theatticusproject/maud huggingface dataset:
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal on terms which the Premier Financial Board determines in good faith, after consultation with Premier Financial’s outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, and taking into account all the legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal, including as to certainty and timing of consummation, would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to the holders of Premier Financial Common Stock from a financial point of view than the terms of this Agreement (in each case, taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed by Peoples); provided that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Proposal,” the references to “20% or more” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal or Acquisition Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “50% or more.”  (Page 55)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Acquisition Proposal” means any proposal, offer, or indication of interest from any Person or group(as defined in or under Section13 of the Exchange Act), other than Parent or its Subsidiaries, (i) with respect to a merger, sale, license, joint venture, partnership, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, share exchange, business combination or similar transaction or (ii)any other direct or indirect acquisition, in the case of clause (i)or (ii), involving 15% or more of the total voting power or of any class of equity securities  of  the  Company,  or  15%  or  more  of  the  consolidated  total  assets  (including  equity securities  of  its  Subsidiaries),  consolidated  revenues  or consolidated net income of the Company, in each case other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. <omitted> 

(j) For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal from any Person or group (as defined in or under Section13 of the Exchange Act) made after the date of this Agreement that is not preceded by a breach of Section 4.2 involving more than 50% of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities of its Subsidiaries), consolidated revenues or consolidated net income or the total voting power of any class of equity securities of the Company that the Company Board has determined in its good faith judgment (after consultation with its outside counsel and Financial Advisor) (i)would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable from a financial point of view to the stockholders of the Company (in their capacities as such) than the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, taking into account all relevant factors (including closing certainty, certainty of financing, the legal, financial, timing and regulatory aspects of the proposal, conditions to consummation and the identity of the party making the proposal) and (ii) is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed. (Page 22)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Acquisition Proposal” means any offer, proposal or indication of interest from a Person (as such term is used in Section 6.3) (other than a proposal or offer by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary) at any time relating to any transaction or series of related transactions (other than theTransactions) involving: (a) any acquisition or purchase by any Person, directly or indirectly, of more than fifteen percent (15%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company (whether by voting power or number of shares), or any tender offer (including aself-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person beneficially owning more than fifteen percent (15%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company (whether by voting power or number of shares), (b) any merger,consolidation, share exchange, business combination, joint venture, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar transaction involving theCompany (or any of the Company Subsidiaries) and a Person pursuant to which the Company Stockholders immediately preceding such transaction hold less than eighty-five percent (85%) of the equity interests in the surviving or resulting entity of such transaction (whether byvoting power or number of shares) or (c) any sale, lease, exchange, spin-off,transfer or other disposition to a Person of more than fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, in the aggregate (measured by the fair market valuethereof and including equity interests of any Company Subsidiaries). <omitted> 
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal (with references in the definition thereof to fifteen percent (15%) and eighty-five percent (85%) being deemed to be replaced with references to eighty percent (80%) and twenty percent (20%), respectively) made in writing, after the date hereof, by a third party (other than Parent and Merger Sub), which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal and financial advisors, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal is (a) reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed and (b) taking into account, if applicable, any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 6.3, is more favorable to the Company Stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger. (Page 15)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Acquisition Proposal” means a tender or exchange offer to acquire more than 25% of the voting power in the Company or the Bank, a proposal for a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company or the Bank or any other proposal or offer to acquire in any manner more than 25% of the voting power in, or more than 25% of the business, assets or deposits of, the Company or the Bank, other than the transactions contemplated hereby and other than any sale of whole loans and securitizations in the Ordinary Course of Business. 
<omitted> 
(qqq) “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal which the Company Board concludes in good faith to be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company shareholders than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (i) after receiving the advice of its financial advisors (which shall be Stephens, Inc., or any nationally recognized investment banking firm), (ii) after taking into account the likelihood and timing of consummation of the proposed transaction on the terms set forth therein (as compared to, and with due regard for, the terms herein) and (iii) after taking into account all legal (with the advice of outside counsel), financial (including the financing terms of any such proposal), regulatory (including the advice of outside counsel regarding the potential for regulatory approval of any such proposal) and other aspects of such proposal and any other relevant factors permitted under applicable law. (Page 64)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Company Proposal” means any bona fide written offer made by a third party or group pursuant to which such third party (or, in a merger, consolidation or statutory share-exchange involving such third party, the stockholders of such third party) or group would acquire, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Company Common Shares or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation) (i) is on terms more favorable from a financial point of view to the holders of Company Common Shares than the Merger, taking into account all the terms and conditions of such proposal (including the legal, financial, regulatory, timing and other aspects of the proposal and the identity of the Person making the proposal) and this Agreement (including any changes proposed by Parent to the terms of this Agreement), and (ii) is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal, and is fully financed or for which financing (if required) is fully committed or, in the good faith determination of the Company Board, is reasonably likely to be obtained. (Page 40)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal which did not arise from a material breach of Section 6.3(b) (with all references to “15%” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal increased to “50%”) that the Board or any Independent Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, to be more favorable from a financial point of view to the holders of Unaffiliated Shares than the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), in each case taking into account all financial considerations, the identity of the third party making such Superior Proposal, all legal and regulatory (including antitrust and CFIUS) considerations, the anticipated likelihood, timing and conditions thereof (including any financing condition or the reliability of any debt or equity funding commitments, any break-up fee, expense reimbursement provisions and conditions to consummation) and after taking into account any changes to this Agreement proposed by Parent in connection with the exercise of its rights in response to such Superior Proposal pursuant to Section 6.3(d); and all other factors and matters that the Board or any Independent Committee determines in good faith to be relevant.  (Page 16)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Company Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written proposal that is not solicited after the date of this Agreement and is made after the date of this Agreement by any Person or group (other than Isla or any of its Affiliates) to acquire, directly or indirectly, (a) businesses or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including capital stock of or ownership interest in any Subsidiary) that account for 50% or more of the fair market value of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or that generated 50% or more of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net revenue or earnings before interest, Taxes, depreciation and amortization for the preceding twelve months, respectively, or (b) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, in each case whether by way of merger, amalgamation, share exchange, tender offer, exchange offer, recapitalization, consolidation, sale   Annex A Page 2


