Company: MHLA
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form Type: DEFM14A
Source: 0001104659-25-028254
Chunk: 558

Company: Maiden Holdings, Ltd.
Filing Date: 2025-03-26
Form: DEFM14A
Chunk 558
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 “ Taxes ”) means any federal, state, local or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, license, franchise, employment, payroll, premium, withholding, alternative or added minimum, ad valorem , transfer or excise tax, or any other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge in the nature of a tax, together with any interest or penalty or addition thereto, imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“ Tax Returns ” means all reports, returns, statements or other information supplied or required to be supplied to, or filed with or required to be filed with, a Governmental Authority relating to Taxes, including any amendment thereof or supplement or schedule thereto.

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“ Transfer ” means to, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign or similarly dispose of Common Shares but, in each case, excluding (i) pledges and other security interest grants, (ii) hedging and derivative transactions and (iii) any pro rata dividend, distribution or other disposition of Common Shares to the equity holders of a Qualified Shareholder. The terms “Transferring,” “Transferee,” “Transferred” or other similar words have correlative meanings to “Transfer.” “ Unaffiliated Company Directors ” means any director that qualifies as an independent director pursuant to the rules of Nasdaq and any other applicable securities exchange on which the Common Shares are then listed and applicable rules of the SEC. “ Underwritten Offering ” means a registration in which Company Securities are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis. (b) Other Definitions . In addition to the defined terms set forth in Section 1(a) , as used in this Agreement, each of the following capitalized terms has the meaning specified in the Section set forth opposite such term below.

| Term                              | ​ | ​ |  Section | ​ |
| Agreement                         | ​ | ​ | Preamble | ​ |
| Company                           | ​ | ​ | Preamble | ​ |
| Company Bye-laws                  | ​ | ​ |    17(d) | ​ |
| Company Group                     | ​ | ​ | 18(a)(i) | ​ |
| Company Memorandum of Association | ​ | ​ |    17(d) | ​ |
| Damages                           | ​ | ​ |     8(a) | ​ |
| Demand Notice                     | ​ | ​ |  3(a)(i) | ​ |
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