Directors of Parent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all necessary corporate action so that upon and immediately after the Effective Time, the size of the Parent Board is increased by one member, and Dxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx (the “Company Director Designee”) is appointed to the Parent Board; provided that the Company Director Designee has provided a satisfactorily completed directors’ questionnaires to Parent prior to such appointment. In the event that the Company Director Designee is unable or unwilling to serve on the Parent Board prior to the Effective Time, then a substitute who is a current independent director of the Company shall be designated by the Company on the earlier to occur of (a) five Business Days after the date that the Company Director Designee is determined to be unable to serve or informs the Company that she is unwilling to serve and (b) the fifth Business Day prior to the Closing Date, which substitute member shall be deemed to be a Company Director Designee for purposes of this Agreement. Any such substitute Company Director Designee shall be reasonably acceptable to the Parent Board. The Company Director Designee must (i) satisfy the director qualification standards set forth in the Corporate Governance Guidelines of Parent, (ii) meet the qualifications of an “independent director” under the rules of the NYSE and (iii) provide to Parent the information required by Article II, Section 11 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws regarding such Company Director Designee, and shall be elected or appointed to the Parent Board to fill the vacancies on the Parent Board created by such increase to serve until the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Closing or until their successors are elected and qualified. The provisions of this Section 2.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Company Director Designee. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Company under this Section 2.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of the Company Director Designee unless (x) such termination or modification is required by applicable Law or (y) the Company Director Designee has consented in writing to such termination or modification (it being expressly agreed that the Company Director Designee shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 2.6).
Directors of Parent. Parent shall cause its Board of Directors to take such action as may be necessary to increase the size of Parent's Board of Directors from ten (10) to thirteen (13) members and shall cause to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Parent Robexx X. Xxxxx xxx Georxx X. Xxxxx, Xx., xxfective immediately following the Effective Date. At the next annual meeting of Parent Shareholders thereafter, the Board of Directors of Parent shall cause to be nominated (i) Georxx X. Xxxxx, Xx. xxx election as a Class III Director with a term of office expiring in 2000, and (ii) Robexx X. Xxxxx xxx election as a Class I Director with a term of office expiring in 2001.
Directors of Parent. The Parties shall take all actions necessary so that the directors and officers of Parent, each to hold office in accordance with Parent’s Organizational Documents, shall be as set forth in Section 5.14 after giving effect to the provisions of Section 5.14, or such other Persons as shall be mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws.
Directors of Parent. Prior to the date of the mailing of the Proxy Statement, Parent shall nominate Xxxxx Xxxxxx to serve as a director of Parent in accordance with the policies for directors of Parent, and Parent shall take such action as is necessary to cause such person to become a director of Parent effective as of the Effective Time.
Directors of Parent. Parent agrees that promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall take such action as may be necessary to enable Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx for so long as Xx. Xxxxxx is an employee of Parent, and Xxxx X. Xxxx and J. Xxxxx Xxxxxx, to be appointed to the Board of Directors of Parent.
Directors of Parent. (a) At the Effective Time, the Parent Board shall consist of seven (7) directors, of whom (i) five (5) directors shall be designated by Parent, which designees shall consist of Xxxxx Xxxxx and four (4) other members of the Parent Board as of immediately prior to the Effective Time as shall be designated in writing by Parent prior to the Effective Time (the “Parent Designees”), and (ii) two (2) directors shall be designated by the Supporting Noteholders, which designees shall be acceptable to Parent and determined to be independent by the Parent Board and shall be designated in writing by the Supporting Noteholders prior to the Effective Time (the “Company Designees”). Xx. Xxxxx shall remain as the Chairman of the Parent Board following the Effective Time.
Directors of Parent. At the Effective Time, Parent’s Board of Directors will consist of up to six (6) directors. Upon and after the Closing Date, the Parent’s board of directors shall consist of up to six (6) directors, a majority of whom shall be independent directors under Nasdaq rules requiring a majority of directors to be independent, with one (1) of such independent directors to be designated by Sponsor prior to Closing who is approved by the Company, which such consent will not be unreasonably withheld. The remainder of the directors, both independent and not independent, shall be designated by the Company prior to the Closing.
Directors of Parent. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all necessary corporate action so that, upon and immediately after the Effective Time, the size of the Parent Board is increased by one member, and one individual designated by the Company prior to the Effective Time (the “Company Director Designee”) is appointed to the Parent Board, who shall serve until the next annual meeting of the Parent Shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and shall qualify, all in accordance with the organizational documents of Parent. The Company Director Designee shall also be nominated by the Parent Board to stand for election at the next subsequent annual meeting of the Parent Shareholders. The provisions of this Section 2.6 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, the Company Director Designee. The obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under this Section 2.6 shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of the Company Director Designee unless (x) such termination or modification is required by applicable Law or (y) the Company Director Designee has consented in writing to such termination or modification (it being expressly agreed that the Company Director Designee shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Section 2.6).
Directors of Parent. Immediately after the Effective Time, Parent will take such action as may be necessary to create one additional seat on the Board of Directors of Parent and to cause Jeffxxx X. Xxxxxxxx (xxch individual being referred to herein as the "New Member") to be elected to the Board of Directors of Parent, to serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Parent shall take, or cause to be taken, all action necessary to nominate the New Member for election to the Board of Directors of Parent at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Parent Stockholders and, in accordance with its normal solicitation efforts, solicit proxies for his election to such Board of Directors.
Directors of Parent. At the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent shall consist of a number of persons as determined by Parxxx. Xne member of the Board of Directors of Parent shall be J. Xxxx Xxxxxxxx (the "Company Designee"). The Company Designee shall be appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors existing immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, prior to the Effective Time, the Company Designee becomes unavailable or unwilling to serve, the Company shall designate a substitute designee acceptable to Parent. If necessary to comply with this Section 2.1, Parent shall cause to be presented to the meeting of its stockholders contemplated by Section 6.3 of this Agreement a proposal to amend Parent's certificate of incorporation to increase the number of directors that constitutes the entire Board of Directors.
