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main | contract_111 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that have occurred on or prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company Group, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following (by itself or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur (subject to the limitations set forth below): (i) changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (1) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (2) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (3) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (iii) changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company Group generally conducts business, including changes in conditions in the cloud computing industry; (iv) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world; -5-
(v) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or general worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including COVID-19) and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vii) any COVID-19 Measures, including any Effect with respect to COVID-19 Measures; (viii) any Effect resulting from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Offer or the Mergers and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company Group with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors or any other third Person (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.5); (ix) the compliance by any Party with the terms of this Agreement, including any action taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement; (x) any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent I has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing following December 11, 2020; (xi) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or in any applicable laws or regulations (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (xii) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (xiii) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company Group to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (xiv) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to the Buyer Parties; (xv) any Transaction Litigation or other Legal Proceeding threatened, made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, any of its executive officers or other employees or any member of the Company Board arising out of the Offer, the Mergers or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement (including the Original Agreement); and (xvi) any matters expressly disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter; except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (xi), to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company Group conducts business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect. (Pages 9-10) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_36 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the assets, properties, liabilities, operations, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that conditions, facts, occurrences, developments, changes, events, effects or circumstances, to the extent they directly or indirectly relate to or result from the following, shall be excluded from the determination of Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) any condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) any change in any Law or GAAP (or changes in interpretations of any Law or GAAP) and, to the extent relevant to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in any legal or regulatory requirement or condition or the regulatory enforcement environment; (iii) general economic, regulatory or political conditions (or changes therein) or conditions (or changes therein or disruptions thereof) in the financial, credit, banking or securities markets (including changes in interest or currency exchange rates) in any country or region in which the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct business; (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, force majeure events, terrorism, sabotage, armed hostilities, sabotage, declared or undeclared acts of war, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including, for the avoidance of doubt, COVID-19 or COVID Measures), or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing; (v) the negotiation, execution, announcement, consummation or existence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including by reason of the identity of Parent or any communication by Parent or its Subsidiaries regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business or the operations or strategy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and including the impact of any of the foregoing on any relationships (contractual or otherwise) with customers, suppliers, landlords, vendors, collaboration or joint venture partners, employees or regulators; (vi) any action taken that is expressly required by the terms of this Agreement or with the prior written consent or at the written direction of Parent or Acquisition Sub; (vii) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any
failure by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet internal, analysts’ or other earnings estimates or financial projections or forecasts for any period, any changes in credit ratings and any changes in any analysts’ recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect); (viii) the changes to the composition of the Company’s board of directors as a result of the November Stockholder Meeting; and (ix) any changes to the composition of the Company’s board of directors as a result of the Senator and Cannae Consent Solicitation; provided, further, that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent (and only to the extent) such condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance has a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 86-87) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_39 | (ll) “Material Adverse Effect” as used with respect to a party, means an event, circumstance, change, effect or occurrence which, individually or together with any other event, circumstance, change, effect or occurrence: (i) is materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (ii) materially impairs the ability of such party to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other Contemplated Transactions on a timely basis; provided that, in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect to the extent attributable to or resulting from: (A) changes in Legal Requirements and the interpretation of such Legal Requirements by courts or governmental authorities; (B) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements; (C) changes or events generally affecting banks, bank holding companies or financial holding companies, or the economy or the financial, securities or credit markets, including changes in prevailing interest rates, liquidity and quality, currency exchange rates, price levels or trading volumes in the U.S. or foreign securities markets; (D) changes in national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States; (E) the effects of any quarantine, “shelter in place”, “stay at home”, workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, safety or any other Law, order, directive, guideline, guidance or recommendation promulgated by any governmental entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization,
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in response to or relating in any way to the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19 virus (SARS-COV-2) (or any mutation or variation thereof or related health condition, or any related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks); and (F) the effects of the actions expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the Contemplated Transactions, including the costs and expenses associated therewith, including Transaction Costs, Severance Costs, and the response of customers, vendors, licensors, investors, or employees; except with respect to clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 61-62) | No | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_10 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence that has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or 96
otherwise), or results of operations of the Company Entities, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence arising out of any of the following shall not be such a Company Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur:
(i) any change in general U.S. or global economic conditions;
(ii) any change in the general conditions of the industry or industries in which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries operate;
(iii) any change in general regulatory, legislative or political conditions or in securities, credit, financial, debt or other capital markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world;
(iv) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations or enforcement thereof) after the date hereof;
(v) any change in geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage, or terrorism;
(vi) any hurricane, earthquake, flood, or other natural disaster;
(vii) any pandemic or epidemic (including, without limitation, COVID-19) or any national declaration of emergency by the United States government;
(viii) the public announcement, pendency, or anticipated consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s performance of its obligations hereunder pursuant to the express requirements hereof, including any impact thereon on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customer, suppliers, lessors, vendors, investors, lenders, partners, contractors, or employees of the Company Entities, and the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein;
(ix) any Transaction-Related Litigation with respect to the Company; or
(x) any decline, in and of itself, in the trading price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates, or predictions of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period or any reduction in the credit rating of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries (provided that any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence giving rise to or contributing to such decline, failure, or reduction that is not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect may be a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur); 97
provided, however, that any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence referred to in clauses (i)–(iv) may be a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur, in each case, to the extent that such event, change, effect, development, or occurrence has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company Entities, taken as a whole, relative to the adverse effects thereof on other companies operating in the industries in which the Company Entities operate (in which case, only the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur). (Pages 97-99) | No | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_52 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence that is or would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, but shall not be deemed to include any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence: (i) in or affecting general political, social or economic conditions (including changes in interest rates) or the financial, securities, capital or credit markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (ii) in or affecting the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate generally, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate or (iii) resulting from or arising out of (A) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or interpretations thereof, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (B) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (C) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation or proposal, in 85
each case after the date of this Agreement, of any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, protocol, or any other Law of or by a Governmental Entity, (D) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions with Parent, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any Acquired Company with employees, customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Entities, creditors and other Persons, (E) any litigation brought by a stockholder of Parent or of the Company relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, (F) any act of God, natural disaster or other calamity to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (G) epidemics, pandemics, disease outbreaks (including COVID-19), or public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization or the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States) or any Law or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization or industry group providing for business closures, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), (H) any change in the share price or trading volume of the shares of Company Common Stock, in the Company’s credit rating or in any analyst’s recommendations, in each case in and of itself, or the failure of the Company to meet projections or forecasts (including any analyst’s projections), in and of itself (provided in each case that the event, change, effect, development, condition, circumstance or occurrence underlying such change or failure shall not be excluded, and may be taken into account, in determining whether there has been or may be a Company Material Adverse Effect) (to the extent permitted by this definition and not otherwise excepted by another clause of this proviso), and (I) actions taken as required or permitted by the Agreement or actions or omissions taken with Parent’s consent; (Pages 90-91) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_55 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company; provided, that none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably likely to be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Effect generally affecting the U.S. or foreign economies, financial or securities markets, or political, legislative, or regulatory conditions, or the industries in which the Company operates;
(ii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to fluctuations in the value of any currency exchange, interest or inflation rates or tariffs;
(iii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any change (or proposed change) in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP);
(iv) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any act of terrorism, cyberterrorism (whether or not or sponsored by a Governmental Body), outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, trade war, national or international calamity or any other similar event (or the escalation of any of the foregoing);
(v) any acts of God, natural disasters, force majeure events, weather or environmental events or health emergencies, including pandemics (including COVID-19) or epidemics (or the escalation of any of the foregoing) and any governmental or industry responses thereto, including any COVID-19 Measures;
(vi) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s stock or change in the Company’s credit ratings;
(vii) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ expectations, projections, forecasts, guidance or estimates, including the results of operations of the Company;
(viii) any Effect or other matter resulting from the negotiation, execution, announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including any Effect related to the identity of Parent, or facts and circumstances relating thereto, any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened adverse change in, the relationship of the Company with any of its current or prospective suppliers, customers, wholesalers, service providers, distributors, licensors, licensees, regulators, employees, creditors, stockholders or other third parties (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.5 (Non-Contravention) but subject to disclosures in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule); and
(ix) any Effect arising out of or otherwise directly relating to any action taken by the Company at the written direction or approval of Parent or any action specifically required to be taken by the Company, or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited from taking by the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the cases of clauses (i) through (iv), such exclusion shall only be applicable to the extent such matter does not have a materially disproportionate Effect on the Company relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company operates that are of a similar size to the Company, in which case such Effect shall be taken into account only to the extent of such materially disproportionate Effect on the -8-
Company; provided, further, that in the cases of clauses (vi) and (vii), the underlying causes of any such Effect may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by another exception in this definition. (Pages 12-13) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_59 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, occurrence or effect that would have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, change, occurrence or effect arising out of, attributable to or resulting from, alone or in combination, (1) changes in general economic or business conditions or in the financial, debt, banking, capital, credit or securities markets, or in interest or exchange rates, in each case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (2) general changes or developments in any of the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (3) actions required under this Agreement and approved by Parent in accordance with Section 5.7 to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable antitrust or competition Laws for the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby; (4) (x) changes after the date of this Agreement in any applicable Laws (including any COVID-19 Measures) or (y) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or in applicable accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof; (5) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s stock, in and of itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change in price or trading volume that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (6) any failure by the Company to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions, in and of itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (7) geopolitical conditions or any outbreak, continuation or escalation of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, or acts of foreign or domestic terrorism (including cyber-terrorism); (8) natural or manmade disasters, hurricanes, floods, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes or other weather conditions or other acts of God; (9) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any Law issued by a Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for COVID-19 Measures, business closures, “sheltering-in-place,” curfews or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or any worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; (10) any national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement in, or escalation, outbreak or worsening of, hostilities in or by any country or the occurrence of any act of war or any similar act of terrorism, civil unrest, protests, public demonstrations or the response of any
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Governmental Entity thereto; (11) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the initiation of litigation by any stockholder of the Company with respect to this Agreement, and including any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries due to the announcement and performance of this Agreement or the identity of the parties to this Agreement, or the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein; provided, that in no event shall this clause (11) impact the Company’s representations in Section 3.4; or (12) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) at the express written direction of Parent (except to the extent the Company was prohibited from taking such action pursuant to Section 5.1 and requested the consent of Parent to take such action); provided, in the case of clauses (1), (2), (4), (7), (8) and (10), to the extent the impact of such event, change, occurrence or effect is not disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; provided, further, that in such event, only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether there has been a “Material Adverse Effect”. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_120 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company Group, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, none of the following Effects with respect to the following matters (by itself or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur (subject to the limitations set forth below): (i) general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (1) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (2) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (3) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (iii) conditions in the industries in which the Company Group or its customers generally conduct business; (iv) regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (v) geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or general worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; 6
(vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, any evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (“COVID-19”)), epidemics or other outbreaks of diseases, quarantine restrictions, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world (or escalation or worsening of any such events or occurrences, including, as applicable, second or subsequent wave(s)); (vii) resulting from the announcement or the existence of, compliance with, pendency of or performance under, this Agreement or the Transactions, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company Group with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors or any other third Person; provided, however, that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly addresses consequences resulting from the execution of this Agreement or the consummation or pendency of the Transactions; (viii) the compliance by any Party with the terms of this Agreement, including any action expressly required to be taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement, including the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited by the terms of this Agreement from taking to the extent Parent fails to give its consent thereto after a written request therefor pursuant to Section 5.2; (ix) arising from any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing following the date hereof; (x) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or in any applicable laws or regulations (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (xi) (A) changes or proposed changes in Laws (or the enforcement or interpretation thereof) or (B) any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester, safety or similar Law, directive, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Authority, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to COVID-19 (“COVID-19 Measures”); (xii) price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred) or any change in the credit ratings or ratings outlook of any Company Group Member (provided that the underlying cause of such change in credit rating or rating outlook may be considered in determining if there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect); 7
(xiii) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company Group to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred if not otherwise excluded hereunder); (xiv) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub; (xv) any matter set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter; and (xvi) any Transaction Litigation or other Legal Proceeding threatened, made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, any of its executive officers or other employees or any member of the Company Board arising out of the Transactions; except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (x) and (xi) (other than, in the case of clauses (vi) or (xi), any Effect with respect to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 Measures or any escalation or worsening thereof (including any second or subsequent wave(s))) to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company Group relative to other companies operating in the industry or industries in which the Company Group conducts business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect. (Pages 10-12) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_58 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, circumstance, occurrence or effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, change, occurrence or effect arising out of, attributable to or resulting from, alone or in combination, (1) changes in general economic or business conditions or in the financial, debt, banking, capital, credit or securities markets, or in interest or exchange rates, in each case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (2) general changes or developments in any of the primary industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (3) actions required under this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.7 to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable antitrust or competition Laws for the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby; (4) (x) changes after the date of this Agreement in any applicable Laws (other than any COVID-19 Measures, which shall be subject to clause (9) below) or (y) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or in applicable accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof; (5) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s stock, in and of itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change in price or trading volume that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (6) any failure by the Company to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions, in and of 9
itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (7) geopolitical conditions or any outbreak, continuation or escalation of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, or acts of foreign or domestic terrorism (including cyber-terrorism); (8) natural or manmade disasters, hurricanes, floods, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes or other weather conditions or other acts of God; (9) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any Law issued by a Governmental Entity (as defined below), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for COVID-19 Measures, quarantines, “shelter-in-place” or “stay at home” orders, workforce reductions, social distancing, shut downs, closures, sequesters or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or any worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; (10) any national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement in, or escalation, outbreak or worsening of, hostilities in or by any country or the occurrence of any act of war or any similar act of terrorism, civil unrest, protests, public demonstrations or the response of any Governmental Entity thereto; (11) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the initiation of litigation by any stockholder of the Company with respect to this Agreement, and including any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries due to the announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the parties to this Agreement, or the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein; provided, that in no event shall this clause (11) impact the Company’s representations in Section 3.4; (12) any actions, determinations, terms or conditions taken, not taken, made, set or imposed by any lessor in accordance with the terms of the Sale Leaseback Agreements in response to any actions taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely to comply with the Company’s obligations under Section 5.7 and to the extent such actions are expressly required by Section 5.7; or (13) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) at the express written direction of Parent (except to the extent the Company was prohibited from taking such action pursuant to Section 5.1 and requested the consent of Parent to take such action); except, in the case of clauses (1), (2), (4), (7), (8) and (10), to the extent that the impact of such event, change, occurrence or effect is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; provided, that in such event, only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether there has been a “Material Adverse Effect”. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_34 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures, taken as a whole, but will not include facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects or occurrences to the extent attributable to (i) any changes in general United States or global economic conditions, (ii) any changes in conditions generally affecting the principal industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any decline in the market price of the Shares (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to a decline in the market price of the Shares may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (iv) regulatory, legislative or political or social conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions, in each case, in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction, (v) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vi) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the other Transactions or the Financing, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures with employees, labor unions, customers, suppliers or partners (including Joint Venture partners and others with similar relationships), and any litigation arising from allegations of any breach of fiduciary duty or violation of Law relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or compliance by the Company with the terms of this Agreement; provided, that this clause (vi) shall not apply to any representation or warranty (or condition to the consummation of the Merger relating to such 73
representation or warranty) to the extent the purpose of such representation and warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, (vii) the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, including any inaction in compliance with Section 5.1 to the extent that such inaction is as a result of Parent unreasonably withholding its consent under Section 5.1, (viii) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof), (ix) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (x) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, or (xi) epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any COVID-19 Measures or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi) to the extent such fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence has a disproportionate effect on the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industries, geographies or segments in which the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures operate. For the purposes of Section 7.2(c), “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall exclude any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that is disclosed in the Company SEC Documents (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factors section or any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer to the extent that such disclosures are general in nature or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) filed or furnished since the Applicable Date and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement where the applicability of the disclosure in such Company SEC Document is reasonably apparent on its face. (Pages 77-78) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_148 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any Party, any Effect that (x) is materially adverse to the assets, financial condition, business or continuing results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) prevents or materially impairs or delays the ability of such Party to consummate the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby on or prior to the Outside Date; provided, however, a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any Effect to the extent arising out of or resulting from: (a) changes after the date hereof in general United States or global economic conditions, in financial, debt, securities, capital or credit markets, including changes in interest rates, general business, labor or regulatory conditions or social or political conditions; (b) changes after the date hereof generally affecting the industry or industries in which such Party or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any of the markets or geographical areas in which such Party or any of its Subsidiaries operate; (c) changes or proposed changes after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or in GAAP or the interpretation thereof; (d) acts of war, armed hostility, terrorism (including cyber-terrorism or cyber-attacks), riots, demonstrations, public disorders, civil disobedience or any escalation or worsening thereof; (e) force majeure events, including storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other acts of God, natural disasters or calamities; (f) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or worsening thereof, including commercially reasonable responses thereto (including the COVID-19 Measures); (g) any Effect to the extent attributable to the negotiation, execution, announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of such Party or any of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, lenders, partners, employees or regulators (provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby); (h) any failure, in and of itself, by such Party to meet any internal or published projections (whether published by such Party or any analysts) or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings or results of operations for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to any such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (i) any change in the price or trading volume of any publicly traded securities of such Party (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (j) any reduction in the credit rating of such Party or its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect), (k) any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of any tenant under any lease between such Party and such tenant, (l) acts required to be taken or not taken by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries under the terms of this Agreement or taken or not taken at the written request of the other Party, (m) with respect to the Company, any Company Transaction Litigation (except if it has resulted in a non-appealable judicial determination definitively finding a breach of duty by the Board of Trust Managers of the Company) or, with respect to either Party, any litigation alleging that the disclosure contained in the Proxy Statement (whether filed in preliminary or definitive form) violates the federal securities Laws (except if it has resulted in a non-appealable judicial determination definitively finding such a violation), and (n) with respect to the Company, the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates or any communication by Parent or any of its Affiliates regarding plans, proposals, intentions or projections with respect to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or their employees or business; and provided, further, that if any Effect described in any of clauses (a), (b), (d), (e) or (f) has had a disproportionate adverse impact on such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the industry in which such Party operates, then the incremental impact of such Effect may be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred. (Page 96) | No | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_104 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, effect, development or occurrence that (a) has or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company, taken as a whole, excluding any effect to the extent it results from or arises out of (i) general conditions in the industries in which the Company operates, (ii) general economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit market conditions and capital markets price levels or trading volumes), in each case in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (iii) any change or prospective change in applicable Law or GAAP (or interpretation or enforcement thereof), (iv) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (v) any hurricane, tornado, flood, volcano, earthquake, epidemic, disease outbreak, public health event, pandemic (including COVID-19 and any worsening thereof (including any COVID-19 Response)) or other natural or man-made disaster, (vi) the failure of the Company to meet any internal or external projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics before, on or after the date of this Agreement, or changes or prospective changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the credit rating of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (it being understood that the underlying facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure or change may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect if such facts or occurrences are not otherwise excluded from being taken into account pursuant to this definition in determining whether the has been a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vii) the execution, announcement, performance or consummation of any of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, employees of Governmental Entities, or any Proceeding brought by any Company stockholder (direct or derivative) in respect of this Agreement or any of the Transactions, in each case to the extent resulting from or arising in connection with such announcement or consummation (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply with respect to (a) any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions or the performance of obligations under this Agreement, including the Transactions or (b) any closing condition related to the foregoing clause (a)), (viii) any action taken by the Company or its Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement (other than 5.01(a)) or with Parent’s written consent or at Parent’s written request, or the failure to take any action by the Company or its Subsidiaries if that action is expressly prohibited by this Agreement (only to the extent that Parent unreasonably withholds, conditions or delays consent to the taking of such action after receipt of the written request therefor from the Company), and (ix) changes resulting or arising from the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, 76
Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, including the financing obtained or to be obtained by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates, except, in the case of clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), to the extent that the Company is disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industries in which the Company operates (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) or (b) prevents or materially impairs or delays the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions or the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement. (Pages 84-85) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_81 | (xxix) “Lambda Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, when used with respect to Lambda and the Lambda Subsidiaries, (A) a material adverse effect on the ability of Lambda and the Lambda Subsidiaries to perform or comply with any material obligation under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms hereof or (B) any changes, events, developments, conditions, occurrences, effects or combination of the foregoing that materially adversely affects the business, results of operations or financial condition of Lambda and the Lambda Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, but none of the following changes, events, developments, conditions, occurrences or effects (either alone or in combination) will be taken into account for purposes of determining whether or not a Lambda Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (1) changes in the general economic, financial, credit or securities markets, including prevailing interest rates or currency rates, or regulatory or political conditions and changes in oil, natural gas, condensate or natural gas liquids prices or the prices of other commodities, including changes in price differentials; (2) changes in general economic conditions in the: (A) oil and gas exploration and production industry; (B) the oil and gas gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transportation industry generally; (C) the natural gas liquids fractionating and transportation industry generally; (D) the crude oil and condensate logistics and marketing industry generally; and (E) the natural gas marketing and trading industry generally (including in each case changes in law affecting such industries); (3) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening thereof; (4) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster; (5) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus), or other public health condition, or any other force majeure event, or any escalation or worsening thereof; (6) the identity of, or actions or omissions of, Pi, Merger Sub Inc., Merger Sub LLC or their respective Affiliates, or any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement or at the request of or with the consent of Pi; provided that the exception in this clause (6) shall not apply to references to “Lambda Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.5(b) and, to the extent related thereto, the condition set forth in Section 6.2(b); 102
(7) the announcement or pendency of this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, compliance with or performance of obligations under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby); provided that the exception in this clause (7) shall not apply to references to “Lambda Material Adverse Effect” in the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.5(b) and, to the extent related thereto, the condition set forth in Section 6.2(b); (8) any change in the market price or trading volume of the common stock of Lambda (it being understood and agreed that the exception in this clause (8) shall not preclude, prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the facts, circumstances, changes, events, developments, conditions, occurrences or effects giving rise to such change (unless excepted under the other clauses of this definition) should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Lambda Material Adverse Effect); (9) any failure to meet any financial projections or estimates or forecasts of revenues, earnings or other financial metrics for any period (it being understood and agreed that the exception in this clause (9) shall not preclude, prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the facts, circumstances, changes, events, developments, conditions, occurrences or effects giving rise to such failure (unless excepted under the other clauses of this definition) should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Lambda Material Adverse Effect); (10) any downgrade in rating of any Indebtedness or debt securities of Lambda or any of the Lambda Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the exception in this clause (10) shall not preclude, prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the facts, circumstances, changes, events, developments, conditions, occurrences or effects giving rise to such downgrade (unless excepted under the other clauses of this definition) should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Lambda Material Adverse Effect); (11) changes in any Laws or regulations applicable to Lambda or any of Lambda’s Subsidiaries or their respective assets or operations; (12) changes in applicable accounting regulations or the interpretations thereof; and 103
(13) any Legal Proceedings commenced by or involving any current or former director or stockholder of Lambda (on its own behalf or on behalf of Lambda) arising out of or related to this Agreement or the Integrated Mergers or other transactions contemplated hereby. provided, however, that any change, event, development, circumstance, condition, occurrence or effect referred to in the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (11) or (12) will, unless otherwise excluded, be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Lambda Material Adverse Effect has occurred if and to the extent that such change, event, development, circumstance, condition, occurrence or effect disproportionately affects Lambda and the Lambda Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which Lambda and the Lambda Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 107-109) | No | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_13 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, condition, circumstance, development, state of facts, change, effect (each an “Effect”), individually or when taken together with all other Effects, that is materially adverse to, would reasonably be expected to have, or has had a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that none of the following Effects shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in the industry in which the Company operates; (ii) changes in the general economic or business conditions within the U.S. or other jurisdictions in which the Company has operations; (iii) general changes in the economy or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets of the U.S. or any other region outside of the U.S. (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit markets and price levels or trading volumes); (iv) earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or similar catastrophes, or acts of terrorism, war, sabotage, national or international calamity, pandemics or epidemics, including COVID-19, military action or any other similar event or any change, escalation or worsening thereof after the date hereof; (v) any change in GAAP or any change in Laws (or interpretation or enforcement thereof) applicable to the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, unrelated to the transactions contemplated hereby and of general applicability, in each case, after the date hereof; (vi) any Effect, including loss of customers, suppliers, vendors, venue partners, business partners or employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as a result of the announcement or pendency of the Transactions; (vii) any decline in the market price, or change in price or trading volume, of the
capital stock of Company or any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period; provided that the underlying causes of such decline, change or failure, may be considered in determining whether there was a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) any actions taken or failure to take any action, in each case, to which Parent or Merger Sub has expressly approved, consented or requested or that is required or prohibited by this Agreement (other than pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5.1); and (ix) any stockholder class action litigation, derivative or similar litigation or claims or proceedings for appraisal under the DGCL arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that an Effect described in any of clauses (i)-(v) may be taken into account to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are materially disproportionately affected thereby relative to other peers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the same industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate (in which case the incremental materially disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect) (provided that in the case of clause (iv), such comparison shall be limited to such industry peers located in the same geographic area as the Company and Company Subsidiaries). (Pages 5-6) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_79 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event, occurrence or development (“Effect”) that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (i) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries or geographical areas in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate; (d) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, civil disobedience, cyberattacks or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage, civil disobedience, cyberattacks or terrorism); (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), weather conditions or other force majeure events; (f) the announcement, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including any Effect on the relationship of any Party or its Subsidiaries, contractual or otherwise, with customers, employees, unions, suppliers, distributors, financing sources, partners, Governmental Entities or similar relationship relating to the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty to the extent the express purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (g) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable); (h) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or any COVID-19 Measures or the interpretation of any such Laws, conditions or COVID-19 Measures, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards; (i) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition); (j) any Transaction Litigation; or (k) with respect to a Company Material Adverse Effect or a Parent Material Adverse Effect, the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates or the Company or any of its Affiliates, respectively; provided, that with respect to the exceptions set forth in clauses (a) through (e), if such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies operating in the office furniture and residential furnishing industries, then only the incremental disproportionate adverse effect of such Effect shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” exists or has occurred. (Page 83) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_46 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that no event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute, or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse Effect, or whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur: (i) any changes after the date hereof in general United States or global economic conditions, including changes in United States or global securities, credit, financial, debt or other capital markets, (ii) any changes after the date hereof in conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries materially engages, (iii) any reduction in the assets under management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that this clause (iii) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such reduction that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (iv) any decline, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of the Company Non-Voting Common Stock, any changes in credit ratings and any changes in any analysts’ recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that this clause (iv) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such decline that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (v) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood and agreed that this clause (v) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vi) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the public announcement or the pendency of this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that this clause (vi) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or the pendency of this Agreement), (vii) any changes after the date hereof in any Applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof), (viii) any action or omission taken by the Company pursuant to the written request of Parent or the Merger Subs or (ix) any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, armed hostilities, sabotage, war or any escalation or worsening of acts of war, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic), except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (vii) or (ix), to the extent that any such event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to the adverse effect such event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect has on other companies operating in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries materially engages; it being agreed, for purposes of this Agreement, that the COVID-19 pandemic has not, as of the 7
date of this Agreement, had such a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (Pages 12-13) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_0 | “Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, any change, event, occurrence, circumstance, condition or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects, and regardless of whether or not such Effect, considered together with all other Effects, would constitute a breach of the representations or warranties made by such Person in this Agreement (i) would, or would reasonably be expected to, be or become materially adverse to the financial condition (including assets and liabilities, taken as a whole), business, operations or results of operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably likely to be, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (A) changes in general economic conditions or financial, credit, foreign exchange, securities, currency, capital or other financial markets, including any disruption thereof, in the United States, any other country or region in the world or the global economy generally, (B) changes generally affecting the industry in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate, (C) changes in Applicable Legal Requirements, (D) changes in GAAP, or other accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof, that apply to the Company and the Subsidiaries, (E) national or international political conditions, any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, insurrection or war, or acts of terrorism, (F) epidemics, quarantine restrictions, wildfires, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, other natural disasters or similar calamity or crisis, (G) changes in the trading volume or trading prices of such entity’s capital stock in and of themselves (provided that such exception shall not apply to any underlying Effect that may have caused such change in the trading prices or volumes), (H) any failure, in and of itself, to meet market revenue or earnings expectations, including revenue or earnings projections or predictions made by the Company (whether or not publicly announced) or securities or financial analysts and any resulting analyst downgrades of the Company’s securities in and of themselves (provided that such exception shall not apply to any underlying Effect that may have caused such failure or such downgrades), (I) changes in the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ relationships with employees, customers, distributors, suppliers, vendors, licensors or other business partners as a result of the announcement or pendency of the Original Agreement, this Agreement or the anticipated consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions (provided that the exceptions in this clause (I) will not apply with respect to the representations 5
and warranties contained in Section 2.3(b) or, solely to the extent related to the representations and warranties contained in Section 2.3(b), Section 6.3(a) and Section 7.1(f)), (J) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, that Parent has expressly in writing approved, consented to or requested and (K) any actual or threatened Stockholder Litigation; provided that the exceptions in clauses (A) through (F) shall not apply to the extent that such changes disproportionately and adversely affect the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industry and the regions in the world in which the Company and the Subsidiaries operate, or (ii) would, or would reasonably be expected to, prohibit the Company’s ability to consummate the Transactions in accordance with this Agreement and Applicable Legal Requirements in the United States (provided that the absence of or failure to obtain any consent, approval, waiver or clearance from any Governmental Entity under Antitrust Laws with respect to the Transactions shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect under this clause (ii)). (Pages 10-11) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_21 | As used in this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Buyer, Company or Company Bank, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, prospects, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures, as defined herein) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic (as defined herein) or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic) (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not apply for purposes of the representations and warranties in Sections 3.3(b), 3.4, 4.3(b) or 4.4) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including 7
any underlying causes thereof) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 14-15) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_49 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that (A) is materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) would prevent the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Company 50
Material Adverse Effect,” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) changes in political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (f) in each case other than for purposes of any representation and warranty contained in Section 3.4(b) or 3.14(h), the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the identity of the Parent, (ii) the loss or departure of officers or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the termination or potential termination of (or the failure or potential failure to renew or enter into) any contracts with customers or other business partners, whether as a direct or indirect result of the loss or departure of officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) any other negative development (or potential negative development) in the relationships of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any of its customers or other business partners, whether as a direct or indirect result of the loss or departure of officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (g) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, to which the Parent has expressly requested or consented to; or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required or contemplated by, this Agreement; or the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or the trading volume of the Company’s stock, or any failure by the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); (j) pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any COVID-19 Responses); (k) the availability or cost of financing to Parent or Merger Sub; or (l) any legal proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former stockholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, the Merger Sub, the Parent or any of their directors or officers arising out of the Merger or in connection with any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e), (h) or (j) disproportionately adversely affect in a material respect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the countries and regions in the world and in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (in which case, only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact of such adverse Effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur). (Pages 54-55) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_61 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, event, development, circumstance or change that (x) has a material adverse effect on the assets, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (y) that would prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided, however, that no effect, event, development, circumstances or change, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of or attributable to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect,” and no effect, event, development, circumstance or change, individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of or attributable to any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) random acts of violence, political conditions (or changes 75
in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics, disease outbreaks (including the COVID-19 virus), other public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization or the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States) and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (f) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including (i) the identity of Parent, (ii) the loss or departure of officers or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly resulting from, arising out of or directly attributable to the Transactions and (iii) the termination of (or the failure to renew or enter into) any contracts with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors or other business partners; provided that, in the case of subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with their obligations under Section 5.1 (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.4(b) or with respect to the conditions to Closing contained in Section 7.3(a) to the extent such condition relates to such representations and warranties); (g) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement, at Parent’s request or following Parent’s written approval or consent to such action; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof) or changes in GAAP or other applicable accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof); (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or the trading volume of the Company’s stock, or any failure by the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations; (j) any failure to obtain CFIUS Clearance or the occurrence of any CFIUS Turndown Event (including the issuance of any order by the President of the United States pursuant to the DPA prohibiting the consummation of the Merger); (k) reductions in revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations directly resulting from the Divestiture; or (l) any investigation of or challenge to the Transactions described herein brought by a Governmental Entity under the HSR Act or any Antitrust Laws (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); provided that, in the case of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (h), such effect, event, development, circumstance or change shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred to the extent such effect, event, development, circumstance or change has had a disproportionate impact on the Company as compared to other similarly situated participants in the Company’s industry. (Pages 79-80) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_136 | “Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, occurrence, circumstance or development that either (a) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) would prevent or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Offer or the Merger; provided, that in the case of clause (a) of this definition, none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably likely to be, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company: (i) any change in the market price or trading A-6
volume of the Company’s stock; (ii) any event, change, occurrence, circumstance or development resulting from the execution, announcement, pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.23 but subject to disclosures in Section 3.23 of the Company Disclosure Schedule); (iii) any event, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates or in the economy generally or other general business, financial or market conditions, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that the Company is adversely affected materially disproportionately relative to the other participants in such industries or the economy generally, as applicable; (iv) any event, circumstance, change or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to fluctuations in the value of any currency; (v) any event, circumstance, change or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to any act of terrorism, war, national or international calamity, pandemic or epidemic (including COVID-19) or other outbreaks of diseases or quarantine restrictions, or any other similar event, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that such event, circumstance, change or effect materially disproportionately affects the Company relative to other participants in the industries or geographies in which the Company operates or the economy generally, as applicable; (vi) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or the results of operations of the Company; (vii) any adverse effect arising directly from or otherwise directly relating to any action taken by the Company at the written direction of Parent or any action specifically required to be taken by the Company, or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited by the terms of this Agreement from taking to the extent Parent fails to give its consent thereto after a written request therefor pursuant to Section 5.2; (viii) any event, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect resulting or arising from Parent’s or Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement; (ix) any event, occurrence, circumstance, change or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to any change in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Legal Requirement or GAAP (or interpretations of any Legal Requirement or GAAP); (x) any regulatory, preclinical, clinical or manufacturing events, occurrences, circumstances, changes, effects or developments relating to any Company Product (including any collaboration products) or with respect to any product of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any competitor of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical studies, tests or results or announcements thereof, any increased incidence or severity of any previously identified side effects, adverse effects, adverse events or safety observations or reports of new side effects, adverse events or safety observations) or (xi) any matters disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule; it being understood that the exceptions in clauses (i) and (vi) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such decline or failure referred to therein (if not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (ii) through (v) or (vii) through (xi) hereof) is or would be reasonably likely to be a Material Adverse Effect. (Pages 75-76) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_30 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to United or CBTC, any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstances or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations or business of United and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or CBTC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either United or CBTC to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Material Adverse Effect shall not include the impact of (a) changes in tax, banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Authorities (including the Pandemic Measures), except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally, except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (c) changes in economic conditions affecting financial institutions generally, including changes in market interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, and price levels or trading volumes in securities markets except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (d) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices in connection with the Merger in accordance with GAAP, (e) actions and omissions of United or CBTC taken with the prior written consent of the other in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (f) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war (whether or not declared) or any act of terrorism, any earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters, or any national or global epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the Pandemic), or the material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (g) failure of United or CBTC to meet any internal financial forecasts or any earnings projections (whether made by United or CBTC or any other Person), (h) the public disclosure of this Agreement and the impact thereof on relationships with customers or employees, or (i) the effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating performance of the parties, including, expenses incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. <omitted>
“Pandemic” means any outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics relating to COVID-19, or any variants or mutations thereof, or any other viruses, and the governmental and other responses thereto.
