“Company Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (x) the financial condition, assets, business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (y) the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to perform their obligations under, or to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, excluding, solely in the case of clause (x), any effect resulting directly or indirectly from (i) changes in GAAP or the official interpretation thereof, (ii) general economic, political, regulatory, legal or tax conditions in the United States or any other country or region, including changes in financial, credit, securities or currency markets (including changes in interest or exchange rates), (iii) conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (iv) changes in Applicable Law or the interpretation thereof, (v) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, acts of war, sabotage, terrorism, cyberattacks, natural disasters, acts of god, demonstrations, public disaster, epidemics, pandemics or other diseases (including COVID-19 and any COVID-19 Measures) including any deterioration or worsening thereof, (vi) the announcement, pendency, or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the announcement of Parent’s plans or intentions with respect to the conduct of the business of the Company following Closing, including the impact of any of the foregoing on the relationships, contractual or otherwise, of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, service providers, employees, Governmental Authorities or any other Persons and any stockholder or derivative litigation relating to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (vii) any failure by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published budgets, projections, forecasts or predictions of financial performance or integration synergies 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 a “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect), (viii) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in order to comply with the obligations contained in Section 8.01 or at the written request of Parent or Merger Sub, or (ix) changes in the price and/or trading volume of the shares of Company Common Stock or any other securities of the Company on NYSE or any other market on which such securities are quoted for purchase and sale or changes in the credit ratings of the Company (it being understood that any underlying facts giving rise or contributing to such changes that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a “Company Material Adverse Effect” may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect) or (x) any actions taken (or omitted to be taken) by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are required to be taken (or omitted to be taken) pursuant to this Agreement, including any actions required under this Agreement to obtain any approvals, consents, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations under applicable Competition Laws and Foreign Investment Laws for the consummation of the Merger, except, with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v), to the extent that such event has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relative to other companies operating in the industry or industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business, in which case the incremental disproportionate adverse impact may be taken into account in determining whether there has occurred or could reasonably be expected to occur a Company Material Adverse Effect.   (Page 4)

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