definiens: has the meaning given in paragraph 18.2 ; means the individuals employed by any of the Group Companies ; means all or any of the following media ( alone or in combination ): air ( including the air withinbuildings or other natural or man - made structures whether above or below ground ) ; water ( including water under orwithin land or in drains or sewers ) ; soil and land and any ecological systems and living organisms supported bythese media ( including, for the avoidance of doubt, man ) ; means any material permits, licences, consents, certificates, registrations, approvals or other authorisations required by or under any Environmental Laws for the operation of the Group’sbusiness ; means all applicable laws ( including, for the avoidance of doubt, common law ), statutes, regulations, statutory guidance notes and final and binding court and other tribunal decisions of any relevantjurisdiction in force in the relevant jurisdiction at Completion whose purpose is to protect, or prevent pollution of, the Environment or to regulate emissions, discharges, or releases of Hazardous Substances into theEnvironment, or to regulate the use, treatment, storage, burial, disposal, transport or handling of HazardousSubstances, and all by - laws, codes, regulations, decrees or orders issued or promulgated or approved thereunderor in connection therewith to the extent that the same have force of law at Completion ; has the meaning in paragraph 8.12 ; means any person who was previously an employee of any of the Group Companies andwhose employment has terminated ; has the meaning given in paragraph 24.2 ; has the meaning given in paragraph 24.1 ; means any wastes, pollutants, contaminants and any other natural or artificialsubstance ( whether in the form of a solid, liquid, gas or vapour ) which is capable of causing harm or damage tothe Environment or a nuisance to any person ; has the meaning given in paragraph 8.4 ; means all rights in patents, utility models, trade marks, service marks, logos, tradedress, trade names, internet domain names, copyright ( including rights in computer software and moral rights),design rights, database rights, confidential information and knowledge ( including know how, regulatory dossiers, inventions, secret formulae and processes, inventions, market information, and lists of customers and suppliers),and rights protecting goodwill and reputation, in all cases whether registered or unregistered ; all other forms ofprotection having a similar nature or effect anywhere in the world to any of the foregoing and applications for orregistrations of any of the foregoing rights ; 43 has the meaning given in paragraph 18.5 ; has the meaning in paragraph 19.1 ; means all computer hardware, including peripherals and ancillary equipment and network andtelecommunications equipment, and all computer software, including associated proprietary materials, usermanuals and other related documentation in the possession of and used by any of the Group Companies ; has the meaning given in paragraph 8.2 ; means any agreement or arrangement to which any of the Group Companies is a party or isbound and which : ( a)is of material importance to the business, assets, liabilities or expenditure of the Group ; ( b)involves or is likely to involve expenditure by any Group Company in excess of £ 100,000 per annum or anaggregate consideration payable by or to a Group Company in excess of £ 100,000 ; ( c)cannot be terminated on less than 12 months ’ notice ; ( d)contains any provision pursuant to which any party to such agreement or arrangement has the contractualright to terminate such agreement or arrangement as a result of any Change of Control of the relevant GroupCompany ; ( e)restricts the freedom of a Group Company to carry on the whole or any part of its business in any part of theworld in such manner as it thinks fit ; ( f)relates to the appointment of a commercial agent or distributor by any Group Company ; ( g)is an agreement governing the terms of a partnership or joint venture to which any Group Company is aparty ; ( h)is for the supply of goods and/or services by or to any of the Group Companies where the annualconsideration payable under such agreement or arrangement or paid in the financial period ended on theBalance Sheet Date exceeds £ 100,000, and which contains terms under which retrospective or futurediscounts or price reductions are given ; or ( i)requires a Group Company to pay any commission, finders ’ fee, royalty or similar payment ; has the meaning given in paragraph 18.1 ; means any pension, superannuation, retirement ( including on early retirement ) incapacity, sickness, disability, accident, healthcare or death benefits ( including in the form of a lump sum ) ; has the meaning given by the Data Protection Act 1998 ; has the meaning given in paragraph 18.1 ; means any scheme or arrangement for the provision of Pension Benefits ; and has the meaning given in paragraph 21.21