“Pandemic Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shutdown, closure, sequester or other laws, directives, policies, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Authority, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic. (Page 8) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_12 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect that, individually or taken together with any other events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect, (x) is, or would reasonably be -10-
expected to be, materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (fixed, contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (y) would prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (x), no such event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect to the extent resulting from any of the following, either individually or in the aggregate, shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur: (a) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that are the result of factors generally affecting the economy, credit, capital, securities or financial markets or political, regulatory or business conditions in the geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or their products or services are sold; (b) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that are the result of factors generally affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate in the geographic markets in which they operate or where their products or services are sold; (c) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects arising from the announcement of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the identity of Parent, Merger Sub or their Affiliates as the acquiror of the Company, including (i) in or with respect to, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, contractual or otherwise, with customers, Governmental Entities, employees, labor unions, labor organizations, works councils or similar organizations, suppliers, distributors, Payors, financing sources, partners or similar relationship; or (ii) any Transaction Litigation (but not any finally adjudicated breach of fiduciary duty or violation of Law itself); (d) changes in GAAP or in any applicable Law, including changes in COVID-19 Measures; (e) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings; provided that any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect underlying such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; (f) any event, change, development or effect resulting from acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience or unrest, sabotage, terrorism, military or para-military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing, any weather event or natural disaster, or any outbreak of illness or other public health event (including COVID-19), in each case to the extent not caused by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective Representatives; (g) a decline in the market price of the Shares on the NASDAQ; provided that any event, change, development or effect underlying such decline in market price may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; -11-
(h) any action taken (or failure to take any action) by the Company that is expressly required or prohibited (as applicable) by the terms of this Agreement; provided further that, with respect to clauses (a), (b), (d) and (f) of this definition, such events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects (as the case may be) shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to other companies of similar revenue operating in the markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or their respective products or services are sold. (Pages 15-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_121 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, would, or would reasonably be expected to (i) materially adversely affect the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of Company to consummate the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby before the Outside Date; provided, that for purposes of clause (i) “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence to the extent arising out of or resulting from (A) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of Company or any failure of Company to meet any internal or publicly announced projections or forecasts or any estimates of earnings, revenues or other metrics for any period (provided, that any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence giving rise to such decline, change or failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect if not falling into one of the other exceptions contained in this definition), (B) any events, circumstances, changes or effects that affect the retail real estate industry generally, (C) any changes in the conditions in the United States or global economy or capital, financial or securities markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, trade disputes or the imposition of trade restrictions, tariffs or similar taxes, (D) any changes in general legal, regulatory or political conditions in the United States or
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i n any other country or region of the world, (E) the commencement, escalation or worsening of a war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage occurring after the date hereof, (F) the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation or anticipation of consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, or the public announcement or performance of this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby, (G) the taking of any action expressly required by, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by, this Agreement, or the taking of any action at the written request or with the prior written consent of Parent, (H) earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or other natural disasters, (I) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or worsening thereof, including governmental or other commercially reasonable measures related thereto (including the COVID-19 Measures), (J) any damage or destruction of any Company Property that is substantially covered by insurance, (K) changes in Law or GAAP (or any binding interpretation thereof), or (L) any Action made or initiated by any holder of Company Common Stock, including any derivative claims, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, provided, however, that, in the case of each of clauses (B), (C), (D), (E) and (K) do not disproportionately affect Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the retail real estate industry in the United States, and in the case of clauses (H) and (I), do not disproportionately affect Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the retail real estate industry in the geographic regions in which Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Page 5) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_151 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, fact, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that exist or have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (B) has prevented, materially impaired or delayed or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the consummation of the Transactions or the ability of the Company to perform its covenants and obligations pursuant to this Agreement, it being understood that, in the case of clause (A), no Effect to the extent arising from or resulting from the following (by itself or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur (subject to the limitations set forth below): (i) changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); 4
(ii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (B) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except, in each case, to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (iii) changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries generally conduct business (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (iv) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (v) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or general worsening of any such hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); (vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics or pandemics (including COVID-19) in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect); 5
(vii) the announcement of this Agreement (other than any announcement by the Company, any of its Affiliates or any of its or their respective Representatives that is not in compliance with this Agreement, including Section 6.13, and the Confidentiality Agreement) or the pendency of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors, Governmental Authorities or any other third Person (it being understood that this clause (vii) shall not apply for purposes of any representation or warranty the purpose of which is to address the consequences resulting from such matters or, to the extent related to any such representation or warranty, any Offer Condition); (viii) the compliance by any Party with the terms of this Agreement (other than Section 5.1 and Section 5.2), including any action taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement (other than Section 5.1 and Section 5.2), or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited by the terms of this Agreement from taking to the extent Parent unreasonably withholds its consent thereto after a written request therefor pursuant to Section 5.1 or Section 5.2; (ix) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or applicable Law or applicable Tax Law (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing), except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect; (x) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, in each case in and of itself (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (xi) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance metrics or results of operations for any period; or (B) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance metrics or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (xii) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub; and (xiii) any Transaction Litigation. (Pages 8-10) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_149 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, circumstance, occurrence, effect, fact, development or change that (a) would prevent or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that for purposes of this clause (b), none of
the following (or the results thereof) shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred: (i) changes in general economic, financial market, regulatory, business, financial, political, geopolitical, credit or capital market conditions, including interest or exchange rates; (ii) general changes or developments in any of the industries or markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate; (iii) changes in any applicable Laws or accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof; (iv) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or other financial instruments or change in the Company’s credit rating, in and of itself (provided, however, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (v) any failure by the Company to meet its internal or published projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operation or any published analyst or other third-party estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself (provided, however, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” may constitute or be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (vi) acts of war (whether or not declared), hostilities, military actions or acts of terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing, weather related events, fires, natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic), public health or other emergencies or any other acts of God; (vii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or the pendency of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby (provided, that this clause (vii) does not apply with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.5); or (viii) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement (other than any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the ordinary course of business (or similar obligation) pursuant to Section 5.1); provided, further, that the exceptions in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) shall not apply to the extent the events, circumstances, occurrences, effects, facts, developments or changes set forth in such clauses have a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to the other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (Pages 40-41) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_107 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, condition, change, occurrence or development of a state of facts, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, conditions, changes, occurrences or developments of a state of facts, that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, assets, properties, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions on or before the Outside Date; provided that no such event, condition, change, occurrence or development of a state of facts shall be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred for purposes of clause (i) above to the extent that it results from (1) changes or proposed changes in any applicable Law or GAAP or interpretation thereof occurring after the date hereof, (2) changes generally affecting the economy or financial or securities markets (including changes in interest rates and exchange rates), (3) general conditions in the biopharmaceutical industry, (4) 3
acts of terrorism, war, armed hostilities, natural disasters, weather-related event or fire, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures), or any escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing, (5) changes in the market price or trading volume of the shares of Company Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such changes may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect), (6) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period ending on or after the date hereof (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) or (7) the announcement, pendency, or consummation of the Transactions (including any loss of or adverse change in the relationship of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with their respective employees, contractors, customers, partners or suppliers) (it being understood and agreed that this clause (7) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty the purpose of which is to address the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the Transactions or the performance of obligations hereunder), in each case with respect to clauses (1), (2), (3), and (4), only if Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are not disproportionately affected by such changes or events relative to other companies in the biopharmaceutical industry, and then only to the extent of such disproportionate impact. (Pages 7-8) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_114 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, occurrence, effect or development that (A) individually or taken together with all other events, changes, occurrences, effects or developments that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Merger prior to the End Date, but, with respect to clause (A) only, shall not include events, changes, occurrences, effects or developments relating to or resulting from (a) changes in general economic or political conditions or the securities, equity, credit or financial markets in general, or changes in or affecting domestic or foreign interest or exchange rates, (b) any decline in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the Company Preferred Stock or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its securities (provided, that the facts and circumstances underlying any such decline or change may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the definition thereof), (c) changes or developments in the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, (d) (A) changes in Law or the interpretation or enforcement thereof or (B) any COVID-19 Measures, (e) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with employees, partnerships, customers or suppliers or Governmental Entities (provided, that this clause (e) shall not apply to any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.4(b)), (f) the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates as the acquiror of the Company, (g) compliance with the terms of, or the taking or omission of any action expressly required by, this Agreement or consented to or requested by Parent or any of its Representatives (provided, that this clause (g) shall not apply to any representation or warranty set forth in Section 3.4(b) or compliance of the covenants set forth in Section 5.1), (h) any act of civil unrest, civil disobedience, war, terrorism, cyberterrorism, military activity, sabotage or cybercrime, including an outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any other Governmental Entity or the declaration by the United States or any other Governmental Entity of a national emergency or war, or any worsening or escalation of any such conditions threatened or existing on the date of this Agreement, (i) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, natural disasters, acts of God or other comparable events, (j) any pandemic, epidemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or other comparable events, (k) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (l) any Stockholder Litigation relating to or resulting from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (m) any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts, guidance or revenue or earning predictions (provided, that the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the definition thereof), (n) any matter set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedules or (o) the availability of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub (provided, that the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the definition thereof); except, with respect to the foregoing clauses (a), (c), (d), (h), (i), (j) and (k) (other than, in the case of clauses (d) or (j) any impact with respect to COVID-19 or the COVID-19 Measures or any escalation or worsening thereof (including any subsequent waves)), if the impact thereof is materially and disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to the operations of other participants operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, the incremental material and disproportionate impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect. (Page 72) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_93 | “Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to any Person, any effect, circumstance, occurrence or change that (a) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations, or business of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) which does or would materially impair the ability of such Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially impairs the ability of such Person to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that for the purposes of clause (a) above, Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of: (i) changes, after the date hereof, in banking and similar Laws of general applicability or interpretations of banking and similar Laws of general applicability by Governmental Authorities (including the COVID Measures); (ii) changes, after the date hereof, in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks or bank holding companies generally; (iii) any modifications or changes to Company valuation policies and practices in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or restructuring charges taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case in accordance with GAAP and with Buyer’s prior written consent or at the direction of Buyer; (iv) changes after the date of this Agreement in general economic or capital market conditions affecting financial institutions or their market prices generally, including, but not limited to, changes in levels of interest rates generally; (v) the effects of the expenses incurred by Company or Buyer in negotiating, documenting, effecting, and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (vi) any action or omission required by this Agreement or taken, after the date of this Agreement, by Company with the prior written consent of Buyer, and vice versa, or as otherwise expressly permitted or contemplated by this Agreement or at the written direction of Buyer; (vii) the public announcement of this Agreement (including the impact of such announcement on relationships with customers or employees (including the loss of personnel subsequent to the date of this Agreement); (viii) changes, after the date hereof, in national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States; and (ix) natural disasters, pandemics (including the outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics relating to SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, and the governmental and other responses thereto) or other force majeure events; except, with respect to subclauses (i), (ii), (iv), (viii) or (ix), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets,
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liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate). (Pages 97-98) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_91 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or taken together with all other Effects that exist or have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) would prevent the consummation by the Company of the Merger prior to the Termination Date. With respect to the foregoing clause (A) and (B), none of the following (by themselves or when aggregated) will be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or will be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur (subject to the limitations set forth below):
(i) changes in general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes in conditions in the global economy generally (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(ii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (B) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or -5-
over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except, in each case, to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(iii) changes in conditions in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of a similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(iv) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions (including the imposition or adjustment of tariffs) in the United States or any other country or region in the world (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(v) any geopolitical conditions, outbreak of hostilities, civil unrest, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage, cyberattack, cybercrime, terrorism or military actions (including any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including an outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any other Governmental Authority or the declaration by the United States or any other Governmental Authority of a national emergency or war (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(vi) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wildfires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, or other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world (or escalation or worsening of any such events or occurrences, including, in each case, the response of Governmental Authorities) (except to the extent that such Effect has had a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(vii) pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), epidemics, contagious disease outbreaks or other comparable events (or escalation or worsening of any such events or occurrences, including, in each case, the response of Governmental Authorities (including COVID-19 Measures)); -6-
(viii) any Effect with respect to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures;
(ix) any Effect resulting from the public announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the Merger, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries with employees, suppliers, customers, partners, vendors, Governmental Authorities or any other third Person;
(x) the compliance by any Party with the terms of this Agreement, including any action taken or refrained from being taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement;
(xi) any action taken or refrained from being taken, in each case to which Parent has expressly approved, consented to or requested in writing (including by email) following the date of this Agreement;
(xii) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards or Law (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing), changes in the regulatory accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, or any action taken for the purpose of complying with GAAP or any Law (including any action taken or not taken as required by any Law, Governmental Authority or otherwise to respond to the impact, presence, outbreak or spread of any pandemic (including COVID-19), epidemic, contagious disease outbreaks or other comparable event);
(xiii) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or Indebtedness of the Company, in each case in and of itself (it being understood that the cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(xiv) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet (A) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (B) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred);
(xv) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent or Merger Sub;
(xvi) any Transaction Litigation or other Legal Proceeding threatened, made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, any of its executive officers or other employees or any member of the Company Board arising out of the Merger; or
(xvii) the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent or Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or the respective financing sources of or investors in any of the foregoing. (Pages 9-11) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_77 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to SYBT, KTYB or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the party and/or any of its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which the party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to the party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, or (except in the case of the representations contained in Sections 3.3(b), 3.4, 3.11(j), 4.3(b) and 4.4) consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) or actions expressly required by this Agreement in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock, in and of itself, or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying cause of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), or (G) the occurrence of any natural or man-made disaster; except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (G), to the extent that the effects of the change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which the party and its Subsidiaries operate); or (ii) the ability of the party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. <omitted>
“Pandemic” means any outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics relating to SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19, or any evolutions or mutations thereof, or any other viruses (including influenza), and the governmental and other responses thereto; <omitted>
“Pandemic Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place”, “stay at home”, workforce reduction, reduced capacity, social distancing, shut down, closure, sequester or other directives, guidelines, executive orders, mandates or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic. (Page 16) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_37 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, change, occurrence, effect or development that (i) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties, operations, results of operation or condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company and the Company Operating Partnership to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that for the purposes of clause (i), a Company Material Adverse Effect shall not include events, changes, occurrences, effects or developments relating to or resulting from (a) changes in general economic or political conditions or the securities, equity, credit or financial markets in general, or changes in or affecting domestic or foreign interest or exchange rates, (b) any decline in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock or the Company Preferred Stock or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its securities (provided, that the facts and circumstances underlying any such decline or change may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the definition thereof), (c) changes or developments in the industries in which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries operate, (d) changes in Law or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (e) the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency or consummation of the Mergers or other transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries with employees, partnerships, customers or suppliers or Governmental Entities (provided that this clause (e) and the below clause (f) shall not apply with respect to the representations or warranties in Section 3.5 or Section 3.11(g) of this Agreement), (f) the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates as the acquiror of the Company, (g) compliance with the terms of, or the taking or omission of any action required by, this Agreement or expressly requested in writing or consented to by Parent (other than any action or failure to take any action pursuant to Section 5.1(a)), unless Parent has unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned its written consent to any such action or failure to take action), (h) any act of civil unrest, civil disobedience, war, terrorism, cyberterrorism, military activity, sabotage or cybercrime, including an outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any other Governmental Entity or the declaration by the United States or any other Governmental Entity of a national emergency or war, or any worsening or escalation of any such conditions threatened or existing on the date of this Agreement, (i) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, natural disasters, acts of God or other comparable events, (j) any pandemic, epidemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or other comparable events, (k) changes in generally accepted accounting principles or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, (l) any litigation relating to or resulting from this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (m) any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts, guidance or revenue or earning predictions (provided, that the facts and circumstances underlying any such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by the definition thereof); except that (1) with respect to clauses (a), (c), (d), (h), (i), (j), or (k), if the impact thereof is disproportionately adverse to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, the incremental disproportionate impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (2) if any event, change, occurrence, effect or development has caused or is reasonably likely to cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event, change, occurrence, effect or development shall be considered a Company Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure is able to be, and has been cured on commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code prior to the End Date. (Page 38) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_127 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence that (a) has a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, assets or financial condition of the Company or (b) would prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation by the Company of the Transactions or the performance by the Company in all material respects of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute a Material Adverse Effect, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur pursuant to clause (a): any effect, change, event, development or occurrence to the extent resulting from or arising in connection with (A) (1) general conditions (or changes therein) in the industry in which the Company operates, (2) business, economic or political conditions (or changes therein) in the United States or elsewhere in the world or (3) general conditions (or changes therein) in the credit, financial, banking, currency or capital markets, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (B) (1) changes in Law or in GAAP or other accounting standards after the date hereof, (2) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, armed hostilities, civil disobedience, civil unrest or terrorism (including cyberterrorism), or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, armed hostilities, civil disobedience, civil unrest or terrorism, or (3) volcanoes, tsunamis, pandemics (including COVID-19 and its impact on the supply chain of the Company Products), epidemics, disease outbreaks, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters, (C) (1) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the capital stock of the Company or (2) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, 70
forecasts, guidance, estimates, milestones or budgets or internal or published financial or operating predictions of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position (it being understood that the exceptions in clauses (C) (1) and (2) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such change, decline or failure referred to therein is, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect), (D) the negotiation, execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or the announcement, pendency or performance of any of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on the relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, other third parties with whom the Company has a relationship and which resulted directly and solely from the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of this Agreement, any stockholder (direct or derivative) Action in respect of this Agreement or any of the Transactions(it being understood that this clause (D) shall not apply with respect to a representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions or the performance of obligations under this Agreement), or (E) (1) any action taken by the Company at Parent’s written request or that is expressly required by this Agreement or (2) the failure by the Company to take any action if that action is prohibited by this Agreement (and for which Parent has declined to consent); provided further, however, that any effect, change, event, fact, circumstance, development or occurrence referred to in clause (A) or clauses (B)(1) or (3) may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect to the extent such effect, fact, circumstance, change, event, development or occurrence has a disproportionate adverse effect on the business, results of operations, assets or financial condition of the Company as compared to other similarly situated companies in the industry in which the Company operates (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect). (Pages 74-75) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_51 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in respect o f clause (b) above, no effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the U.S. or global economies generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions), the outbreak of a pandemic, epidemic, endemic or other widespread health crisis (including COVID-19), or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions; (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions);
(vii) the execution and delivery of or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action or failure to take any action which action or failure to act is request in writing by Parent or expressly required by, this Agreement, the public announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions (provided that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect);
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provided, however, except to the extent such effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i)– (v) and (ix) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated participants operating in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (in which case, such adverse effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Pages 52-53) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_14 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to SVB Financial, Boston Private or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries, (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the Pandemic Measures), (E) public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood and agreed that this clause (E) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or consummation of the Merger) or (F) the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or financial forecasts, but not including the underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclause (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to similar companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate); or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 20) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_116 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect (i) that, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other Effects, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or delay beyond the Outside Date the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (i) only, no Effect resulting or arising from the following, individually or in the aggregate with any one or more other Effects, shall constitute or shall be considered in determining whether there has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) changes in economic, regulatory, political, business, financial or market conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (B) changes in the credit, debt, financial or capital markets or in interest or exchange rates, in each case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (C) changes in conditions affecting the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (D) any outbreak of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, or acts of foreign or domestic terrorism (including cyber-terrorism); (E) any epidemic, plague, pandemic or other outbreak of illness or public health event (including COVID-19), hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other natural disaster or act of God (or any worsening of any of the foregoing), including, in each case, the response of governmental and non-governmental entities (including COVID-19 Measures); (F) any failure by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries to meet any internal or external projections or forecasts, any change in the market price or trading volume of Company Common Stock or any change in the Company’s credit rating (but excluding, in each case, the underlying causes of such failure or decline unless such underlying causes are otherwise included in the exceptions to this definition); (G) the public announcement, pendency or performance of the Transactions or the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates, including, in any such case, the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, vendors, lenders, investors, licensors, licensees, venture partners or employees (other than, in each case, for purposes of any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.4 or Section 4.5); (H) changes in, including any actions taken to comply with any change in, applicable Laws or the interpretation thereof; (I) changes in, including any actions taken to comply with any change in, GAAP or any other applicable accounting standards or the interpretation thereof; (J) any action required or specifically permitted to be taken by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or taken at the direction of Parent or Merger Sub; (K) any breach of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub or (L) any stockholder litigation (or a derivative or similar claim) or other Proceeding brought in connection with this Agreement or any of the Transactions, including breach of fiduciary duty or inadequate disclosure claims; provided, further, that any Effect arising out of or resulting from any change or event referred to in clause (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (H) or (I) above may constitute, and be taken into account in determining the occurrence of, a Company Material Adverse Effect if and only to the extent that such change or event has a materially disproportionate adverse impact on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to any other participants that operate in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Page 9) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_89 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any Change that, (A) individually or in the aggregate with all other Changes, has a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Changes arising out of or resulting from any of the following shall, either alone or in combination, constitute or contribute to a Material Adverse Effect: (i) Changes in the economy in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including as a result of changes in geopolitical conditions, (ii) Changes that affect any of the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries do business or in which the products or services of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are used or distributed, (iii) Changes in the financial, debt, capital, credit or securities markets generally in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest rates, (iv) any Change in the stock price, trading volume or credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any failure by the Company to meet published analyst estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company to meet its internal or published projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period (it being understood that the Changes underlying any such Change or failure described in this clause (iv) that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a “Material Adverse Effect” may be considered in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect), (v) Changes in applicable Law, (vi) Changes in applicable accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof, (vii) an act of terrorism or an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war (whether declared or not declared) or any weather-related or other force majeure events or other natural or man-made disasters (including earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms or other weather or climate conditions or fires) or any national or international calamity or crisis or any worsening Public Health Event, (viii) any Public Health Event Measures not in effect as of the date of this Agreement, (ix) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that this clause (ix) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public
