“Company Material Adverse Effect” means any event, change, effect, fact, circumstance, development, condition or occurrence (each an “Effect”) that (a) has, or would reasonably be expected to, prevent or materially impair the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions, or (b) has had, or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or financial condition of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole; provided, however, that, for purposes of this clause (b), in no event would any of the following, alone or in combination, be deemed to constitute, nor shall any of the following (including the Effect of any of the following) be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Company Material Adverse Effect”: (i) any change in Applicable Law, GAAP or any applicable accounting standards or any interpretation thereof; (ii) general economic, political or business conditions or changes therein, or acts of terrorism, epidemics or pandemics (including COVID-19), disease outbreaks or changes in geopolitical conditions (including commencement, continuation or escalation of war, armed hostilities or national or international calamity) or any escalation or worsening relating to the foregoing, including any escalation or worsening of stoppages, shutdowns or habits or behavior of people, or any response of any Governmental Authority (including requirements for business closures or “sheltering-in-place”), related to any of the foregoing; (iii) financial and capital markets conditions, including interest rates and currency exchange rates, and any changes therein; (iv) seasonal fluctuations in the business of the Acquired Companies; (v) any change generally affecting the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate; (vi) the negotiation, entry into or announcement of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of the Transactions or the performance of this Agreement (including (A) the initiation of litigation by any stockholder of the Company (or a derivative or similar claim) to the extent asserting allegations of breach of fiduciary duty or under securities laws relating to this Agreement or the Transactions or (B) any termination of, reduction in or similar negative impact on the Company’s reputation or relationships, contractual or otherwise, with any customers, suppliers, distributors, partners or employees of the Acquired Companies, in each case, to the extent resulting from the negotiation, entry into, announcement, pendency or performance of this Agreement or identity of the parties to this Agreement or any communication by Parent regarding the plans or intentions of Parent with respect to the conduct of business of the Acquired Companies) (provided that this clause (vi) shall not apply to, and shall be disregarded with respect to, references to “Company Material Adverse Effect” in representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 4.02, Section 4.03, Section 4.04 and Section 4.16(h)); (vii) the compliance with the terms of this Agreement; (viii) the taking of any action (or the omission of any action) expressly required or permitted by this Agreement or requested by Parent in writing; (ix) any act of God or natural disaster; (x) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s securities or other financial instruments, in and of itself (provided that this clause (x) shall not prevent a determination that any change or Effect underlying such change has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or Effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Company Material Adverse Effect)); (xi) any failure of the Acquired Companies to meet any internal or published projections, estimates or forecasts (provided that this clause (xi) shall not prevent a determination that any change or Effect underlying such failure to meet projections or forecasts has resulted in a Company Material Adverse Effect (to the extent such change or Effect is not otherwise excluded from this definition of Company Material Adverse Effect)); or (xii) for purposes of Section 8.02(c), (A) any matters set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter or (B) subject to the preamble to Article IV, any matters set forth in the Company SEC Documents that modifies a representation or warranty set forth in Article IV, solely to the extent the effect of which is reasonably foreseeable and reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure as of the date hereof; provided, further, that in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (ix), except to the extent that such matters disproportionately impact the Acquired Companies (taken as a whole) relative to other businesses in the industries in which the Acquired Companies operate. (Page 4)

Question: MAE Definition
Category: Material Adverse Effect
Answer: business and operation of Target, ability to consummate transaction