Change in Control Sample Clauses

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Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" shall mean any of the following events:
Change in Control. (i) If during the term of this Agreement, any of the events constituting a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred, and following such Change of Control, either (A) the Executive’s employment with the Company and/or any of its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or successors by merger or otherwise as a result of the Change of Control, is terminated for any reason, other than death, disability or for Cause, or (B) the Executive resigns for any reason from employment with the Company and/or any of its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, or successors by merger or otherwise, during the 30 day period immediately following the first anniversary of the effective date of the Change of Control as a result of the Change of Control, the Executive shall be entitled to: • receive three (3) times his then current Base Salary and to receive an amount equal to three (3) times the greater of (a) the aggregate amount of incentive payments made to the Executive during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of termination of this Agreement without “Cause” or resignation for any reason, or (b) the aggregate amount of incentive payments made to the Executive during the twelve (12) months preceding the Change of Control, or (c) the calculated Plan award, in, each case pursuant to any incentive compensation plan, including without limitation, the Company’s Executive Performance Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time, in each case payable in a lump sum cash payment immediately following such termination or resignation; • continue participation in the plans and arrangements described in clauses (b) and (f) of Section 4 (to the extent permissible by law and the terms of such plans and arrangements) for the period of thirty-six (36) months after such termination or resignation (the “Benefits Period”); • have all stock options which have been granted to the Executive to immediately become fully exercisable and to remain exercisable for a period of three (3) months after the termination or resignation date (as the case may be), in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the relevant stock option agreement; and, to • receive any change of control benefits as provided in the SERP. Except as set forth in last sentence of this paragraph, any amount of the severance pay that exceeds two times the lesser of: (i) the Executive’s annualized compensation, as defined in Section 409A of the Code for the calendar year preceding the termination of employment, or (ii) the maximum...
Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3, Section 5 or Section 7 of this Agreement or any provision of the Plan, the following provisions shall apply upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Employment Agreement): A. If a Change in Control occurs and the then-outstanding and unvested portion of this Award is not continued following such event or assumed or converted into restricted stock units of any successor entity to the Company or a parent thereof (the “Successor Entity”), the continued Service vesting requirement set forth under Section 3(A) of this Award shall be deemed to be satisfied, the outstanding Restricted Stock Units subject to such portion shall be deemed vested, and such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled at the time(s) otherwise provided in Section 5; provided that if such Change in Control constitutes a “change in the ownership or effective controlof the Company, or a change “in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (a “Section 409A Change in Control”), outstanding and vested Restricted Stock Units (including any that vest pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this sentence) and related Dividend Equivalents shall be settled upon or as soon as practicable after the date of such Change in Control to the extent such acceleration of payment can be made in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) (or other exemption from the general prohibitions on accelerations of payments under Section 409A of the Code) and not result in any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A of the Code. In connection with any such Change in Control where payment of outstanding Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award will not be made in connection with the Change in Control, the Committee may make provision for such Restricted Stock Units to become payable in cash based on the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock at the time of such Change in Control (with interest for the period from the date of such Change in Control to the applicable payment date at such rate as determined by the Committee based on the interest earned by interest bearing, FDIC insured deposits) as opposed to being payable in securities. B. If the then-outstanding and unvested portion of this Award is continued following such event or is assumed or converted into restricted stock units of any Successor Entity, the continued Service requirement set forth in Section 3(A) above (...
Change in Control. Any Change in Control shall occur.
Change in Control. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean:
Change in Control. No amounts and benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Company, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day that any one or more of the following conditions shall have occurred: (a) any natural person or entity (a “Person”), as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) (other than (i) the Company and/or its wholly owned subsidiaries; (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company and any trustee or other fiduciary in such capacity holding securities under such plan; (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company; or (iv) any other Person, who, within the one (1) year prior to the event which would otherwise be a Change in Control, was an executive officer of the Company), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities. For purposes hereof, the termIndependent Director” shall be determined under the rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market; (b) during any two (2) year period the following persons shall cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board: (i) directors of the Company in office at the beginning of such period; and (ii) any new director whose election by the Board, or whose nomination for election, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors still in office who were directors at the beginning of the two (2) year period or who themselves were nominated by persons described in this clause (ii); provided, however, any new director shall not include a director designated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsections (a) or (c) hereof; (c) the consummation of a consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the continuing or surviving corporation or otherwise does not have control over the combined entity or pursuant to which the common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”) would be converted into cash, securities, and/or other property, other than a merger of the Company in which holders of Common Stock immediately prior to the merger...
Change in Control. (a) Change in Control means and includes each of the following: (i) the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any "person" or "group" (as those terms are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder) of "beneficial ownership" (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors ("voting securities") of the Company that represent 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities, other than (A) an acquisition by a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company or by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any person controlled by the Company, or (B) an acquisition of voting securities by the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Company, or (C) an acquisition of voting securities pursuant to a transaction described in clause (iii) below that would not be a Change in Control under clause (iii); Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither of the following events shall constitute an "acquisition" by any person or group for purposes of this clause (a): an acquisition of the Company's securities by the Company which causes the Company's voting securities beneficially owned by a person or group to represent 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, that if a person or group shall become the beneficial owner of 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding voting securities by reason of share acquisitions by the Company as described above and shall, after such share acquisitions by the Company, become the beneficial owner of any additional voting securities of the Company, then such acquisition shall constitute a Change in Control; or (ii) During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new director(s) (other than a director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clauses (i) or (iii) of this Section) whose...
Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, (ii) individuals who on the date of this Agreement are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority 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 (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, 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 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Change in Control. “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
Change in Control. (a) No benefit shall be payable under this Section 5 unless there shall have been a Change in Control of the Bank or the Company, as set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, a "Change in Control" of the Bank or the Company shall mean any one or more of the following: (i) An event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item l(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 (the "Exchange Act"); (ii) An event of a nature that results in a Change in Control of the Bank or the Company within the meaning of the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, or the Change in Bank Control Act of 1978, as amended, as applicable, and the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") or its predecessor agency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("FRB"), as the case may be, as in effect on the date hereof, but excluding any such Change in Control resulting from the purchase of securities by the Company or the Bank's or the Company's tax-qualified employee benefit plans and trusts; (iii) If any "person" (as the 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 Bank or the Company representing 20% or more of the Bank's or the Company's outstanding securities except for any securities of the Bank purchased by the Company in connection with the initial conversion of the Bank from mutual to stock form (the "Conversion") and any securities purchased by the Company or the Bank's or the Company's tax-qualified employee benefit plans and trusts; (iv) If the individuals who constitute the Board on the date hereof (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided, however, that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election or nomination for election by the Company's stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least three-quarters of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though he were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such person whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the elect...