For purposes of this Agreement:
“Acquisition Proposal” means any indication of interest, proposal or offer, whether or not in writing, with respect to any of the following (other than the transactions contemplated hereunder): (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, or other similar transaction or series of transactions involving BOW or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 20% or more of BOW’s consolidated assets in a single transaction or series of transactions or 20% or more of any class of equity or voting securities of BOW or its Subsidiaries; (iii) any tender offer or exchange offer for 20% or more of the outstanding voting or equity securities of BOW or any of its Subsidiaries or the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act in connection therewith; or (iv) any public announcement, notice or regulatory filing of a proposal, plan or intention to do any of the foregoing or any agreement to engage in any of the foregoing.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person.
“Agreement” means this Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto, each as amended, modified or restated from time to time in accordance with its terms.
“Average Closing Price” means the volume-weighted average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock as reported on the NASDAQ for the ten (10) consecutive full trading days ending on and including the trading day prior to the Closing Date.
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or federal holiday.
“BOW 401(k) Plan” means, collectively, any defined contribution retirement plans maintained by BOW or any of its Subsidiaries that is qualified under Section 401(a) of the IRC.
“Certificate” means certificates or book entry shares evidencing shares of BOW Common Stock held by the holders of BOW Common Stock.
“COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
“CRA” means the Community Reinvestment Act, as amended.
“Environmental Law” means any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, code, order or regulation relating to (i) the protection, preservation or restoration of the environment (which includes, without limitation, air, water vapor, surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, soil, surface land, subsurface land, plant and animal life or any other natural resource), or to human health or safety as it relates to Hazardous Materials, or (ii) the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal of, Hazardous Materials, in each case as amended and as now in effect. The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the FederalComprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, the Federal Clean Air Act, the Federal Clean Water Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, and the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as it relates to Hazardous Materials, each as amended and as now in effect.
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