definiens: means any proposal or offer ( or any communication or affirmation in support ofany previously made proposal or offer ) made by Parent to any third party relating to, or that would be expected to lead to:(i ) any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of assets ( includingequity securities of any Subsidiary of such third party ) or businesses that would constitute 20 % or more of the revenues, netincome or assets of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole after giving effect to such acquisition, ( ii ) any tender offer orexchange offer that, if consummated, -71 - would result in any Person beneficially owning 20 % or more of the Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior tosuch offer or ( iii ) any merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, share exchange or similar transaction involving Parent