“Equity Agreement” means any unit grant agreement, subscription agreement, securities purchase agreement, senior management agreement, Employment Agreement and any other agreement, document or instrument evidencing or effecting the issuance or other Transfer of any Equity Securities or otherwise governing the terms and conditions with respect to any Equity Securities, in each case as the same may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Equity Plan” means any stock or equity purchase plan, restricted stock or equity plan, stock option plan, or other similar equity compensation plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or the Public Offering Entity, including any Equity Agreement.
“Equity Securities” means (a) units or other equity interests in the Company (including other classes, groups or series thereof having such relative rights, powers, and/or obligations as may from time to time be established by the Manager, including rights, powers, and/or duties different from, senior to or more favorable than existing classes, groups and series of units and other equity interests in the Company), (b) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable into units or other equity interests in the Company, and (c) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire units or other equity interests in the Company.
“Event of Withdrawal” means the death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company.
“Exchange” has meaning set forth in Section 9.9(a)(i).
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Exchange Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(a)(ii).
“Exchange Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.9(a)(ii).
“Exchange Rate” means, at any time, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which one (1) Combined Unit is entitled to be Exchanged at such time. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate shall be one (1), subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9.10.
“Expenses” means all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding. Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (a) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by an Indemnified Person in connection with, arising out of, in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (b) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on an Indemnified Person as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement (on a grossed up basis), and (c) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.
“Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or equity interest, its fair market value determined according to Article XIII.
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