Exempt Person. “Exempt Person” means (a) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company in such capacity, (b) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, or (c) any Person beneficial stockholder or group, as defined by Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, which holds as of the date hereof securities possessing more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities.
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Samples: Change of Control Agreement (Smart Balance, Inc.), Change of Control Agreement (Smart Balance, Inc.), Severance Agreement (Smart Balance, Inc.)
Exempt Person. For purposes of this Agreement, “Exempt Person” means shall mean: (a) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company in such capacity, (b) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, or (c) any Person beneficial stockholder or group, as defined by Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, which holds as of the date hereof securities possessing more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the total combined voting power of the Company’s outstanding securities.
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Samples: Change of Control Agreement (Smart Balance, Inc.), Change of Control Agreement (Mti Technology Corp)