Superior Offer. “Superior Offer” shall mean a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that, if consummated, would result in a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) owning, directly or indirectly: (a) 75% or more of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities (or instruments convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for 75% or more of such class) of the Company or of the surviving entity in a merger or the resulting direct or indirect parent of the Company or such surviving entity; or (b) 75% or more of the assets of the Acquired Companies, taken as a whole, which the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith, after taking into account the advice of an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation and the Company’s outside legal counsel, is: (i) more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the terms of the Merger, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and the Person making the proposal (including any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent to the Company in response to such proposal or otherwise, and any fees payable by the Company hereunder); and (ii) is reasonably likely to be consummated on the terms proposed.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Intel Corp), Merger Agreement (Altera Corp)
Superior Offer. “Superior Offer” shall mean a an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that, if consummated, would result in a Person or “group” (as defined in the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder) owning, directly or indirectly: (a) 7550% or more of the outstanding securities of any class of voting securities (or instruments convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for 7550% or more of such class) of the Company or of the surviving entity in a merger or the resulting direct or indirect parent of the Company or such surviving entity; or (b) 7550% or more of the assets of the Acquired CompaniesCorporations, taken as a whole, which the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith, after taking into account the advice of an independent financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation and the Company’s outside legal counsel, is: (i) more favorable to the Company’s stockholders shareholders from a financial point of view than the terms of the Offer or the Merger, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal and the Person making the proposal (including any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent to the Company in response to such proposal or otherwise, and any fees payable by the Company hereunder); and (ii) is reasonably likely to be consummated on the terms proposed; provided, however, that any such Acquisition Proposal shall not be deemed to be a “Superior Offer” if it is subject to any financing conditions.
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Samples: Merger Agreement (Applied Materials Inc /De), Merger Agreement (Applied Materials Inc /De)