“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to United or CBTC, any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition, circumstances or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) is material and adverse to the financial position, results of operations or business of United and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or CBTC and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, respectively, or (ii) would materially impair the ability of either United or CBTC to perform its respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise materially threaten or materially impede the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Material Adverse Effect shall not include the impact of (a) changes in tax, banking and similar laws of general applicability or interpretations thereof by courts or Governmental Authorities (including the Pandemic Measures), except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (b) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements applicable to banks and their holding companies generally, except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (c) changes in economic conditions affecting financial institutions generally, including changes in market interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, and price levels or trading volumes in securities markets except to the extent that such changes have a disproportionate impact on United or CBTC, as the case may be, relative to the overall effects on the banking industry, (d) any modifications or changes to valuation policies and practices in connection with the Merger in accordance with GAAP, (e) actions and omissions of United or CBTC taken with the prior written consent of the other in contemplation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (f) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or war (whether or not declared) or any act of terrorism, any earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters, or any national or global epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including the Pandemic), or the material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date of this Agreement (including any such changes arising out of the Pandemic or any Pandemic Measures), (g) failure of United or CBTC to meet any internal financial forecasts or any earnings projections (whether made by United or CBTC or any other Person), (h) the public disclosure of this Agreement and the impact thereof on relationships with customers or employees, or (i) the effects of compliance with this Agreement on the operating performance of the parties, including, expenses incurred by the parties in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. <omitted> 
“Pandemic” means any outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics relating to COVID-19, or any variants or mutations thereof, or any other viruses, and the governmental and other responses thereto. 
“Pandemic Measures” means any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shutdown, closure, sequester or other laws, directives, policies, guidelines or recommendations promulgated by any Governmental Authority, in each case, in connection with or in response to the Pandemic. (Page 8)

Question: W/N/A/F applies to-Answer
Subquestion: No
Answer: War or terrorism, Natural disaster