be made in connection herewith or therewith, or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. The Parties
acknowledge and agree that the Nonparty Affiliates are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section
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ARTICLE X
DEFINITIONS
10.1 Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 10.1:
Action means any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, subpoena, case, litigation, proceeding or investigation (whether
civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) by or before any court or grand jury, any Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.
Affiliate means, when used with respect to a specified Person and at a point in, or with respect to a period of, time, a Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person at such point in or during such period of time. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used
with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other
interests, by Contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that solely for purposes of the Transaction Documents, none of Nextracker or any Subsidiary of Nextracker will be considered an Affiliate of Flex or any Subsidiary of Flex, and none of Flex
or any Subsidiary of Flex will be considered an Affiliate of Nextracker or any Subsidiary of Nextracker.
Business Day means any day other than
Saturday or Sunday and any other day on which commercial banking institutions located in New York, New York are required, or authorized by Law, to remain closed.
Consents means any consents, waivers, notices, reports or other filings to be obtained from or made, including with respect to any Contract, or any
registrations, licenses, permits, authorizations to be obtained from, or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any third parties, including any third party to a Contract and any Governmental Entity.
Contract means any agreement, contract, subcontract, obligation, binding understanding, note, indenture, instrument, option, lease, promise,
arrangement, release, warranty, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, purchase order or legally binding commitment, or undertaking of any nature (whether written or oral and whether express or implied).
Distribution Closing means the closing of the Distribution.
Distribution Closing Date means the date of the Distribution Closing.
Distribution Record Date means the record date for the Distribution Closing.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Agreement means the Exchange Agreement to be entered into among Nextracker, Nextracker OpCo, TPG (or an Affiliate thereof), Newco and Newco
Sub in connection with the IPO, if effected, as in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Excluded Shares means any Flex Ordinary
Shares held by Flex as treasury shares or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Flex on the Distribution Record Date and not held on behalf of third parties.
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