Common use of Change in Ownership of the Company Clause in Contracts

Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection, none of the following will be considered a Change in Control: (a) the acquisition of additional securities by any one Person, who prior to the acquisition thereof is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; (b) the acquisition of additional securities or voting power of the Company by any or some combination of the Specified Stockholders (as defined below), their Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time (“COI”)), or both; (c) any change in the Specified Stockholders’ voting power of the Company resulting from a repurchase, redemption, retirement or other similar acquisition of stock of the Company by the Company; (iv) any change in voting power as a result of a transfer by a Specified Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee or from any such Permitted Transferee back to such Specified Stockholder or any other Permitted Transferee, or both as of the time of each such transfer of such Specified Stockholder; and (v) any change in the Specified Stockholders’ voting power of the Company resulting from a conversion of shares of the stock of the Company reducing the number of shares or vote per share of stock outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, no acquisition or disposition of Class B common stock of the Company by the Specified Stockholders or change in the total voting power of the Company solely as a result of (x) the conversion of any shares of stock of the Company into shares of Class B common stock of the Company, (y) the conversion of any shares of Class B common stock of the Company into shares of any other class of stock of the Company, or (z) any change in the voting power of the Class B common stock of the Company will constitute a Change in Control. Further, if the stockholders of the Company immediately before such change in ownership continue to retain immediately after the change in ownership, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately prior to the change in ownership, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company or of the ultimate parent entity of the Company, such event shall not be considered a Change in Control under this Section 7.4.1. For this purpose, indirect beneficial ownership shall include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities; or

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.), Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.), Change in Control and Severance Agreement (Paymentus Holdings, Inc.)

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Change in Ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the Company which occurs on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (“Person”), acquires ownership of the stock of the Company that, together with the stock held by such Person, constitutes more than fifty percent (50%) % of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection, none of the following will be considered a Change in Control: (aA) the acquisition of additional securities stock by any one Person, who prior to the acquisition thereof is considered to own more than fifty percent (50%) % of the total voting power of the stock of the Company; Company will not be considered a Change in Control, and (bB) the any acquisition of additional securities or voting power of stock by the Company by any or some combination of the Specified Stockholders Excluded Parties and/or his Permitted Entities (as defined below), their Permitted Transferees (each as defined in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as it may be amended from time to time (the “COI”)), or both; (c) any change in the Specified Stockholders’ voting power of the Company resulting from a repurchase, redemption, retirement or other similar acquisition of stock of the Company by the Company; (iv) any change in voting power as a result of a transfer by a Specified Stockholder to a Permitted Transferee Transfer (as defined in the COI) or from any the Company in a transaction or issuance (including pursuant to equity awards) approved by the Board or a committee thereof, that results in such Permitted Transferee back to such Specified Stockholder or any other Permitted Transferee, or both as parties owning more than 50% of the time of each such transfer of such Specified Stockholder; and (v) any change in the Specified Stockholders’ total voting power of the Company resulting from a conversion of shares of the stock of the Company reducing the number of shares or vote per share of stock outstanding. For the avoidance of doubt, no acquisition or disposition of Class B common stock of the Company by the Specified Stockholders or change in the total voting power of the Company solely as a result of (x) the conversion of any shares of stock of the Company into shares of Class B common stock of the Company, (y) the conversion of any shares of Class B common stock of the Company into shares of any other class of stock of the Company, or (z) any change in the voting power of the Class B common stock of the Company will constitute not be considered a Change in Control. Further, if the stockholders of the Company immediately before such change in ownership continue to retain immediately after the change in ownership, in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of shares of the Company’s voting stock immediately prior to the change in ownership, direct or indirect beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) % or more of the total voting power of the stock of the Company or of the ultimate parent entity of the Company, such event shall will not be considered a Change in Control under this Section 7.4.1subsection (i). For this purpose, indirect beneficial ownership shall will include, without limitation, an interest resulting from ownership of the voting securities of one or more corporations or other business entities which own the Company, as the case may be, either directly or through one or more subsidiary corporations or other business entities. For the avoidance of doubt, increases in the percentage of total voting power owned by the Excluded Parties and/or his Permitted Entities resulting solely from a decrease in the number of shares of stock of the Company outstanding shall not constitute an acquisition that creates a Change in Control under this subsection (i); or

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Letter Agreement (Samsara Inc.), Letter Agreement (Samsara Inc.)

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