Common use of Change of Control of the Company Clause in Contracts

Change of Control of the Company. No benefits will be payable under the terms of this Agreement unless a Change of Control of the Company has occurred. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) Any "Person" (as defined below), excluding for this purpose the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or any entity organized, appointed or established for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan which acquires beneficial ownership of common shares of the Company, is or becomes the "Beneficial Owner" (as defined below) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred as the result of an acquisition of common shares of the Company by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate beneficial ownership interest of any Person to twenty percent (20%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding, but any subsequent increase in the beneficial ownership interest of such a Person in common shares of the Company shall be deemed a Change of Control; and provided further that if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that a Person who has become the Beneficial Owner of common shares of the Company representing twenty percent (20%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding has inadvertently reached that level of ownership interest, and if such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares of the Company so that the Person no longer has a beneficial ownership interest in twenty percent (20%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding, then no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred. For purposes of this paragraph (a), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Appears in 6 contracts

Samples: Executive Change of Control Agreement (SPX Corp), Executive Change of Control Agreement (SPX Corp), Executive Change of Control Agreement (SPX Corp)

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Change of Control of the Company. No benefits will be payable under the terms of this Agreement unless a Change of Control of the Company has occurred. A "Change of Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if: (a) Any "Person" (as defined below), excluding for this purpose the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or any entity organized, appointed or established for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan which that acquires beneficial ownership of common shares of the Company, is or becomes the "Beneficial Owner" (as defined below) of twenty twenty-five percent (2025%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding; provided, however, that no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred as the result of an acquisition of common shares of the Company by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate beneficial ownership interest of any Person to twenty twenty-five percent (2025%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding, but any subsequent increase in the beneficial ownership interest of such a Person in common shares of the Company shall be deemed a Change of Control; and provided further that if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that a Person who has become the Beneficial Owner of common shares of the Company representing twenty twenty-five percent (2025%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding has inadvertently reached that level of ownership interest, and if such Person divests as promptly as practicable a sufficient number of shares of the Company so that the Person no longer has a beneficial ownership interest in twenty twenty-five percent (2025%) or more of the common shares of the Company then outstanding, then no Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred. For purposes of this paragraph (aSection 2(a), the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Change of Control Agreement (SPX FLOW, Inc.), Change of Control Agreement (SPX Corp), Change of Control Agreement (SPX Corp)

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