Change in Control of the Employer definition

Change in Control of the Employer means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or any successor thereto, whether or not any security of the Employer is registered under the Exchange Act; provided that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Employer representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Employer's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Employer cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election by stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period.
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Change in Control of the Employer means a change of control of a nature that would be required to be reported (assuming such event has not been "previously reported") in response to Item 1(a) of the current report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any Person is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 or Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on January 1, 1994), directly or indirectly of 20% or more of the combined voting power of Employer's voting securities; (ii) the Incumbent Board ceases for any reason to constitute at least the majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Employer's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Employer in which such person is named as a nominee for director,
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Change in Control of the Employer means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported (assuming such event has not been "previously reported") in response to Item 1(a) of the Current Report on Form 8-K, as in effect on the date hereof, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred at such time after the Opening Date as (i) any Person is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 or Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on January 1, 1994), directly or indirectly, of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Employer's voting securities; (ii) the Incumbent Board ceases for any reason to constitute at least the majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Employer's shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Employer in which such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this clause (ii) considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; (iii) all or substantially all of the assets of the Employer or the assets of the Bank are sold, transferred or conveyed by any means, including but not limited to direct purchase or merger, if the transferee is not controlled by the Employer, control meaning the ownership of more than 50% of the combined voting power of such entity's voting securities; or (iv) the Employer is merged or consolidated with another corporation or entity and as a result of such merger or consolidation less than 75% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving or resulting corporation or entity shall be owned in the aggregate by the former shareholders of the Employer. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, no change in control shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Agreement by virtue of any transaction (i) which results in the Employee or a group of Persons which includes the Employee, acquiring, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Employer's voting securities; (ii) arranged or caused by a federal bank regulatory agency possessing appropriate jurisdicti...
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Examples of Change in Control of the Employer in a sentence

  • If at any time during the term of the Executive’s employment by the Employer pursuant to this Agreement, a Change in Control of the Employer (as defined below) shall occur, the provisions of this Section 10 shall become effective without any limitation on any other rights the Executive may have under this Agreement.

  • Any previously unvested portion of the remainder of the balance credited to the Account of a Participant or of a person who is a Former Participant solely because he is excluded from participation under section 2.1(b) shall become fully vested in him immediately upon attainment of age 65, or, if earlier, upon the termination of his participation by reason of death, Disability, Retirement or upon the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Employer.

  • If at any time during the term of the Executive's employment by the Employer pursuant to this Agreement, a Change in Control of the Employer (as defined below) shall occur, the provisions of this Section 10 shall become effective without any limitation on any other rights the Executive may have under this Agreement.

  • Upon such a Change in Control of the Employer during the term of this Agreement, all of the provisions hereof shall become operative immediately.

  • In the event of a Plan termination due to a Change in Control of the Employer, distributions shall be made within 12 months of the date of the termination of the Plan.

  • None of the benefits provided in this Section 14 of this Agreement shall be payable to Employee unless during the term of this Agreement, there has been a Change in Control of the Employer, as defined in Section 14.1 below.

  • It is an express condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement that the Employee execute and deliver the Waiver of Prior Plan Benefit attached as Schedule “B” to this Agreement terminating the Employee’s rights under such prior plan and any related agreement(s), whether written or oral, and under any other supplemental benefit plan provided by the Employer which affords the Employee benefits in the event of the Employee’s retirement or a Change in Control of the Employer.

  • In the event of a Plan termination due to a Change in Control of the Employer, distributions shall be made within 12 months of the date of the Change in Control.

  • This provision shall not impair the right of the Employer to terminate this Agreement, and any assumption of the Policy(ies) pursuant to a Change in Control of the Employer as defined in the SCA shall not be considered a sale, surrender or transfer of ownership of the Policy(ies) for purposes of this Section 2.4.

  • Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the case of a Change in Control of the Employer, in no event shall the Executive be entitled to receive any amount which would result in the imposition of tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any similar state tax (collectively, "Excise Tax").


More Definitions of Change in Control of the Employer

Change in Control of the Employer means: i) the acquisition of beneficial ownership by any person or entity (or more than one (1) person or entity acting as a group) of a majority of the outstanding voting shares of Employer; or
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Related to Change in Control of the Employer

  • Change in Control of the Company means the occurrence of any of the following events:

  • Change in Control of the Corporation means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), or any successor thereto, whether or not the Corporation is registered under the Exchange Act; provided that, without limitation, such a change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the "beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then outstanding securities; or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof unless the election, or the nomination for election by stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period.

