SPAC Material Adverse Effect means any event, circumstance, change or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes and effects, (a) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of SPAC; or (b) would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the performance by SPAC of its obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the Mergers and the other Transactions; provided, however, that none of the following (or the effect of any of the following) shall be deemed to constitute, alone or in combination, or be taken into account in the determination of whether, there has been or will be an SPAC Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change or proposed change in or change in the interpretation of any Law or US GAAP; (ii) events or conditions generally affecting the industries or geographic areas in which SPAC operates; (iii) any downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in the credit, debt, securities, financial or capital markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates, prices of any security or market index or commodity or any disruption of such markets); (iv) acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of any such acts of war, sabotage, civil unrest or terrorism, or changes in global, national, regional, state or local political or social conditions; (v) any hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake, wild fire or other natural disaster, epidemic, disease outbreak, pandemic (including COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2 virus or any mutation or variation thereof or related health condition), or acts of God, (vi) any actions taken or not taken by SPAC as required by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (vii) any effect attributable to the announcement or execution, pendency, negotiation or consummation of the Mergers or any of the other Transaction, or (viii) any actions taken, or failures to take action, or such other changed or events, in each case, which the Company has requested or to which it has consented or which actions are contemplated by this Agreement, except in the cases of clauses (i) through (iii), to the extent that SPAC is disproportionately affected thereby as compared with other participants in the industry in which SPAC operate.
Parent Material Adverse Effect means any effect, change, event or occurrence that would prevent or materially delay, interfere with, hinder or impair (i) the consummation by Parent or Merger Sub of any of the Transactions on a timely basis or (ii) the compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with its obligations under this Agreement.
Material Adverse Effect shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
Company Material Adverse Effect means any material adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development relating to the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Division Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; except any such material adverse change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development to the extent attributable to (a) the pendency of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the announcement thereof (including any reduction in revenues, any disruption in supplier, distributor, partner, customer or similar relationships or any loss of employees); (b) WCAS Sub’s announcement or other disclosure of its plans or intentions with respect to the operation of the business of the Division (or any portion thereof); (c) changes or conditions, including changes in the economy, financial markets, or political conditions, whether resulting from acts of terrorism or war or otherwise, affecting the U.S. economy or the industry in which the Division operates generally to the extent they do not disproportionately affect the Division, taken as a whole; (d) regulatory conditions or changes in Laws affecting the industry in which the Division operates to the extent they do not disproportionately affect the Division, taken as a whole; (e) any failure, in and of itself, by the Division or the Division Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (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 will be, a Company Material Adverse Effect); (f) the taking of any action required by, or the failure to take any action prohibited by, this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements; (g) any change in accounting requirements or principles required by GAAP or required by any change in applicable Laws and any restatement of the Division’s financial statements as a result thereof or public announcement related thereto; or (h) expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Seller Material Adverse Effect means any event, change or occurrence that materially impairs or delays the ability of any of the Selling Parties to perform its obligations or to consummate the transactions under the Basic Documents or that otherwise materially threatens or materially impedes the consummation of the transactions under the Basic Documents.
Buyer Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect means any material and adverse effect on (i) the ability of a Purchaser to meet its obligations under the Basic Documents on a timely basis or (ii) the ability of a Purchaser to consummate the transactions under any Basic Document.
Business Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets or liabilities of the Business, taken as a whole; provided, however, that any such effect resulting or arising from or relating to any of the following matters shall not be considered when determining whether a Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would be reasonably likely to occur: (i) the general conditions in the industries in which the Business operates (including changes in cobalt prices or), including competition in any of the geographic areas in which the Business operates or developments or changes therein; (ii) any conditions in the general economy in any of the geographic areas in which the Business operates or developments or changes therein; (iii) political conditions, including acts of war (whether or not declared), armed hostilities and terrorism, or developments or changes therein; (iv) any conditions resulting from natural or manmade disasters or other Acts of God; (v) compliance by the Sellers with their covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement; (vi) the failure of the financial or operating performance of the Business to meet internal projections or budgets for any period prior to, on or after the date of this Agreement (provided that the effects, events, circumstances and conditions underlying such failure may be considered in determining whether a Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (vii) any action taken or omitted to be taken by or at the request or with the consent of Purchaser; or (viii) the announcement of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including any action by a Governmental Entity with respect to any Contract or Permit of any of the Companies); provided further, however, that with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), effects shall be considered to the extent that they disproportionately affect the Business relative to other participants in any industry in which the Business operates.
Material Adverse Event means an occurrence having a consequence that either (a) is materially adverse as to the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company or (b) is reasonably foreseeable, has a reasonable likelihood of occurring, and if it were to occur would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company.
Material Adverse Change means any material adverse change in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
Material adverse fact means an adverse fact that a party indicates is of such significance, or that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as being of such significance to a reasonable party, that it affects or would affect the party's decision to enter into a contract or agreement concerning a transaction or affects or would affect the party's decision about the terms of such a contract or agreement. An "Adverse Fact" means a condition or occurrence that is generally recognized by a competent licensee as significantly and adversely affecting the value of the property, significantly reducing the structural integrity of improvements to real estate, presenting a significant health risk to occupants of the property, or information that indicates that a party to a transaction is not able to or does not intend to meet his or her obligations under a contract or agreement made concerning the transaction.
Materially Adverse Effect means (a) any material adverse effect upon the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) a material adverse effect upon any material rights or benefits of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment means any unreasonable risk to humans or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide.