“Law” shall mean any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, local or other constitution, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, published administrative position, policy or principle of common law, or any Order or award, in any case issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into legal effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity, including the Pandemic Response Laws.
“Legal Proceeding” shall mean any action, cause of action, suit, charge, complaint, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, investigation, examination or other similar proceeding by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Entity or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Liability” shall mean any obligation, deficiency, or liability of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due and regardless of when asserted.
“Lien” shall mean all mortgages, deeds of trust, easements, reservations, restrictions, encumbrances, liens, security interests, claims, charges, pledges, proxies, voting trusts, voting agreements, or other restrictions and limitations of any kind, or other similar arrangements in real or personal property.
“Losses” shall mean any and all deficiencies, judgments, settlements, losses, damages, interest, fines, penalties, Taxes, costs and expenses (including reasonable legal, accounting and other costs and expenses of professionals incurred in connection with investigating, defending, settling or satisfying any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of action, suits, proceedings, assessments, judgments or appeals, and in seeking indemnification, compensation or reimbursement therefor); provided that “Losses” shall not include any exemplary or punitive damages.
“made available” shall mean that a correct and complete copy of the document (including any amendments, exhibits and schedules thereto) referenced in such statement has been posted in (i) the electronic data site managed by the Company on sharepoint.com or (ii) the electronic data site managed by Parent on Lightserve, in each case, for the express purpose of facilitating the Merger prior to 12:00 p.m. (California time) on the day that is one (1) day prior to the Agreement Date and retained at all times from the date of posting through Closing in such electronic data site.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any fact, state of facts, condition, change, circumstance, development, occurrence, event or effect that, either alone or in combination with any other fact, state of facts, condition, change, circumstance, development, occurrence, event or effect, that (a) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, assets (whether tangible or intangible), liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) would reasonably be expected to materially impair the performance by such Person of its obligations hereunder or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger; provided that, with respect to clause (a) (and only clause (a)) of this definition of “Material Adverse Effect” none of the following shall be taken into account in determining
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