“Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any effect that, (1) would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, or (2) would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the Company from consummating the Merger; provided that in no event shall any effect to the extent arising out of or relating to any of the following (alone or in combination) be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred:   (i)         changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume, or any change in the credit rating of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (provided that the exception in this clause (i) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect);   (ii)         general business, economic or political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein;   (iii)         conditions in the financial, credit, banking, capital or currency markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, and changes in exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and (B) any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world;   4


    (iv)         general conditions in any industry, location or market in which the Company operates;   (v)         changes in political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world;   (vi)         acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of any such acts of hostilities, war, sabotage, cyberterrorism, terrorism or military actions) in the United States or any other country or region in the world;   (vii)          earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires, weather conditions, outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including the coronavirus (COVID-19 pandemic), other public health conditions or other natural or man-made disasters or acts of God in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein;   (viii)         any COVID-19 Measures or changes therein;   (ix)         changes or proposed changes in GAAP or other accounting standards, regulations or principles (or the enforcement or interpretation of any of the foregoing);   (x)         any Stockholder Litigation or any demand or Proceeding, including for appraisal of the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the DGCL in connection herewith;   (xi)         changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law (or the enforcement thereof);   (xii)         any failure, in and of itself, to meet projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, EBITDA, free cash flow, earnings or other financial operating metrics for any period (provided that the exception in this clause (xii) shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any effect underlying such failures has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect);   (xiii)         the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with Third Parties, including Governmental Authorities and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries; or   (xiv)         any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required by this Agreement to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or that is taken or not taken with the prior written consent or at the request of Parent;   provided, that any effect referred to in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (vii) may be taken into account to the extent such effect has a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries or geographic locations in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate (in which case, the incremental disproportionate adverse effect may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred).  (Pages 9-10)

Question: Relational language (MAE carveout)-Answer (Dropdown)
Subquestion: No
Answer: "Arising from/out of", "Relating to"