Company Change in Control
Example Definitions of "Company Change in Control"
Company Change in Control. Means (i) a Person is or becomes a Company Acquiring Person; (ii) holders of the securities of Company entitled to vote thereon approve any agreement with a Person, (or, if such approval is not required by applicable law and is not solicited by Company, the closing of such an agreement) that involves the transfer of all or substantially all of Company's assets on a consolidated basis; (iii) holders of the securities of Company entitled to vote thereon approve a transaction (or, if
... such approval is not required by applicable law and is not solicited by the Company, the closing of such a transaction) pursuant to which Company will undergo a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar event with a Person, regardless of whether Company is intended to be the surviving or resulting entity after the merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar event, other than a transaction that results in the voting securities of Company carrying the right to vote in elections of persons to the Board outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% (fifty percent) of Company's voting securities carrying the right to vote in elections of persons to Company's Board, or voting securities of such surviving entity carrying the right to vote in elections of persons to the Board of Directors or similar authority of such surviving entity, outstanding immediately after the closing of such transaction; (iv) the Continuing Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least half of the number of members of the Board; (v) holders of the securities of Company entitled to vote thereon approve a plan of complete liquidation of Company or an agreement for the liquidation by the Company of all or substantially all of Company's assets (or, if such approval is not required by applicable law and is not solicited by Company, the commencement of actions constituting such a plan or the closing of such an agreement); or (vi) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, in its judgment, as a consequence of any one or more transactions or events or series of transactions or events, a change in control of Company has effectively occurred. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event resulting from an initial public offering of securities of Company shall constitute a Company Change in Control. The Board shall be entitled to exercise its discretion in exercising its judgment and in the adoption of such resolution, whether or not any such transaction(s) or event(s) might be deemed, individually or collectively, to satisfy any of the criteria set forth in subparagraphs (i) through (v) above.
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Company Change in Control. Any of the following: (i) the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, in one transaction or in a series of related transactions, to any Third Party, including any exchange, transfer or other disposition by the Parent of all or a portion of its ownership interest in Micro Investment LLC to transfer control of Micro Investment LLC to such acquiring party or the sale, lease or exchange by Micro Investment LLC of all
... or substantially all of its assets; (ii) any Third Party, other than a "bona fide underwriter" or the Parent and its Affiliates, is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d 3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities (x) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's outstanding securities ordinarily having the right to vote at elections of directors, or (y) resulting in such Third Party becoming an Affiliate of the Company, including pursuant to a transaction described in clause (iii) below; or (iii) the consummation of any transaction or series of transactions under which the Company is merged or consolidated with any other company, including a merger or consolidation of the Company with the Parent or any subsidiary of the Parent.
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Company Change in Control. Means: (a) any transaction or series of transactions (including, without limitation, a tender offer, merger or consolidation) the result of which is that the Principal and his Related Parties or an entity controlled by the Principal and his Related Parties (and not controlled by any Person other than the Principal or his Related Parties) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of more than 50% of the total Equity Interests in the Company beneficially owned (as defined in Rule 13(d) (3) under the
... Exchange Act but without including any Equity Interests which may be deemed to be owned solely by reason of the existence of any voting arrangements), by such persons on the date of issuance of this Note (as adjusted for stock splits and dividends and other distributions payable in Equity Interests); or (b) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company are not Continuing Directors
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Company Change in Control. (i) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the continuing or surviving entity's issued shares or securities outstanding immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization is owned by persons who were not shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization; (ii) the sale,
... transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; (iii) a transaction as a result of which any person or company (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent) obtains the ownership directly or indirectly of the shares in the Company carrying more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company's issued share capital; (v) any transaction as a result of which any person becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company, representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company's then outstanding voting securities (e.g., issued shares). The term person shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (A) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company and (B) a company owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the shares of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any amounts payable hereunder that constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, the definition of Company Change in Control set forth above shall not apply, and the term Company Change in Control shall instead mean a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and the regulations and guidance issued thereunder, but only to the extent this substitute definition is necessary in order for the payments to comply with the requirements prescribed by Section 409A
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Company Change in Control. The occurrence of one or more of the following: (i) any one person or more than one person acting as a group (as provided in Code Section 409A) other than Parent or any of its affiliates (such person or group, an "Acquiring Person") acquires beneficial ownership of the Company's stock (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that, together with stock previously held by the Acquiring Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value
... or more than 50% of the total voting power of the Company, or (ii) an Acquiring Person acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Acquiring Person) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 80% of the total gross fair market value of the Company's assets immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions
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Company Change in Control. The occurrence of any of the following events: (i) Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group ("Person"), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total voting power of the stock of the Company, except that any change in the ownership of the stock of the Company as a result of a
... private financing of the Company that is approved by the Board will not be considered a Company Change in Control; or (ii) Change in Effective Control of the Company. If the Company has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, a change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Company Change in Control; or -2- (iii) Change in Ownership of a Substantial Portion of the Company's Assets. A change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company's assets which occurs on the date that any Person acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions. For purposes of this subsection (iii), gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the Company, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. For purposes of this Section 2(h), persons will be considered to be acting as a group if they are owners of a corporation that enters into a merger, consolidation, purchase or acquisition of stock, or similar business transaction with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Company Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Code Section 409A, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time. Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Company Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company's incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company's securities immediately before such transaction
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