announcement or the pendency of this Agreement), (x) the performance by the Company of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein and any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Company at the written request or with the written consent of Parent or Merger Sub, (xi) any matter disclosed in the Company Disclosure Letter, (xii) any Transaction Litigation or (xiii) any Changes arising as a result of or in connection with the De-Banking; provided that, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vii) or (viii), if such Change has a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to similarly situated companies in the industries in with the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their respective operations, then the extent of such disproportionate impact shall not be excluded from the definition of a “Material Adverse Effect” and may be considered in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect or (B) would prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (Pages 72-73) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_74 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect, that, individually or in the aggregate, (a) has or would be reasonably expected to have a 60
material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) prevents or materially impedes or delays, or is reasonably likely to prevent or materially impede or delay, the consummation by the Company of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis or the performance by the Company of its covenants and obligations hereunder; provided, however, that (subject to the next proviso) no event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect shall be deemed (individually or in the aggregate) to constitute, nor shall any of the foregoing be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse Effect as described in clause (a) of this definition, to the extent that such event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect results from or arises out of: (i) any general United States or global economic conditions, (ii) any conditions generally affecting the upscale casual dining segment of the restaurant industry, (iii) any decline, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of Company Common Stock (it being understood that the foregoing shall not preclude any event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect giving rise to or contributing to such decline that is not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect from constituting, or being taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (iv) any regulatory, legislative or political conditions, including any trade wars or tariffs, or securities, credit, financial, debt or other capital markets conditions, in each case, in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction, (v) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the foregoing shall not preclude any event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect giving rise to or contributing to such failure that is not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect from constituting, or being taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vi) the public announcement of this Agreement, the Merger or the identity of Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Subsidiaries, including the impact of any of the foregoing on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, officers, employees, Governmental Entities or any other third Persons, provided, that this clause (vi) shall be disregarded for purposes of the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect used in the representations and warranties in Section 2.4 (and in Section 6.2(a) as it relates to Section 2.4, (vii) any change in applicable Law, (viii) any change in GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof), (ix) any geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway as of the date of this Agreement, (x) any taking of any action at the written request of Parent or Merger Sub, (xi) any reduction, in and of itself, in the credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent attributable to the expected consummation of the Merger (it being understood that the foregoing shall not preclude any event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect giving rise to or contributing to such reduction that is not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect from constituting, or being taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (xii) any hurricane, earthquake, flood or other natural disasters, epidemics, disease outbreaks, pandemics or other public health emergencies (including COVID-19), acts of God or any change resulting from weather conditions, (xiii) any action taken by the Company which is required by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or (xiv)(A) any action taken by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates that results in a breach of or default by Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement or (B) the omission of an action that was required to be taken by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xii), any such event, change, effect, development or occurrence, circumstance or effect shall be taken into account if it is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, when compared to other, similarly-situated Persons operating in the upscale casual dining segment of the restaurant industry in the geographies in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 64-65) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_101 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, circumstance, change, event, occurrence or effect that (x) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (y) materially impairs or prevents, or would reasonably be expected to materially impair or prevent, the Company from consummating the Merger; provided, that for purposes of clause (x), none of the following, and no effect arising out of, relating to or resulting from the following, shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a “Company Material Adverse Effect”: (i) any facts, circumstances, changes, events, occurrences or effects generally affecting (A) the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or (B) the economy, credit, debt, securities or financial or capital markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including changes in interest or exchange rates or deterioration in the credit markets generally; or (ii) any facts, circumstances, changes, events, occurrences or effects to the extent arising out of, resulting from or attributable to (A) changes or prospective changes in Law, in GAAP or in accounting standards, or any changes or prospective changes in the interpretation or enforcement of any of the foregoing, (B) entry into and consummation and performance of this Agreement (including any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Company at the request of or with the written consent of Parent or Merger Sub) and the transactions contemplated hereby and the public announcement thereof, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, employees, regulators or other third parties (it being understood and agreed that this clause (B) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the entry into, public announcement, pendency, consummation or performance of, this Agreement), (C) acts of war (whether or not declared) or any outbreak of hostilities, sabotage, terrorism or cyber-attack, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war (whether or not declared), outbreak of hostilities, sabotage, terrorism or cyber-attack, (D) weather, pandemics (including COVID-19), earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, natural disasters, climatic conditions or other force majeure events, whether or not weather-related, (E) any Law or directive issued by a Governmental Entity providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law, directive or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ compliance therewith, (F) regulatory, legislative and political conditions or developments, (G) any change resulting or arising from the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates, (H) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the Common Stock (or the volatility thereof), or (I) any failure to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue, earnings, cash flow or cash position, or other metrics;
provided, that (x) facts, circumstances, changes, events, occurrences or effects set forth in clauses (i), (ii)(A), (ii)(C), (ii)(D), (ii)(E) and (ii)(F) above may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent such facts, circumstances, changes, events, occurrences or effects have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in relation to others in the industries of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (y) that the underlying cause of any decline, change or failure referred to in clause (ii)(H) or (ii)(I) may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect unless such underlying cause is otherwise excluded hereby. (Pages 80-81) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_3 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, occurrence, development, condition or fact that, individually or in the aggregate with all other changes, effects, events, occurrences, developments, conditions or facts, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (A) the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions or perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that, solely with respect to the foregoing clause (A), in no event shall any change, effect, event, occurrence, development, condition or fact resulting from or relating to any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, nor be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or there is reasonably expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change in general political, social, geopolitical or regulatory conditions, (ii) any change in economic, financial, commodity, credit or capital market conditions, including interest, foreign exchange or exchange rates, (iii) any change generally affecting the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (iv) any change occurring after the date hereof in accounting requirements or principles required by GAAP (or any authoritative interpretations thereof), (v) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, change, reinterpretation or proposal occurring after the date hereof of any Law, (vi) any seasonal fluctuations affecting the businesses of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, (vii) any change in prices, availability or quality of raw materials used in the businesses of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries,
6 (viii) social unrest, riots, protests, geopolitical conditions, any outbreak, escalation or acts of terrorism or sabotage, cyberattack, armed hostility or war (whether or not declared), any weather-related event, fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood or other natural disaster, any pandemic, epidemic, public health emergency or outbreak of illness or disease (including in relation to COVID-19) or other public health event or any other force majeure event, whether or not caused by any person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives) or acts of God or other national or international calamity or the worsening of any of the occurrences or conditions referred to in this clause (viii) (except, in each case, to the extent directed at or physically impacting the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or facilities or any locations at which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operate (which, with respect to pandemics, epidemics, public health emergencies or outbreaks of illness or disease (including COVID-19) or other public health events shall be deemed to include any outbreak or spread of virus, disease or illness occurring at the Company’s or any of the Company Subsidiaries’ properties or facilities or any locations at which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operate), (ix) changes in the market price or trading volume of the Shares or any change affecting the credit ratings or the ratings outlook for the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, in and of itself (it being understood that the underlying facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change may be deemed to constitute, or taken into account, in determining whether there has or will be a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent not otherwise excluded from this definition), (x) the announcement of this Agreement and the Transactions or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including any impact on the Company’s or the Company Subsidiaries’ relationships with employees, customers, suppliers or any other person (including pursuant to contractual relationships), (xi) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, or the failure to take any action prohibited by, this Agreement or consented to in writing or requested in writing by Parent, (xii) any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts, consensus estimates, performance measures, operating statistics or revenue or earnings predictions for any period, in and of itself (provided, that, except as otherwise provided in this definition, the underlying causes of such failure referred to in this clause (xii) and changes causing the changes referred to in clause (ix) may be considered in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect), (xiii) the identity of, or any facts relating to, Parent or Merger Sub or (xiv) any Actions relating to this Agreement or the Transactions made or brought by any of the current or former stockholders of the Company (whether on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company); provided, however, that the exceptions set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vii) shall only apply to the extent that such event, circumstance, development, change or effect does not have a materially disproportionate impact on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other companies that operate in the industry and geographic markets in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Page 6) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_102 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to OCSL, OCSI or OFA, as the case may be, any event, development, change, effect or occurrence (each, an “Effect”) that is, or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, materially adverse to (i) the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of such party and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than (A) any Effect resulting from or attributable to (1) changes in general economic, social or political conditions or the financial markets in general, including the commencement or escalation of a war, armed hostilities or other material international or national calamity or acts of terrorism or earthquakes, hurricanes, other natural disasters or acts of God, COVID-19 or any other pandemic (including the impact on economies generally and the results of any actions taken by Governmental Entities in response thereto), (2) general changes or developments in the industries in which such party and its Consolidated Subsidiaries operate, including general changes in Law after the date hereof across such industries, except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), to the extent such changes or developments referred to therein have a materially disproportionate adverse impact on such party and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants of similar sizes engaged in the industries in which such party conducts its businesses or (3) the announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions or the identities of the parties to this Agreement or (B) any failure to meet internal or published projections or forecasts for any period, as the case may be, or any decline in the price of shares of OCSI Common Stock or OCSL Common Stock on the Nasdaq or trading volume of OCSI Common Stock or OCSL Common Stock (provided that the underlying causes of such failure or decline shall be considered in determining whether there is a Material Adverse Effect) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely perform its material obligations under this Agreement or consummate the Merger and the other Transactions. (Page 70) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_133 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would be reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on: (a) the business, financial conditions, results of operations or assets of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, other than any such Effect resulting from (i) any change or prospective change in the market price or trading volume of the Common Stock or the credit ratings of the Company (but not any Effect underlying such change to the extent that such Effect would otherwise constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect), (ii) general economic conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global 4
economy generally (or changes in such conditions), (iii) changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets or capital markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates or credit ratings in the United States or any other country; (B) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (C) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world, (iv) changes in applicable Laws (or any interpretation or enforcement thereof) that are binding on any of the Acquired Companies, (v) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements (or any interpretation or enforcement thereof), (vi) geopolitical conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war, outbreak of hostilities, sabotage, military actions, terrorism, civil unrest, protests, or riots (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, outbreak of hostilities, sabotage, military actions, terrorism, civil unrest, protests, or riots) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, (vii) changes in regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, (viii) the existence, occurrence or continuation of any force majeure event, including any earthquakes, floods, mudslides, hurricanes, tropical storms, nuclear incidents, pandemics, epidemics, or disease outbreaks (including COVID-19), quarantine restrictions, severe weather conditions, tsunamis, tornados, volcanic eruptions, fires or other natural disasters in the United States or any other country or region in the world (including any COVID-19 Measures), (ix) changes in conditions generally affecting the principal industry in which the Acquired Companies operate, (x) any failure by the Company to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the Effects giving rise to or contributing to such failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (xi) any matter disclosed on Section 4.9(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (xii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and compliance by the Company with the terms of, or any action taken or not taken by any of the Acquired Companies that is expressly required by, this Agreement, or any action taken or not taken by or at the written request of a Purchaser Party, or the public announcement of this Agreement or the Merger, departures of officers or employees, changes in relationships with suppliers or customers or other business relations, in each case only to the extent resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Merger; provided that any Effect resulting from any of the matters described in clauses (ii) through (ix) may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been, or would reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect if, but only if, such Effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies of a similar size in the industry in which the Acquired Companies operate (in which case, only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect), or (b) the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or comply with its obligations under this Agreement, other than any such Effect resulting from any of the matters described in the immediately preceding clause (xii). (Pages 8-9) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_112 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Peoples, or Premier Financial, as the context may require, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate (i) has been or would reasonably be likely to be (a) material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of Peoples and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) material and adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of Premier Financial and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) would reasonably be likely to materially impair the ability of either Peoples or Premier Financial to perform its
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obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a) changes, after the date hereof, in GAAP or applicable bank regulatory accounting requirements; (b) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which the party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Authorities; (c) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to the party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures); (d) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic); (e) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, or (except in the case of the representations contained in Sections 5.01(c)(ii), 5.01(d), 5.02(d)(ii) and 5.02(e)) consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) or actions expressly required by this Agreement in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (f) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock, in and of itself, or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying cause of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), and (g) the occurrence of any natural or man-made disaster; except, with respect to subclauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (g), to the extent that the effects of the change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which the party and its Subsidiaries operate). (Pages 7-8) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_68 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in respect of clause (b) above, no effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: Annex A Page 6
(i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the U.S. or global economies generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions), the outbreak of a pandemic, epidemic, endemic or other widespread health crisis (including COVID-19), or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions; (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) the execution and delivery of or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action or failure to take any action which action or failure to act is request in writing by Parent or expressly required by, this Agreement, the public announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions (provided that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); or (x) (A) the filing of the Company Chapter 11 Cases or the operation of the Company’s business in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code in connection with the Company Chapter 11 Cases, or (B) the occurrence of an Involuntary Insolvency Event with respect to Company; Annex A Page 7
provided, however, except to the extent such effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i)– (v) and (ix) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated participants operating in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (in which case, such adverse effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Pages 125-127) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_131 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Huntington, TCF or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not apply for purposes of the representations and warranties in Sections 3.3(b), 3.4, 4.3(b) or 4.4) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including any underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 18) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_2 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect which, individually or in the aggregate, (A) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition, results of operations or financial prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) would prevent the Company from consummating the Transactions on or before the End Date; provided, that none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Effect generally affecting the U.S. or foreign economies, financial or securities markets, or political, legislative, or regulatory conditions, or the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to fluctuations in the value of any currency exchange, interest or inflation rates or tariffs; (iii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any change (or proposed change) in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP); (iv) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any act of terrorism, cyberterrorism (whether or not or sponsored by a Governmental Body), outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, trade war, national or international calamity or any other similar event (or the escalation of any of the foregoing);
(v) any acts of god, natural disasters, force majeure events, weather or environmental events, health emergencies, pandemics (including COVID-19) or epidemics (or the escalation of any of the foregoing and any governmental or industry responses thereto), including any COVID-19 Measures; (vi) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s stock or change in the Company’s credit ratings; (vii) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ expectations, projections, forecasts, guidance or estimates, including the results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (viii) any Effect or other matter resulting from the announcement of this Agreement and the Transactions, including any Transaction Legal Proceeding, any Effect related to the identity of Parent, Purchaser or any of their Affiliates or Representatives, or facts and circumstances relating thereto, or any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened adverse change in, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any of their current or prospective suppliers, customers, wholesalers, service providers, distributors, licensors, licensees, regulators, employees, creditors, stockholders or other third parties (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.5 (Non- Contravention) but subject to disclosures in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule);
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(ix) any Effect arising out of or otherwise directly relating to (A) any action taken by the Company at the written direction or written approval of Parent or Purchaser, or (B) any action specifically required to be taken by the Company or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited from taking by the terms of this Agreement (including due to Parent not granting a consent requested by the Company pursuant to this Agreement); (x) any Effect arising out of or relating to Parent’s or Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement; and (xi) any actions taken by Parent, any of its Affiliates (including Purchaser) or their respective Representatives; provided, however, that in the cases of clauses (i) through (v) (other than COVID-19 Measures), such exclusion shall only be applicable to the extent such matter does not have a materially disproportionate Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate that are of a similar size to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in which case such Effect shall be taken into account only to the extent of such materially disproportionate Effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, further, that in the cases of clauses (vi) and (vii), the underlying causes of any such Effect may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by another exception in this definition; and provided, further, that none of clauses (i) through (xi) are to be construed as including the commencement or pendency of any Legal Proceeding against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for the specific Transaction Legal Proceeding exception in clause (viii)). (Pages 7-8) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_142 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any fact, circumstance, occurrence, event, change or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or when taken together with all other Effects, has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, assets (including intangible assets), financial condition or results of operations of the Acquired Corporation, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to fulfill its obligations hereunder or to consummate the Transactions on the terms set forth herein; provided, however, that, none of the following Effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or more other Effects, shall be deemed to be or constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect and none of the following Effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or more other Effects, shall be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur for purposes of clause (i) above: Effects arising out of or resulting from (A) (1) general market, economic or political conditions in the United States or other locations in which the Acquired Corporations have operations worldwide, including any actual government shutdown, or (2) conditions (or any changes therein) in the industries in which any Acquired Corporation conducts business, in each case, including any acts of terrorism, war or epidemics or pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic, and any evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (collectively, “COVID-19”)), weather conditions or other force majeure events, in the case of each of clauses (1) and (2), solely to the extent that such Effects do not have and are not reasonably likely to have a disproportionate impact on the Acquired Corporations, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Acquired Corporations conduct business; (B) the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or the pendency of the Transactions (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 3 that expressly addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of the Agreement, or the announcement or pendency of the Transactions, but subject to disclosures in the applicable sections of the Company Disclosure Letter); (C) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof by a third party), solely to the extent that such changes do not have a disproportionate impact on the Acquired Corporations, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Acquired Corporations conduct business; (D) changes in applicable Law or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof by a third party), solely to the extent that such changes do not have a disproportionate impact on the Acquired Corporations, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Acquired Corporations conduct business; (E) changes in the trading price or trading volume of the Company Shares, in and of themselves (it being understood that any underlying cause of any such change may, subject to the other terms of this definition, be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur); (F) any failure by any of the Acquired Corporations to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s bookings, revenue, earnings per share or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by any of the Acquired Corporations to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its bookings, revenues, earnings, earnings per share or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any underlying cause of any such failure may, subject to the other terms of this definition, be taken into consideration when determining whether a A-4
Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur); (G) fluctuations in the value of any currency; (H) any action taken by any Acquired Corporation at the written direction of Parent or any action specifically required to be taken by any Acquired Corporation, or the failure of any Acquired Corporation to take any action that such Acquired Corporation is specifically prohibited by the terms of this Agreement from taking to the extent Parent fails to give its consent thereto after a written request therefor pursuant to Section 5.2; (I) Parent’s or Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement; (J) any regulatory or clinical changes, events or developments relating to any Product or any product or product candidate of any competitor of the Acquired Corporations (including with respect to any pre-clinical or clinical studies, tests, or results or announcements thereof (including any requirement to conduct further clinical studies or tests or any delayed or accelerated launch of any such Product or product or product candidate) or any increased incidence or severity of any previously identified side effects, adverse effects, adverse events or safety observations or reports of any new side effects, adverse events or safety observations) except for any changes, events or developments after the Agreement Date that would be reasonably likely to result in the withdrawal of Uplizna® from the market or the clinical hold or termination of any Company-sponsored clinical trial relating to any Product candidate, which shall not be disregarded in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); or (K) any recommendations, statements or other pronouncements made, published or proposed by professional medical organizations, or any Governmental Entity, or any panel or advisory body empowered or appointed thereby, relating to any Product or any product or product candidate of any competitor of the Acquired Corporations after the Agreement Date. (Pages 86-87) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_109 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Parent, the Company or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability (including the Pandemic Measures) to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any epidemic, pandemic, outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not apply for purposes of the representations and warranties in Sections 3.3(b), 3.4, 4.3(b) or 4.4) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying causes of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred); except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as -9-
compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate), or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 17-18) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_137 | “TRMT Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes, effects, developments, conditions or occurrences, (i) is, or would reasonably be expected to be, material and adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of TRMT and the TRMT Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) will, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or materially impair the ability of TRMT to consummate the Merger before the Outside Date, or prevent or materially impair the ability of TRMT to perform its obligations hereunder; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (i), “TRMT Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence, and any such event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence shall not be taken into account when determining whether a TRMT Material Adverse Effect has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, to the extent arising out of or resulting from (A) any failure of TRMT to meet any projections or forecasts or any estimates of earnings, revenues or other metrics for any period (provided, that any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, condition or occurrence giving rise or contributing to such failure may constitute or otherwise be taken into account in determining whether there has been a TRMT Material Adverse Effect), (B) any events, circumstances, changes or effects that affect the commercial real estate lending industry generally, (C) any changes in the United States or global economy or capital, financial or securities markets generally, including changes in interest or exchange rates, (D) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, amendment, interpretation, reinterpretation, change or proposal of any applicable Law of or by any Governmental Authority after the date hereof, (E) the commencement, escalation or worsening of a war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage, (F) the negotiation, execution or public announcement of this Agreement, or the consummation or anticipation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with borrowers, lenders, creditors or shareholders or other investors (provided that the exception in this clause (F) does not apply for purposes of any representations in ARTICLE 4 that address any required filings or consents or the public announcement or pendency of this Agreement), (G) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement, the taking of any action at the written request or with the prior written consent of RMRM or the failure to take any action at the request of RMRM or expressly prohibited by this Agreement, (H) earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or other natural disasters, or epidemics, pandemics or other similar events (including the COVID-19 pandemic), or (I) changes in GAAP (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof), which in the case of
