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(a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed, # any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, # the shareholders of the Company approve a merger of the Company with any other entity other than a merger which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

(a) “Change"Change in Control”Control" shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed,if # any “person”"person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entitya corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholdersshareowners of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of sharesstock of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner”"beneficial owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchangesaid Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fiftytwenty percent (50%(20%) or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’Company's then outstanding Voting Securities,voting securities; or # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors of the Company and any new directorDirector whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’Company's shareholdersshareowners was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directorsDirectors then still in office who either were directorsDirectors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof,thereof; or # the shareholdersconsummation of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entitycorporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the surviving entity) at least eightyfifty percent (80%(50%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, #merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholdersshareowners of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’Company's assets.

(a)Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed,if # any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entitya corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholdersstockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of sharesstock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchangesaid Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who aton the beginningdate of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)this Agreement are members of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved,Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof,of the members of the Board (provided, however, that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board), or # the shareholdersstockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entitycorporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%)80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, #merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholdersstockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

(a) “ChangeChange in Control”Control: shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed,if # any “person”"person" (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entitya corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of sharesstock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner”"Beneficial Owner" (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchangesaid Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’Company's then outstanding Voting Securities, or # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’Company's shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or # the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entitycorporation, other than a merger whichor consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being convertedconve1ied into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%)80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, #merger or consolidation, or the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’Company's assets.

(a)For purposes of this Agreement a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed,if # any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entitya corporation owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of sharesstock of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fiftythirty percent (50%(30%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)a majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, or # the shareholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entitycorporation other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%)two-thirds (2/3) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company,merger or consolidation, or # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.assets; provided that in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to include # a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company for the purpose of changing the Company’s state of incorporation and in which there is no substantial change in the shareholders of the Company or its successor (as the case may be), or # the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten public offering of any of its securities to the general public pursuant to # a registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or # the securities laws applicable to an offering of securities in another jurisdiction pursuant to which such securities will be listed on an internationally recognized securities exchange (the “IPO”).

(a) “Change“Change in Control”Control” means and shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the date of this Deed,if # any “person” (as such termPerson is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner”“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act)Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fiftythirty percent (50%(30%) or more of the total voting power represented byof all the Company’sthen outstanding Voting Securities, # any Person purchases or otherwise acquires under a tender offer, securities representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the total voting power of all the then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals # who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors of the Company and # any new director whose election by the Company’Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’Company’s shareholdersstockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of thesuch period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved,approved (but excluding, for purposes of this definition, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Company’s Board of Directors), cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof,of the members of the Company’s Board of Directors, # the shareholdersstockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entityanother entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (eitherrepresent, either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is a subsidiary of another entity, then of the parent entity of such surviving entity), at least eightysixty percent (80%(60%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company or such surviving entity (or parent entity) outstanding immediately after such merger,merger or consolidation, or # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Companystockholders approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’Company’s assets.

(a) “Change“Change in Control”Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, onif # any Person or group of Persons (other than # the Company, # any Subsidiary or # any employee or director benefit plan or stock plan of the Company or a Subsidiary or any trustee or fiduciary with respect to any such plan when acting in that capacity or any trust related to any such plan) shall have acquired beneficial ownership of shares representing more than 35% of the combined voting power represented by the outstanding Voting SharesStock of the Company (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder), or # during any period of 12 consecutive months, commencing before or after the date of this Deed, # any “person” (asAgreement, individuals who on the first day of such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit planperiod were directors of the Company acting in such capacity(together with any replacement or an entity owned directlyadditional directors who were nominated or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approvedelected by a votemajority of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved,office) cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, # the shareholders of the Company approve a mergerBoard of Directors of the Company with any other entity other than a merger which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.Company.

(a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or afterFor the datepurpose of this Deed,Agreement, a Change in Control of the Company has occurred when: # any “person” (as such term is usedperson (defined for the purposes of this [Section 4G] to mean any person within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), other than a participant in Sectionsa transaction approved by its Board of Directors for the principal purpose of raising additional capital, either directly or indirectly, acquires beneficial ownership (determined under Rule 13d-3 of the Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than a trustee of securities issued by the Company having forty five percent (45%) or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit planmore of the Company acting in such capacity or an entity owned directly or indirectly byvoting power of all the shareholdersvoting securities; # a majority of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of sharesDirectors elected at any meeting of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly,holders of voting securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individualsare persons who at the beginning ofwere not nominated for such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3)duly constituted committee of the directors then stillBoard of Directors having authority in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof,such matters; # the shareholdersstockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entityanother person other than a merger or consolidation in which would resultthe holders of the Company’s voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such merger or consolidation continue to hold voting securities in the Voting Securitiessurviving or resulting corporation (in the same relative proportions to each other as existed before such event) comprising fifty one percent (51%) or more of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securitiesvoting power for all purposes of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%) of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger,resulting corporation; or # the shareholdersstockholders of the Company approve a schemetransfer of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’assets of the Company to another person other than a transfer to a transferee, fifty one percent (51%) or more of the voting power of which is owned or controlled by the Company or by the holders of the Company’s assets.voting securities issued and outstanding immediately before such transfer in similar relative proportions to each other as existed before such event.

(a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the dateFor purposes of this Deed,Agreement, “Change in Control” means # any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other thanperson or business entity becomes a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner”“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%)50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, # the shareholdersvoting securities of the Company approveor # the consummation of a merger of the Company, the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets within a 12-month period, or any other business combination of the Company with any other entity other than acorporation or business entity, but not including any merger or business combination of the Company which would result in the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%)more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Companymerger or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.business combination.

(a) “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, on or after the dateFor purposes of this Deed,Agreement, “Change in Control” means # any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other thanperson or business entity becomes a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or an entity owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner”“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%)50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, # during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Company’s Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, # the shareholdersvoting securities of the Company approveor # the consummation of a merger of the Company, the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets within a 12-month period, or any other business combination of the Company with any other entity other than acorporation or business entity, but not including any merger or business combination of the Company which would result in the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the surviving entity) at least eighty percent (80%)more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securitiesvoting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, # the shareholders of the Company approve a scheme of arrangement in respect of the Company, # the shareholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Companymerger or where such approval is not required, a court of competent jurisdiction approves such liquidation or # an agreement is entered into for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.business combination.

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