Definition of Change of Control For purposes of this Agreement, “Change of Control” shall mean:
Definition of Change in Control For purposes of the Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any one of the following events:
Definition of Company Solely for purposes of this Article 6, the term "Company" also shall include any existing or future subsidiaries of the Company that are operating during the time periods described herein and any other entities that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by or are under common control with the Company during the periods described herein.
Definition of “Cause.” For all purposes under this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean:
Defined Term Section Action Section 5.11(a) ADS Depositary Section 4.3 Affected Employees Section 5.12(a) Affiliate Section 3.27 Agreement Preamble Antitrust Laws Section 5.4(c) Applicable Laws Section 3.5(a) Assumed Option Section 2.1(c)(iii)(A) Assumed RSU Award Section 2.1(c)(v)(B) Book Entry Share Section 2.1(c)(i) Business Day Section 8.9(k) Cash-Only Shares Section 2.1(c)(i) Certificate of Merger Section 1.1 Class A Ordinary Shares Recitals Class B Ordinary Shares Section 4.3 Closing Section 1.2 Closing Date Section 1.2 Code Section 2.1(c)(iii)(A) Company Preamble Company Acquisition Proposal Section 5.2(a) Company Adverse Recommendation Change Section 5.2(d)(i) Company Benefit Plans Section 3.11(a) Company Certificate Section 2.1(c)(i) Company Common Stock Recitals Company Disclosure Schedule Article 3 Company ESPP Section 5.12(d) Company Material Adverse Effect Section 3.1 Company Material Contract Section 3.23(a) Company Permits Section 3.5(b) Company Permitted Liens Section 3.21(a) Company Preferred Stock Section 3.3 Company Real Property Section 3.5(d) Company Reports Section 3.7(a) Company Representatives Section 5.2(a) Company Restricted Stock Awards Section 2.1(c)(iv) Company Rights Section 2.5 Company Rights Agreement Section 2.5 Company RSU Awards Section 2.1(c)(v) Company Stockholder Approval Section 3.20 Company Stock Option Section 2.1(c)(iii)(A) Company Superior Proposal Section 5.2(d)(ii) Competition Action Section 5.4(c) Confidentiality Agreement Section 5.2(a) control Section 3.27 Cutoff Date Section 8.9(e) Definitive Financing Agreements Section 5.13(b) Delaware Sub Preamble Deposit Agreement Section 4.3 Derivative Transaction Section 3.25(a) DGCL Recitals Dissenting Shares Section 2.1(c)(vii) Dissenting Stockholder Section 2.1(c)(vii) DLLCA Recitals Effective Time Section 1.1 Environmental Laws Section 3.13(a) ERISA Section 3.11(a) ERISA Affiliate Section 3.11(c) Equity Compensation Exchange Ratio Section 2.1(c)(i) Exchange Act Section 3.4 Exchange Agent Section 2.2(a) Exchange Fund Section 2.2(a) Exchange Ratio Section 2.1(c)(i) Excluded Shares Section 2.1(c)(ii) FCPA Section 3.5(e) Fee Section 7.5(b) Final Parent Stock Price Section 2.1(c)(i) Financing Section 5.13(a) Financing Commitments Section 5.13(a) Financing Sources Section 5.13(a) Form F-6 Section 5.7(a) Form S-4 Section 5.7(a) GAAP Section 3.7(b) Governmental Entity Section 3.6(b) Governmental Official Section 3.5(e) Hazardous Materials Section 3.13(b) HSR Act Section 3.6(b) Indemnified Party(ies) Section 5.11(a) IRS Section 3.11(a) Liens Section 3.4 Material Adverse Effect Section 8.9(c) Merger Recitals Merger Consideration Section 2.1(c)(i) Merger Sub Preamble New Financing Commitments Section 5.13(a) Non-U.S. Antitrust Laws Section 5.4(a)(i) Non-U.S. Company Benefit Plan Section 3.11(a) Non-U.S. Parent Benefit Plan Section 4.11(a) NYSE Recitals OFAC Section 3.5(f) Parent Preamble Parent ADS Recitals Parent Adverse Recommendation Change Section 5.16(d)(i) Parent Alternative Proposal Section 5.16(a) Parent Benefit Plans Section 4.11(a) Parent Disclosure Schedule Article 4 Parent Material Adverse Effect Section 4.1 Parent Material Contract Section 4.23(a) Parent Options Section 4.3 Parent Permits Section 4.5(b) Parent Permitted Liens Section 4.21(a) Parent Real Property Section 4.5(d) Parent Representatives Section 5.16(a) Parent Reports Section 4.7(a) Parent Shareholder Approval Section 4.20 Parent Superior Proposal Section 5.16(d)(ii) Parent UK Prospectus Section 5.7(d)(i) Per Share Cash-Only Additional Cash Amount Section 2.1(c)(i) Per Share Cash Amount Section 2.1(c)(i) Per Share Stock Amount Section 2.1(c)(i) Person Section 3.5(e) PFIC Section 4.10(b) Proxy Statement/Prospectus Section 5.7(a) Regulatory Filings Section 3.6(b) Required Jurisdiction Section 6.1(b)(iii) Returns Section 3.10(a) Rule 16b-3 Section 5.9 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act Section 3.7(a) SEC Section 3.7(a) Securities Act Section 3.6(b) Significant Subsidiary Section 3.4 Subsidiary Section 8.9(d) Surviving Entity Section 1.1 tax(es) Section 3.10(f) Third Party Provision Section 8.3 to the knowledge of Section 8.9(b) UK FSMA Section 2.2(b)(i) UK Prospectus Rules Section 5.7(d)(i) UKLA Section 5.7(d)(i) U.S. Company Benefit Plan Section 3.11(a) U.S. Parent Benefit Plan Section 4.11(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) dated as of February 6, 2011, is by and among Ensco plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (“Parent”), Pride International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), ENSCO Ventures LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and ENSCO International Incorporated, a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Delaware Sub”).
Definition of Layoff A layoff shall be defined as a reduction in the work force or a reduction in the regular hours of work as defined in this Agreement.
SECTION I - DEFINITIONS As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless otherwise stated or reasonably required by the Agreement, and other forms of any defined words shall have a meaning parallel thereto.
Definition of Overtime Overtime means those hours worked in excess of normal hours of work as per Article 8.1 (Normal Work Week).
Definition of Events of Default “Event of Default” means the occurrence of any of the following:
Definition of the Terms “Business Day”, “Affiliate” and “Subsidiary”. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) “business day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close, and (b) “affiliate” and “subsidiary” have the meanings set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.