definiens: means, with respect to any asset ( including any security ), any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, securityinterest, encumbrance or restriction of any kind in respect of such asset ; provided, however, that the term shallnot include ( i ) statutory liens for Taxes, which are not yet due and payable or are being contested in good faith byappropriate proceedings and disclosed in Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, ( ii ) statutory or commonlaw liens to secure landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the premises rented,(iii ) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers ’ compensation, unemploymentinsurance, old age pension or other social security programs mandated under applicable Legal Requirements,(iv ) statutory or common law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen to secure claimsfor labor, materials or supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice ( and ( x ) notyet delinquent or ( y ) being contested in good faith ) and other like liens, ( v ) restrictions on transfer of securitiesimposed by applicable state and federal securities laws and ( vi ) non - exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary courseof business