebtedness, or other equity security of any other Person, any loan, advance, or extension of credit to, or contribution to the capital of, any other Person, any securities or commodities futures contracts held, any other investment in any other Person, and the making of any commitment or acquisition of any option to make an Investment.
“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
“Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
“Landlord Agreement” is defined in Section 6.16.
“Laws” means, collectively, all federal, state, local, foreign and other statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation, or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations, and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.
“Lender” is defined in the preamble hereof, together with any successors and permitted assigns.
“Licensed Intellectual Property” is defined in Section 5.25.2.
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, charge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, security interest, attachment, garnishment, execution, encumbrance (including, but not limited to, easements, rights of way, and the like), lien (statutory or other), security agreement, security arrangement, transfer intended as security (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement), the interest of a lessor under a Capital Lease, or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, or any other voluntary or involuntary lien or charge upon any real property or personal property.
“Loan Documents” means a collective reference to this Agreement, each Note, each Guaranty, the Individual Guaranty Agreement, the Collateral Documents, the Landlord Agreements, and all other related agreements, documents and certificates issued or delivered hereunder or thereunder or pursuant hereto or thereto.
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