  • A "CHANGE IN CONTROL means an Ownership Change Event or a series of related Ownership Change Events (collectively, the "TRANSACTION") wherein the stockholders of the Company immediately before the Transaction do not retain immediately after the Transaction, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company's voting stock immediately before the Transaction, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or the corporation or corporations to which the assets of the Company were transferred (the "TRANSFEREE CORPORATION(S)"), as the case may be. For purposes of the preceding sentence, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting stock of one or more corporations which, as a result of the Transaction, own the Company or the Transferee Corporation(s), as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations. The Board shall have the right to determine whether multiple sales or exchanges of the voting stock of the Company or multiple Ownership Change Events are related, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

  • 409A Change in Control means a “Change in Control” which also constitutes a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, all within the meaning of § 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

  • Section 409A Change in Control means a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets, as provided in Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (without regard to any alternative definition thereunder).

  • Termination Upon a Change in Control means a termination of Officer’s employment with Corporation within 12 months following a “Change in Control” that constitutes a Termination Other Than For Cause described in Section 2.1(b).

  • Change in Control means the occurrence of any of the following events:

  • Change in Control Event means any of the following:

  • Change in Control Date means the date on which a Change in Control occurs.

  • Change in Control Period means the period beginning three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending twelve (12) months following a Change in Control.

  • Change in Control Transaction means the occurrence of any of the following events:

  • Change of Control of the Company means a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 5(f) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as in effect on the date of this Agreement or, if Item 5(f) is no longer in effect, any regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 which serve similar purposes; provided that, without limitation, such change in control shall be deemed to have occurred if and when (a) any "person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) is or becomes a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the company representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the company's then outstanding securities or (b) individuals who were members of the Board of Directors of the Company immediately prior to a meeting of the shareholders of the Company involving a contest for the election of directors shall not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors following such election.

  • Change of Control Event means the occurrence of an event or series of events whereby one or more Persons, acting together, acquire control over the Issuer and where “control” means (a) acquiring or controlling, directly or indirectly, more than fifty (50.00) per cent. of the voting shares of the Issuer, or (b) the right to, directly or indirectly, appoint or remove the whole or a majority of the directors of the board of directors of the Issuer.

  • Termination After Change in Control means either of the following events occurring within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control:

  • Change in Control Termination means an “Involuntary Termination Without Cause” or “Resignation for Good Reason,” either of which occurs on, or within three (3) months prior to, or within twelve (12) months following, the effective date of a Change in Control, provided that any such termination is a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). Death and disability shall not be deemed Change in Control Terminations.

  • Nonqualifying Termination means a termination of the Executive’s employment (1) by the Company for Cause, (2) by the Executive for any reason other than a Good Reason, (3) as a result of the Executive’s death or (4) by the Company due to the Executive’s absence from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis for at least 180 consecutive days as a result of the Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness.

  • Termination Upon Change of Control shall not include any termination of the employment of the Executive (a) by the Company for Cause; (b) as a result of the Permanent Disability of the Executive; (c) as a result of the death of the Executive; or (d) as a result of the voluntary termination of employment by the Executive for reasons other than Good Reason.

  • Change in Control Severance Benefits means the benefits payable pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.

  • Control Event Defined. “Control Event” means:

  • Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following:

  • Change of Control Effective Date means the first date during the Change of Control Period (as defined in Section 7.2) on which a Change of Control occurs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Change of Control occurs and if the Executive’s employment with the Company (or applicable affiliated company) is terminated prior to the date on which the Change of Control occurs, and if it is reasonably demonstrated by the Executive that such termination of employment (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change of Control or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change of Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement the “Change of Control Effective Date” shall mean the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment.

  • effective control means a relationship constituted by rights, contracts or any other means which, either separately or jointly and having regard to the considerations of fact or law involved, confer the possibility of directly or indirectly exercising a decisive influence on an undertaking, in particular by:

  • Qualifying Change in Control means the date on which there occurs a Change in Control that also qualifies as: (i) a change in the ownership of the Corporation, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)((5)(v) of the Treasury Regulations, (ii) a change in the effective control of the Corporation, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)((5)(vi) of the Treasury Regulations, or (iii) a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation, as determined in accordance with Section 1.409A-3(i)((5)(vii) of the Treasury Regulations.

  • Change in Control Benefits means the following benefits:

  • Change in Control Protection Period means the period commencing on the date a Change in Control occurs and ending on the first anniversary of such date.

  • Severance from Service Date means the earlier of: