Defined Terms and Interpretation 1.1 In this Agreement, save where the context requires otherwise, the following words, terms and expressions shall have the following meanings: 1998 Act means the Data Protection Act 1998. 2000 Act means the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 2004 Regulations means the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Defined Terms and Rules of Construction Reference is made to the Glossary of Defined Terms and Rules of Construction (as the same may be supplemented, amended or modified, the “Glossary”) attached as Exhibit A to the Indenture. The Glossary is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Glossary.
Terms and Definitions The terms listed below shall have the respective meaning given them as set forth adjacent to each term.
COMMON TERMS AND DEFINITIONS 11 A. The parties agree to the following terms and definitions, and to those terms and definitions 12 which, for convenience, are set forth elsewhere in the Agreement.
Defined Terms Used in this Agreement In addition to the terms defined above, the following terms used in this Agreement shall be construed to have the meanings set forth or referenced below.
Defined Terms; Interpretation As used in this Agreement, each of the terms defined in the opening paragraph and the Recitals above shall have the meanings assigned to such terms therein. Each term defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement, unless expressly provided to the contrary. The words "hereby", "herein", "hereinafter", "hereof", "hereto" and "hereunder" when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection or provision of this Agreement. Article, Section, subsection and Exhibit references herein are to such Articles, Sections, subsections and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All titles or headings to Articles, Sections, subsections or other divisions of this Agreement or the exhibits hereto, if any, are only for the convenience of the parties and shall not be construed to have any effect or meaning with respect to the other content of such Articles, Sections, subsections, other divisions or exhibits, such other content being controlling as the agreement among the parties hereto. Whenever the context requires, reference herein made to the single number shall be understood to include the plural; and likewise, the plural shall be understood to include the singular. Words denoting sex shall be construed to include the masculine, feminine and neuter, when such construction is appropriate; and specific enumeration shall not exclude the general but shall be construed as cumulative. Definitions of terms defined in the singular or plural shall be equally applicable to the plural or singular, as the case may be, unless otherwise indicated.
Defined Terms As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:
Defined Terms; Interpretation; Etc Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement shall apply equally to this Assumption Agreement. This Assumption Agreement shall be a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Glossary of Defined Terms Defined Terms Defined in Section Acquisition Proposal Section 5.02(f) Affiliate Section 8.10(a) Agreement Opening Paragraph Alternative Transaction Section 7.03(b) Associate Section 8.10(a) Beneficial Ownership Section 8.10(b) Bonus Plans Section 5.07(e) Business Day Section 8.10(c) Certificates Section 2.02(b) Closing Section 1.02 Code Section 1.08 Company Opening Paragraph Company 401(k) Plan Section 5.07(d) Company Acquisition Agreement Section 7.03(b)(i) Company Employees Section 5.07(b) Company Financial Advisor Section 3.08 Company IP Section 3.14(a)(ii) Company SEC Reports Section 3.05(a) Company Securities Section 3.02(a) Confidentiality Agreement Section 3.03(b) Copyrights Section 3.14(a)(i) Corporation Law Recitals Disclosure Letter Article III Dissenting Shares Section 2.01 DOJ Section 5.05(b) Effective Time Section 1.02 Environmental Laws Section 3.13(d)(i) Environmental Liabilities Section 3.13(d)(ii) Environmental Permits Section 3.13(c) ERISA Section 3.09(a) ERISA Affiliate Section 3.09(c) Exchange Act Section 3.04 Existing Performance Shares Section 2.04(b) Existing Restricted Shares Section 2.04(b) Existing SARs Section 2.04(a) Existing Stock Options Section 2.04(a) Fee Section 7.03(b) Foreign Antitrust Laws Section 3.04 Foreign Plans Section 3.09(a) FTC Section 5.05(b) Governmental Entity Section 3.04 iv Hazardous Materials Section 3.13(d)(iii) HSR Act Section 3.04 Intellectual Property Section 3.14(a)(i) Knowledge Section 8.10(f) Laws Section 3.12 Licensed Company IP Section 3.14(a)(iv) Material Adverse Effect Section 8.10(g) Merger Consideration Section 1.06 Material Contract Section 3.16 Merger Section 1.01 Merger Sub Opening Paragraph Owned Company IP Section 3.14(a)(iii) Owned Real Property Section 3.15(a) Parent Opening Paragraph Patents Section 3.14(a)(i) Paying Agent Section 2.02(a) Payment Fund Section 2.02(a) PBGC Section 3.09(c) Permits Section 3.12 Person Section 8.10(h) Plans Section 3.09(a) Potential Acquiror Section 5.02(b) Preferred Stock Section 3.02(a) Preliminary Proxy Statement Section 5.09 Proxy Statement Section 3.07 Real Property Leases Section 3.15(b) Release Section 3.13(d)(iv) Rights Agreement Section 3.22 Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act Section 3.05(a) SEC Section 3.05(a) Securities Act Section 3.05(a) Share Section 1.06 Software Section 3.14(a)(i) Special Meeting Section 5.04 Stock Option Plans Section 2.04(a) Subsidiary Section 8.10(i) Subsidiary Securities Section 3.02(b) Superior Proposal Section 5.02(f) Surviving Corporation Section 1.01 Trade Secrets Section 3.14(a)(i) Trademarks Section 3.14(a)(i) Takeover Laws Section 3.03(b) Tax Section 3.11(l) AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of May 11, 2005, among 3M Company, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Carrera Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and CUNO Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
Undefined Terms Terms that may appear in this Agreement which are not defined. Parties acknowledge and agree that any such terms shall be construed in accordance with customary usage in the telecommunications industry as of the effective date of this Agreement.