of assets or otherwise, that in the good faith determination of the Company Board, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel that (i) if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger (after taking into account the time likely to be required to consummate such proposal and any adjustments or revisions to the terms of this Agreement offered by Isla in response to such proposal or otherwise), and (ii) is reasonably likely to be consummated on substantially the terms proposed, taking into account any legal, financial, regulatory and stockholder approval requirements, the sources, availability and terms of any financing, financing market conditions and the existence of a financing contingency, the likelihood of termination, the timing of closing, the identity of the Person or Persons making the proposal and any other aspects considered relevant by the Company Board. (Pages 120-121)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Company Proposal” means a bona fide Company Acquisition Proposal from any Person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) (with all references to “20% or more” in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal being deemed to reference “90% or more” and all references to “less than 80%” in the definition of Company Acquisition Proposal being deemed to reference “less than 50%”) which the Company Board determines in good faith, after consultation with the Company’s outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel to be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the shareholders of the Company than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Spin-Off Agreements after taking into account all factors that the Company Board deems relevant (including any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent prior to the time of such determination).  (Page 17)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
(i) “Acquisition Proposal” means, with respect to either Parent or the Company, any proposal, offer, or inquiry from any Person or “group” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) relating to any direct or indirect acquisition or purchase, in one transaction or a series of transactions, including any merger, reorganization, recapitalization, restructuring, share exchange, consolidation, tender offer, exchange offer, stock acquisition, asset acquisition, business combination, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture, sale, lease, exchange, license, transfer or disposition or similar transaction, or combination of the foregoing, (A) of any assets or businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as applicable) that generate 20% or more of the net revenues or net income or that represent 20% or more of the consolidated total assets (based on fair market value) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as applicable), immediately prior to such transaction, or (B) of 20% or more of any class of any shares of beneficial interest or capital stock, voting securities or other equity interests of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as applicable) including any tender offer or exchange offer in which any Person or “group” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 

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Exchange Act) seeks to acquire beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or the right to acquire beneficial ownership of any of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (as applicable), in each case other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
<omitted> 
(ii) “Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a third party after the date hereof (with all percentages included in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” increased to 50%) that, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal, the Conflicts Committee and the Company Board or Parent Board, as applicable, determines in their or its good faith judgment (after consultation with their respective outside legal and financial advisors) that (A) if consummated, would be more favorable to the holders of the Company Class A Shares or the shareholders of Parent, as applicable, from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including any adjustment to the terms and conditions thereof proposed in writing by Parent or the Company, as applicable, in response to any such Acquisition Proposal), and (B) if accepted, is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed on a timely basis.  (Page 114)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal (with references in the definition thereof to 15% and 85% being deemed to be replaced with references to 80% and 20%, respectively) by a Third Party, which the NIC Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with NIC’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors would, if consummated, result in a transaction more favorable to the NIC Stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger, taking into account all relevant factors (including all the terms and conditions of such proposal or offer (including the transaction consideration, conditionality, timing, certainty of financing or regulatory approvals, and likelihood of consummation), and this Agreement (and, if applicable, any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Tyler pursuant to Section 6.3(e))).  (Page 66)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal for an Acquisition Transaction on terms that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) has determined in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, regulatory and financing aspects of the proposal (including certainty of closing) and the identity of the Person making the proposal and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) deems relevant, and if consummated, would be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the Company Stockholders (in their   -13-


