ARTICLE V
DEFINITIONS
5.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 5.1:
“Affiliate” means, when used with respect to a specified Person and at a point in, or with respect to a period of, time, a Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person at such point in or during such period of time. For the purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
“Damages” means any and all losses, damages, liabilities, Taxes, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses); provided, however that “Damages” shall not include (a) punitive damages, unless any of the foregoing are actually awarded and paid to a third party as part of a third party claim, (b) lost profits, lost opportunity or diminution in reputation or (c) indirect losses, special damages, consequential damages or diminution in value unless such damages were the reasonably foreseeable result of the underlying event or Action giving rise to such Damages.
“Governmental Entity” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau or court, whether domestic, foreign, multinational, or supranational exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any executive official thereof.
“Law” means applicable U.S. or non-U.S. federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, income tax treaty, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law) or other binding directives promulgated, issued, entered into or taken by any Governmental Entity.
“Liabilities” means any and all indebtedness, liabilities, costs, expenses, Taxes, interest and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, Action, whether asserted or unasserted, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Entity and those arising under any contract or any fines, damages or equitable relief which may be imposed and including all costs and expenses related thereto.
“Person” means any natural person, firm, individual, corporation, business trust, joint venture, association, bank, land trust, trust company, company, limited liability company, partnership, or other organization or entity, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or any Governmental Entity.
“Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person (i) a corporation, 50% or more of the voting or capital stock of which is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person; and (ii) any other Person in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns 50% or more of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of 50% or more of the members of the governing body of such entity.
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