(c) consummation of a reorganization, merger, takeover, scheme of arrangement or consolidation or sale or other disposition of at least eighty percent (80%) by value of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, all or
substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own directly or indirectly more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, of the company resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, a company which, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination, of the outstanding voting securities of the Company; or
(d) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Any payment of deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A that is to be made under an Award upon the occurrence of a Change in Control or any change in the timing and/or form of such payment as a direct result of a Change in Control (including payments made upon a specified date or event occurring after a Change in Control) shall not be made, or such change in timing and/or form shall not occur, unless such Change in Control is also a “change in ownership or effective control” of the Company within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) and applicable regulations and rulings thereunder and such payment, or such change in timing and/or form, occurs no later than two (2) years after the date of such change in ownership or effective control of the Company, in each case to the extent required to avoid the recipient of such Award from incurring tax penalties under Code Section 409A in respect of such Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Committee takes an action pursuant to Section 5.4(b) to accelerate the payment of deferred compensation upon a Change in Control, then any accelerated payment shall occur on a date specified in the applicable Award Certificate, which date shall be no later than ninety (90) days after a “change in ownership or effective control” of the Company.
“Change in Control Termination” means such term or concept as defined in an Award Certificate or, if such term is not defined therein, a Participant’s involuntary termination of employment or service that occurs during the twelve (12) month period immediately following a Change in Control. For this purpose, a Participant’s involuntary termination of employment or service includes the following:
(a) termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company for any reason other than for Cause, Disability or death;
(b) termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Participant after one of the following events, provided that the Participant’s termination of employment or service occurs within sixty (60) days after the occurrence of any such event:
(i) the Company, without the Participant’s consent, requires the Participant to relocate to a principal place of employment more than fifty (50) miles from his or her existing place of employment, which materially increases the Participant’s commuting time; or
(ii) the Company, without the Participant’s consent, materially reduces the Participant’s base salary, target annual bonus opportunity, or retirement, welfare, target share incentive opportunity, and other benefits taken as a whole, as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control;
provided that an event described in (i) or (ii) above shall permit a Participant’s termination of employment or service to be deemed a Change in Control Termination only if (x) the Participant provides written notice to the Company specifying in reasonable detail the event upon which the Participant is basing his or her termination within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such event, (y) the Company fails to cure such event within thirty (30) days after its receipt of such notice, and (z) the Participant terminates his or her employment or service within sixty (60) days after the expiration of such cure period.
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