each of clauses (B), (C), (D), (E), (H), and (I) do not disproportionately affect TRMT and the TRMT Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other Persons in the industries in which TRMT and the TRMT Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 6-7) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_33 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, condition, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that (a) prevents, materially delays or materially impairs the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or could reasonably be expected to do so or (b) is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the financial condition, business, or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in respect of clause (b) above, none of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or could occur:
(i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the U.S. or global economies generally;
(ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries, and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market;
(iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry);
(iv) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, pandemics, epidemics, endemics or other widespread health crisis (including the existence, impact or worsening of COVID-19);
(v) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, civil unrest, public demonstrations, cyber attacks, hacking, or the escalation or general worsening of any of the foregoing;
(vi) changes in, or any adoption, implementation, modification, repeal, interpretation, proposal of, any Law, or changes in other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof);
(vii) changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of may “Material Adverse Effect” may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); Annex A Page 7
(viii) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including the initiation of litigation by any Person with respect to this Agreement (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); or
(ix) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly permitted or required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the ordinary course of business pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable), including the taking of any actions required under this Agreement to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable Antitrust Laws for the consummation of the Transactions, or the taking of any action requested to be taken by the other Party;
provided, however, except to the extent such effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated participants operating in the United States domestic onshore oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (in which case, the incremental disproportionate adverse effect (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may or could occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Pages 125-126) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_50 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, event, development or change that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, events, developments or changes, is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (i) the business, results of operations or financial condition, assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Company or Hospitality to consummate the Mergers before the End Date; provided, however, that in the case of clause (i), no effect, event, development or change resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect,” and no effect, event, development or change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other such effects, events, developments or changes) to the extent resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be likely to occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in any of the industries in which the Company and or its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world; (e) any Force Majeure event; (f) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the identity of Parent and its affiliates and (ii) the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners or employees (provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to any representation or warranty in Section 5.5 and, solely to the extent related thereto, the condition set forth in Section 8.2(a)); (g) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement or with the consent of Parent in writing ; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof), or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), in each case, after the date hereof; (i) changes in the stock price of the Paired Common Shares or the trading volume of the Paired Common Shares, or any failure by the Company or Hospitality to meet any public estimates or expectations of the revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations of the Company or Hospitality for any period, or any failure by any Paired Entity or Paired Entities Subsidiary to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); or (j) any litigation by the stockholders of the Paired Entities related to this Agreement, the Mergers or other transactions contemplated hereby; except to the extent such effects, events, developments or changes to the extent resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) and (h) disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the United States and in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (in which case, such adverse effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be likely to occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Page 86) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_44 | “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to Bridge Bancorp or DCB, respectively, any effect that (i) is material and adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of Bridge Bancorp and the Bridge Bancorp Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or of DCB and the DCB Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) does or would materially impair the ability of either DCB, on the one hand, or Bridge Bancorp, on the other hand, to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a) changes in laws and regulations affecting financial institutions or their holding companies generally, or interpretations thereof by Governmental Entities, (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies, (c) actions and omissions of a party hereto (or any of its Subsidiaries) taken with the prior written consent of the other party, (d) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance with this Agreement on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the parties and their respective subsidiaries, including the expenses incurred by the parties hereto in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (e) changes in national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States, or any of its territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, declarations of any national or global epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus), or the material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement, (f) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying cause of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (g) the expenses incurred by either party in negotiating, documenting, effecting and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (h) changes caused by the impact of the execution or announcement of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on relationships with customers or employees (including the loss of personnel or customers subsequent to the date of this Agreement); except, with respect to subclauses (a), (b) and (e), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of DCB and the DCB Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Bridge Bancorp and the Bridge Bancorp Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be, as compared to other companies in the financial services industry. (Page 11) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_22 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect that, individually or taken together with any other events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects, (i) would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, a materially adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole); provided, however, that none of the following, either alone or in combination, shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur:
(a) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects in or with respect to the economy, credit, capital, securities or financial markets (including changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates) or political, regulatory or business conditions in the geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or their products or services are sold, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement;
(b) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that generally affect other participants in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ industry or industries, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement and only to the extent also occurring in the applicable geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or where their products or services are sold;
(c) the negotiation, execution, performance, public announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or -8-
effect resulting therefrom, including any loss of employees, customers or revenue to the extent arising from the identity of Parent as the acquiror of the Company (provided, that this clause (c) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent such representation or warranty addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of a Party’s obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement);
(d) any term, condition, obligation, requirement, limitation, prohibition, remedy, sanction or other action imposed upon Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with effecting the expiration of any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under any Antitrust Law applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or obtaining from a Governmental Antitrust Entity any consent, approval, permit or authorization, in each case in accordance with and to the extent contemplated by this Agreement;
(e) changes in GAAP or in any applicable Law, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement;
(f) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings; provided that any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect underlying such failure (unless otherwise excluded by the other clauses of this proviso) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur;
(g) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism, military or para-military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing (other than any cyberattack targeted principally at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), any weather event or natural disaster, or any outbreak of illness, pandemic (including COVID-19) or other public health event, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement, and any results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects resulting therefrom; or
(h) any actions or non-actions (i) expressly required to be taken or expressly required to be not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (except for any obligation to operate in the Ordinary Course of Business), (ii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at Parent’s written request or (iii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such actions or non-actions are required by applicable Law;
provided further that, with respect to clauses (a), (b), (e) and (g) of this definition, such events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects (as the case may be) shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent, and only to the extent, that they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to healthcare industry peer companies of the Company and its material Subsidiaries; or (ii) would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (Pages 76-77) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_64 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, is or would reasonably be expected to (A) be materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, Liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions past the Outside Date; provided that, solely with respect to the foregoing clause (A), none of the following Effects (and no Effect that directly results from or arises in connection with the following) shall constitute or shall be taken into account in determining whether there is a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent resulting from or arising out of: (a) changes in or affecting the economies or general business, economic, regulatory or legislative conditions or securities, financial, credit or capital market conditions (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit markets or equity price levels, trading volumes or the imposition of new or increased tariffs) anywhere in the world in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (b) changes in the trading volume or trading price of Shares (provided that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such changes in such volume or price may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there is, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (c) changes in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (d) national or international political conditions, acts of war (whether or not declared), the threat, commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage, terrorism or cyber intrusion, government shutdown or other international or national calamity or any material worsening of such conditions threatened, or existing as of the Agreement Date, (e) changes (or prospective changes) in Law or GAAP (or in the interpretation thereof), (f) any failure by the Company to meet its guidance or any published analyst projections, estimates or expectations of the Company’s past or projected revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, and any resulting analyst downgrade of the Company’s securities, or any failure by the Company to meet its internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (provided that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failures may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there is a Company Material Adverse Effect if such facts and circumstances are not otherwise excluded under this definition), (g) any legal or related Proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former Company Stockholders (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company or the Company Board, relating to, in connection with, or arising out of the Merger or the other Transactions, including the Proxy Statement, (h) any Effects directly or indirectly attributable to the execution, announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the anticipated consummation of the Merger (including the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent as the acquirer of the Company), including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with officers, employees, customers, suppliers, distributors, vendors, licensors, licensees, lenders, investors, Governmental Authorities, subcontractors or partners (including the exercise, or prospective exercise, by any party of rights that arise upon a change of control) (provided, that this clause (h) shall not apply to any representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.4 or the condition set forth in Section 5.2(a) to the extent related thereto), (i) fires, pandemics, epidemics, disease outbreaks, quarantine restrictions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes or other natural or man-made disaster or any other national or international calamity, crisis or disaster, or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing and including any COVID-19 Responses taken in compliance with Section 4.1 and (j) except for the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries set forth in the first sentence of Section 4.1, any Effects resulting from or arising out of (i) the failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to take any action expressly prohibited by this Agreement or (ii) any actions taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as expressly required by this Agreement or with the prior written consent, or at the prior written request, of Parent or Merger Sub after disclosure to Parent of all material facts and information; provided that, with respect to clauses (a), (c), (d), (e) and (i), only to the extent such Effect does not adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in a disproportionate manner relative to other similarly situated participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect). (Page 34) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_20 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Person, any fact, circumstance, occurrence, state of fact, effect, change, event or development that (a) individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets, properties or results of operations of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) will prevent the ability of such Person and its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions before the End Date; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (a) no fact, circumstance, occurrence, state of fact, effect, change, event or development (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other effects) resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” exists or has occurred or is reasonably likely to exist or occur: (i) changes in general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) changes in conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii) changes in conditions that affect the industry or industries in which the Person operates generally (including changes in general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) changes in political conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, other natural disasters or other weather conditions; (vi) any pandemic (including the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease), epidemic, plague or other outbreak of A-5
illness or public health event or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the World Health Organization or other industry group providing for business closures, changes to business operations, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, any pandemic (including the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease), epidemic, plague or other outbreak of illness or public health event or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or any interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or such Person’s or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries’ compliance therewith; (vii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof); (viii) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (provided, that the exception in this clause (viii) does not apply to the use of Company Material Adverse Effect in Section 4.4 (or Section 7.2 as it relates to Section 4.4); (ix) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly required by, this Agreement; (x) any decline in such Person’s stock price or the trading volume of such Person’s stock, or any failure by such Person to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Person’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such declines or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); or (xi) any Proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former stockholders of such Person (on their own behalf or on behalf of such Person) against the Company, Parent or any of their directors or officers, arising from allegations of a breach or violation of applicable Law relating to this Agreement or the Merger or in connection with any other Transactions; except to the extent such effects resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii) disproportionately adversely affect such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other Persons that conduct business in the regions in the world and in the industries in which such Person and its Subsidiaries conduct business. (Pages 95-96) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_17 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the BancShares Parties, CIT or the Surviving Bank, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development (including such effect, change, event circumstance, condition, occurrence or development with respect to any matter whether or not pending as of the date of this Agreement that causes such matter (even if not a Material Adverse Effect previously) to constitute a Material Adverse Effect thereafter) that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global,
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national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the transactions contemplated hereby or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including any underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclause (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to similar companies in the banking industry) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_31 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that with respect to this clause (b) only, no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market;
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(iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions, including any changes or developments arising from or in connection with the November 3, 2020 United States federal elections) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) or weather conditions; (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly permitted or required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the Ordinary Course (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i) – (v) (excluding any Effect arising from, resulting from or related to COVID-19, COVID-19 Measures or the November 3, 2020 United States federal elections) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated industry participants (it being understood and agreed that, for the purposes of determining whether a Party has been disproportionately adversely affected compared to other similarly situated industry participants, the Company shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Permian Basin and Parent shall be compared to independent diversified exploration and production companies), in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur. (Pages 100-101) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_125 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any fact, change, event, circumstance, occurrence or effect (i) having a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business, assets or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, is or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect for purposes of this clause (i): (A) changes in GAAP or changes in the accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, (B) changes in the financial or securities markets or in general economic or political conditions in the United States, (C) changes of Applicable Law, (D) changes generally affecting the industry in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate, (E) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism involving the United States of America, (F) changes specifically attributable to the announcement or consummation of the Transactions (except that this clause (F) will not apply to any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement to the extent that such representation or warranty expressly addresses consequences resulting from the execution of this Agreement or the announcement, pendency or consummation of the Transactions), (G) any failure by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (it being understood that this clause (G) shall not prevent a party from asserting that any fact, change, event, circumstance, occurrence or effect not otherwise excluded that may have contributed to such failure independently constitutes or contributes to a Material Adverse Effect), (H) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) at the prior written request of Parent after the date of this Agreement, (I) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement, (J) changes in the market price or trading volume of the shares of Company Stock (it being understood that this clause (J) shall not prevent a party from asserting that any fact, change, event, circumstance, occurrence or effect not
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otherwise excluded that may have contributed to such change independently constitutes or contributes to a Material Adverse Effect), or (K) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including COVID-19) and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; provided, further, however, that, with respect to clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (K), such fact, change, event, development, circumstance, occurrence or effect shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred to the extent it has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants in industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; or (ii) that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impair or delay the ability of the Company to perform its material obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transactions prior to the End Date. (Pages 10-11) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_47 | (iii) ”Company Material Adverse Change” means any event, change, effect, development, circumstance, condition, fact, state of facts or occurrence (each a “Change”) that, when considered individually or in the aggregate with all other Changes, is or would be reasonably likely to be materially adverse to (x)the ability of the Company to timely perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Time or (y)the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, provided that no Change resulting from the following shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Change under clause (y)(other than in the case of the following clauses (A), (B), (E), (F), (G)and (H), to the extent that such Change is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole relative to other companies of similar size operating in the industry or markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact or impacts of such Change may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Change has occurred.):
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(A) Changes in legal, tax, economic, political and/or regulatory conditions generally in the United States or other countries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conduct operations, including (1)any changes generally affecting the securities, credit or financial markets or (2) any Changes in interest or exchange rates; (B) Changes in or affecting the industry or industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate (including such Changes resulting from general economic conditions); (C) the announcement or pendency of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger and the announcement of any pending litigation or regulatory matters); provided that this clause (C)shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address, as applicable, the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or, the announcement, pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (D) the identification of Parent or any of its Affiliates as the acquirer of the Company; (E) Changes arising out of acts of terrorism or sabotage, civil disturbances or unrest, war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war or military action, acts of hostility, weather conditions or other acts of God (including storms, earthquakes, floods or other natural disasters) or force majeure events, including any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing on the date of this Agreement; (F) Changes arising due to COVID-19 or any Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic), or any change in such Law, directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof, in each case, to the extent that they have the force of law or are binding on or affecting the Person to which they purport to apply, following the date of this Agreement or the Company or its Subsidiaries’ compliance therewith;
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(G) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, amendment or change in applicable Laws, including, to the extent relevant to the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, in any legal or regulatory requirement or condition or the regulatory enforcement environment; (H) Changes in GAAP or any foreign equivalents thereof after the date hereof or the interpretations thereof; (I) any action or omission (1)taken by Parent or its Affiliates, (2)required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (3) pursuant to the written request or with the written consent of Parent or its Affiliates; (J) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period, provided that the exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any Change underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Change; and
(K) a decline in the price or trading volume of the Company’s common stock, provided that the exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any Change underlying such decline has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Change. (Pages 6-7) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_23 | “Material Adverse Effect” with respect to a Party means any event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence, individually or in the aggregate, that (a) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) materially impairs the ability of such Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to do so; provided, that in the case of clause (a) only, no event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party: (i) any changes in general U.S. or global economic, capital markets or regulatory conditions or other general business, financial or market conditions, (ii) any changes in conditions generally affecting the industries in which such Party or any of its Subsidiaries operates, (iii) any decline, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of such Party’s securities or in such Party’s credit ratings (provided, that any events, changes, effects, circumstances, facts, developments or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such decline that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party), (iv) any failure, in and of itself, by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (provided, that any events, changes, effects, circumstances, facts, developments or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party), (v) the public announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships of a Party with their respective customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or other material third-party business relations or with their respective employees directly arising out of or related to the foregoing, (vi) any changes in Applicable Law or GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, first announced or proposed after the date of this Agreement, (vii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil or political unrest, any acts of war or terrorism or any worsening thereof, (viii) any epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19), hurricane, earthquake, flood, calamity or other natural disasters or acts of God or any worsening thereof or any declaration of martial law, quarantine or similar directive, policy or guidance or Law or other action by any Governmental Authority in connection therewith or in response thereto, (ix) any COVID-19 Measures, (x) the taking of any action required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, or which the other Party has requested in writing, (xi) any Transaction Litigation or (xii) any matters expressly set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule; provided, that the matters referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (vi), (vii), (viii) or (ix) may be taken into account to the extent that the impact of any such event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence on such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is disproportionately adverse relative to its impact on the other participants in the industries in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect). (Page 13) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_132 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other Effects, (a) has had or would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) would or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger or to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement by the Outside Date; provided, however, in the case of clause (a) no Effect arising out of or resulting from any of the following shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in 10
which the Company and any of its Subsidiaries operate, (ii) general economic or political conditions (including U.S.-China relations), commodity pricing or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions, in each case in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or is reasonably expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent permitted by this definition), (iv) consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement and/or the Original Merger Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with employees, labor unions, customers, suppliers, designers, landlords or partners, (v) any change, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or in its credit ratings (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or is reasonably expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect, to the extent permitted by this definition), (vi) any change in Law applicable to the Company’s business or GAAP (or authoritative interpretation thereof), (vii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities (including the Hong Kong protests and the “Yellow Vest” movement), any acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage (including cyberattacks) or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage or terrorism threatened or underway from the date of the Original Merger Agreement through to the date of this Agreement, (viii) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, (ix) any actions required to be taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Company’s obligations under the first sentence of Section 7.1(a)) pursuant to this Agreement or the Original Merger Agreement, or, with Parent’s prior written consent (whether granted hereunder or pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement), (x) any Effect described in any of the Company Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, any written communication delivered by the Company to Parent pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement or discussed in Parent’s filings with the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in connection with the Merger Litigation or (xi) any outbreak of a virus, infectious disease, other contagion or public health event (including COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures), except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (vi), (vii) and (viii) to the extent such Effect has a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industries and geographical regions in which affected businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries operate in respect of the business conducted in such industries and applicable geographical regions. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_18 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to BancorpSouth, Cadence or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities (as defined below), (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of a Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including a Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying causes of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), except to the extent otherwise excepted by this proviso); except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C), or (D) to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate), or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 19) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_41 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, circumstance, event, condition, development, occurrence or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Effects, (x) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition or continuing results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) does or would reasonably be expected to prevent the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger (other than as a result of any material breach of this Agreement by Parent or Sub and provided that, any Order or Law relating to Antitrust Laws or Investment Screening Laws, as may be applicable, prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall not, in and of itself, constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect” per this clause (y)); provided, however, that none of the following, and no Effect arising out of or resulting from the following, shall constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” under the foregoing clause (x) (subject to the limitations set forth below): (a) the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions, the performance by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, in each case, including (i) by reason of the identity of Parent, Sub or any of their respective affiliates, (ii) by reason of any public communication by Parent or any of its affiliates regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Effective Time and (iii) the impact of any of the foregoing on, including the disruption, loss or deterioration of, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s relationships (contractual or otherwise) with its respective customers, suppliers, vendors, business partners or employees; provided, however, that this clause (a) shall not apply with respect to the representations and warranties (in whole or in relevant part) made by the Company in this Agreement, the purpose of which is to address the consequences resulting from, relating to or arising out of the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions; (b) any change in or Effect affecting the economy or the financial, credit or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including interest rates and exchange rates or any changes therein), or any change in or Effect affecting any business or industries in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operates; (c) the suspension of trading in securities generally on NYSE; (d) any change in applicable Law, including any COVID-19 Measures, or GAAP or other applicable accounting standards or the authoritative interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case, occurring following the date hereof; (e) any action taken by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement or with Parent’s express prior written consent, or the failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries to take any action that is expressly prohibited by this Agreement; (f) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any armed hostilities or acts of war (whether or not declared) or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of acts of terrorism, armed hostilities or war; (g) any Proceeding made or brought by any current or former stockholders of the Company (or on their behalf or on behalf of the Company, but in any event only in their capacities as current or former stockholders of the Company) alleging breach of fiduciary duty or inadequate disclosure arising out of this Agreement or any of the Transactions; (h) the existence, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any acts of God, force majeure events, any earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, fires or other natural disasters or weather-related events or any national, international or regional calamity or any civil unrest or any disease outbreak, pandemic or epidemic, including COVID-19 (and the Effect of any COVID-19 Measures related thereto); (i) any labor strike, slowdown, lockout or stoppage of Company Employees pending or threatened, in each case resulting primarily from the entry into or announcement of this Agreement; or (j) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Shares, any changes in recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to meet any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the exceptions in this clause (j) shall not prevent or otherwise affect the Effect underlying any such change or failure referred to therein (to the extent not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (a) through (i)) from being taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); provided that this clause (j) shall not be construed as implying that the Company is making any representation or warranty with respect to any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period; provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (b), (c), (d), (f) and (h), such Effects may be taken into account to the extent they materially and disproportionately adversely affect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 41-42) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_99 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any state of facts, change, condition, occurrence, effect, event, circumstance or development (each an “Effect”, and collectively, “Effects”), individually or in the aggregate, that (a) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (b) would reasonably be expected to prevent the Company from consummating, or to materially impair or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, solely in the case of clause (a), no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, attributable to or arising out of any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred, except to the extent any Effect directly or indirectly results from, arises out of or is attributable to the matters described in following clauses (i) through (vi), to the extent such Effect disproportionately and adversely affects the Company and its Subsidiaries relative to other companies operating in any industry or industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate (in which case, the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a “Company Material Adverse Effect”):
