“GBL” means Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA, a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated under the Laws of Belgium, whose registered office is avenue Marnix 24, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium, registered under the corporate number 0407.040.209.
“Governmental Entity” means: (i) any federal, state, local, foreign or multinational government or any entity or individual exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to government; (ii) any public international organization (such as the World Bank, United Nations); and (iii) any department, agency, authority, regulator or instrumentality thereof, including any company, business, enterprise or other entity owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by any government.
“Hazardous Materials” means all substances defined or regulated as hazardous, a pollutant or a contaminant under any Environmental Law, including any regulated pollutant or contaminant (including any constituent, raw material, product or by-product thereof), petroleum or natural gas hydrocarbons or any liquid or fraction thereof, asbestos or asbestos-containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, any hazardous or solid waste, and any toxic, radioactive, infectious or hazardous substance, material or agent.
“IFRS” means the International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, as of the date of determination: (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all lease obligations of such Person capitalized on the books and records of such Person, (iv) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby have been assumed, (v) all letters of credit or performance bonds issued for the account of such Person, to the extent drawn upon, and (vi) all guarantees of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person other than a wholly owned subsidiary of such Person.
“Indemnified Leakage Amount” means any Leakage Amount that has not been accounted for and reduced from the Closing Cash Payment.
“knowledge” means (i) with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed in Section 10.16(a)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule and (ii) with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the actual knowledge of the individuals listed on Section 10.16(a)(iv) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in both cases after reasonable inquiry.
“Laws” and each, a “Law” means federal, state, local and foreign or multinational laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments, Orders, injunctions, decrees or agency requirements of Governmental Entities, including any rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
“Leakage Amount” means, with respect to any Company Leakage, the aggregate amount of such Company Leakage, less the amount equal to any Tax benefit for the Company or the relevant Subsidiary (if any) attributable to such Company Leakage but only to the extent such Tax benefit is realized in the year such Company Leakage is incurred or the year following the year in which such Company Leakage is incurred.
“Liability” means any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, determined or determinable, secured or unsecured, disputed or undisputed, subordinated or unsubordinated, or otherwise.
“Lien” means, in relation to any asset or right, any security interest or guarantee secured on personal property or real estate (including inter alia a pledge, encumbrance, collateral, mortgage or guarantee), any lien, pledge, easement or restrictive covenant, charge, condition, any right restricting possession, exercise, full ownership or free transferability (including inter alia a sale agreement, encumbrance, covenant, condition, restriction, charge, option, non-compete obligation, non-transferability obligation, pre-emptive right, preferential agreement, tag-along right, drag-along right, escrow arrangement, right of retention, right of first refusal, security interest, deed of trust right-of-way, encroachment, occupancy right, community property interest, retention of title clause, claim or demand) or any other restriction of any nature, third party right or obligation of any kind that has a similar purpose or effect, save as specified in the