“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), business, assets, operations or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, excluding any effect, directly or indirectly, resulting from (A) changes in GAAP or changes in accounting requirements applicable to any industry in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate, (B) changes in the financial, securities, currency, international trade, capital or credit markets or in general economic, political or regulatory conditions globally or in any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate; (C) changes in Applicable Law or the interpretation or enforcement thereof or conditions generally affecting any industry in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate, (D) any acts of God, disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, fires, explosions, earthquakes and weather-related events), terrorism, armed hostilities, sabotage, war, curfews, riots, demonstrations or public disorders or any escalation or worsening thereof, (E) any epidemic, pandemic or disease outbreak (including COVID-19) or worsening thereof, including responses thereto (including the COVID-19 Measures), (F) the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, the announcement,   6


pendency or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the identity of Parent or any facts or circumstances relating to Parent or any actions taken by Parent or the announcement or other disclosure of Parent’s plans or intentions with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company following the Closing, including the effect of any of the foregoing on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of any of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with customers, employees, suppliers, vendors, service providers, counterparties or Governmental Authorities (including the failure to obtain any consents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby), (G) any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance for any period (it being understood that any underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect), (H) any action taken (or omitted to be taken) at the written request of Parent, (I) any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that is required by this Agreement or (J) a change in the price and/or trading volume of the Company Stock on Nasdaq or any other market in which such securities are quoted for purchase and sale (it being understood that any underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Material Adverse Effect); provided that effects referred to in clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) above shall be considered for purposes of determining whether there has been or could reasonably be expected to be a Material Adverse Effect if and to the extent such effect has had or could reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other companies operating in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate. (Pages 10-11)

Question: MAE Definition
Category: Material Adverse Effect
Answer: "Could" (reasonably) be expected to