Common use of Director Nominations Clause in Contracts

Director Nominations. During the Three-Year Period, but excluding nominations with respect to the Third Annual Meeting, the Governance and Nominating Committee shall nominate for election to the full Board of Directors in accordance with applicable federal securities laws and applicable stock listing regulations, by majority vote of the Former Rockville Directors serving on the Governance and Nominating Committee (with respect to election of a successor to a Former Rockville Director (it being understood that a Former Rockville Director may be re-elected as his or her successor)) or by majority vote of the Former United Directors serving on the Governance and Nominating Committee (with respect to election of a successor to a Former United Director (it being understood that a Former United Director may be re-elected as his or her successor)), as the case may be, Board nominees for election and/or re-election to the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders and candidates to fill vacancies on the Board in between annual meetings of shareholders. During the Three-Year Period, (a) any person elected to replace a Former Rockville Director shall be deemed to be a “Former Rockville Director” for all purposes under these Bylaws and (b) any person elected to replace a Former United Director shall be deemed to be a “Former United Director” for all purposes under these Bylaws. Beginning with nominations for election to the Board at the Third Annual Meeting, the Governance and Nominating Committee shall recommend to the full Board of Directors, by majority vote, Board nominees for election and/or re-election to the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders and candidates to fill vacancies on the Board in between annual meetings of shareholders. Beginning with nominations for election to the Board at the Third Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors shall nominate Board nominees for election and/or re-election to the Board at the annual meeting of shareholders and shall fill vacancies on the Board in between annual shareholder meetings from the candidates recommended by the Governance and Nominating Committee in accordance with the foregoing procedure. 6. deleting Article IV in its entirety and inserting in its place the following new Article IV:

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Sources: Merger Agreement (Rockville Financial, Inc. /CT/), Merger Agreement (United Financial Bancorp, Inc.)