“Electing Guarantor” means any Excluded Subsidiary that, at the option, and in the sole discretion, of the Borrower has been designated a Subsidiary Loan Party.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) any Lender, any Affiliate of any Lender and any Approved Fund of any Lender, (ii) (A) any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (B) any savings and loan association or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, (C) any commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country or a political subdivision thereof; provided that (1) such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States or (2) such bank is organized under the laws of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or a political subdivision of such country and (D) any other entity (other than a natural person) that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) that extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses including insurance companies, investment or mutual funds, lease financing companies, (iii) any Affiliated Lender (including any Affiliated Institutional Lender) and any Person who would be an Affiliated Lender upon completion of the relevant assignment, and (iv) Holdco, the Borrower and any Subsidiary subject to Section 9.04 or Section 2.11(i) (so long as the Loans and Commitments obtained by Holdco, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary are immediately cancelled); provided that, in any event, Eligible Assignees shall not include (x) any natural person, (y) any Competitor, Competitor Controller, Disqualified Lender or Excluded Affiliate unless, in each case, consented to in writing by the Borrower (such consent shall be required regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default shall be continuing), or (z) any Defaulting Lender or any Affiliate thereof.
“EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.
“Environment” means ambient air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.
“Environmental Law” means all binding and applicable treaties, laws, rules having the force and effect of law, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments or agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the protection of the Environment, the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or the generation, management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties or indemnities), of Holdco or any Restricted Subsidiary resulting from or based upon (a) any violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock or other share capital, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability or exempted company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any option, warrant or other right entitling the holder thereof to purchase or otherwise acquire any such equity interest.
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