occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or other financial metric) of any Person or business, but excluding any working capital or similar post-closing price adjustments made or to be made in connection with such Acquisition.
“Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01.
“Employee Plan” means an employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), regardless of whether subject to ERISA, that any Loan Party maintains, sponsors or contributes to or is obligated to contribute to.
“Environmental Claim” means any action, suit, complaint, summons, citation, notice, directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding, judgment, letter or other communication, from any Person or Governmental Authority relating to or arising out of any threatened, alleged or actual (a) violation of, non-compliance with, or liability under, any Environmental Law, or (b) the labeling, generation, transportation, storage, treatment, Release, threatened Release, disposal or arranging for the disposal of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Law” means any Requirement of Law relating to, regulating or governing (i) the pollution or protection of the environment, any environmental media, natural resources, or with respect to exposure to pollution in the environment, human health or safety, or (ii) the labeling, generation, transportation, storage, treatment, Release, threatened Release, disposal or arranging for the disposal of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Liability” means all liabilities (contingent or otherwise, known or unknown), monetary obligations, losses (including monies paid in settlement), damages, natural resource damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, costs, client charges and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest arising directly or indirectly as a result of, from, or based upon (a) any Environmental Claim, (b) any actual, alleged or threatened violation of or non-compliance with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, (c) any actual, alleged or threatened Release of, or exposure in the environment to, Hazardous Materials, or (d) any Remedial Action.
“Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority arising out of any Environmental Liability.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, authorization, approval, registration or entitlement required by or issued pursuant to any Environmental Law or by any Governmental Authority pursuant to Environmental Law.
“Environmental Reports” means, collectively, (a) the Environmental Health and Safety Evaluation – AAE Aerospace, Inc. dated December 2020, by SLR, and (b) the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment – AAE Aerospace Inc., 5382, 5386, 5351, and 5340 Argosy Avenue, and 5331 Business Drive, Huntington Beach, California.
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