“Legal Proceeding” means any ongoing action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, order, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.
“Lien” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature affecting property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset, any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset, any lease in the nature thereof and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statute of any jurisdiction).
“Materials of Environmental Concern” means any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, petroleum, petroleum products, petroleum by-products, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint, pipes or plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or radon, infectious, biological or medical waste, including biohazards, radioactive materials and blood-borne pathogens and any other substances that are now or hereafter: (a) listed, classified, regulated or fall within the definition of a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous waste” or “hazardous material” pursuant to any Environmental Law or (b) the subject of regulatory action by any Governmental Body pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Merger Consideration” means the Initial Cash Amount and Aggregate Available Parent Shares together with the Milestone Payments that become payable to the Equityholders, if at all, following the Effective Time pursuant to and in accordance with Section 1.13(a).
“Milestone Obligor” means any Person (including any Sublicensee) that acquires, directly or indirectly, from Parent or an Affiliate of Parent (or from another Milestone Obligor) any rights to develop, seek Marketing Approval for and/or commercialize a Company Product, through one or more transactions or series of transactions, whether by sale, assignment, license or any other direct grant or transfer of rights, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, acquisitions resulting from sales of units of any Company Product in the ordinary course of business.
“Negative FDA Letter” means any FDA Form 483, notice of adverse filing, warning letter, untitled letter or other correspondence or notice from the FDA or any other Governmental Body, alleging or asserting noncompliance with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.).
“NLRB” means the United States National Labor Relations Board.
“Order” means any order, judgment, writ, decree, stipulation, determination, decision, award, ruling, injunction, restraining order, settlement or similar assessment of a Governmental Body (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent).
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