(i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally;
(ii) general conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, capital markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; -81-
(iii) general conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the homebuilder industry or any other industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate;
(iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world;
(v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, epidemics, pandemics (including COVID-19), cyberattacks, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world;
(vi) changes or proposed changes in Law after the date of this Agreement (or the interpretation thereof), any COVID-19 Measures or any change in any COVID-19 Measures (or the interpretation thereof), or changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof);
(vii) the announcement of, or the compliance with, this Agreement, or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (A) the identity of Parent, Merger Sub or their Affiliates and (B) the termination (or the failure or potential failure to renew or enter into) any Contracts with customers, suppliers, distributors or other business partners, and (C) any other negative development in the Company’s relationships with any of its customers, suppliers, distributors or other business partners; provided that, (1) this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.4 or the conditions set forth in clause (B)(2) of Annex A with respect to the representations warranties set forth in Section 4.4 and (2) in the case of subclauses (A), (B) and (C) of this clause (vii), the Company and its Subsidiaries have complied with their obligations under Section 6.1;
(viii) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, by Parent or any of its controlled Affiliates, or the taking of any action required by this Agreement (other than any action required by the first sentence of Section 6.1), or the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement;
(ix) any voluntary departure of any officers, directors, employees or independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries, directly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or
(x) changes in the Company’s stock price or the trading volume of the Company’s stock, in and of itself, or any failure by the Company to meet any estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, or any failure by the Company to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless the underlying cause of such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from the definition of a “Company Material Adverse Effect”). -82- (Pages 85-86) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_4 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any effect that, (1) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the Company from consummating the Merger; provided that in no event shall any effect to the extent arising out of or relating to any of the following (alone or in combination) be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that the exception in this clause (i) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect); (ii) general business, economic or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (iii) conditions in the financial, credit, banking, capital or currency markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; 4
(iv) general conditions in any industry, location or market in which the Company operates; (v) changes in political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vi) acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic), other public health conditions or other natural or man-made disasters or acts of God in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (viii) any COVID-19 Measures or changes therein; (ix) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, regulations or principles (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (x) any Stockholder Litigation or any demand or Proceeding, including for appraisal of the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the DGCL in connection herewith; (xi) changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law (or the enforcement thereof); (xii) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, EBITDA, free cash flow, earnings or other financial operating metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (xii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect); (xiii) the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with Third Parties, including Governmental Authorities and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (xiv) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required by this Agreement to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or that is taken or not taken with the prior written consent or at the request of Parent; provided, that any effect referred to in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) may be taken into account to the extent such effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries or geographic locations in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case, the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred). (Pages 9-10) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_117 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that with respect to this clause (b) only, no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, or attributable to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: A-6
(i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions, including any changes or developments arising from or in connection with the November 3, 2020 United States federal elections) or acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostility (by recognized governmental forces or otherwise), sabotage or terrorism or cyber attack (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic), or weather conditions; (vi) effects resulting from the negotiation, execution and announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions, including the impact thereof on the relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, partners, employees or governmental bodies, agencies, officials or authorities (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly permitted or required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the Ordinary Course (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); or (x) changes in GAAP or the interpretations thereof after the date of this Agreement.; A-7
provided, however, except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i) – (v) (excluding any Effect arising from, resulting from or related to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures, to the extent any COVID-19 Actions are taken in accordance with this Agreement) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated industry participants, in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur. (Pages 99-101) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_118 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, state of facts or development that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition, assets or continuing results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company or the Partnership to consummate the Mergers before the Outside Date; provided, however, that in the case of clause (i), no change, event, state of facts or development resulting from any of the following shall be deemed to be or taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Company Material Adverse Effect”: (a) the entry into or the announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or the consummation of any transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the identity of Parent and its affiliates, (ii) by reason of any communication by Parent or any of its affiliates regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Company Merger Effective Time, (iii) the failure to obtain any third party consent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) the impact of any of the foregoing on any relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, business partners, employees or any other Person, (b) any change, event or development in or affecting financial, economic, social or political conditions generally or the securities, credit or financial markets in general, including interest rates or exchange rates, or any changes therein, in the United States or other countries in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries conduct operations or any change, event or development generally affecting the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (c) any change in the market price or trading volume of the equity securities of the Company or of the equity or credit ratings or the ratings outlook for the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries by any applicable rating agency; provided, however, that the exception in this clause (c) shall not prevent the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such change, if not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect, from being taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, (d) the suspension of trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, (e) any adoption, implementation, proposal or change after the date hereof in any applicable Law or GAAP or interpretation of any of the foregoing, (f) any action taken or not taken to which Parent has consented in writing, (g) any action expressly required to be taken by this Agreement or taken at the request of Parent (including pursuant to Section 5.12), (h) the failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to meet any internal or public projections, budgets, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement; provided, however, that the exception in this clause (h) shall not prevent the underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure, if not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect, from being taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred; and provided, further, that this clause (h) shall not be construed as implying that the Company is making any representation or warranty with respect to any internal or public projections, budgets, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results for any period, (i) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience, sabotage, armed hostilities, military or para-military actions or acts of terrorism (including cyberattacks), (j) any actions or claims made or brought by any of the current or former shareholders or equityholders of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or on their behalf or on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, but in any event only in their capacities as current or former shareholders or equityholders) arising out of this Agreement or the Mergers or (k) the existence, occurrence or continuation of any force majeure events, including any earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, fires or other natural disasters, any national, international or regional calamity or any outbreak of illness, epidemic, pandemic or other public health event (including COVID-19) or any COVID-19 Measures or other restrictions to the extent relating to, or arising out of, any outbreak of illness, epidemic, pandemic or other public health event (including COVID-19) or any material worsening of any of the foregoing; provided, that (i) with respect to clauses (b), (e), (i), and (k), such changes, events, state of facts or developments may be taken into account to the extent they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the United States in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate and (ii) clause (a)(iii) shall not apply to the use of Company Material Adverse Effect in Section 3.4 (or Section 6.2(a) as it relates to Section 3.4). (Pages 47-48) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_42 | “COVID-19 Measures” means any action or inaction to comply with any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, travel restrictions, shut down, closure, sequester, safety or similar law, directive, guideline or recommendation promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, its Subsidiaries or its operations, in each case, in connection with or in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and any evolutions or mutations thereof. <omitted>
“Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or effect that (1) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the Company from consummating the Merger; provided that, with respect to clause (1) only, in no event shall any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or effect to the extent arising out of or relating to any of the following (alone or in combination) be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that the exception in this clause (i) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such changes has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect, unless otherwise excluded pursuant to any of clauses (ii)-(xiv) below); (ii) general business, economic or political conditions in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (iii) conditions in the financial, credit, banking, capital or currency markets in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world; (iv) general conditions in any industry, location or market in which the Company operates; 4
(v) changes in political conditions in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world; (vi) acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions) in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world; (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic), other public health conditions or other natural or man-made disasters or acts of God in the United States, Israel or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (viii) any COVID-19 Measures or changes therein; (ix) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, regulations or principles (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (x) any Stockholder Litigation; (xi) changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof by Governmental Authorities); (xii) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, EBITDA, free cash flow, earnings or other financial operating metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (xii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect, unless otherwise excluded pursuant to any of clauses (i)-(xi) above or clauses (xiii)-(xiv) below); (xiii) the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with Third Parties, including Governmental Authorities, customers, suppliers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty in Sections 4.03 or 4.04); or (xiv) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required by this Agreement to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or that is taken or not taken with the prior written consent or at the express written request of Parent; provided, that any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or effect referred to in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xi) may be taken into account to the extent such effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries or geographic locations in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case, the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred). (Pages 8-9) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_128 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, effect, occurrence, development, circumstance or other matter (each, an “Effect”) that (x) had, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, assets or financial condition of the Company Group, taken as a whole, or (y) would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially impair or materially delay the consummation by the Company of the Merger prior to the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to the preceding clause (x), none of the following, or any Effects related thereto or arising therefrom, shall be deemed in and of themselves (and subject to the limitations expressly set forth below with respect thereto), either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect on the Company Group: (a) any change in the economy generally or other general business, financial, political or market conditions, including any suspension of trading in securities generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operated in the United States or any other country or region of the world; (b) any changes in conditions in the financial markets, credit markets, capital markets or international trade, including (i) changes in interest rates or credit ratings; (ii) changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any country; or (iii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (c) any changes in conditions in the industries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each of the software and shipping industries) in which the Company Group operates; (d) any changes in any regulatory, legislative or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including changes to United States Postal Service regulations or commercial programs, in each case after the Agreement Date; 5
(e) an y act of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), geopolitical conditions, outbreaks of hostilities, cyber-attacks, national or international calamity, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions or other force majeure events (including epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks, including COVID-19, or COVID-19 Measures or any change in COVID-19 Measures or interpretations thereof) anywhere in the world; (f) resulting from the execution, announcement or pendency, or the performance, of this Agreement or the Transactions (including the Merger), including any impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company Group with, or any actions taken or threatened to be taken by any, employees, suppliers, customers, business partners, vendors or any other third Person (including Governmental Authorities); (g) any Legal Proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former stockholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company arising out of the Merger or in connection with the Transactions (including any Transaction Litigation); (h) any change or prospective change in GAAP, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP, in each case, after the Agreement Date (and including any action taken or not taken as required by any Law, Governmental Authority or otherwise to respond to the impact, presence, outbreak or spread of any pandemic (including COVID-19))); (i) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s stock (including the Company Common Stock) (it being understood that any cause of such change may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (j) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ expectations or projections or the results of operations of the Company for any period (including (i) any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period; or (ii) any internal budgets, plans, projections or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that any cause of any such failure may be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, a Company Material Adverse Effect and may be taken into consideration when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, except to the extent otherwise excluded in the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect)); (k) any action taken (or refrained from being taken) by the Company at the express direction of (including if requested or approved in writing by) Parent or any action expressly required to be taken by Parent, Merger Sub or the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement from taking to the extent Parent fails to give its consent to such action after a written request therefor pursuant to Section 5.2 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any of the matters set forth on Section 5.2(k) of the Company Disclosure Letter); 6
(l) the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, Merger Sub, or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing, the respective financing sources of or investors in the foregoing; or (m) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing (including the Debt Financing or any Alternate Debt Financing) to Parent or Merger Sub; except, in each case of the preceding clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (h), to the extent that such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company Group conducts business, in which case only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred. (Pages 9-11) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_138 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition, change, development or effect that (a) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, properties, business or results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect resulting from (i) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, (ii) general economic or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region, including changes in financial, credit, securities or currency markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates), (iii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (iv) changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law or the interpretation thereof, (v) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism, cyberattacks, natural disasters, epidemics, pandemics or other widespread diseases (including COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures), (vi) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the identity of or any facts or circumstances relating to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, including the impact on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, service providers, employees, Governmental Authorities or any other Persons resulting from any of the foregoing and any stockholder or derivative litigation relating to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement ((A) other than, in each case, with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (B) excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any breach of this Agreement by the Company), (vii) any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance or integration synergies for any period (it being understood that any underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect), (viii) any 3 actions taken (or omitted to be taken) at the express written request of Parent or Merger Sub, (ix) changes in the price and/or trading volume of the shares of Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company on NASDAQ or any other market on which such securities are quoted for purchase and sale or changes in the credit ratings of the Company (it being understood that any underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such changes that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) or (x) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are required or expressly contemplated to be taken (or omitted to be taken) pursuant to this Agreement, including any actions required under this Agreement to obtain any approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations under applicable Competition Laws for the consummation of the Merger, except, in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), to the extent the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are materially and disproportionately impacted thereby relative to other entities operating in the same industry or industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case the incremental material and disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) or (b) would prevent the Company from consummating the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 4) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
main | contract_103 | (gg) “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, development, change, circumstances, effect or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, developments, changes, circumstances, effects or occurrences, (a) would prevent or materially impair or materially delay the consummation of the Merger or (b) has a material adverse effect on or with respect to the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided that, with respect to clause (b) only, no events, developments, changes, circumstances, effects or occurrences relating to, arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute or contribute to a Material Adverse Effect and no event, development, change, circumstance, effect or occurrence relating to, arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) general changes or developments in the legislative or political condition, or in the economy or the financial, debt, capital, credit, commodities or securities markets, in each such case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world, including as a result of changes in geopolitical conditions, (ii) any change affecting any industry in which the Company or its subsidiaries operate, including electric generating, transmission or distribution industries (including, in each case, any changes in operations thereof) or any change affecting retail markets for electric power, capacity or fuel or related products, (iii) any changes in the national, regional, state, provincial or local electric generation, transmission or distribution systems or increases or decreases in planned spending with respect thereto, (iv) the entry into this Agreement or the public announcement of the Merger or other transactions contemplated hereby, including any impact 82
thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, regulators, lenders, partners or employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, (v) any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Party at the express written request of or with the express written consent of the other Parties, (vi) any actions required to be undertaken by the Company in accordance with, subject to and consistent with Section 6.5 of this Agreement to obtain any Consent or make any Filing required for the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein or, in connection therewith, any written proposal or commitment made by either Party or its Affiliates to any Governmental Entity in accordance with, subject to and consistent with Section 6.5 or imposed by any Governmental Entity, in each case, in order to obtain the Required Regulatory Approvals or the CFIUS Approval, (vii) changes after the date hereof in any applicable Laws or applicable binding accounting regulations or principles or interpretation or enforcement thereof by any Governmental Entity, (viii) any hurricane, tornado, earthquake, flood, tsunami, natural disaster, act of God, pandemic or epidemic, including the coronavirus and the taking of any COVID Action, (ix) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war (whether or not declared), military actions or any act of sabotage, terrorism, or national or international political or social conditions, (x) any change in the market price or trading volume of the shares of the Company or the credit rating of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (xi) any failure by the Company to meet any published analyst estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, or any failure by the Company to meet its internal or published projections, budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself, or (xii) any litigation or claim threatened or initiated by shareholders, ratepayers, customers or suppliers of the Company (each in their capacity as such) against the Company, any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or directors (in each case, in their capacity as such), in each case, arising out of the execution of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that in the cases of clauses (x) or (xi), the facts, events or circumstances giving rise to or contributing to such change or failure may be deemed to constitute, and may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); except in the cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (vi), (vii) or (viii), to the extent that the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which such Party operates in the United States (in which case solely the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything herein or otherwise to the contrary, the effect of the failure to obtain the consent of the Existing Lenders to the execution of this Agreement prior to the execution and delivery hereof (but not the effect of the failure to obtain consents from Existing Lenders to the Closing that may be required under the Contracts with the Existing Lenders) may be considered, and taken into account, in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur (without giving effect to, and disregarding, any of the exceptions set forth in each of the preceding clauses (i) through (xii)). (Pages 87-88) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_4 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any effect that, (1) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the Company from consummating the Merger; provided that in no event shall any effect to the extent arising out of or relating to any of the following (alone or in combination) be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred: (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that the exception in this clause (i) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect); (ii) general business, economic or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (iii) conditions in the financial, credit, banking, capital or currency markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; 4
(iv) general conditions in any industry, location or market in which the Company operates; (v) changes in political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vi) acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (vii) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic), other public health conditions or other natural or man-made disasters or acts of God in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein; (viii) any COVID-19 Measures or changes therein; (ix) changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, regulations or principles (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing); (x) any Stockholder Litigation or any demand or Proceeding, including for appraisal of the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the DGCL in connection herewith; (xi) changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law (or the enforcement thereof); (xii) any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, EBITDA, free cash flow, earnings or other financial operating metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (xii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect); (xiii) the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with Third Parties, including Governmental Authorities and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or (xiv) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required by this Agreement to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or that is taken or not taken with the prior written consent or at the request of Parent; provided, that any effect referred to in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) may be taken into account to the extent such effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries or geographic locations in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case, the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred). (Pages 9-10) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_12 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect that, individually or taken together with any other events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of a Material Adverse Effect, (x) is, or would reasonably be -10-
expected to be, materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (fixed, contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) or (y) would prevent, materially delay, or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, with respect to clause (x), no such event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect to the extent resulting from any of the following, either individually or in the aggregate, shall be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur: (a) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that are the result of factors generally affecting the economy, credit, capital, securities or financial markets or political, regulatory or business conditions in the geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or their products or services are sold; (b) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that are the result of factors generally affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate in the geographic markets in which they operate or where their products or services are sold; (c) events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects arising from the announcement of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the identity of Parent, Merger Sub or their Affiliates as the acquiror of the Company, including (i) in or with respect to, the relationship of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, contractual or otherwise, with customers, Governmental Entities, employees, labor unions, labor organizations, works councils or similar organizations, suppliers, distributors, Payors, financing sources, partners or similar relationship; or (ii) any Transaction Litigation (but not any finally adjudicated breach of fiduciary duty or violation of Law itself); (d) changes in GAAP or in any applicable Law, including changes in COVID-19 Measures; (e) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings; provided that any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect underlying such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; (f) any event, change, development or effect resulting from acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience or unrest, sabotage, terrorism, military or para-military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing, any weather event or natural disaster, or any outbreak of illness or other public health event (including COVID-19), in each case to the extent not caused by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective Representatives; (g) a decline in the market price of the Shares on the NASDAQ; provided that any event, change, development or effect underlying such decline in market price may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; -11-
(h) any action taken (or failure to take any action) by the Company that is expressly required or prohibited (as applicable) by the terms of this Agreement; provided further that, with respect to clauses (a), (b), (d) and (f) of this definition, such events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects (as the case may be) shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to other companies of similar revenue operating in the markets in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or their respective products or services are sold. (Pages 15-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_13 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, condition, circumstance, development, state of facts, change, effect (each an “Effect”), individually or when taken together with all other Effects, that is materially adverse to, would reasonably be expected to have, or has had a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that none of the following Effects shall be deemed either alone or in combination to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in the industry in which the Company operates; (ii) changes in the general economic or business conditions within the U.S. or other jurisdictions in which the Company has operations; (iii) general changes in the economy or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets of the U.S. or any other region outside of the U.S. (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, currency exchange rates, credit markets and price levels or trading volumes); (iv) earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes or similar catastrophes, or acts of terrorism, war, sabotage, national or international calamity, pandemics or epidemics, including COVID-19, military action or any other similar event or any change, escalation or worsening thereof after the date hereof; (v) any change in GAAP or any change in Laws (or interpretation or enforcement thereof) applicable to the operation of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in each case, unrelated to the transactions contemplated hereby and of general applicability, in each case, after the date hereof; (vi) any Effect, including loss of customers, suppliers, vendors, venue partners, business partners or employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, as a result of the announcement or pendency of the Transactions; (vii) any decline in the market price, or change in price or trading volume, of the
capital stock of Company or any failure to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earning predictions for any period; provided that the underlying causes of such decline, change or failure, may be considered in determining whether there was a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) any actions taken or failure to take any action, in each case, to which Parent or Merger Sub has expressly approved, consented or requested or that is required or prohibited by this Agreement (other than pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5.1); and (ix) any stockholder class action litigation, derivative or similar litigation or claims or proceedings for appraisal under the DGCL arising out of or in connection with or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that an Effect described in any of clauses (i)-(v) may be taken into account to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are materially disproportionately affected thereby relative to other peers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries in the same industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate (in which case the incremental materially disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect) (provided that in the case of clause (iv), such comparison shall be limited to such industry peers located in the same geographic area as the Company and Company Subsidiaries). (Pages 5-6) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_14 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to SVB Financial, Boston Private or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries, (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of the Pandemic Measures), (E) public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood and agreed that this clause (E) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution, announcement or performance of this Agreement or consummation of the Merger) or (F) the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or financial forecasts, but not including the underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclause (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to similar companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate); or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 20) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_15 | “Material Adverse Effect” means with respect to any Party and its Subsidiaries, any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate together with all other facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects, developments or occurrences, directly or indirectly, (i) has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, Assets, liabilities or business of such Party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, that a “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include effects to the extent resulting from (A) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes after the date of this Agreement in Laws of general applicability to companies in the financial services industry, (C) changes after the date of this Agreement in global, national or regional political conditions or general economic or market conditions in the United States (and with respect to Bryn Mawr, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and with respect to WSFS, the State of Delaware), including changes in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates, and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities markets, affecting other companies in the financial services industry, (D) after the date of this Agreement, general changes in the credit markets or general downgrades in the credit markets, (E) failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not including any underlying causes thereof unless separately excluded hereunder, or changes in the trading price of a Party’s common stock, in and of itself, but not including any underlying causes unless separately excluded hereunder, (F) the public disclosure of this Agreement and the impact thereof on relationships with customers or employees, (G) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, (H) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any epidemic, pandemic, or outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic and the implementation of the Pandemic Measures) in the jurisdictions in which Bryn Mawr or WSFS operate or (I) actions or omissions taken with the prior written consent of the other Party or expressly required by this Agreement; except, with respect to clauses (A), (B), (C), (D), (G), and (H) to the extent that the effects of such change disproportionately affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate or (ii) prevents or materially impairs the ability of such Party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 73) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_18 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to BancorpSouth, Cadence or the Surviving Entity, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities (as defined below), (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of a Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including a Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying causes of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), except to the extent otherwise excepted by this proviso); except, with respect to subclauses (A), (B), (C), or (D) to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies in the industry in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate), or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Page 19) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_21 | As used in this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to Buyer, Company or Company Bank, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, prospects, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures, as defined herein) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global, national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic (as defined herein) or any Pandemic Measures), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic) (and not specifically relating to or having a materially disproportionate effect on such party and its Subsidiaries), (E) public disclosure of the execution of this Agreement, public disclosure or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any effect on a party’s relationships with its customers or employees) (it being understood that the foregoing shall not apply for purposes of the representations and warranties in Sections 3.3(b), 3.4, 4.3(b) or 4.4) or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including 7
any underlying causes thereof) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 14-15) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_22 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect that, individually or taken together with any other events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects, (i) would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, a materially adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole); provided, however, that none of the following, either alone or in combination, shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur:
(a) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects in or with respect to the economy, credit, capital, securities or financial markets (including changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates) or political, regulatory or business conditions in the geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or their products or services are sold, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement;
(b) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that generally affect other participants in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ industry or industries, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement and only to the extent also occurring in the applicable geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or where their products or services are sold;
(c) the negotiation, execution, performance, public announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or -8-
effect resulting therefrom, including any loss of employees, customers or revenue to the extent arising from the identity of Parent as the acquiror of the Company (provided, that this clause (c) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent such representation or warranty addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of a Party’s obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement);
(d) any term, condition, obligation, requirement, limitation, prohibition, remedy, sanction or other action imposed upon Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with effecting the expiration of any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under any Antitrust Law applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or obtaining from a Governmental Antitrust Entity any consent, approval, permit or authorization, in each case in accordance with and to the extent contemplated by this Agreement;
(e) changes in GAAP or in any applicable Law, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement;
(f) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings; provided that any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect underlying such failure (unless otherwise excluded by the other clauses of this proviso) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur;
(g) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism, military or para-military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing (other than any cyberattack targeted principally at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), any weather event or natural disaster, or any outbreak of illness, pandemic (including COVID-19) or other public health event, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement, and any results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects resulting therefrom; or
(h) any actions or non-actions (i) expressly required to be taken or expressly required to be not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (except for any obligation to operate in the Ordinary Course of Business), (ii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at Parent’s written request or (iii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such actions or non-actions are required by applicable Law;
provided further that, with respect to clauses (a), (b), (e) and (g) of this definition, such events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects (as the case may be) shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent, and only to the extent, that they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to healthcare industry peer companies of the Company and its material Subsidiaries; or (ii) would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (Pages 76-77) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_23 | “Material Adverse Effect” with respect to a Party means any event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence, individually or in the aggregate, that (a) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) materially impairs the ability of such Party to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or would reasonably be expected to do so; provided, that in the case of clause (a) only, no event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party: (i) any changes in general U.S. or global economic, capital markets or regulatory conditions or other general business, financial or market conditions, (ii) any changes in conditions generally affecting the industries in which such Party or any of its Subsidiaries operates, (iii) any decline, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of such Party’s securities or in such Party’s credit ratings (provided, that any events, changes, effects, circumstances, facts, developments or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such decline that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party), (iv) any failure, in and of itself, by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (provided, that any events, changes, effects, circumstances, facts, developments or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to such Party), (v) the public announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on the relationships of a Party with their respective customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or other material third-party business relations or with their respective employees directly arising out of or related to the foregoing, (vi) any changes in Applicable Law or GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, first announced or proposed after the date of this Agreement, (vii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil or political unrest, any acts of war or terrorism or any worsening thereof, (viii) any epidemic or pandemic (including COVID-19), hurricane, earthquake, flood, calamity or other natural disasters or acts of God or any worsening thereof or any declaration of martial law, quarantine or similar directive, policy or guidance or Law or other action by any Governmental Authority in connection therewith or in response thereto, (ix) any COVID-19 Measures, (x) the taking of any action required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, or which the other Party has requested in writing, (xi) any Transaction Litigation or (xii) any matters expressly set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule or Parent Disclosure Schedule; provided, that the matters referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (vi), (vii), (viii) or (ix) may be taken into account to the extent that the impact of any such event, change, effect, circumstance, fact, development or occurrence on such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is disproportionately adverse relative to its impact on the other participants in the industries in which such Party and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Material Adverse Effect). (Page 13) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_24 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to either Golden or Labrador, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that has had, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: A-7 (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or changes in global or national economic conditions generally; (ii)conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A)changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B)any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii)conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry);
(iv)political conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v)acts of god or force majeure events, including earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) or weather conditions; (vi)the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the Ordinary Course (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.1(a), as applicable); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); A-8 provided, however, except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i)through (v)(excluding any Effect arising out of, resulting from or related to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated industry participants (it being understood and agreed that, for the purposes of determining whether a Party has been disproportionately adversely affected compared to other similarly situated industry participants, Golden shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Permian Basin and Labrador shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Marcellus natural gas trend), in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur. (Pages 53-54) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_24 | Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to either Golden or Labrador, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that has had, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: A-7 (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or changes in global or national economic conditions generally; (ii)conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A)changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B)any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii)conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry);
(iv)political conditions (or changes in such conditions) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v)acts of god or force majeure events, including earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) or weather conditions; (vi)the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the Ordinary Course (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.1(a), as applicable); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation or enforcement thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); A-8 provided, however, except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i)through (v)(excluding any Effect arising out of, resulting from or related to COVID-19 or COVID-19 Measures) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated industry participants (it being understood and agreed that, for the purposes of determining whether a Party has been disproportionately adversely affected compared to other similarly situated industry participants, Golden shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Permian Basin and Labrador shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Marcellus natural gas trend), in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur. (Pages 53-54) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_17 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the BancShares Parties, CIT or the Surviving Bank, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development (including such effect, change, event circumstance, condition, occurrence or development with respect to any matter whether or not pending as of the date of this Agreement that causes such matter (even if not a Material Adverse Effect previously) to constitute a Material Adverse Effect thereafter) that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global,
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national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the transactions contemplated hereby or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including any underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclause (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to similar companies in the banking industry) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_17 | Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the BancShares Parties, CIT or the Surviving Bank, as the case may be, any effect, change, event, circumstance, condition, occurrence or development (including such effect, change, event circumstance, condition, occurrence or development with respect to any matter whether or not pending as of the date of this Agreement that causes such matter (even if not a Material Adverse Effect previously) to constitute a Material Adverse Effect thereafter) that, either individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (provided, however, that, with respect to this clause (i), Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of (A) changes, after the date hereof, in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) or applicable regulatory accounting requirements, (B) changes, after the date hereof, in laws, rules or regulations (including the Pandemic Measures) of general applicability to companies in the industries in which such party and its Subsidiaries operate, or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Entities, (C) changes, after the date hereof, in global,
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national or regional political conditions (including the outbreak of war or acts of terrorism) or in economic or market (including equity, credit and debt markets, as well as changes in interest rates) conditions affecting the financial services industry generally and not specifically relating to such party or its Subsidiaries (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic), (D) changes, after the date hereof, resulting from hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados, floods or other natural disasters or from any outbreak of any disease or other public health event (including the Pandemic), (E) public disclosure of the transactions contemplated hereby or actions expressly required by this Agreement or that are taken with the prior written consent of the other party in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (F) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts, but not, in either case, including any underlying causes thereof; except, with respect to subclause (A), (B), (C) or (D), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of such party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to similar companies in the banking industry) or (ii) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_27 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, state of facts, circumstance, change, effect, development, occurrence or combination of the foregoing (an “Effect”) that individually or in the aggregate has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that the term Company Material Adverse Effect will not include any Effect to the extent resulting from or arising out of: 102
(A) changes after the date of this Agreement in general business, economic or market conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit markets), changes in political or social conditions, including civil unrest, protests and public demonstrations or any other law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity, or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declared or undeclared acts of war or terrorism, in each case generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; (B) any changes or developments generally in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are expected to conduct their business from and after the Closing; (C) the announcement or the existence of, compliance with or performance under, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (C) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.3(a) or Section 3.3(c)(i) to the extent that the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the performance of obligations or satisfaction of conditions under this Agreement); (D) any taking of any action or failure to take an action at the request of Parent or its Affiliates or which is required by the terms of this Agreement; (E) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or accounting standards; (F) floods, hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, fires or other natural disasters; (G) national or international disasters, acts of God, sabotage, calamities, emergencies, or any escalation or worsening thereof, whether or not occurring or commenced before the date of this Agreement; (H) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) and any political or social conditions, including civil unrest, protests and public demonstrations or any other law, directive, pronouncement or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization, “sheltering in place,” curfews or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such law (including COVID-19 Measures), directive, pronouncement or guideline or interpretation thereof, or the action of any third party arising out of or relating to any of the foregoing, in each case, following the date of this Agreement or any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; 103
(I) any Actions arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; or (J) failure by the Company to meet any financial projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (J) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any event, change, effect, development or occurrence underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect); except, in each case with respect to clauses (A), (B), (E), (F), (G) and (H), to the extent disproportionately affecting the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries are expected to operate from and after the Closing. (Pages 106-108) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_31 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development (“Effect”) that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that with respect to this clause (b) only, no Effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other Effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the global economy generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market;
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(iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions, including any changes or developments arising from or in connection with the November 3, 2020 United States federal elections) or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, pandemics (including the existence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic) or weather conditions; (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions); (vii) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action expressly permitted or required by, this Agreement (except for any obligation under this Agreement to operate in the Ordinary Course (or similar obligation) pursuant to Sections 6.1 or 6.2, as applicable); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect); provided, however, except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i) – (v) (excluding any Effect arising from, resulting from or related to COVID-19, COVID-19 Measures or the November 3, 2020 United States federal elections) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated industry participants (it being understood and agreed that, for the purposes of determining whether a Party has been disproportionately adversely affected compared to other similarly situated industry participants, the Company shall be compared to independent exploration and production companies primarily focused in the Permian Basin and Parent shall be compared to independent diversified exploration and production companies), in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur. (Pages 100-101) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_34 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures, taken as a whole, but will not include facts, circumstances, events, changes, effects or occurrences to the extent attributable to (i) any changes in general United States or global economic conditions, (ii) any changes in conditions generally affecting the principal industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (iii) any decline in the market price of the Shares (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to a decline in the market price of the Shares may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (iv) regulatory, legislative or political or social conditions or securities, credit, financial or other capital markets conditions, in each case, in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction, (v) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vi) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or pendency of the Merger or any of the other Transactions or the Financing, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures with employees, labor unions, customers, suppliers or partners (including Joint Venture partners and others with similar relationships), and any litigation arising from allegations of any breach of fiduciary duty or violation of Law relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or compliance by the Company with the terms of this Agreement; provided, that this clause (vi) shall not apply to any representation or warranty (or condition to the consummation of the Merger relating to such 73
representation or warranty) to the extent the purpose of such representation and warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Merger, (vii) the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, including any inaction in compliance with Section 5.1 to the extent that such inaction is as a result of Parent unreasonably withholding its consent under Section 5.1, (viii) any change in applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof), (ix) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, any acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, (x) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake or other natural disaster, or (xi) epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any COVID-19 Measures or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi) to the extent such fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence has a disproportionate effect on the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures, taken as a whole, relative to others in the industries, geographies or segments in which the Company, its Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures operate. For the purposes of Section 7.2(c), “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall exclude any fact, circumstance, event, change, effect or occurrence that is disclosed in the Company SEC Documents (excluding any disclosures set forth in any risk factors section or any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer to the extent that such disclosures are general in nature or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature) filed or furnished since the Applicable Date and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement where the applicability of the disclosure in such Company SEC Document is reasonably apparent on its face. (Pages 77-78) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_36 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance which, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the assets, properties, liabilities, operations, business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that conditions, facts, occurrences, developments, changes, events, effects or circumstances, to the extent they directly or indirectly relate to or result from the following, shall be excluded from the determination of Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) any condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance generally affecting any of the industries or markets in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (ii) any change in any Law or GAAP (or changes in interpretations of any Law or GAAP) and, to the extent relevant to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in any legal or regulatory requirement or condition or the regulatory enforcement environment; (iii) general economic, regulatory or political conditions (or changes therein) or conditions (or changes therein or disruptions thereof) in the financial, credit, banking or securities markets (including changes in interest or currency exchange rates) in any country or region in which the Company or its Subsidiaries conduct business; (iv) any acts of God, natural disasters, force majeure events, terrorism, sabotage, armed hostilities, sabotage, declared or undeclared acts of war, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including, for the avoidance of doubt, COVID-19 or COVID Measures), or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing; (v) the negotiation, execution, announcement, consummation or existence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including by reason of the identity of Parent or any communication by Parent or its Subsidiaries regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business or the operations or strategy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and including the impact of any of the foregoing on any relationships (contractual or otherwise) with customers, suppliers, landlords, vendors, collaboration or joint venture partners, employees or regulators; (vi) any action taken that is expressly required by the terms of this Agreement or with the prior written consent or at the written direction of Parent or Acquisition Sub; (vii) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, any
failure by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet internal, analysts’ or other earnings estimates or financial projections or forecasts for any period, any changes in credit ratings and any changes in any analysts’ recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect); (viii) the changes to the composition of the Company’s board of directors as a result of the November Stockholder Meeting; and (ix) any changes to the composition of the Company’s board of directors as a result of the Senator and Cannae Consent Solicitation; provided, further, that in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent (and only to the extent) such condition, fact, occurrence, development, change, event, effect or circumstance has a disproportionate impact on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 86-87) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_41 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, circumstance, event, condition, development, occurrence or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Effects, (x) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition or continuing results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) does or would reasonably be expected to prevent the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger (other than as a result of any material breach of this Agreement by Parent or Sub and provided that, any Order or Law relating to Antitrust Laws or Investment Screening Laws, as may be applicable, prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall not, in and of itself, constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect” per this clause (y)); provided, however, that none of the following, and no Effect arising out of or resulting from the following, shall constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” under the foregoing clause (x) (subject to the limitations set forth below): (a) the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions, the performance by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, in each case, including (i) by reason of the identity of Parent, Sub or any of their respective affiliates, (ii) by reason of any public communication by Parent or any of its affiliates regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Effective Time and (iii) the impact of any of the foregoing on, including the disruption, loss or deterioration of, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s relationships (contractual or otherwise) with its respective customers, suppliers, vendors, business partners or employees; provided, however, that this clause (a) shall not apply with respect to the representations and warranties (in whole or in relevant part) made by the Company in this Agreement, the purpose of which is to address the consequences resulting from, relating to or arising out of the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions; (b) any change in or Effect affecting the economy or the financial, credit or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including interest rates and exchange rates or any changes therein), or any change in or Effect affecting any business or industries in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operates; (c) the suspension of trading in securities generally on NYSE; (d) any change in applicable Law, including any COVID-19 Measures, or GAAP or other applicable accounting standards or the authoritative interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case, occurring following the date hereof; (e) any action taken by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement or with Parent’s express prior written consent, or the failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries to take any action that is expressly prohibited by this Agreement; (f) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any armed hostilities or acts of war (whether or not declared) or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of acts of terrorism, armed hostilities or war; (g) any Proceeding made or brought by any current or former stockholders of the Company (or on their behalf or on behalf of the Company, but in any event only in their capacities as current or former stockholders of the Company) alleging breach of fiduciary duty or inadequate disclosure arising out of this Agreement or any of the Transactions; (h) the existence, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any acts of God, force majeure events, any earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, fires or other natural disasters or weather-related events or any national, international or regional calamity or any civil unrest or any disease outbreak, pandemic or epidemic, including COVID-19 (and the Effect of any COVID-19 Measures related thereto); (i) any labor strike, slowdown, lockout or stoppage of Company Employees pending or threatened, in each case resulting primarily from the entry into or announcement of this Agreement; or (j) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Shares, any changes in recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to meet any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the exceptions in this clause (j) shall not prevent or otherwise affect the Effect underlying any such change or failure referred to therein (to the extent not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (a) through (i)) from being taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); provided that this clause (j) shall not be construed as implying that the Company is making any representation or warranty with respect to any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period; provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (b), (c), (d), (f) and (h), such Effects may be taken into account to the extent they materially and disproportionately adversely affect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 41-42) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_41 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, circumstance, event, condition, development, occurrence or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate, when taken together with all other Effects, (x) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition or continuing results of operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) does or would reasonably be expected to prevent the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger (other than as a result of any material breach of this Agreement by Parent or Sub and provided that, any Order or Law relating to Antitrust Laws or Investment Screening Laws, as may be applicable, prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall not, in and of itself, constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect” per this clause (y)); provided, however, that none of the following, and no Effect arising out of or resulting from the following, shall constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a “Company Material Adverse Effect” under the foregoing clause (x) (subject to the limitations set forth below): (a) the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions, the performance by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, in each case,
