“Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, offer, proposal or indication of interest (in writing or otherwise) from any Third Party relating to any transaction or series of related transactions involving (i) any acquisition or purchase by any Third Party, directly or indirectly, of 15% or more of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company, or any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Third Party beneficially owning 15% or more of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of theCompany, (ii) any merger, amalgamation, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, asset acquisition, sale, joint venture, license, collaboration, research and development or other similar transaction involving assets or businesses that constitute or represent 15% or more of the consolidated revenue, net income or assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (iii) any sale or license of (other than any non-exclusive license and non-material license granted by the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or joint venture, partnership or collaboration with respect to the Company Platform or any Company Product or (iv) any liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization, extraordinary dividend or other significant corporate reorganization of the Company, the business of which constitutes 15% or more of the consolidated revenue, net income or assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. <omitted> “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by any Third Party after the date hereof that is on terms that the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation), taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory, and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal and the Third Party making the Acquisition Proposal (including any conditions to closing and certainty of closing, timing, any applicable break-up fees and expense reimbursement provisions, and ability of such Third Party to consummate the Acquisition Proposal), (i) would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the holders of Company Common Stock (solely in their capacity as such) from a financial point of view than the Transactions (including any revisions to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent   10


pursuant to Section 7.8(d)) and (ii) is reasonably likely to be consummated on the terms proposed without undue delay; provided, however, that, for purposes of this definition of “Superior Proposal,” references in the term “Acquisition Proposal” to “15% or more” shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%”; and further provided that in no event shall an Acquisition Proposal be deemed to be a Superior Proposal if consummation of the transaction contemplated thereby is subject to any financing condition or otherwise requires financing that is not fully committed (Pages 14-15)

Question: Intervening Event Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: Known, but consequences unknown or not reasonably foreseeable, at signing