“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, development, occurrence, fact, condition, effect, or change (each, an “Effect”) that has, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a materially adverse effect to: (a) the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (b) the ability of the Company to timely perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis; provided, however, that, for the purposes of clause (a), a Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include any Effect (alone or in combination) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from: (i) any change in any Law or GAAP; (ii) any change resulting from conditions affecting any of the industries in which the Company or its Subsidiaries operates; (iii) any change resulting from changes in general business, financial, political, capital market or economic conditions (including any changes in interest and exchange rates or commodity pricing); or any change resulting from any calamity, natural disaster, pandemic (including COVID-19 and COVID-19 Measures), hostilities, war or military or terrorist attack) tariffs, trade wars, transportation delays (including work stoppages or port closures); (iv) any change resulting from the announcement or pendency of the Offer, the Merger, the other transactions contemplated hereby or attributable to the fact that Parent or any of its Affiliates are the prospective owners of the Company (including any loss or change in relationship with any supplier, vendor, reseller, customer, distributor, employee or other business partner of the Company or its Subsidiaries); (v) the failure of the Company or its Subsidiaries to achieve any financial projections or budget (it being understood that the fact or occurrences giving rise to such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect so long as such facts or occurrences are not otherwise excluded by any other clause in this definition); (vi) any litigation, claims, suit, action or proceeding in respect of this Agreement, the Merger, the Offer or the Offer Documents and any transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including breach of fiduciary duty and disclosure claims); and (vii) (1) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries at the written request, or with the written consent, of Parent or Merger Sub or (2) compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with the express terms of, or the taking by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any action expressly required by, this Agreement (other than the obligations to operate in the ordinary course or restrictions on taking certain actions pursuant to Section 6.01); provided further, however, that any Effect referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), immediately above shall be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur if it has a disproportionate effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries conduct their businesses. (Page 78)

Question: Actions taken with consent or approval of Buyer-Answer (Y/N)
Subquestion: <NONE>
Answer: Yes