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 fifty percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 7.4.3, the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (a) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (b) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (i) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (ii) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (iii) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (iv) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this Section 7.4.3(b)(iii). For purposes of this Section 7.4.3, 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 Change in Control definition under Section 7.4, 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 Change in Control unless the transaction qualifies as a change in control event within the meaning of Section 409A. Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (x) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (y) 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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Samples: Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.), Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.), Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.)
Change in Ownership of a. Substantial Portion of the CompanyCorporation’s or the Bank’s Assets. A change Change in the ownership Ownership of a substantial portion Substantial Portion of the CompanyCorporation’s assets which or the Bank’s Assets occurs on the date that any Person one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined below), acquires (or has acquired during the twelve (12) -month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person person or Personspersons) assets from the Company Corporation or the Bank that have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than fifty 40 percent (50%) of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company Corporation or the Bank immediately prior to such acquisition or acquisitions; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 7.4.3, the following will not constitute a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets: (a) a transfer to an entity that is controlled by the Company’s stockholders immediately after the transfer, or (b) a transfer of assets by the Company to: (i) a stockholder of the Company (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to the Company’s stock, (ii) an entity, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, (iii) a Person, that owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Company, or (iv) an entity, at least fifty percent (50%) of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a Person described in this Section 7.4.3(b)(iii). For purposes of this Section 7.4.3purpose, gross fair market value means the value of the assets of the CompanyCorporation or the Bank, or the value of the assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. There is no Change in Control under this Section 13(d)(3) if there is a transfer of assets to any entity that is:
(i) A shareholder of the Corporation or the Bank (immediately before the asset transfer) in exchange for or with respect to its stock;
(ii) An entity, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of which owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or the Bank;
(iii) A person, or more than one person acting as a group, that owns, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more of the total value or voting power of all the outstanding stock of the Corporation or the Bank; or
(iv) An entity, at least 50 percent of the total value or voting power of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by a person described in (i), (ii), or (iii) above. For purposes of this Change in Control definition under Section 7.413(d), persons will not be considered to be acting as a group solely because they purchase or won stock or purchase assets of the Corporation or the Bank at the same time. However, 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 stockassets, or similar business transaction transaction, such shareholder is considered to be acting as a group with other shareholders in a corporation only to the Company. Notwithstanding extent of the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed a Change ownership in Control unless that corporation prior to the transaction qualifies as a giving rise to the change and not with respect to the ownership interest in control event within the meaning of Section 409A. Further and for the avoidance of doubt, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (x) its sole purpose is to change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, or (y) 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 transactionother corporation.
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Samples: Change in Control and Supplemental Benefit Trust Agreement (Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc)