Alternative Acquisition Proposal definition
Alternative Acquisition Proposal has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a).
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any offer, proposal or indication of interest made by any Person or group of Persons (other than Parent or Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates) relating to or concerning (i) a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, tender offer, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company, in each case, as a result of which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transaction would cease to own at least 75% of the total voting power of the Company or the surviving entity (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), as applicable, immediately following such transaction, (ii) the direct or indirect acquisition by any Person of assets constituting or accounting for more than 25% of the consolidated assets, revenue or net income of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (including equity interests in any Subsidiaries), or (iii) the direct or indirect acquisition by any Person of more than 25% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or securities representing more than 25% of the total voting power of the Company.
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer from any Person or group of Persons (or the shareholders of any Person) other than Buyer and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (such Person or group (or such shareholders), a “Company Third Party”) relating to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to: (i) a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act) of more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Company Shares or other equity securities of the Company (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities) representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the Company, including pursuant to a stock purchase, merger, consolidation, tender offer, share exchange or other transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, control of assets (including for this purpose the outstanding equity securities of Subsidiaries of the Company and any entity surviving any merger or combination including any of them) of the Company or its Subsidiaries representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the revenues, net income or assets (in each case, on a consolidated basis) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) any disposition of assets representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the revenues, net income or assets (in each case, on a consolidated basis) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Examples of Alternative Acquisition Proposal in a sentence
Except in connection with an Alternative Acquisition Proposal or an Adverse Recommendation Change, Buyer and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the sections in the Schedule 14D-9 that include Buyer information each time before it is filed with the SEC, and the Company shall consider in good faith including in such document (and any amendments thereto) all comments reasonably proposed by Buyer and its counsel.
Unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with Section 8.01, the Company agrees that it shall not submit to the vote of the shareholders of the Company any Alternative Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal) or any matters relating thereto.
In the event that the Company receives any comments from the SEC or its staff or other Governmental Authorities with respect to the Schedule 14D-9, except in connection with an Alternative Acquisition Proposal or an Adverse Recommendation Change, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to such comments, subject to the foregoing consultation rights of Buyer with respect to such response.
More Definitions of Alternative Acquisition Proposal
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any proposal or offer made by any Person (other than Parent, Acquisition Sub or any of their respective Affiliates) or group of Persons as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act to purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a series of transactions, (i) beneficial ownership (as defined under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of more than twenty percent (20%) of any class of equity securities of the Company pursuant to a merger, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation or other business combination, sale of shares of capital stock, tender offer, exchange offer or similar transaction or (ii) any one or more assets or businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries that constitute more than twenty percent (20%) of the revenues or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any inquiry, indication of interest, proposal or offer from any Person (other than Parent or any of its Affiliates) or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, for, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, any (a) acquisition of assets or businesses that constitute or represent 10% or more of the total revenue, net income, EBITDA or assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) acquisition of 10% or more of the outstanding Capital Stock of the Company, or any class of Capital Stock of any of the Subsidiaries directly or indirectly holding, individually or taken together, the assets or businesses referred to in clause (a) above, or (c) merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, in each case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means a bona fide inquiry, proposal or offer from any Person (except for Parent or one of its Representatives and other than the Merger contemplated by this Agreement) or “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act, for, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, any (1) acquisition of assets of the Company Entities equal to 25% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets or to which 25% or more of the Company’s revenues or net earnings on a consolidated basis are attributable, (2) acquisition of 25% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock, (3) tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person having Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock or (4) merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company that would result in any Person or “group” having Beneficial Ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding Company Common Stock or 25% or more of the voting power of the surviving entity in a merger involving the Company or the resulting direct or indirect parent of the Company or such surviving entity.
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer from any Person or group (or the stockholders of any Person) other than Buyer and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (such Person or group (or such stockholders), a “Company Third Party”) relating to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to, (i) a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of more than 20% of the outstanding Shares or other equity securities of the Company (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities) representing 20% or more of the voting power of the Company, including pursuant to a stock purchase, merger, consolidation, tender offer, share exchange or other transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any transaction pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, control of assets (including for this purpose the outstanding equity securities of Subsidiaries of the Company and any entity surviving any merger or combination including any of them) of the Company or its Subsidiaries representing 20% or more of the revenues, net income or assets (in each case, on a consolidated
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest, request for information or offer from any Person or group of Persons (or the shareholders of any Person or any of the respective Representatives of any of the foregoing) other than Buyer, Parent and their respective Subsidiaries (such Person or group (or such stockholders or any such Representatives), a “Company Third Party”) relating to, or that would reasonably be expected to lead to: (i) a transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇) of more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding Shares or other equity securities of the Company (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, such securities) representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the voting power of the Company, including pursuant to a stock purchase, merger, consolidation, tender offer, share exchange or other transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which any Company Third Party acquires or would acquire, directly or indirectly, control of assets (including for this purpose the outstanding equity securities of Subsidiaries of the Company and any entity surviving any merger or combination including any Subsidiary of the Company) of the Company or its Subsidiaries representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the revenues, net income or assets (in each case, on a consolidated basis) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or (iii) any disposition of assets representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the revenues, net income or assets (in each case, on a consolidated basis) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. “Amended Articles of Association of the Company after Delisting and Conversion” means the draft of the amended articles of association of the Company as attached as Schedule 2.04(a)(vii).
Alternative Acquisition Proposal means any offer, proposal or indication of interest by a third person relating to or concerning (i) a merger, reorganization, share exchange, consolidation, tender offer, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving Proofpoint, in each case, as a result of which Proofpoint Stockholders immediately prior to such transaction would cease to own at least 75% of the total voting power of Proofpoint or the surviving entity (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), as applicable, immediately following such transaction, (ii) the direct or indirect acquisition by any third person of assets constituting or accounting for more than 25% of the consolidated assets, revenue or net income of Proofpoint and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis (including equity interests in any subsidiaries), or (iii) the direct or indirect acquisition by any third person of more than 25% of the outstanding shares of Proofpoint common stock or securities representing more than 25% of the total voting power of Proofpoint.
Alternative Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.15.