Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-1148A
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 523
As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes:
1. "Acquiring person" means a person who makes or proposes to
make, or persons acting as a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78a et
seq., as amended, who make or propose to make, a control share
acquisition; provided, "acquiring person" does not include the
issuing public corporation;
2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly
controls the corporation. For the purpose of this paragraph,
"control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the
corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract, or otherwise. A person's beneficial ownership of ten
percent (10%) or more of all voting power of a corporation, except a
person holding voting power in good faith as an agent, bank, broker,
nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more beneficial owners who
do not individually or as a group control the corporation, creates a
presumption that the person controls the corporation;
3. "All voting power" means the aggregate voting power that the
shareholders of an issuing public corporation would have in the
election of directors generally, except for Sections 1145 through
1155 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. "Beneficial ownership" shall have the same meaning ascribed
to such term by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, 15 U.S.C., Section 78a et seq., as amended; and
5. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
unincorporated association or other entity.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 18. Corporations Page 523
As used in Sections 1145 through 1155 of Title 18 of the
Oklahoma Statutes:
1. "Acquiring person" means a person who makes or proposes to
make, or persons acting as a "group" as defined in Section 13(d)(3)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. Section 78a et
seq., as amended, who make or propose to make, a control share
acquisition; provided, "acquiring person" does not include the
issuing public corporation;
2. "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly
controls the corporation. For the purpose of this paragraph,
"control" means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the
corporation, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract, or otherwise. A person's beneficial ownership of ten
percent (10%) or more of all voting power of a corporation, except a
person holding voting power in good faith as an agent, bank, broker,
nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more beneficial owners who
do not individually or as a group control the corporation, creates a
presumption that the person controls the corporation;
3. "All voting power" means the aggregate voting power that the
shareholders of an issuing public corporation would have in the
election of directors generally, except for Sections 1145 through
1155 of Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
4. "Beneficial ownership" shall have the same meaning ascribed
to such term by Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, 15 U.S.C., Section 78a et seq., as amended; and
5. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership,
unincorporated association or other entity.
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