“Consolidated Net Income” for any period means with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate of the net income (loss), determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that, without duplication:
(1) any net after-tax extraordinary, nonrecurring or unusual gains or losses or income or expense or charge or accrual or reserve (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) including, without limitation, any severance, relocation or other restructuring expenses, any expenses related to any reconstruction, decommissioning, recommissioning, conversion or reconfiguration of fixed assets for alternative uses, fees, expenses or charges relating to facilities closing costs, contract terminations, legal settlements, curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans, excess pension charges, acquisition integration costs, facilities opening costs, project start-up costs, business optimization costs, transition costs, signing, retention or completion bonuses, and expenses, fees or charges related to any offering of equity interests or debt securities of the Company, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Parent Entity, any Investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization or issuance, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Debt (in each case, whether or not successful), and any fees, expenses, costs, charges or change in control payments related to the Refinancing Transactions (including any costs relating to auditing prior periods, transition-related expenses, and transaction expenses incurred before, on or after the Issue Date), in each case, shall be excluded;
(2) any net after-tax income or loss from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-tax gain or loss on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations shall be excluded;
(3) any net after-tax gain or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to business dispositions or asset dispositions other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the management of the Company) shall be excluded;
(4) any net after-tax income or loss (less all fees and expenses or charges relating thereto) attributable to the early extinguishment of indebtedness, Swap Agreements or other derivative instruments shall be excluded;
(5) (A) the net income for such period of any Person that is not a subsidiary of such Person, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the referent Person or a subsidiary thereof (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary of such referent Person) in respect of such period and (B) the net income for such period shall include any ordinary course dividend, distribution or other payment in cash received from any Person in excess of the amounts included in clause (A);
(6) Consolidated Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period;
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