Preliminary Purchase Event definition

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events:

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events or transactions occurring after the date hereof:

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events or transactions occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to an Exercise Termination Event:

Examples of Preliminary Purchase Event in a sentence

• Upon the occurrence of a Purchase Event or a Preliminary Purchase Event, this Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) are exchangeable, without expense, at the option of Holder, upon presentation and surrender of this Agreement at the principal office of the Issuer for other Agreements providing for Options of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Issuer Common Stock purchasable hereunder.

• Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the occurrence of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the giving of such notice by Issuer shall not be a condition to the right of Grantee to exercise the Option.

• Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the occurrence of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event; provided, however, that the giving of such notice by Issuer shall not be a condition to the right of Grantee to exercise the Option.

• Upon the occurrence of a Purchase Event or a Preliminary Purchase Event, this Agreement (and the Option granted hereby) are exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon presentation and surrender of this Agreement at the principal office of the Issuer for other Agreements providing for Options of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Issuer Common Stock purchasable hereunder.

• Issuer shall notify Grantee promptly in writing of the occurrence of any Preliminary Purchase Event or Purchase Event known to Issuer; provided, however, that the giving of such notice by Issuer shall not be a condition to the right of Grantee to exercise the Option.

More Definitions of Preliminary Purchase Event

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events or transactions occurring on or after the date hereof and prior to an Exercise Termination Event: (i) Issuer without having received Grantee's prior written consent, shall have entered into any letter of intent or definitive agreement to engage in an Acquisition Transaction (as defined below) with any Person (as defined below) other than Grantee or any of its subsidiaries (each a "Grantee Subsidiary") or the Board of Directors of Issuer shall have recommended that the shareholders of Issuer approve or accept any Acquisition Transaction with any Person (as the term "person" is defined in Section 3(a)9 and 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder) other than Grantee or any Grantee Subsidiary. For purposes of this Agreement "Acquisition Transaction" shall mean (x) a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving Issuer, (y) a purchase, lease or other acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of Issuer, (z) a purchase or other acquisition (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) of Beneficial Ownership (as the term "beneficial ownership" is defined in Regulation 13d-3(a) of the Exchange Act) of securities representing 10.0% or more of the voting power of Issuer; provided, however, that "Acquisition Transaction" shall not include a transaction entered into after the termination of the Plan in which the Issuer is the surviving entity, if in connection with such transaction, no person acquires Beneficial Ownership of 10.0% or more of the total voting power of the Issuer to be outstanding after giving effect to such transaction and in which the aggregate voting power of Issuer acquired by all persons is less than 15% of the total voting power of Issuer;

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events or transactions occurring after the date of this Agreement:

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events: (i) any person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of Grantee) shall have commenced (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act), or shall have filed a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to, a tender offer or exchange offer to purchase any shares of Issuer Common Stock such that, upon consummation of such offer, such person would own or control 15% or more of the then- outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock (such an offer being referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an "Exchange Offer," respectively); or

Preliminary Purchase Event means the occurrence of one of the following events:

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events or transactions occurring after the date hereof: (i) CIB Marine, without having received First Banks' prior written consent, shall have entered into an agreement to engage in an Acquisition Transaction (as defined herein) with any person (the term "person" for purposes of this Agreement having the meaning assigned

Preliminary Purchase Event shall have occurred when:

Preliminary Purchase Event means any of the following events: (i) any Person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of Grantee) shall have commenced (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-2 under the 1934 Act), or shall have filed a registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to, a tender offer or exchange offer to purchase any shares of Issuer Common Stock such that, upon consummation of such offer, such Person would own or control 15% or more of the then outstanding shares of Issuer Common Stock (such an offer being referred to herein as a "Tender Offer" or an "Exchange Offer," respectively); or (ii) the holders of Issuer Common Stock shall not have approved the Merger Agreement at the meeting of such shareholders held for the purpose of voting on the Merger Agreement, such meeting shall not have been held or shall have been canceled prior to termination of the Merger Agreement, or Issuer's Board of Directors shall have not made, or shall have withdrawn or modified in a manner adverse to Grantee, a favorable recommendation with respect to shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, in each case after it shall have been publicly announced that any Person (other than Grantee or any Subsidiary of Grantee) shall have (A) made, or disclosed an intention to make, a proposal to engage in an Acquisition Transaction, (B) commenced a Tender Offer or filed a registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to an Exchange Offer, or (C) filed an application (or given a notice), whether in draft or final form, under any federal or state statute or regulation (including a notice filed under the HSR Act and an application or notice filed under the BHC Act, the Bank Merger Act, or the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978) seeking the Consent to an Acquisition Transaction from any federal or state governmental or regulatory authority or agency. As used in this Agreement, "Person" shall have the meaning specified in the Merger Agreement and shall include such Person's Affiliates (as defined in the Merger Agreement).