“Competing Proposal” means any indication of interest, proposal or offer from a Person or group (other than Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) relating to any (a) direct or indirect acquisition (whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiaries
(including securities of Company Subsidiaries) equal to 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, or to which 20% or more of the revenues  or earnings of the Company on a consolidated basis are attributable for the most recent fiscal year for which audited financial statements are then available, (b) director  indirect  acquisition  or  issuance  (whether  in  a  single  transaction  or  a series  of  related  transactions)  of  20%  or  more  of  the  outstanding  voting  power  of  the Company or the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, (c) tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in such Person or group beneficially  owning 20%  or  more  of  the  outstanding  voting  power  of  the  Company  or  the  outstanding  shares  of  Company  Common  Stock,  or  (d)  merger, consolidation,  share  exchange,  business  combination,  joint  venture,  reorganization,  recapitalization,  liquidation,  dissolution  or similar  transaction  or  series  of related transactions involving the Company or any Company Subsidiaries, under which such Person or group or, in the case of clause (ii) below, the stockholders or equity holders of any such Person or group would acquire, directly or indirectly, (i) assets equal to 20% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company, or to which 20% or more of the revenues or earnings of the Company on a consolidated basis are attributable for the most recent fiscal year for which audited financial statements are then available, or (ii) beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding voting power of the Company (or, if the Company is a constituent party to and does not survive such transaction, 20% or more of the outstanding voting power or equity or voting securities of the surviving or resulting entity in such transaction) or 20% or more of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock. <omitted> “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written proposal or offer constituting a Competing Proposal (with references to 20% being deemed to be replaced with references to 50%) made after the date of this Agreement, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors and taking into account all of the terms and conditions of the Competing Proposal (including the identity of the Person making the Competing Proposal and the expected timing and likelihood of consummation, any governmental or other approval requirements (including divestitures and entry into other commitments and limitations), break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions, conditions to consummation and availability of necessary financing (including, if a cash transaction (in whole or in part), the availability of such funds and the nature, terms and conditionality of any committed financing)) that the Company Board of Directors deems relevant, would result in a transaction that is more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders than the Mergers. (Page 44)

Question: Intervening Event Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: May occur or arise prior to signing