A “Company Material Adverse Effect” means any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts (or any development that, insofar as can reasonably be foreseen, could reasonably be expected to result in any change, effect, event, occurrence or state of facts) that, taken alone or together with any other related or unrelated changes, effects, events, occurrences or states of facts: (1) is materially adverse to the business, properties, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development arising from or related to (except, in the case of clauses (a), (b), (f), (g) or (i) below, to the extent disproportionately affecting the Company and the Company Subsidiaries relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, in which case only the incremental disproportionate impact or impacts may be taken into account in determining whether or not there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) the following: (a) changes in the conditions generally of the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (b) conditions affecting the United States economy or the global economy generally or political conditions in the United States or any other country in the world; (c) acts of hostilities, war, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism (including any outbreak, escalation or general worsening of the foregoing) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, (d) any epidemic or pandemic (including continuation or escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic or orders issued by a Governmental Entity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic) in the United States or any other country or region in the world, or any escalation of the foregoing; (e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, tornadoes, floods, mudslides, wild fires 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 any escalation of the foregoing; (f) changes in the financial, credit, banking, currency or securities markets in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including (A) changes in interest rates in the United States or any other country 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; (g) changes in GAAP or other accounting standards (or the enforcement or interpretation thereof); (h) changes in the Company’s stock price or trading volume in and of themselves (it being understood that the facts or causes underlying or contributing to any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (i) changes in any Laws or Privacy Obligations (or the enforcement or interpretation thereof) after the date hereof; (j) any failure by the Company to meet, or changes to, any internal or published projections or any decline in and of itself in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock (it being understood that the facts or causes underlying or contributing to any such failure or decline may be considered in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred); (k) the negotiation, execution, delivery or announcement of this Agreement, the performance by any party hereto of its obligations hereunder, including the impact thereof on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company with employees, customers, investors, contractors, lenders, suppliers, vendors, or partners, or the identity of Parent or any of its Affiliates as the acquirer of the Company (provided that this clause (k) shall not diminish the effect of, and shall be disregarded for purposes of, the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.05) or the public announcement (including as to the identity of the parties hereto) or pendency of the Merger or any of the other Transactions; (l) the availability or cost of equity, debt or other financing to Parent, Sub or the Surviving Corporation; (m) any action taken, or failure to take action, which Parent has in writing requested or consented; or (n) Transaction Litigation or any demand or Legal Proceeding for appraisal or the fair value of any shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the DGCL in connection herewith; or (2) prevents the ability of the Company to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions. (Page 81)

Question: MAE Definition
Category: Material Adverse Effect
Answer: Yes