Owner in the aggregate of 40% or more of the shares of the Company then outstanding and entitled to vote for directors generally, (ii) any Person (except an employee and his or her family), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, purchases substantially all of the assets of the Company, or (iii) during any24-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, unless the election, or the nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, of at least 75% of the directors who were not directors at the beginning of such period was approved by a vote of at least 75% of the directors in office at the time of such election or nomination who were directors at the beginning of such period (each of (i), (ii) or (iii), a “Business Combination”). For purposes of this definition, “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“ExchangeAct”); “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity (which, for the avoidance of doubt, doesnot include the United States government, any of its states, or any of their respective political subdivisions, departments, agencies, or instrumentalities); and a Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities:
(i) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants, or options, or otherwise;provided,however, that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for payment, purchase, or exchange;
(ii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule13d-3 under the Exchange Act), including without limitation, pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (whether or not in writing);provided,however, that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of any security under this subsection (ii) as a result of an oral or written agreement, arrangement, or understanding to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement, or understanding (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not then reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable successor report); or
(iii) to the extent that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (whether or not in writing) with any other Person for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy described in theproviso to subsection (ii) above), or disposing of any voting securities of the Company, in which case such Person shall be the Beneficial Owner of all securities that are Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by such other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) within the meaning of subsection (i) or (ii) above;provided,however, that nothing in this definition shall cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities acquired through such Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of 40 days after the date of such acquisition.
(b) “Claim” means (i) any threatened, asserted, pending or completed claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding, whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, investigative or other nature, and whether made pursuant to federal, state or other law; and (ii) any formal or informal inquiry, hearing or investigation, whether made, instituted or conducted by the Company or any other party, including without limitation any federal, state or other governmental entity, that Indemnitee reasonably determines in good faith might lead to the institution of any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding.
(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Claim in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.
(d) “Expenses” means all expenses and liabilities, including, without limitation, attorneys’ and other advisors’ fees, expenses and disbursements reasonably incurred (including, without limitation, experts’ fees, court costs, costs of appeal bonds, retainers, transcript fees, duplicating, printing and binding costs, as well as telecommunications, postage and courier charges) paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in, or being made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests or other requests for information, or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in, make or respond to discovery requests or other requests for information, or participate in (including on appeal), any Indemnifiable Claim.
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