“Financing Sources” means the Persons (including any agents, arrangers, lenders and other entities) (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) that have committed to provide or arrange all or any part of the Financing in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the parties to any joinder agreements, indentures or credit agreements entered pursuant thereto or relating thereto (but excluding Parent and its Subsidiaries), together with their respective Affiliates, and their respective Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and their respective successors and assigns.
“fraud” means actual fraud (as defined under Delaware Law).
“FTC” means the United States Federal Trade Commission, or any successor thereto.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the United States.
“Governmental Entity” means any government or any governmental or regulatory entity or body, department, commission, board, agency, division or instrumentality, legislative body or committee, political party, royal family, government-owned or controlled enterprise, organization, and any court, tribunal or judicial body, including any arbitrator or arbitration panel thereof, in each case whether federal, state, county, provincial, and whether local, foreign or supra-national (and including public international organizations (e.g., the World Bank, the Red Cross, etc.)).
“Governmental Official” means (i) an officer, agent or employee of a Governmental Entity or (ii) a candidate for government or political office.
“Hazardous Material” means any material, chemical, emission, substance or waste for which liability or standards of conduct may be imposed or that has been designated by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous, a pollutant, or a contaminant.
“Hazardous Materials Activity” means the transportation, transfer, recycling, collection, labeling, packaging, storage, use, treatment, manufacture, removal, disposal, arranging for the disposal, remediation, release, exposure of others to, sale, labelling, or distribution of any Hazardous Material or any product or waste containing a Hazardous Material, or product manufactured with ozone depleting substances, including any requirement pursuant to Environmental Law for labeling of Hazardous Materials, payment of waste fees or charges (including so-called e-waste fees), recycling, product take-back, or product content.
“HSR Act” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any successor statute, rules and regulations thereto.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all obligations (i) for borrowed money (including deposits or advances of any kind to such Person), (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) for capitalized leases (as determined in accordance with GAAP) or to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property or equipment, (iv) pursuant to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, (v) to maintain or cause to be maintained the financing, financial positions or covenants of others or to purchase the obligations or property of others, (vi) for net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, forward sales contracts, derivatives and other hedging Contracts, financial instruments or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming termination on the date of determination), (vii) for letters of credit, bank guarantees, performance bonds, sureties and other similar Contracts entered into by or on behalf of such Person, (viii) for deferred purchase price, including earn-outs or (ix) pursuant to guarantees and arrangements having the economic effect of a guarantee of any obligation, liability or undertaking of any other Person contemplated by the foregoing clauses (i) through (viii) of this definition, in each case including all interest, penalties and other payments due with respect thereto, but excluding intercompany indebtedness, obligations, liabilities or undertakings (including any guarantees or arrangements having the economic effect of a guarantee) solely between or among Parent and any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries or solely between or among the Company and any of its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (as applicable).
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