(40) “Emergency Circumstance” means an emergency threatening (i) imminent and immediate personal injury or imminent material physical damage to property, or (ii) a violation of any Applicable Legal Requirements, which if not corrected promptly could result in criminal liability or civil penalties or fines.
(41) “Environmental Laws” means applicable federal, state, or local laws now or hereafter enacted, including, without limitation, the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) 42 USC § 9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 USC § 6901 et seq., the Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 USC § 2601 et seq., the Federal Hazardous Material Transportation Law, 49 USC § 5101 et seq., the Federal Clean Air Act, 42 USC § 7401 et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 USC § 1251 et seq., the environmental laws of the state in which any Site is located and/or any other federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, order or publicly filed land use restriction or restrictive covenant, which in each case, relate to the handling, treatment, storage, transportation, disposal or Release of Hazardous Materials or the protection of human health or the environment with respect to a Release or a threat of Release of Hazardous Materials, all as amended.
(42) “Equity Pledge” means, at any time, any pledge or series of pledges or other similar security instruments or series of similar security instruments encumbering the direct and/or indirect equity interests in Landlord or any portion or part thereof, as security for a Mezzanine Loan, and all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements, restatements and extensions thereof.
(43) “Escalation Percentage” means, as of any Adjustment Date, the lesser of (i) ten percent (10%) and (ii) the applicable Index Increase.
(44) “Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 25.1.
(45) “Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in the definition of the term “Change of Control.”
(46) “Exercise Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.3.
(47) “Failing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.3.
(48) “Fitch” means Fitch, Inc.
(49) “Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, for any Person (on a consolidated basis) for any period, a ratio, the numerator of which is such Person’s EBITDAR for such period, and the denominator of which is such Person’s Fixed Charges for such period.
(50) “Fixed Charges” means, for any Person (on a consolidated basis) for any period, the sum, without duplication, of (i) such Person’s Proforma Interest Expense for such period, to the extent payable in cash, (ii) any scheduled rent or lease payments under any capital or operating leases of such Person for such period and (iii) such Person’s Proforma Amortization Payments, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
(51) “Fixtures” means all equipment, machinery, fixtures, and other items of real and/or personal property, including all components thereof, now and hereafter located in, on or used in connection with and permanently affixed to or incorporated into the Improvements, including all furnaces, boilers, heaters, electrical equipment, heating, plumbing, lighting, ventilating, refrigerating, incineration, air and water pollution control, waste disposal, air cooling
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