Final Adverse Benefit Determination means an adverse benefit determination that is upheld at the completion of a health plan issuer’s internal appeals process.
Tax Event means the receipt by the Company and the Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of any amendment to or change (including any announced prospective change) in the laws or any regulations thereunder of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of any official administrative pronouncement (including any private letter ruling, technical advice memorandum, field service advice, regulatory procedure, notice or announcement, including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt such procedures or regulations) (an “Administrative Action”) or judicial decision interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, regardless of whether such Administrative Action or judicial decision is issued to or in connection with a proceeding involving the Company or the Trust and whether or not subject to review or appeal, which amendment, clarification, change, Administrative Action or decision is enacted, promulgated or announced, in each case on or after the date of original issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an insubstantial risk that: (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures; (ii) interest payable by the Company on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Company, in whole or in part, for United States federal income tax purposes; or (iii) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.
Final Internal Adverse Benefit Determination means an Adverse Benefit Determination that has been upheld by BCBSTX at the completion of BCBSTX’s internal review/appeal process.
Final Adverse Determination means an Adverse Determination involving a Covered Service that has been upheld by Blue Cross and Blue Shield or its designated utilization review organization, at the completion of Blue Cross and Blue Shield's internal grievance process procedures.
Material Adverse Event means any circumstance or event that, individually or collectively with other circumstances or events, may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or Business of the Borrower, as now conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
Serious Adverse Event means any adverse event that led to any of the following:
Specific, adverse impact means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.
Company Material Adverse Effect means (A) an event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, is or would reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities, operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or prevents the consummation of the Merger or the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions, or (B) the occurrence of the event set forth on Section 3.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed in themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or there will be, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) changes generally affecting the economy, financial or securities markets in the United States or elsewhere in the world, (ii) changes affecting the industry or industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operate generally or in any specific jurisdiction or geographical area to the extent such changes do not adversely affect the Company or the Company’s Subsidiaries in a disproportionate manner; (iii) any taking of any action at the written request of Parent or Merger Sub or with the written consent of Parent or Merger Sub, (iv) any adoption, implementation, promulgation, repeal, modification, reinterpretation, change or proposal of any rule, regulation, ordinance, order, protocol or any other Law of or by any national, regional or state Governmental Entity, (v) any changes in GAAP or accounting standards or interpretations thereof, (vi) acts of war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, sabotage or terrorism, (vii) any decline in the market price, or change in trading volume, of the Company Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect 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), (viii) any change resulting from or arising out of the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Subsidiaries, and (ix) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect 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).
Company Material Adverse Change means a change (or circumstance involving a prospective change) in the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, cash flows, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company which is materially adverse.
Collateral Tax Event means at any time, as a result of the introduction of a new, or any change in, any home jurisdiction or foreign tax statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ruling, practice, procedure or judicial decision or interpretation (whether proposed, temporary or final), interest payments due from the Obligors of any Collateral Debt Obligations in relation to any Due Period becoming properly subject to the imposition of home jurisdiction or foreign withholding tax (other than where such withholding tax is compensated for by a “gross-up” provision in the terms of the Collateral Debt Obligation or such requirement to withhold is eliminated pursuant to a double taxation treaty so that the Issuer as holder thereof is held completely harmless from the full amount of such withholding tax on an after-tax basis) so that the aggregate amount of such withholding tax on all Collateral Debt Obligations in relation to such Due Period is equal to or in excess of 6% of the aggregate interest payments due (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any additional interest arising as a result of the operation of any gross-up provision) on all Collateral Debt Obligations in relation to such Due Period.
Partnership Material Adverse Effect means any change, circumstance, effect or condition that is, or could reasonably be expected to be, materially adverse to the business, financial condition, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Partnership Group, taken as a whole.
Investor Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to a particular Investor, any fact, event, circumstance, change, occurrence, effect or condition which has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate with all other facts, events, circumstances, changes, occurrences, effects or conditions, a material adverse effect on the ability of such Investor to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Effective tax rate means the rate that will produce last year’s total tax levy (adjusted) from this year’s total taxable values (adjusted). “Adjusted” means lost values are not included in the calculation of last year’s taxes and new values are not included in this year’s taxable values.
Buyer Material Adverse Effect means any event, fact, condition, occurrence, change or effect that prevents or materially impedes or delays the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
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.
Purchaser Material Adverse Effect means any material adverse change in or material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Agreement combined tax rate means the sum of the tax rates:
Actual Tax Liability means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Covered Taxes of the Corporation (a) appearing on Tax Returns of the Corporation for such Taxable Year and (b) if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination (including interest imposed in respect thereof under applicable law).
Closing Date Material Adverse Effect means a “Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Acquisition Agreement.
Material Adverse Effect shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
Final Tax Amount has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(ii).
Target Material Adverse Effect means any change, effect, event or occurrence that (A) has a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of the Target and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or (B) prevents or materially delays the Target from performing its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement in any material respect; provided, however, that no change, effect, event or occurrence to the extent arising or resulting from any of the following, either alone or in combination, shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Target Material Adverse Effect: (i) (A) general economic, financial, political, capital market, credit market, or financial market conditions or (B) general conditions affecting any of the industries in which the Target and its subsidiaries operate; (ii) Changes in Law or changes in GAAP or accounting standards, in either case, occurring after April 26, 2011; (iii) any natural disasters, pandemics or acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, or an escalation or worsening thereof; (iv) the entry into, announcement or performance of the Acquisition Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein (other than Section 5.1(a) of the Acquisition Agreement), and the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, employees or regulators, or any shareholder litigation arising from allegations of breach of fiduciary duty relating to the Acquisition Agreement or the transactions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement, except that this clause (iv) shall not apply with respect to the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.4 of the Acquisition Agreement (v) any changes in the price or trading volume of the Common Stock (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) (provided that the underlying change, effect, event or occurrence that caused or contributed to such change in market price or trading volume shall not be excluded); (vi) any failure by the Target to meet projections or forecasts (provided that the underlying change, effect, event or occurrence that caused or contributed to such failure to meet projections or forecasts shall not be excluded); and (vii) any change or prospective change in the Target’s credit rating (provided that the underlying change, effect, event or occurrence that caused or contributed to such change or prospective change in the Target’s credit rating shall not be excluded); provided, further, however, that the change, effect, event or occurrence referred to in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) shall be excluded pursuant to such clause only to the extent such change, effect, event or occurrence does not adversely affect the Target and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, disproportionately to other companies operating in the industries in which the Target and its subsidiaries compete (in which case the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or is reasonably likely to be, a Target Material Adverse Effect).
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.
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 with respect to any change or effect, a material adverse change in, or effect on, as the case may be, (i) the financial condition, operations, business, or Property of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) the ability of the Administrative Agent, the Issuer or any Lender to enforce the Loan Documents.