Adverse action means a home or remote state action.
Class Action means a legal action:
Threatened litigation as used herein shall include governmental investigations and civil investigative demands. “Litigation” as used herein shall include administrative enforcement actions brought by governmental agencies. The Grantee must also disclose any material litigation threatened or pending involving Subcontractors, consultants, and/or lobbyists. For purposes of this section, “material” refers, but is not limited, to any action or pending action that a reasonable person knowledgeable in the applicable industry would consider relevant to the Work under the Grant Agreement or any development such a person would want to be aware of in order to stay fully apprised of the total mix of information relevant to the Work, together with any litigation threatened or pending that may result in a substantial change in the Xxxxxxx’s financial condition.
No-Action Letter means the response of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Chief Counsel of Investment Management, dated April 18, 1995, in respect of the Xxxxxxxxx Russia Fund, Inc. (SEC Ref. No. 95-151-CC, File No. 811-8788) providing "no- action" relief under '17(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and SEC Rule 17- f5 thereunder, in connection with custody of such Xxxxxxxxx Russia Fund, Inc.'s investments in Russian Securities.
Agency action Not later than 30 days after receiving an inspector general report of an alleged reprisal, the head of the agency shall determine whether there is sufficient basis to conclude that the non-Federal employer has subjected the employee to a prohibited reprisal. The agency shall either issue an order denying relief in whole or in part or shall take one or more of the following actions: - Order the employer to take affirmative action to xxxxx the reprisal. - Order the employer to reinstate the person to the position that the person held before the reprisal, together with compensation including back pay, compensatory damages, employment benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment that would apply to the person in that position if the reprisal had not been taken. - Order the employer to pay the employee an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees and expert witnesses' fees) that were reasonably incurred by the employee for or in connection with, bringing the complaint regarding the reprisal, as determined by the head of a court of competent jurisdiction.
Emergency Action Plan means the plan referred to in Section I.D of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, detailing the activities, budget, implementation plan, and monitoring and evaluation arrangements, to respond to the Eligible Crisis or Emergency.
JT No-Action Letters means SMC Capital, Inc., SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. Sept. 5, 1995) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, SEC No-Action Letter (pub. avail. June 7, 2000).
Transaction Litigation has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(d).
Action shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3.1(j).
Legal Action means and includes any claim, counterclaim, demand, action, suit, counterclaim, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation before any
Regulatory Action means an administrative or regulatory enforcement action, proceeding, investigation or inspection, FDA Form 483 notice of inspectional observation, warning letter, untitled letter, other notice of violation letter, recall, seizure, Section 305 notice or other similar written communication, or consent decree, issued by the FDA.
Emergency Action means any emergency action for locational or system-wide capacity shortages that either utilizes pre-emergency mandatory load management reductions or other emergency capacity, or initiates a more severe action including, but not limited to, a Voltage Reduction Warning, Voltage Reduction Action, Manual Load Dump Warning, or Manual Load Dump Action.
Necessary Action means, with respect to a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law and within such party’s control) necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to shares of Common Stock, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments and (iv) making, or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.
Tort action means a civil action for damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property other than a civil action for damages for a breach of contract or another agreement between persons or government entities.
Environmental Action means any action, suit, demand, demand letter, claim, notice of non-compliance or violation, notice of liability or potential liability, investigation, proceeding, consent order or consent agreement relating in any way to any Environmental Law, Environmental Permit or Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment, including, without limitation, (a) by any governmental or regulatory authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages and (b) by any governmental or regulatory authority or any third party for damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief.
Tax Action means (a) an amendment to, change in or announced proposed change in the laws (or any regulations thereunder) of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, (b) a judicial decision interpreting, applying or clarifying such laws or regulations, (c) an administrative pronouncement or action that represents an official position (including a clarification of an official position) of the governmental authority or regulatory body making such administrative pronouncement or taking such action, or (d) a threatened challenge asserted in connection with an audit of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Partnership, or the Trust, or a threatened challenge asserted in writing against any other taxpayer that has raised capital through the issuance of securities that are substantially similar to the Debentures, the Partnership Preferred Securities, or the Trust Preferred Securities, which amendment or change is adopted or which decision, pronouncement or proposed change is announced or which action, clarification or challenge occurs on or after the date of the prospectus related to the issuance of the Trust Preferred Securities. "10% in liquidation amount of the Trust Securities" means, except as provided in the terms of the Trust Preferred Securities or by the Trust Indenture Act, Holder(s) of outstanding Trust Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may require, Holders of outstanding Trust Preferred Securities or Holders of outstanding Trust Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of 10% or more of the aggregate liquidation amount of all outstanding Trust Securities of the relevant class.
Disciplinary Action means any action that can be taken on the completion of / during the investigation proceedings including but not limiting to a warning, imposition of fine, suspension from official duties or any such action as is deemed to be fit considering the gravity of the matter.
Environmental Proceedings means any judicial or administrative proceedings arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement.
Affirmative Action Plan means the Affirmative Action Plan for school and classroom practices adopted by the Board.
Resettlement Action Plan or “RAP”, means a plan approved by the Association, to be prepared in accordance with the provisions of the RPF, setting forth principles and procedures governing land acquisition or other associated Project impacts, resettlement and compensation of Affected Persons, as well as reporting and monitoring arrangements to ensure compliance with the said plan, as the same may be amended from time to time with the agreement of the Association, and “Resettlement Action Plans” or “RAPs” shall mean such Resettlement Action Plans, collectively.
Superior Court means the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Knowledge of the Company means the actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry of one or more of Lxxx XxXxx, Jxxxxx Xxxxxx, Cxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Wxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, Gxxxx Xxxxx, Jxxx Xxxxxxx, Sxxx Rxxxxxxx or Axxx Xxxxx.
Litigation means any lawsuit, action, arbitration, administrative or other proceeding, criminal prosecution or governmental investigation or inquiry.
Knowledge of the Buyer means, as to a particular matter, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of the following persons at the Buyer: Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxxx, and Xxxx Xxxxx.
CCAA Proceedings means the proceedings commenced by the Applicant under the CCAA as contemplated by the Initial Order;
Material Transaction means any material transaction in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries proposes to engage or is engaged, including a material purchase or sale of assets or securities, financing, merger, consolidation, tender offer or any other material transaction that would require disclosure pursuant to the Exchange Act, and with respect to which the board of directors of the Company reasonably has determined in good faith that compliance with this Agreement may reasonably be expected to either materially interfere with the Company’s or such subsidiary’s ability to consummate such transaction in a timely fashion or require the Company to disclose material, non-public information prior to such time as it would otherwise be required to be disclosed.