“COVID-19 Measures” means any action or inaction to comply with any quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, travel restrictions, shut down, closure, sequester, safety or similar law, directive, guideline or recommendation promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, its Subsidiaries or its operations, in each case, in connection with or in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and any evolutions or mutations thereof. <omitted> 

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to the Company, any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or effect that (1) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to 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, with respect to clause (1) only, in no event shall any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or 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 changes has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Effect, unless otherwise excluded pursuant to any of clauses (ii)-(xiv) below);   (ii)          general business, economic or political conditions in the United States, Israel 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, Israel or any other country or region in the world, or changes therein, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States, Israel 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, Israel or any other country or region in the world;   (iv)          general conditions in any industry, location or market in which the Company operates;   4


    (v)          changes in political conditions in the United States, Israel 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, Israel 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, Israel 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;   (xi)         changes or proposed changes in Applicable Law (or the interpretation or enforcement thereof by Governmental Authorities);   (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, unless otherwise excluded pursuant to any of clauses (i)-(xi) above or clauses (xiii)-(xiv) below);   (xiii)         the announcement and performance of this Agreement, including any resulting impact on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with Third Parties, including Governmental Authorities, customers, suppliers and employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty in Sections 4.03 or 4.04); 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 express written request of Parent;   provided, that any change, event, circumstance, occurrence, condition, state of facts or effect referred to in clause (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xi) 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 8-9)

Question: MAE Definition
Category: Material Adverse Effect
Answer: Applies to Target and subsidiaries "taken as a whole"