(c) “beneficial owner,” “beneficial ownership” and “beneficially own” shall have the same meanings as set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act;
(d) “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which the commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or obligated to be closed by applicable law;
(e) “Bylaws” shall mean the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated October 25, 2024, as may be amended, corrected, or further amended and restated from time to time;
(f) “Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Certificate of Incorporation, dated March 23, 2002, as amended on February 29, 2024, and as may be further amended, corrected, or amended and restated from time to time;
(g) “Change of Control” shall be deemed to have taken place if (i) any person is or becomes a beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests and voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding equity securities or (ii) the Company enters into a stock-for-stock transaction whereby immediately after the consummation of the transaction the Company’s stockholders retain, directly or indirectly, less than fifty percent (50%) of the equity interests and voting power of the surviving entity’s then-outstanding equity securities;
(h) “control” shall have the same meaning as set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act;
(i) “Extraordinary Transaction” shall mean any equity tender offer, equity exchange offer, merger, acquisition, joint venture, business combination, financing, recapitalization, reorganization, restructuring, disposition, distribution, or other transaction with a Third Party that, in each case, would result in a Change of Control of the Company, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction involving a majority of its equity securities or a majority of its assets (determined on a consolidated basis), and, for the avoidance of doubt, including, without limitation, any such transaction with a Third Party that is submitted for a vote of the Company’s stockholders;
(j) “person” or “persons” shall mean any individual, corporation (including, without limitation, not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization or other entity of any kind, structure or nature;
(k) “Quarterly Discussions” shall mean any meeting between the Parties as contemplated by Section 2(c)(i) hereof at which the Parties discuss certain topics;
(l) “Representative” shall mean a person’s Affiliates and Associates and its and their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, members, managers, consultants, legal or other advisors, agents and other representatives; provided, that when used with respect to the Company, “Representative” shall not include any non-executive employees;
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