“Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event, condition, change, occurrence or development, circumstance or effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the business, operations, assets, liabilities or financial condition of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions; provided, however, that, for purposes of clause (i) above, none of the following shall be deemed in and of themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) general political, economic or market conditions or general changes or developments in the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, except to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are adversely affected disproportionately relative to other participants in such industry, (B) any event, circumstance, change or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to any act of terrorism, war (whether declared or not), cyberattack, national or international calamity, natural disaster, pandemic, epidemic or disease A-4 outbreak (including COVID-19) or any other similar event, except to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are adversely affected disproportionately relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (C) from the Transactions or the announcement or pendency thereof (other than for purposes of any representation or warranty contained in Section 3.3), including to the extent so resulting in any reduction in billings or revenue or any loss of employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries or disruption in (or loss of) customer, supplier, distributor, landlord, partner or similar relationships attributable to the announcement or pendency of the Transaction, (D) any event, condition, change, occurrence or development, circumstance or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to a change in, or action taken required to comply with any change in any Law (including COVID-19 Measures) or accounting regulations, except to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are adversely affected disproportionately relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, (E) changes in the price or trading volume of the Company’s stock (provided that the underlying cause of such change in price or trading volume may be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (F) any failure by the Company to meet public or internal revenue, earnings or other financial projections (provided that the underlying cause of such failure may be taken into account in determining whether there is, or would reasonably be expected to be, a Company Material Adverse Effect), (G) any change resulting or arising from the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates, (H) any event, circumstance, change or effect arising directly or indirectly from or otherwise relating to fluctuations in the value of any currency, except to the extent the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are adversely affected disproportionately relative to other participants in the industry in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, or (I) the taking of any action expressly required by this Agreement (including, without limitation, any actions taken in compliance with this Agreement to obtain any approval or authorization under applicable Antitrust Laws for the consummation of the Offer or the Merger) or expressly approved of in writing by Parent, or the failure to take any action expressly prohibited by this Agreement (if the Company has timely requested a waiver from Parent) or (J) any litigation with respect to the application of any Law to this Agreement or the Transaction. (Pages 70-71)

Question: MAE Definition
Category: Material Adverse Effect
Answer: announcement, pendency