Change Of Control

Example Definitions of "Change Of Control"
Change Of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, "Change of Control" shall mean either an "Asset Transfer" or "Acquisition," as those terms are defined in the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the applicable date of the Change of Control.
Change Of Control. The first to occur of the following: (i) Any Person, other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the... total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding Voting Securities; or (ii) During any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new Director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) Consummation of: (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (ii) a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company's assets. However, in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to have occurred, with respect to the Executive if the Executive is part of a purchasing group which consummates the Change-in-Control transaction. The Executive shall be deemed "part of a purchasing group" for purposes of the preceding sentence if the Executive is an equity participant in the purchase company or group (except for (i) passive ownership of less than two percent (2%) of the stock of the purchasing company; or (ii) ownership of equity participation in the purchasing company or group which is otherwise not significant, as determined prior to the Change in Control by a majority of the non‐employee continuing Directors). In the event that any benefit under this Agreement constitutes deferred compensation, and the settlement of, or distribution of such benefits is to be triggered by a Change in Control, then such settlement or distribution shall be subject to the event constituting the Change in Control also constituting a "change in the ownership" or "change in the effective control" of the Company, as permitted under Code Section 409A. View More
Change Of Control. Defined in the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
Change Of Control. (i) any person, including a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, becomes the owner or beneficial owner of Company securities, after the Effective Date, having greater than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of the Company that may be cast for the election of directors of the Company (other than as a result of an issuance of securities initiated by the Company, or open market purchases approved by the Board, as... long as the majority of the Board approving the purchases is the majority at the time the purchases are made), or (ii) the persons who were directors of the Company before such transactions shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board, or any successor to the Company, as the direct or indirect result of or in connection with, any cash tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or any combination of the foregoing transactions, and the "Change of Control Date" shall be the date on which a Change of Control occurs. View More
Change Of Control. A transaction in which any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of a sufficient number of shares of all classes of stock or other equity securities, as applicable, then outstanding of Borrower ordinarily entitled to vote in the election of directors, empowering such “person” or “group” to elect a... majority of the Board of Directors of Borrower, who did not have such power before such transaction View More
Change Of Control. Means with respect to a Party, a change of the Person that has control, directly or indirectly, of that Party. For purposes of this definition, “control” has the meaning given to it in the definition of the term Affiliate.
Change Of Control. With respect to Licensee, that: (a) any third party acquires directly or indirectly the beneficial ownership of any voting security of Licensee, or if the percentage ownership of such third party in the voting securities of Licensee is increased through stock redemption, cancellation, or other recapitalization, and immediately after such acquisition or increase such third party is, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of voting securities representing more than fifty (50%) of the total... voting power of all of the then outstanding voting securities of Licensee; (b) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, or reorganization of Licensee is consummated which results in shareholders or equity holders of Licensee immediately prior to such transaction, no longer owning at least fifty (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity (or its parent entity) immediately following such transaction; or (c) there is a sale or transfer to a third party of all or substantially all of Licensee’s consolidated assets taken as a whole, through one or more related transactions View More
Change Of Control. The accumulation (if over time, in any consecutive twelve (12) month period), whether directly, indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of 50.1% or more of the shares of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation, sale or other transfer of shares (other than a merger or consolidation where the stockholders of the... Company immediately prior to the merger or consolidation are immediately after such merger or consolidation the direct or indirect beneficial owners of a majority of the voting securities of the entity that survives such merger or consolidation), (ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis or (iii) during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, the individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board, and any new director whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the 12-month period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control for the purposes of this Agreement: (A) any acquisitions of voting securities or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into voting securities directly from the Company or (B) any acquisition of voting securities or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into voting securities by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored by or maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided further, that a transaction will not be a Change of Control unless it also satisfies the requirements of Treasury Regulation 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v), (vi) or (vii). View More
Change Of Control. A consolidation or merger of the Company or PAL with or into any other corporation or other Person, or any other corporate reorganization, other than (x) with an Excluded Person, or (y) any such consolidation, merger or reorganization in which the shares of capital stock of the Parent or PAL immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization continue to represent a majority of the voting power of the surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization;... (ii) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Parent or PAL is a party in which in excess of 20% of the Parent’s or PAL’s voting power is transferred (other than to an Excluded Person); (iii) any transaction or series of transactions in which a “person” or a “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) (other than an Excluded Person) shall (A) become, or obtain rights (whether by means of common stock, warrants options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 25% or more of the ordinary voting power or economic interests of Parent or PAL (determined on a fully diluted basis) or (B) have obtained the power (whether exercised or not) to elect a majority of the members of the board of directors (or any similar governing body) of Parent or PAL, as applicable; or (iv) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the Parent’s or PAL’s assets, or the exclusive license of all or substantially all of the Parent’s or PAL’s material assets and/or material intellectual property, in each case, other than to an Excluded Person. A transaction (other than a Restructuring Transaction) that would otherwise be a Change of Control but for the involvement of an Excluded Person is referred to as a “Strategic Change of Control View More
Change Of Control. Any of the following: (i) any Person or Group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) (other than a Person or Group which was a shareholder of the Company on March 17, 2010) is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of transactions, of capital stock of the Company entitling such Person or Group to control 50% or more of the total voting power of the capital stock of... the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, where any voting capital stock of which such Person or Group is the beneficial owner that are not then outstanding are deemed outstanding for purposes of calculating such percentage; other than in connection with the Company's issuance of its capital stock in a bona-fide financing transaction the proceeds of which are to be utilized by the Company for its general corporate purposes or (ii) any sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to another Person View More
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