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The number of common shares that have approximately the same dividend, liquidation and voting rights and value as each portion of a preferred share under the rights agreement.

No definition available.

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The rights will not be exercisable until 10 days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an "Acquiring Person" by obtaining beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock (the "Distribution Date").

No definition available.

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A person or group has become an "Acquiring Person" by obtaining beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock (the "Distribution Date").

No definition available.

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After a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, but before an Acquiring Person owns 50% or more of the Company's outstanding common stock, the Board of Directors may extinguish the Rights by exchanging one share of common stock or an equivalent security for each Right, other than Rights held by the Acquiring Person.

No definition available.

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Rights that may be extinguished by the board of directors by exchanging one share of common stock or an equivalent security for each Right, other than Rights held by the Acquiring Person.

No definition available.

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Number of preferred share purchase right declared as dividend for each share of common stock outstanding.

No definition available.

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The minimum initial time period for all-cash, fully financed tender offers for all shares of common stock that the rights would not interfere with.

No definition available.

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The time period subsequent to consummation for all-cash, fully financed tender offers for all shares of common stock that the rights would not interfere with.

No definition available.

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Quarterly dividends payments per share for each one one-hundredth of a preferred share, if issued.

No definition available.

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Redemption price of the Right before any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person.

No definition available.

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Element represents the expiration date of the preferred share purchase rights in CCYY-MM-DD format.

No definition available.

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Exercise price per share or per unit of warrants or rights outstanding.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(i)(4))

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 30

-Article 5

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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Date the dividend to be paid was declared, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

No definition available.