Change in Control Definition For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, provided that such event or occurrence constitutes a change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, as defined in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v), (vi) and (vii): (i) the acquisition by an individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership of any capital stock of the Company if, after such acquisition, such Person beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) fifty percent (50%) or more of either (x) the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”) or (y) the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company or (2) any acquisition by any entity pursuant to a Business Combination (as defined below) which complies with clauses (x) and (y) of subsection (iii) of this definition; or (ii) a change in the composition of the Board that results in the Continuing Directors (as defined below) no longer constituting a majority of the Board (or, if applicable, the Board of Directors of a successor corporation to the Company), where the term “Continuing Director” means at any date a member of the Board (x) who was a member of the Board on the Effective Date or (y) who was nominated or elected subsequent to such date by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election or whose election to the Board was recommended or endorsed by at least a majority of the directors who were Continuing Directors at the time of such nomination or election; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from this clause (y) any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred 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 Board; or (iii) the consummation of a merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or share exchange involving the Company, or a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), unless, immediately following such Business Combination, each of the following two (2) conditions is satisfied: (x) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of the then-outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, respectively, of the resulting or acquiring corporation in such Business Combination (which shall include, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one (1) or more subsidiaries) (such resulting or acquiring corporation is referred to herein as the “Acquiring Corporation”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, immediately prior to such Business Combination and (y) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) maintained or sponsored by the Company or by the Acquiring Corporation) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the then-outstanding shares of common stock of the Acquiring Corporation, or of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination); or (iv) the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Adjustments Not Yet Effective Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Indenture or the Notes, if:
Adjustments to Option The Option shall be subject to the adjustment provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of the Plan, provided, however, that in the event of the payment of an extraordinary dividend by the Company to its shareholders: the Exercise Price of the Option shall be reduced by the amount of the dividend paid, but only to the extent the Committee determines it to be permitted under applicable tax laws and to not have adverse tax consequences to the Optionee under Section 409A of the Code; and, if such reduction cannot be fully effected due to such tax laws and it will not have adverse tax consequences to the Optionee, then the Company shall pay to the Optionee a cash payment, on a per Share basis, equal to the balance of the amount of the dividend not permitted to be applied to reduce the Exercise Price of the applicable Option as follows: (a) for each Share subject to a vested Option, immediately upon the date of such dividend payment; and (b) for each Share subject to an unvested Option, on the date on which such Option becomes vested and exercisable with respect to such Share.
Changes, etc This instrument and the provisions hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution In the event that the Company changes the number of Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for Shares issued and outstanding prior to the Effective Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction, the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted.
Alternative Calculations and Payment on Early Termination and on Certain Extraordinary Events If (a) an Early Termination Date (whether as a result of an Event of Default or a Termination Event) occurs or is designated with respect to the Transaction or (b) the Transaction is cancelled or terminated upon the occurrence of an Extraordinary Event (except as a result of (i) a Nationalization, Insolvency or Merger Event in which the consideration to be paid to holders of Shares consists solely of cash, (ii) a Merger Event or Tender Offer that is within Counterparty’s control, or (iii) an Event of Default in which Counterparty is the Defaulting Party or a Termination Event in which Counterparty is the Affected Party other than an Event of Default of the type described in Section 5(a)(iii), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) of the Agreement or a Termination Event of the type described in Section 5(b) of the Agreement, in each case that resulted from an event or events outside Counterparty’s control), and if Dealer would owe any amount to Counterparty pursuant to Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement or any Cancellation Amount pursuant to Article 12 of the Equity Definitions (any such amount, a “Payment Obligation”), then Dealer shall satisfy the Payment Obligation by the Share Termination Alternative (as defined below), unless (a) Counterparty gives irrevocable telephonic notice to Dealer, confirmed in writing within one Scheduled Trading Day, no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Merger Date, Tender Offer Date, Announcement Date (in the case of a Nationalization, Insolvency or Delisting), Early Termination Date or date of cancellation, as applicable, of its election that the Share Termination Alternative shall not apply, (b) Counterparty remakes the representation set forth in Section 8(f) as of the date of such election and (c) Dealer agrees, in its sole discretion, to such election, in which case the provisions of Section 12.7 or Section 12.9 of the Equity Definitions, or the provisions of Section 6(d)(ii) of the Agreement, as the case may be, shall apply.
Certain Additional Definitions As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the respective sections of this Agreement set forth opposite each such term below: Term Section Accounting Firm 2.4(c)(iv) Agreement Preamble Balance Sheet Date 3.6(a) Buyer Preamble Buyer Indemnified Parties 12.1 Buyer Subsidiaries 5.5 Buyer Termination Fee 10.2 Claims Notice 12.3(a) Closing 2.2 Closing Balance Sheet 2.4(b) Closing Date 2.2 Closing Date Payment 2.1(i) Closing Date Purchase Price 2.1(f) Closing Date Schedule 2.4(b) Closing Employee Payments 2.3(f) Common Stock 3.3(a) Company Preamble CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY FLOWERS FOODS, INC. – CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY *****, HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. Term Section Company Benefit Plan 3.16(a) Company Disclosure Schedule Article III Company Financial Statements 3.6(a) Company Indemnified Parties 7.1(a) Company Organizational Documents 3.2(a) Company Pre-Closing Certificate 2.4(a) Company Representatives 6.1 Current Balance Sheet 3.6(a) DDT Preamble Dispute Notice 2.4(c)(ii) Effective Date Preamble Escrow Agent 2.3(d) Escrow Agreement 2.3(d) Escrow Fund Excess Amount 2.4(d)(iii) Estimated Closing Cash 2.4(a) Estimated Closing Debt 2.4(a) Estimated Identified Capital Expenditures 2.4(a) Estimated Unpaid Company Transaction Expenses 2.4(a) Excluded Claims 12.4(b) Expense Fund Excess Amount 2.4(d)(iv) Expert Calculations 2.4(c)(iv) Expiration Date 12.4(a) Final Closing Date Payment Schedule 2.3(a) Fraud Claims 12.4(a) GDT Preamble GSC Preamble GSH Preamble Guarantor Preamble Holder Group 13.6 Indemnified Party 12.3(a) Indemnifying Party 12.3(a) Leased Real Property 3.12(b) Liability Claim 12.3(a) Listed Contracts 3.15(a) Litigation Conditions 12.3(b) Major Customers 3.21(b) Major Suppliers 3.21(a) Mini-Basket 12.4(b) Negative Adjustment Amount 2.4(d)(i) Optionholder 3.3(a) Optionholder Pay-Off Agreements 6.4(a) Outside Date 10.1(c) CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED BY FLOWERS FOODS, INC. – CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY *****, HAVE BEEN REDACTED AND HAVE BEEN SEPARATELY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO RULE 24B-2 PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. Term Section Positive Adjustment Amount 2.4(d)(ii) Pre-Closing Period 6.1 Property Taxes 11.2 Purchase and Sale 2.1 Purchase Price 2.1(h) Review Period 2.4(c)(ii) SDT Preamble Seller Indemnified Parties 12.2 Sellers Preamble Shareholders’ Representative 13.1(a) Shareholders’ Representative Expense Fund 2.3(e) Shares Recitals Specified Accounting Principles 2.4(a) Stock Options 3.3(a) ***** 12.4(c) Threshold Amount 12.4(b)