capacity as such) than the Offer and the Mergers, taken as a whole (taking into account any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by the Parent Entities prior to the time of such determination). For purposes of the reference to an “Acquisition Proposal” in this definition, all references to (i) “15%” in the definition of “Acquisition Transaction” will be deemed to be references to “50%” and (ii) “the Company or Holdings (by vote or economic interests)” will be deemed to be references to “the aggregate voting power of the Company or the economic ownership of the Company and Holdings taken as a whole.”  (Pages 17-18)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board has determined in its good faith judgment, after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel, and taking into consideration all factors (including legal, financial, financing (including availability thereof), and regulatory risks and timing) that the Company Board deems relevant, to be more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, if applicable, any revisions to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent in accordance with Section 5.2); provided, that for purposes of the definition of “Superior Proposal,” the references to “20%” and “80%” in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “50%.”  (Page 87)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Acquisition Event” means any of the following: (a) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, or similar transaction involving AB, the Bank, or any successor, (b) a purchase or other acquisition in one or a series of related transactions of assets of AB or any AB Subsidiaries representing 25 percent or more of the consolidated assets of AB and its Subsidiaries, or 25 percent or more of any class of equity or voting securities of AB or any AB Subsidiaries whose assets constitute 25 percent or more of the consolidated assets of AB and its Subsidiaries, or (c) a purchase or other acquisition (including by way of tender offer, exchange offer, or any similar transaction) that if consummated, would result in an acquisition in one or a series of related transactions of beneficial ownership of securities representing 50 percent or more of the voting power of AB or its Subsidiaries, in each case with or by a Person or entity other than GBCI or one of its Subsidiaries. <omitted>

“Superior Proposal” means, with respect to AB and/or the Bank, any Acquisition Proposal that the board of directors of AB in good faith concludes (after consultation with its financial advisors and outside counsel, and after taking into account, among other things, the terms and conditions of this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended by GBCI) and all legal, financial, regulatory, and other aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal), (a) would, if consummated, result in a transaction that is more favorable to AB shareholders (in their capacities as shareholders), from a financial point of view, than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended by GBCI), and (b) is reasonably probable of being completed.  (Page 12)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means any bona fide written Acquisition Proposal made by a Third Party that, if consummated, would result in such Third Party’s (or its stockholders’) owning, directly or indirectly, greater than 50% of the equity securities of the Company (or of the shares of the surviving entity in a merger or the direct or indirect parent of the surviving entity in a merger) or greater than 50% of the assets of the Company and Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (based on the fair market value thereof, as determined by the Company Board) and that the Company Board determines in good faith after consultation with its financial advisor and its outside legal counsel (x) if consummated, to be more favorable from a financial point of view to the Company’s stockholders (in their capacities as stockholders) than the Merger, taking into account any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent in response to such offer or otherwise and (y) after taking into account all financial, legal, financing, regulatory and other terms and conditions of such proposal and of this Agreement, is reasonably likely to be completed on the terms proposed.  (Page 30)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No
“Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that if consummated would result in a Person owning, directly or indirectly, (a) more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock or (b) more than 50% of the assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in either case, which the Company Board determines in good faith: (i) to be reasonably likely to be consummated if accepted; and (ii) if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger, in each case, taking into account at the time of determination all relevant circumstances, including the various legal, financial, regulatory and financing aspects of the Acquisition Proposal, all the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal and this Agreement, any changes to the terms of this Agreement offered by Parent in response to such Acquisition Proposal, and the anticipated timing, conditions and the ability of the Person making such Acquisition Proposal to consummate the transactions contemplated by such Acquisition Proposal.  (Page 73)

Question: Superior Offer Definition
Category: Deal Protection and Related Provisions
Answer: No