definiens: means any Person which, directly or indirectly th rough one ( 1 ) or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common cont rol with, a Party for so long as such Person contro ls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Party . For purposes of this Section 1.9 ( Affiliate ) and Section 1.28 ( Change of Control ) only, the term ( including, with correlative meanings, the t erms and ) as used with respect to a Person means : ( a ) direct or indirect ownership of fifty percent ( 50 % ) or more of the vot ing securities or other voting interest of any Pers on ( including attribution from related parties ) ; or ( b ) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the po wer to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of votin g securities, by contract, as a general partner, as a manager or otherwise