Change Of Control
Example Definitions of "Change Of Control"
Change Of Control. Any transaction or series of related transactions (whether by merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation or sale or transfer of Common Stock or assets (including equity securities of Subsidiaries) or otherwise) as a result of which any Person or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act (other than Equity Investors and their respective Affiliates, any Person holding any share of Class B-2 common stock which is beneficially owned by CPPIB (or any of its
... Affiliates) within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, any group of which the foregoing are members and any other members of such a group), obtains ownership, directly or indirectly, of (i) Shares that represent more than 50% of the total voting power (for the election and removal of directors) of the outstanding capital stock of the Company or any applicable successor entity or (ii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
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Change Of Control. Means, with respect to any Person, any occurrence resulting in (a) any "person" or "group" (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becoming the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities entitled to vote in the election of members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person having 50% or more of the then-outstanding voting power of such Person, in each case determined
... irrespective of whether such Person is subject to the Exchange Act; (b) such Person becoming a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange, reorganization, sale of assets or other similar extraordinary transaction, or being the subject of a proxy contest, in each case as a consequence of which members of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Person in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of such board or other body thereafter; or (c) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person.
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Change Of Control. Shall mean a Change of Control Transaction as defined in the Business Combination Agreement.
Change Of Control. An assignment of the Agreement to an unrelated third-party, a direct merger or other change in corporate structure where Company is not the surviving entity, a sale or transfer of the capital stock of Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the stockholders of Company immediately prior to such sale. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not include a financing in which Company transfers more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the
... stockholders to new equity holders (e.g., venture capital investors or other investors) who do not exercise direct control over day-to-day operations of Company.
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Change Of Control. The meaning given in (i) the Amended and Restated Fiserv, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan or (ii) if the Board has adopted a replacement omnibus equity incentive plan for the Amended and Restated Fiserv, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the Company's most recently adopted omnibus equity incentive plan
Change Of Control. Means the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) a change in ownership or control of Borrower effected through a transaction or series of transactions whereby any Person or group of Persons who are Affiliates directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) of securities of Borrower possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of Borrower's securities outstanding
... immediately after such acquisition, whether by means of a sale, merger, consolidation or otherwise or (b) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of over fifty percent (50%) in fair market value of the consolidated assets of Borrower and its Affiliates other than through the ordinary course of business of Borrower and its Affiliates; provided, however, that a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur upon (x) a change in ownership or control of Borrower effected through a transaction or series of transactions whereby Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation, Woodbridge Holdings Corporation or any Affiliate of the forgoing, directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934) of securities of Borrower possessing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of Borrower's securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition, whether by means of a sale, merger, consolidation or otherwise, or (y) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase of over fifty percent (50%) in fair market value of the consolidated assets of Borrower and its Affiliates by Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation, Woodbridge Holdings Corporation or any Affiliate of the forgoing.
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Change Of Control. Any one of the following events: (i) The date that any Person (other than the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or any entity holding shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan) in a transaction or series of transactions, has become the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly (with beneficial ownership determined as provided in Rule 13d-3, or any successor rule, under the Exchange Act), of securities of the Company
... entitling such person to fifty percent (50%) or more of all votes (without consideration of the rights of any class or stock to elect directors by a separate class vote) to which all stockholders of the Company would be entitled in the election of the Board, were an election held on such date; provided, however, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control will not be deemed to occur (A) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company directly from the Company, (B) on account of the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate thereof or any other Person that acquires the Company's securities in a transaction or series of related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the Company through the issuance of equity securities, or (C) solely because the level of ownership held by any Person (the "Subject Person") exceeds the designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change of Control would occur (but for the operation of this clause) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the owner of any additional voting securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred, increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities owned by the Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change in Control will be deemed to occur; (ii) the date, during any period of two consecutive years, when individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of the Company cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of such period; or (iii) the consummation of: (1) a merger or consolidation of the Company with another corporation where the stockholders of the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, do not beneficially own, immediately after the merger or consolidation, shares of the corporation issuing cash or securities in the merger or consolidation entitling such stockholders to fifty percent (50%) or more of all votes (without consideration of the rights of any class of stock to elect directors by a separate class vote) to which all stockholders of such corporation would be entitled in the election of directors, or where the members of the Board or the Company, immediately prior to the merger or consolidation, do not, immediately after the merger or consolidation, constitute a majority of the board of directors of the corporation issuing cash or securities in the merger or consolidation; or (2) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than a sale or other disposition to an entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such sale or other disposition; but only if the applicable transaction otherwise constitutes a "change in control event" for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and Treas. Reg. ยง1.409A-3(i)(5).
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Change Of Control. If (i) the current shareholders of the Company cease to own, directly or indirectly, legally and beneficially, or cease to Control (directly or indirectly) at least 51% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, (ii) the Company ceases to own, directly or indirectly, legally and beneficially, 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of any Guarantor, or (iii) the Company ceases to Control (directly or indirectly) any Guarantor
Change Of Control. The acquisition by any person or entity of voting shares of the Company if upon such acquisition such person is the beneficial owner (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of at least 50 percent of the voting shares of the Company; consummation of a consolidation or merger involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity (unless the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own voting securities in the surviving parent
... entity representing at least 50% of the voting shares in substantially the same ownership proportions as immediately before such transaction); the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; or the shareholder approval of a plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company followed by a substantial event representing commencement of such liquidation or dissolution.
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Change Of Control. The occurrence of any of the following: (a) The acquisition by any person or any group of persons (other than by the Holder or any of the Holder's affiliates) of record or beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 25% or more of (i) the capital stock of the Company (as determined on a fully-diluted basis) or (ii) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company (the "Outstanding Company Voting Securities");
... (b) Consummation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of a merger, consolidation, combination, reorganization, or sale of capital stock, or an exchange of the capital stock of the Company for the capital stock of any other person or persons whether in one or a series of related transactions (a "Business Combination"), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 80% of the then outstanding shares of voting capital stock of the purchasing or surviving entity in such Business Combination, in substantially the same proportions as its ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities and (ii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the purchasing or surviving entity in such Business Combination were members of the Company's or such subsidiary's board of directors (or equivalent governing body) at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Company's or such subsidiary's board of directors (or equivalent governing body), providing for such Business Combination; (c) A sale, assignment, lease, conveyance, exchange, transfer, sale-leaseback or other disposition of more than 50% of the assets of the Company, whether in one or a series of related transactions (excluding ordinary course inventory sales, financing arrangements associated with inventory or receivables, and any other dispositions that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect); (d) Approval by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of the Company of: (i) a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (ii) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (iii) the merger of consolidation of the Company with or into another person (excluding mergers for the purpose of reorganizations or changing the corporate domicile of the Company that do not result in a change in the Outstanding Company Voting Securities in the surviving entity as compared to the Company prior to effecting such transaction); or (iv) The exchange of the capital stock of the Company for the capital stock of any other person or persons. or (e) The occurrence of a "change of control" and/or "change of control event" (or any comparable term) as defined in the Company's Charter Documents.
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