definiens: means ( a ) any corporation or business entity, fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the votingstock or voting equity interests of which are owned directly or indirectly by a Party ; or ( b ) any corporation or businessentity which directly or indirectly owns fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the voting stock or voting equity interests of aParty ; or ( c ) any corporation or business entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common controlwith a corporation or business entity as described in ( a ) or ( b ) . For the purposes of this definition only, and, with correlative meanings, the terms and means ( a ) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management or policies of such entity, whether through the ownershipof voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and/or ( b ) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least fifty percent(50 % ) of the voting securities or other ownership interest of such entity . For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes ofthis Agreement, NeXeption, Inc., NeXeption, LLC, NeXeption II, LLC and NST, LLC shall not be considered to beAffiliates of [COMPANY]