definiens: shall mean : ( A ) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any ot her Person, or any other corporate reorganization ; or ( B ) any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of fifty percent ( 50 % ) of the Company ’s then issued and outstanding voting power is transferred ; or ( C ) the closing of a public offering of Company stock on a nationally recognized stock exchange ; and ( ii ) shall mean a sale, lease, exclusive license or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company . Notwith standing any acceleration of vesting in accordance with this Section 1(e ), nothing herein shall relieve, or be deemed to relieve, MD Anderson of its obligations to render services and otherwise perform in accordance with the Collaboration Agreement followi ng the consummation of any Corporate Transaction prior to the termination or expiration of such Collaboration Agreement