Common use of Beneficial Owner Clause in Contracts

Beneficial Owner. A "Beneficial Owner" of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such security. Voting power includes "the power to vote, or to direct the voting, of such security" and investment power includes "the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security." A person is also a Beneficial Owner of a security if he has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security, at any time within sixty days, including but not limited to, any right to acquire through: (a) the exercise of an option, warrant or right, (b) the conversion of a convertible security, (c) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, or (d) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement; provided, however, that if the acquisition of an option, warrant, right, convertible security or power described in (a), (b) or (c) is for the purpose of maintaining or obtaining control over the issuer of the security, the holder of the option, warrant, right, convertible security or power shall, immediately upon such acquisition and regardless of when it is exercisable, be deemed a beneficial owner of the underlying securities. The possession of the legal power to vote and/or direct the disposition of securities, absent unusual circumstances, will be sufficient to confer beneficial ownership. Such power may be held directly, or indirectly, through one or more controlled entities.

Beneficial Owner. A "“Beneficial Owner" ” of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such security. Voting power includes "“the power to vote, or to direct the voting, of such security" ” and investment power includes "“the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security." ” A person is also a Beneficial Owner of a security if he has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security, at any time within sixty days, including but not limited to, any right to acquire through: (a) the exercise of an option, warrant or right, (b) the conversion of a convertible security, (c) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, or (d) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement; provided, however, that if the acquisition of an option, warrant, right, convertible security or power described in (a), (b) or (c) is for the purpose of maintaining or obtaining control over the issuer of the security, the holder of the option, warrant, right, convertible security or power shall, immediately upon such acquisition and regardless of when it is exercisable, be deemed a beneficial owner of the underlying securities. The possession of the legal power to vote and/or direct the disposition of securities, absent unusual circumstances, will be sufficient to confer beneficial ownership. Such power may be held directly, or indirectly, through one or more controlled entities.

Beneficial Owner. A "Beneficial Owner" of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such security. Voting power includes "the power to vote, or to direct the voting, of such security" and investment power includes "the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security." A person is also a Beneficial Owner of a security if he has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security, at any time within sixty 60 days, including but not limited to, any right to acquire through: (a) the exercise of an option, warrant or right, (b) the conversion of a convertible security, (c) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, or (d) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement; provided, however, that if the acquisition of an option, warrant, right, convertible security or power described in (a), (b) or (c) is for the purpose of maintaining or obtaining control over the issuer of the security, the holder of the option, warrant, right, convertible security or power shall, immediately upon such acquisition and regardless of when it is exercisable, be deemed a beneficial owner of the underlying securities. The possession of the legal power to vote and/or direct the disposition of securities, absent unusual circumstances, will be sufficient to confer beneficial ownership. Such power may be held directly, or indirectly, through one or more controlled entities.