including (i) by reason of the identity of Parent, Sub or any of their respective affiliates, (ii) by reason of any public communication by Parent or any of its affiliates regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries following the Effective Time and (iii) the impact of any of the foregoing on, including the disruption, loss or deterioration of, any of the Company’s or any Company Subsidiary’s relationships (contractual or otherwise) with its respective customers, suppliers, vendors, business partners or employees; provided, however, that this clause (a) shall not apply with respect to the representations and warranties (in whole or in relevant part) made by the Company in this Agreement, the purpose of which is to address the consequences resulting from, relating to or arising out of the entry into or the announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Transactions; (b) any change in or Effect affecting the economy or the financial, credit or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including interest rates and exchange rates or any changes therein), or any change in or Effect affecting any business or industries in which the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries operates; (c) the suspension of trading in securities generally on NYSE; (d) any change in applicable Law, including any COVID-19 Measures, or GAAP or other applicable accounting standards or the authoritative interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case, occurring following the date hereof; (e) any action taken by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries that is expressly required by this Agreement or with Parent’s express prior written consent, or the failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries to take any action that is expressly prohibited by this Agreement; (f) the commencement, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any armed hostilities or acts of war (whether or not declared) or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of acts of terrorism, armed hostilities or war; (g) any Proceeding made or brought by any current or former stockholders of the Company (or on their behalf or on behalf of the Company, but in any event only in their capacities as current or former stockholders of the Company) alleging breach of fiduciary duty or inadequate disclosure arising out of this Agreement or any of the Transactions; (h) the existence, occurrence, continuation or escalation of any acts of God, force majeure events, any earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tropical storms, fires or other natural disasters or weather-related events or any national, international or regional calamity or any civil unrest or any disease outbreak, pandemic or epidemic, including COVID-19 (and the Effect of any COVID-19 Measures related thereto); (i) any labor strike, slowdown, lockout or stoppage of Company Employees pending or threatened, in each case resulting primarily from the entry into or announcement of this Agreement; or (j) any changes in the market price or trading volume of the Shares, any changes in recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any failure of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to meet any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the exceptions in this clause (j) shall not prevent or otherwise affect the Effect underlying any such change or failure referred to therein (to the extent not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by clauses (a) through (i)) from being taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); provided that this clause (j) shall not be construed as implying that the Company is making any representation or warranty with respect to any internal or external projections, budgets, guidance, forecasts or estimates of revenues, earnings or other financial results or metrics for any period; provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (b), (c), (d), (f) and (h), such Effects may be taken into account to the extent they materially and disproportionately adversely affect the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other companies operating in the same industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 41-42) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_44 | “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to Bridge Bancorp or DCB, respectively, any effect that (i) is material and adverse to the financial condition, results of operations or business of Bridge Bancorp and the Bridge Bancorp Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or of DCB and the DCB Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) does or would materially impair the ability of either DCB, on the one hand, or Bridge Bancorp, on the other hand, to perform its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that “Material Adverse Effect” shall not be deemed to include the impact of (a) changes in laws and regulations affecting financial institutions or their holding companies generally, or interpretations thereof by Governmental Entities, (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles generally applicable to financial institutions and their holding companies, (c) actions and omissions of a party hereto (or any of its Subsidiaries) taken with the prior written consent of the other party, (d) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance with this Agreement on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the parties and their respective subsidiaries, including the expenses incurred by the parties hereto in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (e) changes in national or international political or social conditions including the engagement by the United States in hostilities, whether or not pursuant to the declaration of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any military or terrorist attack upon or within the United States, or any of its territories, possessions or diplomatic or consular offices or upon any military installation, equipment or personnel of the United States, declarations of any national or global epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 virus), or the material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement, (f) a decline in the trading price of a party’s common stock or the failure, in and of itself, to meet earnings projections or internal financial forecasts (it being understood that the underlying cause of such decline or failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (g) the expenses incurred by either party in negotiating, documenting, effecting and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (h) changes caused by the impact of the execution or announcement of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby on relationships with customers or employees (including the loss of personnel or customers subsequent to the date of this Agreement); except, with respect to subclauses (a), (b) and (e), to the extent that the effects of such change are materially disproportionately adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of DCB and the DCB Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Bridge Bancorp and the Bridge Bancorp Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be, as compared to other companies in the financial services industry. (Page 11) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_45 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from or arising out of (i) general economic or political conditions in the United States or any foreign jurisdiction or in securities, credit or financial markets, including changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates, (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries (including changes in prices for raw materials and finished products), markets or geographical areas in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates (including COVID-19 Measures), (iii) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war (whether or not declared), terrorism or sabotage, or other changes in geopolitical conditions, including any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date hereof, (iv) any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including COVID-19 pandemic), natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes) or other force majeure events, (v) the downgrade in rating of any debt or debt securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (vi) any failure by the Company or its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published (including analyst) projections, expectations, forecasts or predictions in respect of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, or any failure by the Company to meet its internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, (vii) changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof or the adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, amendment, in each case, after the date hereof or change of any Law (including any COVID-19 Measures) after the date hereof applicable to the operation of the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (viii) the taking of any action expressly required by, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by, this Agreement, including any action expressly prohibited by Section 5.1 or the taking of any action or refraining from taking any action at Parent’s or Merger Sub’s prior written request, (ix) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities, (x) the public announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the Merger, including any resulting loss or departure of officers or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the termination or reduction (or potential reduction) in the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ relationships with any of its customers, suppliers, distributors or other business partners (provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (x) shall not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect in the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.4 and, to the extent related thereto, the condition set forth in Section 8.2(a)), and (xi) any Proceeding brought or threatened by stockholders of either Parent or the Company (whether on behalf of the Company, Parent or otherwise) asserting allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to this Agreement or violations of securities Laws solely in connection with the Merger; provided that the exceptions in the foregoing clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that the underlying cause of any such failure or change referred to therein (if not otherwise falling within any of the exceptions provided by the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv), (ix), (x) or (xi) hereof) constitutes a “Company Material Adverse Effect”; and provided, further, that any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event resulting from the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vii) (excluding any effect, change, condition, fact, development, occurrence or event arising from, resulting from or related to COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures) may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a “Company Material Adverse Effect” to the extent that such impact is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (Page 9) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_46 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities, business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that no event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect to the extent resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to constitute, or shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been, a Company Material Adverse Effect, or whether a Company Material Adverse Effect would reasonably be expected to occur: (i) any changes after the date hereof in general United States or global economic conditions, including changes in United States or global securities, credit, financial, debt or other capital markets, (ii) any changes after the date hereof in conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries materially engages, (iii) any reduction in the assets under management of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that this clause (iii) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such reduction that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (iv) any decline, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of the Company Non-Voting Common Stock, any changes in credit ratings and any changes in any analysts’ recommendations or ratings with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that this clause (iv) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such decline that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (v) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood and agreed that this clause (v) shall not preclude Parent from asserting that any facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect should be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (vi) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the public announcement or the pendency of this Agreement (it being understood and agreed that this clause (vi) shall not apply with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the public announcement or the pendency of this Agreement), (vii) any changes after the date hereof in any Applicable Law or GAAP (or authoritative interpretations thereof), (viii) any action or omission taken by the Company pursuant to the written request of Parent or the Merger Subs or (ix) any acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, armed hostilities, sabotage, war or any escalation or worsening of acts of war, epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the COVID-19 pandemic), except in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii), (vii) or (ix), to the extent that any such event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to the adverse effect such event, circumstance, development, change, occurrence or effect has on other companies operating in the industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries materially engages; it being agreed, for purposes of this Agreement, that the COVID-19 pandemic has not, as of the 7
date of this Agreement, had such a materially disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (Pages 12-13) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_48 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with such other changes, events, occurrences, state of facts, conditions, circumstances, developments or effects, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company; provided, however, that none of the following, and no change, event, occurrence, state of facts, -62-
condition, circumstance, development or effect arising out of, or resulting from, any of the following, shall be deemed to constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes in the economy, credit or financial markets or political, regulatory or business conditions in the United States or any other countries in which the Company has any material operations; (ii) changes that are the result of factors generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which the Company conducts its businesses; (iii) changes in GAAP or in any Law unrelated to this Agreement or the Merger and of general applicability, including the repeal thereof, or in the interpretation or enforcement thereof, after the date hereof; (iv) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period ending on or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing; provided that the exception in this clause (iv) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect (not otherwise excluded under this definition) underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, or contribute to, a Company Material Adverse Effect; (v) acts of war (whether or not declared), civil disobedience, hostilities, sabotage, cyberattacks (provided that the Company has not breached any representation or warranty in Section 5.15(d) or Section 5.15(e)), terrorism, military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing, any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other catastrophic weather or natural disaster, or any epidemic, pandemic or outbreak of illness (including the COVID-19 (or SARS-CoV-2) virus) or other public health event or any other force majeure event, whether or not caused by any Person (other than the Company or any of its Affiliates or Representatives), or any national or international calamity or crisis; (vi) any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Company that are expressly required to be taken by this Agreement or any actions taken or omitted to be taken with Parent’s prior written consent or at Parent’s written request (except for any obligation to operate in the ordinary course or similar obligation); provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (vi) shall not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect in the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.4 (and in Section 8.2(a) and Section 9.4(b) to the extent related to such portions of such representation); (vii) any changes, events, occurrences, state of facts, conditions, circumstances, developments or effects that were caused by the negotiation of, entry into or announcement, pendency or performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Transaction Litigation, including any changes in the relationship of the Company, contractual or otherwise, with customers, employees, unions, suppliers, distributors, financing sources, partners or similar relationships; provided, however, that the exceptions in this clause (vii) shall not apply with respect to references to Company Material Adverse Effect in the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.4 (and in Section 8.2(a) and Section 9.4(b) to the extent related to such portions of such representation); (viii) a decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the Shares on NASDAQ; provided that the exception in this clause (viii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect (not otherwise excluded under this definition) underlying such decline or change has resulted in, or contributed to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, or contribute to, a Company Material Adverse Effect; or (ix) the results of, or any data derived from or any delay in (including any delays in identifying, recruiting, training or enrolling suitable patients or clinical investigators), any pre-clinical or clinical testing being conducted for Acoramidis or any competitive products or Product Candidates of any other Person; provided, further, that, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (v), such change, event, occurrence, state of facts, condition, circumstance, development or effect shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred to the extent it disproportionately adversely affects the Company compared to other companies of similar size in the industry in which the Company primarily operates. (Pages 67-68) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_49 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, violation, inaccuracy, effect or circumstance (each, an “Effect”) that (A) is materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) would prevent the consummation by the Company of the Merger; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Company 50
Material Adverse Effect,” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) changes in political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions and other force majeure events in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (f) in each case other than for purposes of any representation and warranty contained in Section 3.4(b) or 3.14(h), the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the identity of the Parent, (ii) the loss or departure of officers or other employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (iii) the termination or potential termination of (or the failure or potential failure to renew or enter into) any contracts with customers or other business partners, whether as a direct or indirect result of the loss or departure of officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) any other negative development (or potential negative development) in the relationships of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any of its customers or other business partners, whether as a direct or indirect result of the loss or departure of officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise, directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (g) any actions taken or failure to take action, in each case, to which the Parent has expressly requested or consented to; or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required or contemplated by, this Agreement; or the failure to take any action prohibited by this Agreement; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; (i) changes in the Company’s stock price or the trading volume of the Company’s stock, or any failure by the Company to meet any public estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); (j) pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks or any escalation or worsening of any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, any COVID-19 Responses); (k) the availability or cost of financing to Parent or Merger Sub; or (l) any legal proceedings made or brought by any of the current or former stockholders of the Company (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company) against the Company, the Merger Sub, the Parent or any of their directors or officers arising out of the Merger or in connection with any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; except to the extent such Effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e), (h) or (j) disproportionately adversely affect in a material respect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the countries and regions in the world and in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (in which case, only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact of such adverse Effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur). (Pages 54-55) | ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_50 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any effect, event, development or change that, individually or in the aggregate with all other effects, events, developments or changes, is, or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to (i) the business, results of operations or financial condition, assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Company or Hospitality to consummate the Mergers before the End Date; provided, however, that in the case of clause (i), no effect, event, development or change resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or relating to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Company Material Adverse Effect,” and no effect, event, development or change (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other such effects, events, developments or changes) to the extent resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be likely to occur: (a) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world, or conditions in the global economy generally; (b) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world, including (i) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (ii) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world; (c) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in any of the industries in which the Company and or its Subsidiaries conduct business; (d) political conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism) in the United States or any region thereof or any other country or region in the world; (e) any Force Majeure event; (f) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including (i) the identity of Parent and its affiliates and (ii) the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, licensors, distributors, partners or employees (provided that this clause (f) shall not apply to any representation or warranty in Section 5.5 and, solely to the extent related thereto, the condition set forth in Section 8.2(a)); (g) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement or with the consent of Parent in writing ; (h) changes in law or other legal or regulatory conditions (or the interpretation thereof), or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), in each case, after the date hereof; (i) changes in the stock price of the Paired Common Shares or the trading volume of the Paired Common Shares, or any failure by the Company or Hospitality to meet any public estimates or expectations of the revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations of the Company or Hospitality for any period, or any failure by any Paired Entity or Paired Entities Subsidiary to meet any internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of such changes or failures, unless such changes or failures would otherwise be excepted from this definition); or (j) any litigation by the stockholders of the Paired Entities related to this Agreement, the Mergers or other transactions contemplated hereby; except to the extent such effects, events, developments or changes to the extent resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (e) and (h) disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies that conduct business in the United States and in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct business (in which case, such adverse effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be likely to occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Page 86) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_51 | “Material Adverse Effect” means, when used with respect to any Party, any fact, circumstance, effect, change, event or development that (a) would prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of such Party or its Subsidiaries to consummate the Transactions or (b) has, or would have, a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business or results of operations of such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, in respect o f clause (b) above, no effect (by itself or when aggregated or taken together with any and all other effects) to the extent directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to, or related to any of the following shall be deemed to be or constitute a “Material Adverse Effect” or shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur: (i) general economic conditions (or changes in such conditions) or conditions in the U.S. or global economies generally; (ii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets, including (A) changes in interest rates and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market; (iii) conditions (or changes in such conditions) in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (including changes in commodity prices, general market prices and regulatory changes affecting the industry); (iv) political conditions (or changes in such conditions), the outbreak of a pandemic, epidemic, endemic or other widespread health crisis (including COVID-19), or acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any escalation or general worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage or terrorism); (v) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires or other natural disasters, weather conditions; (vi) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency or consummation of the Transactions (other than with respect to any representation or warranty that is intended to address the consequences of the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions);
(vii) the execution and delivery of or compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action or failure to take any action which action or failure to act is request in writing by Parent or expressly required by, this Agreement, the public announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions (provided that this clause (vii) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions); (viii) changes in Law or other legal or regulatory conditions, or the interpretation thereof, or changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the interpretation thereof), or that result from any action taken for the purpose of complying with any of the foregoing; or (ix) any changes in such Party’s stock price or the trading volume of such Party’s stock, or any failure by such Party to meet any analysts’ estimates or expectations of such Party’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, or any failure by such Party or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such changes or failures may constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect);
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provided, however, except to the extent such effects directly or indirectly resulting from, arising out of, attributable to or related to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (i)– (v) and (ix) disproportionately adversely affect such Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other similarly situated participants operating in the oil and gas exploration, development or production industry (in which case, such adverse effects (if any) shall be taken into account when determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or may, would or could occur solely to the extent they are disproportionate). (Pages 52-53) | business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction | 1 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_55 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any Effect which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company; provided, that none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably likely to be, a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any Effect generally affecting the U.S. or foreign economies, financial or securities markets, or political, legislative, or regulatory conditions, or the industries in which the Company operates;
(ii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to fluctuations in the value of any currency exchange, interest or inflation rates or tariffs;
(iii) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any change (or proposed change) in, or any compliance with or action taken for the purpose of complying with, any Law or GAAP (or interpretations of any Law or GAAP);
(iv) any Effect arising out of or otherwise relating to any act of terrorism, cyberterrorism (whether or not or sponsored by a Governmental Body), outbreak of hostilities, acts of war, trade war, national or international calamity or any other similar event (or the escalation of any of the foregoing);
(v) any acts of God, natural disasters, force majeure events, weather or environmental events or health emergencies, including pandemics (including COVID-19) or epidemics (or the escalation of any of the foregoing) and any governmental or industry responses thereto, including any COVID-19 Measures;
(vi) any change in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s stock or change in the Company’s credit ratings;
(vii) the failure of the Company to meet internal or analysts’ expectations, projections, forecasts, guidance or estimates, including the results of operations of the Company;
(viii) any Effect or other matter resulting from the negotiation, execution, announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement and the Transactions, including any Effect related to the identity of Parent, or facts and circumstances relating thereto, any loss or threatened loss of, or adverse change or threatened adverse change in, the relationship of the Company with any of its current or prospective suppliers, customers, wholesalers, service providers, distributors, licensors, licensees, regulators, employees, creditors, stockholders or other third parties (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.5 (Non-Contravention) but subject to disclosures in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule); and
(ix) any Effect arising out of or otherwise directly relating to any action taken by the Company at the written direction or approval of Parent or any action specifically required to be taken by the Company, or the failure of the Company to take any action that the Company is specifically prohibited from taking by the terms of this Agreement;
provided, however, that in the cases of clauses (i) through (iv), such exclusion shall only be applicable to the extent such matter does not have a materially disproportionate Effect on the Company relative to other companies in the industries in which the Company operates that are of a similar size to the Company, in which case such Effect shall be taken into account only to the extent of such materially disproportionate Effect on the -8-
Company; provided, further, that in the cases of clauses (vi) and (vii), the underlying causes of any such Effect may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect occurred to the extent not otherwise excluded by another exception in this definition. (Pages 12-13) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_52 | “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence that is or would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, but shall not be deemed to include any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstance or occurrence: (i) in or affecting general political, social or economic conditions (including changes in interest rates) or the financial, securities, capital or credit markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (ii) in or affecting the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate generally, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate or (iii) resulting from or arising out of (A) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or interpretations thereof, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (B) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of war or terrorism, to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (C) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation or proposal, in 85
each case after the date of this Agreement, of any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, protocol, or any other Law of or by a Governmental Entity, (D) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions with Parent, including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any Acquired Company with employees, customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Entities, creditors and other Persons, (E) any litigation brought by a stockholder of Parent or of the Company relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, (F) any act of God, natural disaster or other calamity to the extent the Acquired Companies are not adversely affected in a disproportionate manner relative to other participants in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate, (G) epidemics, pandemics, disease outbreaks (including COVID-19), or public health emergencies (as declared by the World Health Organization or the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States) or any Law or guideline issued by a Governmental Entity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the World Health Organization or industry group providing for business closures, “sheltering-in-place” or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), (H) any change in the share price or trading volume of the shares of Company Common Stock, in the Company’s credit rating or in any analyst’s recommendations, in each case in and of itself, or the failure of the Company to meet projections or forecasts (including any analyst’s projections), in and of itself (provided in each case that the event, change, effect, development, condition, circumstance or occurrence underlying such change or failure shall not be excluded, and may be taken into account, in determining whether there has been or may be a Company Material Adverse Effect) (to the extent permitted by this definition and not otherwise excepted by another clause of this proviso), and (I) actions taken as required or permitted by the Agreement or actions or omissions taken with Parent’s consent; (Pages 90-91) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
abridged | contract_58 | “Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, circumstance, occurrence or effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, properties, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any event, change, occurrence or effect arising out of, attributable to or resulting from, alone or in combination, (1) changes in general economic or business conditions or in the financial, debt, banking, capital, credit or securities markets, or in interest or exchange rates, in each case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world; (2) general changes or developments in any of the primary industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate; (3) actions required under this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.7 to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable antitrust or competition Laws for the consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby; (4) (x) changes after the date of this Agreement in any applicable Laws (other than any COVID-19 Measures, which shall be subject to clause (9) below) or (y) changes after the date of this Agreement in GAAP or in applicable accounting regulations or principles or interpretations thereof; (5) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s stock, in and of itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change in price or trading volume that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (6) any failure by the Company to meet internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions, in and of 9
itself (provided, that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); (7) geopolitical conditions or any outbreak, continuation or escalation of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, or acts of foreign or domestic terrorism (including cyber-terrorism); (8) natural or manmade disasters, hurricanes, floods, tornados, tsunamis, earthquakes or other weather conditions or other acts of God; (9) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19), or any Law issued by a Governmental Entity (as defined below), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or industry group providing for COVID-19 Measures, quarantines, “shelter-in-place” or “stay at home” orders, workforce reductions, social distancing, shut downs, closures, sequesters or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or any change in such Law or interpretation thereof following the date of this Agreement or any worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement; (10) any national or international political or social conditions, including the engagement in, or escalation, outbreak or worsening of, hostilities in or by any country or the occurrence of any act of war or any similar act of terrorism, civil unrest, protests, public demonstrations or the response of any Governmental Entity thereto; (11) the announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the initiation of litigation by any stockholder of the Company with respect to this Agreement, and including any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries due to the announcement of this Agreement or the identity of the parties to this Agreement, or the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein; provided, that in no event shall this clause (11) impact the Company’s representations in Section 3.4; (12) any actions, determinations, terms or conditions taken, not taken, made, set or imposed by any lessor in accordance with the terms of the Sale Leaseback Agreements in response to any actions taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries solely to comply with the Company’s obligations under Section 5.7 and to the extent such actions are expressly required by Section 5.7; or (13) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) at the express written direction of Parent (except to the extent the Company was prohibited from taking such action pursuant to Section 5.1 and requested the consent of Parent to take such action); except, in the case of clauses (1), (2), (4), (7), (8) and (10), to the extent that the impact of such event, change, occurrence or effect is disproportionately adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate; provided, that in such event, only the incremental disproportionate impact shall be taken into account when determining whether there has been a “Material Adverse Effect”. (Pages 16-17) | business and operation of Target | 0 | FLS (MAE) applies to | ability to consummate transaction | MAE Definition | 25-1 | Material Adverse Effect |
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