“Final Tax Ruling” means the advance income tax rulings and opinions from the CRA confirming the Canadian federal income tax consequences of the Arrangement and related transactions, including that such transactions will be treated for purposes of the Tax Act as a tax-deferred “butterfly” reorganization pursuant to paragraph 55(3)(b) of the Tax Act, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, local, domestic, foreign, multinational, supranational, territorial, or provincial, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, a government and any executive official thereof.
“Indemnifying Party” means a Party that is, actually or potentially, required to indemnify an Indemnitee pursuant to Article 5 and includes the BHC Indemnifying Parties and the B+L Indemnifying Parties, as the case may be.
“Indemnitee” means each Person, actually or potentially, entitled to indemnification pursuant to Article 5 and includes the BHC Indemnitees and the B+L Indemnitees, as the case may be.
“Indemnity Payment” means the amount of any Liability required to be paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to Article 5.
“Interim Order” means the interim order of the Court under the CBCA and the BCBCA, in respect of the Arrangement (or separate orders, as the Court may determine), as such may be varied or amended, as contemplated by Section 1.3 of this Agreement.
“Joint Information Circular” means the notice of the BHC Meeting and the notice of the B+L Meeting to be sent to BHC Shareholders and B+L Shareholders, respectively, and the accompanying joint management information circular of BHC and B+L, including all appendices and schedules thereto, and any information incorporated by reference therein, to be sent to the BHC Shareholders in connection with the BHC Meeting and to the B+L Shareholders in connection with the B+L Meeting, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
“Liability” means any and all debts, guarantees, assurances, commitments, liabilities, responsibilities, Losses, remediation, deficiencies, damages, fines, penalties, settlements, sanctions, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, interest and obligations of any nature or kind, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Applicable Law, claim (including any Third-Party Claim), demand, Action, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment or undertaking, or any fines, damages or equitable relief that is imposed, in each case, including all costs and expenses relating thereto.
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