“Material Adverse Effect” means any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect that, individually or taken together with any other events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects, (i) would have, or reasonably likely to have, a materially adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole); provided, however, that none of the following, either alone or in combination, shall constitute a Material Adverse Effect or be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur: 

(a) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects in or with respect to the economy, credit, capital, securities or financial markets (including changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates) or political, regulatory or business conditions in the geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or their products or services are sold, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement; 

(b) results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects that generally affect other participants in the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ industry or industries, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement and only to the extent also occurring in the applicable geographic markets in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate or where their products or services are sold; 

(c) the negotiation, execution, performance, public announcement or pendency of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or any result, condition, event, change, development, circumstance, fact or   -8-


effect resulting therefrom, including any loss of employees, customers or revenue to the extent arising from the identity of Parent as the acquiror of the Company (provided, that this clause (c) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent such representation or warranty addresses the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of a Party’s obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); 

(d) any term, condition, obligation, requirement, limitation, prohibition, remedy, sanction or other action imposed upon Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with effecting the expiration of any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under any Antitrust Law applicable to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or obtaining from a Governmental Antitrust Entity any consent, approval, permit or authorization, in each case in accordance with and to the extent contemplated by this Agreement; 

(e) changes in GAAP or in any applicable Law, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement; 

(f) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings; provided that any event, change, development, circumstance, fact or effect underlying such failure (unless otherwise excluded by the other clauses of this proviso) may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur; 

(g) acts of war (whether or not declared), sabotage, terrorism, military or para-military actions or the escalation of any of the foregoing (other than any cyberattack targeted principally at the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), any weather event or natural disaster, or any outbreak of illness, pandemic (including COVID-19) or other public health event, in each case, occurring after the date of this Agreement, and any results, conditions, events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects resulting therefrom; or 

(h) any actions or non-actions (i) expressly required to be taken or expressly required to be not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (except for any obligation to operate in the Ordinary Course of Business), (ii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at Parent’s written request or (iii) taken or not taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent such actions or non-actions are required by applicable Law; 

provided further that, with respect to clauses (a), (b), (e) and (g) of this definition, such events, changes, developments, circumstances, facts or effects (as the case may be) shall be taken into account in determining whether a “Material Adverse Effect” has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the extent, and only to the extent, that they disproportionately adversely affect the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) relative to healthcare industry peer companies of the Company and its material Subsidiaries; or (ii) would, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  (Pages 76-77)

Question: FLS (MAE) Standard-Answer
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Other forward-looking standard