CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION. No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Corporation, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control of the Corporation" shall mean a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred in any of the following circumstances: (a) if any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Jxxx X. Xxxxxx or any member of his family (the "Bxxxxx Family"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner' (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, except that any acquisition of securities of the Corporation directly from the Corporation (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Corporation) shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation; (b) if at any time after the Effective Date and during the initial or extended term of this Agreement, individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board of Directors (as of the Effective Date, the “Incumbent Board”) shall cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors; provided however, that any person becoming a director after the Effective Date whose appointment or nomination for election to the Board of Directors was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that no such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c) shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Board; or (c) upon the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that results in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the consummation of complete liquidation of the Corporation or the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all the Corporation's assets.
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Samples: Change in Control Severance Agreement (Twin Disc Inc)
CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION. (a) No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Corporation, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control of the Corporation" shall mean a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred in any of the following circumstancesif:
(ai) if any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Jxxx X. Xxxxxx or any member of his family (the "Bxxxxx Family"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner' (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, except that any acquisition of securities of the Corporation directly from the Corporation (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Corporation) shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation;
(bii) if at during any time after period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date and during the initial or extended term execution of this Agreement, individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board of Directors (as of the Effective Date, the “Incumbent Board”) there shall cease to constitute be a majority of the Board comprised as follows: individuals who at the beginning of Directors; provided however, that such period constitute the Board and any person becoming a director after new director(s) whose election by the Effective Date whose appointment Board or nomination for election to by the Board of Directors Corporation's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising still in office who either were directors at the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member beginning of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that no such individual period or whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual election or threatened nomination for election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c) shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Boardpreviously so approved; or
(ciii) upon the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that results which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all the Corporation's assets.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement a "Potential Change in Control of the Corporation" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Corporation enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) any person (including the Corporation) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation, (iii) any person, other than a member of the Bxxxxx Family or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 9.5% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation has occurred. Employee agrees that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, Employee shall not terminate his employment with the Corporation until the earliest of (i) a date which is six (6) months from the occurrence of such Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) the termination by Employee of his employment by reason of Disability or Retirement (at Employee's normal retirement age), as defined in Subsection 3(a) hereof, or (iii) the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation.
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Samples: Change in Control Severance Agreement (Twin Disc Inc)
CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION. (a) No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Corporation, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control of the Corporation" shall mean a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred in any of the following circumstancesif:
(ai) if any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Jxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx or any member of his family (the "Bxxxxx Xxxxxx Family"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner' (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, except that any acquisition of securities of the Corporation directly from the Corporation (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Corporation) shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation;
(bii) if at during any time after period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date and during the initial or extended term execution of this Agreement, individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board of Directors (as of the Effective Date, the “Incumbent Board”) there shall cease to constitute be a majority of the Board comprised as follows: individuals who at the beginning of Directors; provided however, that such period constitute the Board and any person becoming a director after new director(s) whose election by the Effective Date whose appointment Board or nomination for election to by the Board of Directors Corporation's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising still in office who either were directors at the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member beginning of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that no such individual period or whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual election or threatened nomination for election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c) shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Boardpreviously so approved; or
(ciii) upon the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that results which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all the Corporation's assets.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement a "Potential Change in Control of the Corporation" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Corporation enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) any person (including the Corporation) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation, (iii) any person, other than a member of the Xxxxxx Family or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 9.5% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation has occurred. Employee agrees that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, Employee shall not terminate his employment with the Corporation until the earliest of (i) a date which is six (6) months from the occurrence of such Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) the termination by Employee of his employment by reason of Disability, as defined in Subsection 3(a) hereof, or (iii) the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement (Twin Disc Inc)
CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE CORPORATION. (a) No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Corporation, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control of the Corporation" shall mean a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") whether or not the Corporation is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided that without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred in any of the following circumstancesif:
(ai) if any "person" (as defined in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) other than Jxxx X. Mxxxxxx Xxxxxx or any member of his family (the "Bxxxxx Family"), is or becomes the "beneficial owner' (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, except that any acquisition of securities of the Corporation directly from the Corporation (excluding any acquisition resulting from the exercise of a conversion or exchange privilege in respect of outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities unless such outstanding convertible or exchangeable securities were acquired directly from the Corporation) shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation;
(bii) if at during any time after period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date and during the initial or extended term execution of this Agreement, individuals who as of the Effective Date constitute the Board of Directors (as of the Effective Date, the “Incumbent Board”) there shall cease to constitute be a majority of the Board comprised as follows: individuals who at the beginning of Directors; provided however, that such period constitute the Board and any person becoming a director after new director(s) whose election by the Effective Date whose appointment Board or nomination for election to by the Board of Directors Corporation's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority 2 two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then comprising still in office who either were directors at the Incumbent Board shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member beginning of the Incumbent Board; and provided further, that no such individual period or whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual election or threatened nomination for election contest which was (or, if threatened, would have been) subject to Exchange Act Rule 14a-12(c) shall be deemed to have been a member of the Incumbent Boardpreviously so approved; or
(ciii) upon the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that results which would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the consummation shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all the Corporation's assets.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement a "Potential Change in Control of the Corporation" shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Corporation enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) any person (including the Corporation) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control of the Corporation, (iii) any person, other than a member of the Bxxxxx Family or a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation, who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 9.5% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation has occurred. Employee agrees that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, Employee shall not terminate his employment with the Corporation until the earliest of (i) a date which is six (6) months from the occurrence of such Potential Change in Control of the Corporation, (ii) the termination by Employee of his employment by reason of Disability or Retirement (at Employee's normal retirement age), as defined in Subsection 3(a) hereof, or (iii) the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Corporation.
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Samples: Change of Control Severance Agreement (Twin Disc Inc)