Potential Change in Control of the Company Clause Samples

The Potential Change in Control of the Company clause defines the procedures and consequences that apply if there is a significant shift in the ownership or control of the company. Typically, this clause outlines what constitutes a change in control, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of a majority of shares, and may specify notification requirements or trigger certain rights for stakeholders, like early contract termination or accelerated payments. Its core function is to protect the interests of parties who may be affected by major corporate changes, ensuring transparency and providing mechanisms to address the risks associated with such transitions.
Potential Change in Control of the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, a "potential change in control of the Company" shall be deemed to have occurred if (A) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a change in control of the Company; (B) any Person (including the Company) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a change in control of the Company; (C) any Person, other than (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or (2) any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, or (3) any Person who, on the date hereof, is a director or officer of the Company or whose shares of common stock of the Company are treated as beneficially owned by any such director or officer, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 8% or more of the shares of the Company issued and outstanding on the date of such determination; or (D) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a potential change in control of the Company has occurred. You agree that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in the event of a potential change in control of the Company, you will remain in the employ of the Company until the earliest of (1) a date which is twelve (12) months after the occurrence of such potential change in control of the Company, (2) the Termination by you of your employment by reason of death or Disability or Retirement, as defined in Section 3(i), or (3) the occurrence of a change in control of the Company.
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Potential Change in Control of the Company. A “Potential Change in Control” of the Company shall be deemed to have occurred upon the board of directors of the Company adopting a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred and providing notice to the Trustee, or the Trustee having received notice from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer or its General Counsel that any of the following events have occurred: (a) the Company is negotiating an agreement, the consummation of which may result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (b) the Company or any Entity states an intention to take or to consider taking actions which, if consummated, would constitute a Change in Control; (c) any Entity becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 5% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities with the purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that it is contemplated that following the legal separation of Alcoa Inc. into two separate publicly traded companies, Alcoa Inc. (to be renamed Arconic Inc.) shall own no greater than 19.9% of Alcoa Corporation common stock, and such ownership, or disposition thereof, or the disposition of any other ownership interests in the Company as of the effective date of this Trust Agreement, shall not constitute a Potential Change in Control of the Company.
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Related to Potential Change in Control of the Company

  • Change in Control of the Company For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control of the Company” shall mean any of the following events: (A) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) (a “Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or (ii) the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting 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 subparagraph (A), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control of the Company: (1) any acquisition directly from the Company; (2) any acquisition by the Company; (3) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company; or (4) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (1), (2) and (3) of subparagraph (C) below; (B) Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose 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 Board; (C) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (1) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, 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, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (2) no Person (excluding any corporation resulting from such Business Combination or any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, twenty-five percent (25%) or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; (D) Approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

  • Potential Change in Control A “Potential Change in Control” shall exist during any period in which the circumstances described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d), below, exist (provided, however, that a Potential Change in Control shall cease to exist not later than the occurrence of a Change in Control): (a) The Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control, provided that a Potential Change in Control described in this paragraph (a) shall cease to exist upon the expiration or other termination of all such agreements; (b) Any Person (without regard to the exclusions set forth in subsections (i) through (iv) of such definition) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions the consummation of which would constitute a Change in Control; provided that a Potential Change in Control described in this paragraph (b) shall cease to exist upon the withdrawal of such intention, or upon a determination by the Board that there is no reasonable chance that such actions would be consummated; (c) Any Person becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; (d) The Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control exists; provided that a Potential Change in Control described in this paragraph (d) shall cease to exist upon a determination by the Board that the reasons that gave rise to the resolution providing for the existence of a Potential Change in Control have expired or no longer exist.

  • Change of Control of the Company 93A) The Secretary of State may at any time by notice in writing, subject to clause 93C) below, terminate this Agreement forthwith (or on such other date as he may in his absolute discretion determine) in the event that there is a change:

  • Change in Effective Control of the Company A change in the effective control of the Company which occurs on the date that a majority of members of the Board is replaced during any twelve (12) month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the Board prior to the date of the appointment or election. For purposes of this clause (ii), if any Person is considered to be in effective control of the Company, the acquisition of additional control of the Company by the same Person will not be considered a Change of Control; or

  • Change of Control/Change in Management (i) Any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person will be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than twenty five percent (25%) of the total voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the Parent entitled to vote for the election of directors; (ii) During any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period constituted the Board of Directors (or equivalent body) of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Parent was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors (or equivalent body) of the Parent; or (iii) the Parent shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, more than 85% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower, free and clear of any Liens (other than in favor of the Administrative Agent); or any Person or group shall own, directly or indirectly, an equal or greater percentage of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower than the percentage held by the Parent; or the acquisition of direct or indirect Control of the Borrower by any Person or group other than the Parent; or (iv) (A) General Partner shall cease to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Parent, (B) the Parent, General Partner or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent cease to have the sole and exclusive power to exercise all management and control over the Borrower or (B) the Parent, General Partner or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Parent shall cease to be the sole general partner of the Borrower; or (v) the Borrower shall cease to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the outstanding Equity Interests of each Eligible Property Subsidiary and each other Subsidiary Guarantor (other than Subsidiary Guarantors under clause (vii) of the definition of “Required Guarantor”), in each case free and clear of any liens (other than in favor of the Administrative Agent).