TOURNAMENTS  SECTION XII - WTA TOURNAMENT MEMBERSHIPS 5.  Simultaneous Transfer of Ownership and Location 6.  WTA Action 7.  Limitations on Ownership been pre-approved to annually alternate or rotate locations; and (c) location  changes made at the request of the WTA. In determining whether a change  of venue is a change of location, the Board of Directors may consider the  following factors: (i) distance between venues; (ii) defined media markets; (iii)  time zones; (iv) climates; (v) topographies; (vi) governments; (vii) predominant  languages; (viii) economic specializations; and (ix) international political areas.  A change of location made in conjunction with an approved Transfer shall be  deemed a change of location for the purposes of this Section 4.  In connection with any approval of a change of location for a membership and  in addition to any rights set forth above, the Board of Directors shall have the  right to impose any condition on any change of location that it deems in the  best interests of the WTA. A proposed change of location made in conjunction with a request for a  transfer of ownership must be made simultaneously, and those requests will  be considered jointly. In addition, the change of location fee will not apply  to a proposed location change in conjunction with a request for Transfer of  ownership; however, the Transfer set out in Section XII.I.2 shall apply. Additionally, no person or entity (or group of persons or entities acting  in concert) shall, directly or indirectly, own or control (by contract or  a. No person or entity (or group of persons or entities acting in concert)  shall, directly or indirectly, own or control (by contract or otherwise) an  “ownership interest” in more than five (5) WTA Tournaments, of which  no more than two (2) may be multi-week combined men’s and women’s  events of the same or similar category (e.g., WTA 1000 Mandatory  Tournament). a. If ownership is transferred, the new owner will succeed to the rights  and obligations of the former owner. However, if change of location is  involved, the new owner’s rights and obligations will be the same as the  owner of a new Tournament. b. Regarding proposed changes of location, if the WTA approves such a  change in connection with a Transfer of ownership, it will make best  efforts to assign an appropriate date, and the Tournament will then  become part of the WTA. 225